Reading in the news - Thu 8 Jul

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to GB News about the end of school bubbles and travel from amber list countries. He is also quoted in , The  and other local outlets about giving the Oxford vaccine to under-40s.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted in The in an article about different immunity rates from COVID vaccines; and on the current COVID hospitalisation rates. 

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

• PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Meteorology) is quoted in The and on how climate change has caused the world's baseline temperatures to increase.
• republishes an article co-written by Dr David Rose (Agriculture) on the use of robot farmers to help fight climate change, originally published by The .

TV studio application: The , , and report that Wokingham Borough Council will discuss the University's application to create  a TV studio on the Thames Valley Science Park in Shinfield. Professor John Gibbs (Arts and Communication Design) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the plans. Read our news story.

Other Coverage:

• Dr Lebene Soga (Henley Business School) is quoted in on humans being natural risk-takers written by Professor Ben Laker (Henley Business School).
• mentions UoR research on Grenfell Tower's cladding composition and how the fire was treated.
• Further coverage about guidance to lecturers about content warnings by The Daily Express (in print) and talkRADIO.
• and The covers news that 鈥楽eaFuel' from UoR is a finalist team in the Ecotrophelia UK 2021 contest. 
• A round up of where Roman remains have been found in Buckinghamshire mentions the discovery of the 鈥楳arlow warlord'. Read our news story.
• Dr Alister McNeish (Pharmacy) is quoted in about a new study which found that eating high omega-3 diets could reduce migraines. 
• The announces Professor Julian Chaudhuri as their new Vice-Chancellor, who studied a PhD in Biochemical Engineering at UoR.
• Professor James Reade (Sports and Economics) gave a good luck message to England on BBC Radio Berkshire.
• A article on the plans for a Lidl in Lower Earley mentions that the developer bought the land from the University.
• Tech site features an article on a Microsoft security issue and notes that UoR has temporarily suspended printing on the University network because of it.