Reading in the news - Mon 4 May
04 May 2020
COVID-19:
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in the Sun and Independent about research on COVID-19 and children, and spoke to Sky News and LBC.
- Mail Online quote Dr Dyan Sellayah (Biological Sciences) about a potential relationship between obesity and COVID-19.
- Prof Gary Stephens (Pharmacy) is quoted in an article for Understanding Animal Research about using llama antibodies in the development of treatments and vaccines.
- GetReading reports on the partnership between the University and neighbouring Leighton Park School to create head bands for face shields using laser cutters.
- Dr Rohan Deb Roy (History) is further quoted in Ozy.com about hydrochloroquine and colonialism.
- Business First Online repost Prof Uma Kambhampati’s (Economics) article in the Conversation about global supply chains.
- Reading East MP Matt Rodda writes for the Reading Chronicle about local responses, and notes testing carried out by Berkshire Healthcare FT on the Whiteknights Campus at Erlegh House.
- The Vindicator report on visiting research fellow Dr Ben Neumann (Biological Sciences) who was involved in naming COVID-19.
Championship predictions: BBC Sport spoke to Dr James Reade (Economics) about a model for predicting football results and a forecasted final table for the English Championship. The predictions were also covered in Wales Online and Leeds Live.
US v China: Prof Rajneesh Narula (Henley Business School) is quoted in an article for Axios about the difference in US-Sino relations in responding to Covid-19, with scientists cooperating and politicians fighting.
Other coverage
- BBC Berkshire cover the launch of a new website for UoR’s museums. Read about the new site here.
- Devon 24/7 report on a petition for the University of Plymouth to improve ethical buying, and notes UoR has recently joined electronics watch to avoid modern day slavery in the tech industry.