News Archive

Reading in the news - Thu 18 Jun

COVID-19: expert comment on the coronavirus pandemic

• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted in a Telegraph (print also) article about using dexamethasone to treat COVID-19. The article is reproduced in The New Zealand Herald and Yahoo News UK. Prof Jones is also quoted in China Daily about suggestions that COVID-19 arrived in the UK as early as December.
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Daily Mail on how long COVID-19 immunity may last and his Q&A for BBC South is now featured on BBC Berkshire Online.
• Prof Mark Pagel (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) spoke to The Independent on the term orthocoronavirinae and what it means.

#WeAreTogether: Reading's work to help during the crisis

• A letter from Steve McManus, Chief Executive of Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, thanking everyone who has been involved in supporting the Trust during the pandemic, including the University of Reading, is published in The Wokingham Paper and The Maidenhead Advertiser (both print) 

Climate stripes: Prof Ed Hawkins' historical climate stripes graphic was featured on BBC Breakfast this morning.

Poor sleep linked with teenage depression: BBC Radio Berkshire and The Breeze report on a new study which has found that teenagers who experience very poor sleep may be more likely to experience poor mental health in later life. Read our news story.

Weather forecasting: Prof Andrew Charlton-Perez (Met) is quoted throughout this Engineering & Technology article on the impact COVID-19 has had on weather forecasting.

Other coverage

• Farms.com and AZO Clean Tech report on research about the benefits to pollinators of having trees in a farming estate.
• World Economic Forum reports on a new app to help football fans cheer remotely, citing research from Drs James Reade and Carl Singleton (Economics) about home advantage being lost in games played in empty stadiums.
• Reading Midweek (print) covers the statement from the University supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
• The Psychologist reports on an open letter endorsed by more than 130 psychologists on the impact lockdown is having on children and adolescents' mental health. The article references rapid reviews conducted at Reading.
• Creative Review and Creative Boom have both created guides of which 2020 art and design degree shows are going online - Reading is featured.
• Reading.co.uk covers the story that the University has provided its expertise to the town's ambition to become net carbon zero by 2050.
• An article on the late historian, Jacob Mayer, in the Times Literary Supplement mentions that he once worked in the French department at Reading.
• PhD researcher, Akshay Deoras, is quoted in a Hindustan Times article about rainfall in Mumbai.
• Science Magazine Online features an article on using drones to help pollinate flowers - Prof Simon Potts (Sustainable Land Management) is quoted.
• Pest Magazine reports that the Vertebrate Pests Unit at the University is set to close following financial difficulties created by COVID-19.