Reading in the news - Thu 19 Aug

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted widely about a new study looking at the effectiveness of vaccines against the Delta variant, in , , Daily Mail (in print), (and in print), , and more than one hundred local papers including and the . Dr Clarke spoke to LBC and BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester.
• An article in discusses pre and probiotics and a link to Covid-19, and mentions that Profs Glenn Gibson and Bob Rastall (Food) have researched the prebiotic effect of various fruits and vegetables.

Monastery at Cookham: A dig in Cookham, Berkshire led by Dr Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) has found the remains of a ‘lost’ monastery that may have been the final resting place of Queen Cynethryth, reports , , and the . Read our news story.

#PlanetPartners: Reading’s global work for a sustainable future

• Air travel:
  • Professor Paul Williams (Met) is quoted in about climate change and air travel, and contributed to a video about turbulence.
• Pollinators:
  • Further coverage of new research co-authored by Drs Deepa Senapathi and Tom Breeze about pollinator decline, in Norwegian outlet and Indian site. Read our news story.
• IPCC Report:
  • further quotes Professor Andy Turner (Met) about the impact of worsening climate change on global water problems.
  • Read our news story on Reading’s contribution to the report.

Other Coverage:

• , , and cover new research into millet consumption and heart disease risk. Read our news story.
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted in about the sugar content in children’s yoghurts.
• speaks to Anne Bean, performance artist who studied Art at the É«¹·µ¼º½ where she formed the band Moody and the Menstruators who once opened for Roxy Music.