Reading in the news - Fri 27 Aug

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to Times Radio about a new study into how long vaccine protection lasts; BBC regional stations for Wiltshire, Berkshire, Nottingham, Cumbria and Oxford; and BBC Radio Manchester on Thursday afternoon about how infection rates have risen after events with crowds, such as sports events and music festivals. He is quoted worldwide by the , , (Sri Lanka), and (Kenya) on waning vaccine protection; on the latest infection numbers; and on why 5G phone masts are not to blame for the Delta variant.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by on the number of people who have caught Covid twice.

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• Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) is quoted by the , and on Europe recording its hottest ever year in 2020.

Other Coverage:

• The Church Times reports the findings of an archaeological excavation in Berkshire, which has located an 8^th century monastery ruled over by Queen Cynethryth. Read our news story.
• reports on Reading research showing that millets can help prevent cardiovascular disease. Read our news story.
• Comments by Dr Tara Pirie (Biological Sciences) on whether there are big cats in the wild in Berkshire are included in a article about a man who claims to have spotted a ‘panther-sized cat’ near Reading.
• mentions the É«¹·µ¼º½â€™s restructuring of its Malaysia campus in 2019, in an article on the University of Nottingham buying out its Malaysian joint venture partners to secure the continuation of its Malaysia campus.
• interviews Jay van Zyl (Henley Business School) about his work on how AI can be used to help companies plan for the future.
• Jonathan Passmore (Henley Business School) writes for on creating an ideal board.
• Graduate and staff appointments:
  • reports on former Reading student Michael Murray taking over from Mike Ashley as the boss of Sports Direct.
  • reports that Reading graduate (Biological Sciences) Dr Elizabeth Desmond has been appointed as an Additional (Non-Executive) Director at Proctor & Gamble Health.
  • Portsmouth News reports that graduate Jonathan Okeze (Real Estate) has been made a land manager at Persimmon Homes.
  • reports that Javier Zarrabeitia Fernández-Shaw has been made a member of the Board of Directors at GORE Spain Holdings.
  • reports that Professor Mazwe Majola (Henley Business School) has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of Pembury Lifestyle Group Ltd in South Africa.