Reading in the news - Thu 11 Mar

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Telegraph (print also) on the deadliness of the Kent variant - the article also appears on MSN UK and Yahoo News UK & Ireland; Dr Clarke's comments on this topic feature in other national and international publications, including The Express, France24 Online, Newsweek and Medical Xpress.
• Dr Clarke is also quoted in The Independent on how safe hairdressers are; and Metro and InYourArea on research into whether it is possible to predict who is likely to become seriously ill from Covid.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) spoke to LBC Radio on the test and trace system. 

#WeAreTogether: Reading's work to tackle the coronavirus crisis See our round-up here.

• BBC Radio Berkshire and Heart Thames Valley mentioned research from Reading scientists which has found that dangerous blood clotting in patients with Covid-19 may be treatable, and also reported that this was the topic of last night's public lecture. Read our news story.
• An interview with Gurinder Singh (Pharmacy) on the importance of community pharmacies in the pandemic appears in The Swindon Advertiser (print).
• A Workplace Insight article on better ventilation in offices is based on a report lead by Derek Clements-Croome, Professor Emeritus at Reading. He is also quoted in the article.

Students returning to campus: Prof Dominik Zaum, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the return of some students back to campus and how things will progress as restrictions begin to lift.

Other coverage

• Al Jazeera covers the news of research involving Prof Mike Lockwood (Meteorology) that revealed a space hurricane in Earth's upper atmosphere. Read our news story.
• Commentary from Prof Kate Williams (History), an expert in royal history, was featured in the CBS Harry and Meghan interview within a section on their press coverage. Her Guardian article on the treatment of Harry and Meghan is reproduced by Real News Magazine.
• Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the podcast that she co-hosts, Climate Scientists, designed to engage people on the topic of climate change.
• A repeat of The Food Hospital on London Live sees Dr George Grimble (Food) interviewed on the topic of detoxing.
• Wired Middle East and The National report on a National Centre of Meteorology project led by Professor Giles Harrison, testing how electric charge can be used to enhance rainfall in the United Arab Emirates.
• Prof Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) has written an article for Financier Worldwide on the UK's post-Brexit trade negotiations.
• President of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria, explains the Association's partnership with Henley Business School South Africa in The Eagle Online.
• A Cyberwire write-up up of this year's US Cyber Command's Legal Conference includes mention of a discussion Prof Michael Schmitt (Law) was involved in on the topic of cyber espionage.
• A Guardian obituary for Gillian Oxford mentions that she trained as a dairy scientist at Reading. Also appears on Yahoo News UK.
• SLA News (print) reports that English graduate, Hannah Groves, has joined the School Library Association as marketing and communications officer.
• CHRO South Africa reports that Henley Business School South Africa has joined the HR Indaba Network.
• The Nigerian Tribune features a profile on Anambra State governorship candidate Paul Orajiaka, former PhD student at Henley Business School.