News Archive

Reading in the news - Tue 19 May

COVID-19:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Dr Jane Parker (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted in the Telegraph and Science Alert on the loss of taste and smell being added to the official list of symptoms for COVID-19. BBC Radio Berkshire also interviewed Dr Parker. Read our expert comment.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the Times and Metro on vaccine development.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Dr Dyan Sellayah (Biological Sciences) is quoted in Women’s Health, Bashaw Star and Canada Free Press and on the link between obesity and the disease.

#LockdownClimateChange

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Mail Online quote Professor Janet Barlow (Meteorology) on research she contributed to, which shows CO2 emissions have dropped dramatically in European cities since lockdown started.

#WeAreTogether

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->BBC Radio Berkshire mentions the online course created by Reading psychologists helping young people manage their anxiety and depression during lockdown. Read our news story.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->BBC Radio Berkshire reports on an initiative run by the University to mobilise community volunteers.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Read our expert comments on the issues surrounding the reopening of schools by Dr Fiona Curtis, Dr Billy Wong and Professor Helen Bilton (all IoE).

University bailout: Times Higher Education publishes an opinion piece by Professor Adrian Bell (Research Dean for Prosperity and Resilience) on how the lack of a government bailout for universities could trigger a further financial crash.

Salt and health: An article written for The Conversation by Dr Jane Parker (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on how to enhance flavour without using salt is quoted by the Times in a feature on the health implications of salt.

Other coverage

• Phys.org and Eurasia Review report on research led by Dr Talia Tamarin (Meteorology) showing climate change will affect temperature variations in summer and winter in future. Read our news story.
• Newsweek and International Business Times quote Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) on the sun entering a solar minimum.
• Business Times Africa and republishes a piece co-written for The Conversation by Dr James Reade and Dr Carl Singleton (Economics) on how playing football matches behind closed doors affects results. BBC Radio Cumbria also mentioned their forecasts of how the League 2 season would have ended, as reported on the BBC Sport website.
• Australian news site 10 Daily report on the new Reading Economics project calling on members of the public to help determine if football players have got taller. Read our news story.