Reading in the news - Mon 23 Aug

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by , , , and on rising infection rates in the UK and vaccine immunity; about antibody treatments; and several German news titles, including and , about vaccinated people remaining contagious. He spoke to GB News; Talk Radio about booster jabs; BBC Radio Berkshire about infection rates in the UK and the return of students to university; and BBC Radio Berkshire about keeping safe at Reading Festival this weekend.
• Dr Alexander Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by on a study showing the Pfizer vaccine loses effectiveness quicker than others

Cookham monastery: Coverage of an excavation in Berkshire, led by Dr Gabor Thomas (Archaeology), which has located the remains of a monastery ruled over by Queen Cynethryth, continues in , , , , , and . The discovery is also the subject of a column in the Telegraph. Read our news story.

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

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted in an article on the worst flooding events ever seen.
• PhD student Jeff Da Costa (Environmental Science) is quoted in a article on flooding events becoming more common under climate change.
• A study co-led by Dr Tom Breeze (Biological Sciences), looking at the causes and impacts of pollinator decline worldwide, is covered by (Norway). Read our news story.

Other Coverage:

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to LBC Radio about an alpaca in the UK who has contracted Bovine TB and might therefore have to be put down.
• reports on new research investigating the impact of Covid infection on football players, co-led by Professor James Reade (Economics)
• A Reading graduate (French Studies) is interviewed by about the wartime history of his hometown in France, which he discovered during his university studies.
• reports on a new Henley Business School research project in partnership with Huawei, looking at the factors that impacted the rollout of 5G in Europe.
• reports on Henley Business School research into the benefits of a four-day working week.
• reports on Henley Business School research into the prevalence of ‘side hustle’ businesses in the UK.
• previews an upcoming training programme ruin by Henley Business School and the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria.
• reports that Professor James Ferryman (Computer Science) will speak at a global security conference in October.
• reports that Professor David Thomson, Annandale Distillery owner and visiting professor in Reading’s School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy, has been appointed an ambassador of the Robert Burns World Federation.