Reading in the news - Tue 13 Apr
13 April 2021

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in (), , , , , , in articles about the South African COVID-19 variant and the UK vaccine. Dr Clarke is also quoted in , and about lockdown easing.
- Prof Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted in , , about Chinese vaccines. Their research on the Sputnik Vaccine is mentioned in and .
Antarctic ice: Further coverage of a study by Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) showing the vulnerability of Antarctic ice sheets to collapse under different scenarios of global warming in The Express & Star , , , ,
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- The Beijing launch of the Institute of Environmental Analytics' VIEWpoint bi-lingual climate change resources handbook was covered by Chinese media , China Energy News (the energy branch of People鈥檚 Daily), and . Stories shared by the British Embassy鈥檚 WeChat and Weibo accounts in China had 84,400 views and 679 interactions. The VIEWpoint website is available .
- mentions a study using weather forecasts that Reading is involved in.
Other Coverage
- report on the snow that settled around the country and quote Meteorologists at the 成人抖阴 about previous instances of April snow.
- A new study on the effects of drinking watermelon juice in reducing blood pressure is mentioned in The Daily Mail (in print) and , and .
- Prof Kate Williams (History) spoke to BBC Berkshire following the death of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
- Henley Business School is mentioned for extending their business accreditation in , , and .
- Dr James Lloyd (Classics) spoke to BBC Berkshire about his work on ancient Greek music.
- 成人抖阴 graduate Lucy Rushton has been hired by US football team D.C. United, reported in and .
- A presentation on language development in bilingual children by Dr Ludovica Serratrice (CeLM) is mentioned in .
- A Henley Business School study about the 4-day working week is quoted in and
- The reports on research by Prof Claire Williams (Psychology) on the power of blueberries.