Reading in the news - Wed 15 Jul
15 July 2020
#WeAreTogether: Reading's work to help during the crisis
- Further coverage of the use of llamas at the University of Reading to help find antibodies that neutralize the Coronavirus on BBC News Online (and BBC News Indonesia), Science Focus, the Washington Times, Drug Discovery World, Digital Journal, and Wired.gov reproduce the announcement posted by the EPSRC. Prof Gary Stephens (Pharmacy) spoke to BBC Berkshire about the work. Read our news story.
COVID-19: expert comment on the coronavirus pandemic
- Comments by Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) about mandatory face mask wearing in shops from Fri 24, in Mail Online, Yahoo! News, the Irish Mirror and a number of local news outlets including the Reading Chronicle.
- Dr Rachel McCloy (Psychology) is also quoted in articles about face masks, in the Guardian, iNews and China Daily.
- Wired report comments by Prof Bhismadev Chakrabarti (Psychology) about transparent face masks.
- Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) and Prof Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) are quoted in the Telegraph about the development of a vaccine for Covid-19. Prof Jones is also quoted in Mail Online about evidence that Covid-19 patients have blood clotting.
- UnHerd report on Covid-19 and mental health, and include comments by Dr Netta Weinstein (Psychology) about a study she co-authored. Read our news story about the study here.
Flood Strategy: Further reporting of comments by Prof Hannah Cloke (GES) on the government's new Flood Strategy, in the Guardian and Yahoo! News. Read our full expert comment.
Other coverage
- An article for openDemocracy about the Prevent duty and limiting expression of Islamism notes a story about UoR and the application of the duty around security-sensitive material. Read the Vice Chancellor's comments about it here.
- Hindustan Times report on record rainfall in Mumbai, and quotes PhD researcher Akshay Deoras (Met).
- A UoR student studying in Italy is quoted in an article for the Tab about living in the country post-lockdown.
- BizCommunity report on a new course run by Henley Business School Africa for entrepreneurs.