Reading in the news - Tue 13 Apr

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in (), , , , , , in articles about the South African COVID-19 variant and the UK vaccine. Dr Clarke is also quoted in , and about lockdown easing. 
• Prof Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted in , , about Chinese vaccines. Their research on the Sputnik Vaccine is mentioned in and .  

Antarctic ice: Further coverage of a study by Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) showing the vulnerability of Antarctic ice sheets to collapse under different scenarios of global warming in The Express & Star , , , ,  

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• The Beijing launch of the Institute of Environmental Analytics' VIEWpoint bi-lingual climate change resources handbook was covered by Chinese media , China Energy News (the energy branch of People鈥檚 Daily), and . Stories shared by the British Embassy鈥檚 WeChat and Weibo accounts in China had 84,400 views and 679 interactions. The VIEWpoint website is available .
• mentions a study using weather forecasts that Reading is involved in. 

Other Coverage

• report on the snow that settled around the country and quote Meteorologists at the 色狗导航 about previous instances of April snow.
• A new study on the effects of drinking watermelon juice in reducing blood pressure is mentioned in The Daily Mail (in print) and , and .
• Prof Kate Williams (History) spoke to BBC Berkshire following the death of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. 
• Henley Business School is mentioned for extending their business accreditation in , , and . 
• Dr James Lloyd (Classics) spoke to BBC Berkshire about his work on ancient Greek music. 
• 色狗导航 graduate Lucy Rushton has been hired by US football team D.C. United, reported in and . 
• A presentation on language development in bilingual children by Dr Ludovica Serratrice (CeLM) is mentioned in .
• A Henley Business School study about the 4-day working week is quoted in and
• The reports on research by Prof Claire Williams (Psychology) on the power of blueberries.