Reading in the news - Fri 17 Dec

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was quoted by the Independent and Yahoo! on the need for readily available Covid tests; Daily Mail on false-negative test results for Omicron; Yahoo! on the societal problems Covid could cause; Yahoo!, Heart Radio, Greatest Hits Radio, and Capital FM on the need for Boosters among older populations, and by Brinkwire and Nature World News on statistical delay on covid fatalities. He answered BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester and BBC Radio WM's covid questions; he spoke to BBC Radio 5 about the uncertainty of what the future holds, and to Talk Sport Radio about attending matches.  
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) was quoted by the Mirror on at-home tests.
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) was quoted by Germanic on an at-home covid pill.
• Professor Patricia Riddell (Psychology/Henley Business School) was quoted by Corriere Del Ticino on the psychology of breaking covid rules.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Packaging Journal report on an EIT Food-funded project sustainable packaging including academics from the University of Reading. 
• Dr Tara Pirie's (Biological Sciences) article on The Conversation on the threat that hydroelectric dams pose to big cats was republished by Foreign Affairs, Big News Network, and Beijing Bulletin.
• Eurek Alert reported on the University's findings that silvopasture could tackle the Amazon's deforestation rates.

Other Coverage:

• An article about the relationship between coffee and health written by Dr Charlotte Mills and PhD researcher Ashley Hookings (Food) is published by the Conversation.
• Dr Alastair Culham's (Biological Sciences) column on expensive and unique houseplants was published by The Garden (in print). 
• Professor Jonathan Passmore (Henley Business School) was quoted by The Psychologist (in print) on building healthy relationships. 
• Financial Investor 24 includes a piece written by Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) about marketing and data privacy.
• A free course about nutrition offered by the University is mentioned by AG Daily.