Reading in the news - Fri 15 Oct

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) was interviewed on ABC News Australia about vaccine production, distribution and efficacy; and is quoted by the Telegraph on how LFT and PCR tests compare, and why their results can sometimes disagree.
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was quoted by The London Economic, U.S.News, MSN, UPI, Drugs.com, NewsBreak, Phys.org, Doctors Lounge, MDedge, and Health Day on receiving death threats following Covid-19 media work; The National on a critical report of the UK’s handling of the pandemic; the Mirror on the prevalence of Covid infections in the UK; and Medical News Today on safety concerns around an oral antiviral drug being trialled as a Covid-19 treatment.
• Research involving Fifi the llama from the University of Reading, which showed specialist antibodies taken from llamas can help treat Covid-19, is reported by Labmate. Read our news story.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Ted Shepherd (Meteorology) was quoted by E&T on analysing extreme weather events.
• Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) spoke on Times Radio about forecasting, on the anniversary of the Great Storm of 1987.
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) was mentioned by Cambridge Network on his part in designing new shirts featuring the warming stripes to inspire climate action.
• BBC Online continues to use the warming stripes in its climate change features ahead of COP26.
• Public Sector Catering reports on Reading remaining the only UK university to be a member of the Menus of Change scheme, which aims to develop sustainable meal options on campus. Read our news story.
• Finanzen.net, Ameritrade, Benzinga, Profit Quotes, CISION, TOPIO, The Street, Spoke, WFMZ, and ADVFN mention the University’s part in EMEX – a net zero and energy management exhibition.
• Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) spoke on BBC Radio Berkshire about the University’s expertise in the latest climate science and communicating it, as the station reported Prince William’s Earth Shot prize for plans to tackle climate change.
• Climate skeptical website Climate Depot examines a quote by Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) on the reduction of global wind speeds, among other scientific research findings.

UoRWay: how University life continues through the pandemic

• The Borneo Post reports on initiatives taken by the University of Reading Malaysia to support students with mental health issues, some of which may have arisen during the pandemic, and quotes Professor Wing Lam (Provost and CEO of UoR Malaysia).

Other Coverage:

• Current Archaeology (in print) reports on the Reading-led excavation in Cookham which uncovered the remains of a lost 8^th century monastery.
• Professor Glenn Gibson (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by The Telegraph, Yahoo News, and MSN, on what flatulence may signal about your health. 
• Get Reading reports comments by Professor Jacopo Torriti (Built Environment) on the current increase in gas prices.
• Professor Vimal Karani (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by MirageNews and Phys.org on a paper he led which looked at food insecurity among young families in Peru. 
• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) was mentioned by American Thinker in an article on cancel culture.
• Sun News Online reports that Henley Business School is, in partnership with the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria, offering two free postgraduate diploma degrees and discounts to newly-inducted participants in its AdCademy masterclass.
• The Guardian, Yahoo!, MSN, and NewsBreak run obituaries on Stanley Amis, an architect who designed the University’s urban and regional studies building.
• The University was mentioned by The Times as being part of Duke of Northumberland, Ralph George Algernon Percey's, educational past.
• Dr Marrisa Joseph (Henley Business School) was a contestant on Pointless on BBC One, and discussed the entrepreneurship course.