Reading in the news - Tue 29 Jun

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The on the recent rise in infections; spoke to BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester about the new health secretary’s take on COVID; and BBC Radio Berkshire about the easing of lockdown restrictions on 19 July.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about vaccination rates in the UK to keep COVID cases down. 

#WeAreTogether: Reading’s work to help during the Covid crisis

• The  mentions a partnership between AbScent and the É«¹·µ¼º½ to learn more about parosmia caused by long COVID.
• BBC Radio Berkshire reports on COVID fines issued to students by the É«¹·µ¼º½, mentioning that Reading issued the most fines across England (not all fines related to COVID guidelines breaches). Pro-Vice Chancellor Parveen Yaqoob spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about student fines.

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

• The reports that UoR is a part of the ‘Close The Gap’ project to achieve better and healthier hedgerows in the UK, to protect the wildlife that live there and combat climate change.

Other Coverage:

• Dr Ruvi Ziegler (Law) writes a letter to the  about the home secretary creating an offshore immigration processing centre.
• A article written by Professor Emeritus Geoff Meen (Economics) on the risks of a fall in house prices was republished by and The .
• covers the Health Claims Unpacked project, led by Professor Rodney Jones (English Language), which aims to make health claims more engaging to encourage healthier eating.
• reports that UoR will celebrate National Meadows Day at the Langley Mead nature reserve on the 3rd of July. Read our news story.
• BBC Radio Wiltshire mentions a BBC news article quoting Professor Steve Musson (Geography) on the economic booms of new cities.
• Oxfordshire’s Owlsworth Roofing, the company who completed Reading University’s library refurbishment, won the best refurbishment category for the SPRA awards, as covered by and .
• In an obituary for Professor Malcolm Stansfield, mentions that he was a senior lecturer in Agriculture at UoR for 42 years.