Reading in the news - Fri 5 Mar

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke鈥檚 (Biological Sciences) blog for on the new Brazil variant has been reproduced in ; and his comments appear in . Dr Clarke also spoke to BBC Radio Sussex about new variants.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted in about testing in secondary schools.
• quotes Prof Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) about challenges with potential annual vaccinations using certain vaccines.
• Prof Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) spoke to BBC Berkshire about the future of high street shopping.
• An interview with BBC Radio Gloucester mentions work done at UoR鈥檚 Flavour Centre to understand how Covid is making some patients experience distorted taste and smell as they recover.
• Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor Vincenzo Raimo is quoted in Times Higher Education (in print) on international recruitment post-Covid.

Space Hurricane: Further coverage of the analysis of satellite observations involving Professor Mike Lockwood (Meteorology) that revealed a space hurricane in Earth鈥檚 upper atmosphere, in , , , , Indonesian outlet . Read our news story here.

Other coverage

• Guy Baxter (MERL) spoke to (approx. 19 mins in) about proposed changes at the V&A Museum.
• Dr Charmi Patel and Prof Ben Laker (Henley Business School) write in about virtual hiring.
• looks at the lives of youth subcultures, focusing on goth culture, and quotes Prof Matthew Worley (History).
• report about the Human Rights Act, and quotes Dr Ruvi Ziegler (Law).
• Dr Ella Gilbert (Met) spoke at a virtual science conference for British Science Week, reports .
• cover an event on global security, including Prof James Ferryman (Computer Science) giving a keynote speech.