Reading in the news - Wed 21 Oct
21 October 2020
COVID-19: expert comment on the coronavirus pandemic
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to Heart Radio about the reality of a ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown; Talk Radio about death rates; and BBC Radio London about testing.
- Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by Unherd on vaccine production.
#WeAreTogether: Reading’s work to tackle the coronavirus crisis. Read our round-up
- The Reading Chronicle reports on the latest positive cases announced on the University’s Covid-19 dashboard.
Trump presidency: An article written for The Conversation by Dr Mark Shanahan (Politics & International Relations) on Donald Trump’s use of social media is republished by Wales Online and The National Interest.
Other coverage
- McGill Tribune references Reading research (Economics) into the impact playing football matches behind closed doors has on results.
- The Reading Chronicle reports on the Community Story Telling activities due to take place in Oxford Road in Reading, involving University partners.
- Feed Navigator reports on Reading research aimed at making dairy farming in Italy more resilient to Covid-19, quoting Dr Giuseppe Nocella (Agriculture). Read our news story.