Reading in the news - Mon 8 Mar

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to LBC Radio about dropping numbers of infection; BBC South about the risk of infection when mass gatherings like Reading Festival resume in the summer; and is quoted by the Daily Mail on the Brazilian variant.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by the Telegraph and iNews on school reopening this week.

#WeAreTogether: Reading’s work to tackle the coronavirus crisis

• Professor Helen Dodd (Psychology) contributes to a feature in the Times on how to mentally prepare children to go back to school today.
• Gurinder Singh (Pharmacy) is interviewed by This Is Wiltshire about his work in community pharmacies during the pandemic.

Space hurricane: Dozens of NPR radio stations right across the US station broadcast an interview with Professor Mike Lockwood (Meteorology) on research that identified a space hurricane for the first time. The story is also reported by Huffington Post, Smithsonian Mag, Universe Today, Stars and Stripes, Newsbeezer, Jerusalem Post, Comic Book, FR24 and L’essentiel. Read our news story.

Other coverage

• Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) was interviewed for a social media video on Joe.co.uk (Twitter and Facebook) on the scientific accuracy of well-known disaster movie scenes, depicting natural events like erupting volcanos and tidal waves.
• Indian press New Karala, Hindustan Times and News Web India, and Yahoo News and Big News Network, report on a Reading study into links between high fat diets and heart attacks. Read our news story.
• Dr Naomi Flynn (IoE) is quoted by Times Education Supplement on improving education for pupils who speak English as an additional language.
• Connexion France quotes Professor Suzanne Graham (IoE) in an article on Netflix viewers choosing to watch foreign-language shows with subtitles rather than the dubbed versions.
• BBC Radio Berkshire spoke to Nicola Minney from The MERL on its 51 Voices project to celebrate the Museum’s 70^th anniversary. Read our news story.
• Professor Edith Morley, thought to be the first female professor at the English university and after whom the Edith Morley building is named, features in Berkshire Live’s list of inspirational women ahead of International Women’s Day.
• Wokingham Today report on the University’s new Cuppa Over… Community scheme, which invites neighbours to speak with staff or students. Read our news story.
• Yahoo News references Henley Business School’s research into the benefits of a four-day working week in an article on flexible working.
• Securities Finance Times reports on a joint public workshop being held by ICMA and International Securities Lending Association.