Reading in the news - Wed 29 Jul
29 July 2020
COVID-19: expert comment on the coronavirus outbreak
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Mail Online, Express Informer and Daily Star Post about members of the Royal Family being pictured wearing face masks.
- Professor Mark Pagel (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Mail Online, the Telegraph and the Express about the origins of the virus.
- Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the Guardian and Yahoo News on quarantine times for travellers imposed by the government; and by Archynewsy on drugs that could be used to treat the coronavirus.
Rural history in song: Musician Jackie Oates was interviewed on BBC Radio 3 about her new album of traditional songs once sung by lace-makers, recorded while Musician in Residence at the Museum of English Rural Life.
Other coverage
- BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food & Nutritional Sciences) about plans to make restaurants state the number of calories in all meals on their menus.
- Farming Online and Poultry News, report that a Reading student is one of the National Farmers Union’s new Student and Young Farmer Ambassadors.
- Professional Security reports on the SmartWater security technology for Iraqi artefacts co-developed by the University of Reading (Archaeology). Read our news story.
- The Tab mentions Reading has removed its exam resit fees in light of the pandemic, in an article about the University of Sheffield deciding not to.
- Daily Maverick publishes a piece by Jon Foster-Pedley (Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa) on the impact of COVID-19 on business and careers.
- PhD student Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is quoted by the Hindustan Times on the wettest July ever in Mumbai.
- BBC News and Birmingham Mail report on other institutions targeted by the hack of data from the University of Reading supplier Blackbaud, mentioning Reading in the articles.