Reading in the news - Thu 18 Jun

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Daily Mail in an article about the COVID-19 vaccine being made available to over-21s; The Daily Mail about vulnerability to COVID-19 after vaccinations; spoke to GB News about vaccines; talkRADIO about the UK government’s approach to the pandemic and NHS frontline workers; and featured on The Spectator podcast last weekend about the UK’s reopening.  
• Professor Uma Kambhampati (Politics) is quoted in China.org about the Delta variant. 

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

• Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) comments on a report which outlines environmental areas in need of attention to help reduce climate change, as reported by Metro.
• The Hindustan Times quotes PhD student Akshay Deoras on wind patterns in monsoon forecasts. 
• Professor Anthony Illingworth (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about a satellite used for weather forecasting that uses radar waves. 

#UniForReading: reaffirming our role as a civic university 

• The Reading Chronicle covers that UoR has contributed money to build a new Primary school crossing on Upper Redlands Road. 
• UoR is offering the International Maters Scholarship which is open to international students studying MSc Food Economics and Marketing with the Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture and Economics (GIIDAE), The Scholarship Positions reports. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Ian Rutherford (Classics) comments on a 3200-year old shrine discovered in Turkey, covered by The New Scientist and Knowledia.
• The Daily Mail mentions new UoR research on attentive listening to help teenagers to open up. Read our news story here.   
• Further coverage of comments by Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) about research on whether vegan and vegetarian diets may reduce the severity of COVID-19 in The Irish News.
• The Accounting Web quotes Dr Maggie Cooper (Henley Business School) on how the hospitality industry has been affected by the pandemic.
• BizCommunity and MSN report on changes required to encourage entrepreneurship in South Africa, mentioning Henley Business School research on side hustles in the country.
• The Wiley Online Library mentions a study on aphids, for which samples were taken from Whiteknights campus. 
• The Asset reports that Hex Trust has appointed Colin Brooks as its chairman, who has a degree in Linguistic Science from Reading.