Reading in the news - Thu 8 Jul
08 July 2021

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to GB News about the end of school bubbles and travel from amber list countries. He is also quoted in , The and other local outlets about giving the Oxford vaccine to under-40s.
- Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted in The in an article about different immunity rates from COVID vaccines; and on the current COVID hospitalisation rates.
#PlanetPartners: Reading's global work for a sustainable future
- PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Meteorology) is quoted in The and on how climate change has caused the world's baseline temperatures to increase.
- republishes an article co-written by Dr David Rose (Agriculture) on the use of robot farmers to help fight climate change, originally published by The .
TV studio application: The , , and report that Wokingham Borough Council will discuss the University's application to create a TV studio on the Thames Valley Science Park in Shinfield. Professor John Gibbs (Arts and Communication Design) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the plans. Read our news story.
Other Coverage:
- Dr Lebene Soga (Henley Business School) is quoted in on humans being natural risk-takers written by Professor Ben Laker (Henley Business School).
- mentions UoR research on Grenfell Tower's cladding composition and how the fire was treated.
- Further coverage about guidance to lecturers about content warnings by The Daily Express (in print) and talkRADIO.
- and The covers news that 鈥楽eaFuel' from UoR is a finalist team in the Ecotrophelia UK 2021 contest.
- A round up of where Roman remains have been found in Buckinghamshire mentions the discovery of the 鈥楳arlow warlord'. Read our news story.
- Dr Alister McNeish (Pharmacy) is quoted in about a new study which found that eating high omega-3 diets could reduce migraines.
- The announces Professor Julian Chaudhuri as their new Vice-Chancellor, who studied a PhD in Biochemical Engineering at UoR.
- Professor James Reade (Sports and Economics) gave a good luck message to England on BBC Radio Berkshire.
- A article on the plans for a Lidl in Lower Earley mentions that the developer bought the land from the University.
- Tech site features an article on a Microsoft security issue and notes that UoR has temporarily suspended printing on the University network because of it.