Reading in the news - Tue 3 Mar
03 March 2020
COVID-19:
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was interviewed on Daily Mail, Independent.ng, LBC Radio, TRT World, BBC South Today and Heart Radio Berkshire.
- Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) also spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the challenge of developing a vaccine.
Populist parties: The Guardian reports on the publication of the PopuList, which involved Dr Daphne Halikiopoulou (Politics and International Relations).
Body hair: BBC Radio 4 interviewed Professor Karin Lesnik-Oberstein (English Literature) about perceptions of female body hair.
Brexit negotiations: Professor Rajneesh Narula (Henley Business School) joined CGTN in the studio to discuss the latest on the UK-EU trade talks.
Diverse leaders: Professor Ben Laker (Henley Business School) writes in Forbes about the importance of diversity in leadership, and quotes Professor Claire Collins.
Other coverage
- The Mirror reports on Reading research into the link between multilingualism and brain function.
- The Yorkshire Post reports on a new exhibition at the National Coal Mining Museum for England on the role played by women in coal mining, which uses Reading research.
- The Swindon Advertiser reports on an episode of BBC talk show The Big Questions, where Professor Rosa Freedman (School of Law) was a panellist.
- BBC Radio Ulster interviewed Dr Mark Shanahan (Politics and International Relations) about the US election.
- Dr Kleio Akrivou (Henley Business School) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire (40 mins in) about how many UK workers regularly do unpaid overtime, giving their employers £35 billion of free work last year.
- British Archaeology mentions an exhibition at the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology, on Reading’s Whiteknights Campus, in its Briefing section.