Reading in the news - Wed 22 Jul
22 July 2020
#WeAreTogether: Reading's work to help during the COVID-19 crisis.
News of Reading llama Fifi's contribution to COVID-19 treatments reported in China Daily. Read our news story
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COVID-19: expert comment on the coronavirus pandemic
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) commented on a pre-print study showing links between COVID-19 and cold winter weather for Heart Radio news bulletins; also quoted in The Times, BBC Science Focus, Daily Mail, The Sun, Yahoo News, The Independent, and multiple regional media.
- Dr Clarke spoke to BBC Scotland and other regional stations on the prospects for a vaccine.
- Dr Washika Haak-Saheem, (Henley Business School) tells People Management (in print) no to make assumptions about people's preferences for home working.
- FE News, Onrec quotes Graham Philpott (Henley Business School) on job prospects for the graduates of 2020.
Other news:
- Professor Chris Reynolds (Agriculture) will give a talk about dairy cows to Scottish farmers, reports British Dairying (in print) and local Scottish newspapers.
- British Cinematographer (in print) highlights' plans for new film studios at Thames Valley Science Park.
- NASDAQ and multiple US finance media report Reading alumnus Brent McGregor's appointment to the board of Dynavax.