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News Archive

Reading in the news - Tue 20 Oct

20 October 2020

Reading in the news

 

COVID-19: expert comment on the coronavirus pandemic

 

  • Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was interviewed on Sky News’ Daily Podcast and TalkRADIO about using lockdowns to limit the spread of COVID-19; on LBC about the Welsh short-term lockdown which has been syndicated across other radio stations, and BBC London about travel and COVID-19.
  • Telegraph quotes Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) on a study about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus surviving on skin for many hours.

 

#WeAreTogether: Reading’s work to tackle the coronavirus crisis. Read our round-up

 

  • BBC Essex spoke to Dr Jane Parker (Food) about her research that led to loss of taste and smell being a recognised COVID-19 symptom.
  • Further reports on the University’s progress towards getting a testing centre set up on campus, in GetReading.

 

US Politics: Dr Mark Shanahan (Politics and IR) writes for the Conversation about how the US President Donald Trump’s use of social media has affected politics.

Other coverage

  • Daily Mail reports on families who have self-funded research into rare diseases, including work at the University of Reading into motor neurone disease Duchenne.
  • Prof Glenn Gibson (Food) is quoted in a Nutra Ingredients article about probiotics and their potential use for children with Autism.
  • British Dairying (in print) report on controlling Johne’s disease affecting cattle, and mentions UoR analysis of the issue.
  • Farm Week (in print) report on a webinar on beef farming, funded by EIT Food, and run by the University of Reading.
  • Research into healthier meat products that include plant-based ingredients, funded by EIT Food, is reported in the Beef Site and the Cattle Site.
  • Your Life Choices republishes an article in the Conversation by PhD researcher Taibat Ibitoye (Food) on considerations for switching to a plant-based diet.
  • Executive Fellow Campbell MacPherson (Henley Business School) writes in CEO Today about change management.
  • Biz Community reports on a Henley Business School Africa student who has been awarded three journalism prizes.

 

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