Reading in the news - Wed 30 Jun

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Daily Mail about Covid-19 seasonal patterns of COVID; The Express about the Delta variant; MSN and The Express Informer on the rise in cases over the past two months. Dr Clarke is also quoted in ICIR Nigeria on the 5G network conspiracy theory; and spoke to talkRADIO about vaccine distribution and using different vaccines for the second COVID jab.  
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted in The Daily Mail about the publication of daily COVID figures; and spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about social distancing restrictions being lifted on the 19th of July.

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

• Farming UK reports that UoR is a part of the ‘Close The Gap’ project to achieve better and healthier hedgerows in the UK, to protect the wildlife that live there and combat climate change.
• PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Geography) is quoted in The Inside Climate News and KQED on current heatwaves and how this affects the rest of the world. Chloe spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about how climate change is increasing temperatures around the world. 

Other Coverage:

• City AM covers Henley Business School resources for a ‘career workout’.
• The Irish Daily Mail mentions new UoR research on attentive listening to help teenagers to open up. Read our news story. 
• Advance HE quotes Pro-Vice Chancellor Parveen Yaqoob on the launch of the UK Athena Swan Charter which will promote gender equality in an engaging approach. 
• Further coverage of ‘The Equity Effect’ about racial equity and the impact on businesses in The Business Insider and Wokingham Today. Dr Naeema Pasha (Henley Business School) is quoted on the report. Read Henley’s story here.