Reading in the news - Tue 2 Feb

02 February 2021

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) appeared on BBC News鈥檚 Outside Source regarding the new evidence about the South African variant in the UK, which was also syndicated on PBS in the US; and also spoke to BBC Berkshire answering listeners鈥� question. He is quoted in , , , . , and on and via .
Dr Clarke also spoke to ITV News about the effect of vaccinations on case numbers, and appeared on LBC News, BBC Berkshire, BBC Surrey, and Heart Berkshire.

Scrap loan interest: Vice Chancellor Prof Robert Van de Noort is among seven VCs calling on the Government to drop interest payments on student loans for the period during the pandemic, in an open letter reported on by .

Climate communications: report on a graphic showing that 2020 was the busiest North Atlantic storm season on record. Dr Alex Baker (Met) is quoted.

Other coverage

Prof Flora Samuel (Architecture) spoke to BBC Berkshire about her RIBA award winning research about the Orts Estate in Reading.
BBC Berkshire interviewed Prof Carol Wagstaff (Food) about a new funded project to co-create solutions to problems in the food system alongside disadvantaged communities. Read our news story here.
Further coverage of new research by Prof Paul Williams (Met) into air flight and reducing its emissions is covered in .
A new project involving Reading scientists, assessing the health of the UK鈥檚 insect populations in order to propose policies to protect them post-Brexit, is reported by .
Further coverage of the announcement that a planning application has been submitted by the University to build TV studios at Thames Valley Science Park, in and .
An article for looks at a mystery about a lost Roman legion in Britain, and quotes Prof Michael Fulford (Archaeology).

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