Reading in the news - Thu 8 Jul

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to GB News about the end of school bubbles and travel from amber list countries. He is also quoted in Head Topics, The Bristol Post  and other local outlets about giving the Oxford vaccine to under-40s.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted in The i news in an article about different immunity rates from COVID vaccines; and Yahoo on the current COVID hospitalisation rates. 

#PlanetPartners: Reading's global work for a sustainable future

• PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Meteorology) is quoted in The Telegraph and Yahoo News on how climate change has caused the world's baseline temperatures to increase.
• Food for Manzi republishes an article co-written by Dr David Rose (Agriculture) on the use of robot farmers to help fight climate change, originally published by The Conversation.

TV studio application: The Reading Chronicle, Wokingham Today, Bracknell News and Planet Radio report that Wokingham Borough Council will discuss the University's application to create  a TV studio on the Thames Valley Science Park in Shinfield. Professor John Gibbs (Arts and Communication Design) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the plans. Read our news story.

Other Coverage:

• Dr Lebene Soga (Henley Business School) is quoted in Forbes on humans being natural risk-takers written by Professor Ben Laker (Henley Business School).
• PBC Today mentions UoR research on Grenfell Tower's cladding composition and how the fire was treated.
• Further coverage about guidance to lecturers about content warnings by The Daily Express (in print) and talkRADIO.
• Knowledia and The Food Manufacture covers news that ‘SeaFuel' from UoR is a finalist team in the Ecotrophelia UK 2021 contest. 
• A Bucks Free Press round up of where Roman remains have been found in Buckinghamshire mentions the discovery of the ‘Marlow warlord'. Read our news story.
• Dr Alister McNeish (Pharmacy) is quoted in eMedicineHealth about a new study which found that eating high omega-3 diets could reduce migraines. 
• The University of Bath announces Professor Julian Chaudhuri as their new Vice-Chancellor, who studied a PhD in Biochemical Engineering at UoR.
• Professor James Reade (Sports and Economics) gave a good luck message to England on BBC Radio Berkshire.
• A GetReading article on the plans for a Lidl in Lower Earley mentions that the developer bought the land from the University.
• Tech site The Register features an article on a Microsoft security issue and notes that UoR has temporarily suspended printing on the University network because of it.