Reading in the news - Thu 21 Oct

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was interviewed by Good Morning Britain on the possibility of further Covid restrictions; BBC Radio 5Live on comparisons with other countries, as well as a listener phone-in; and answered listener's questions on BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester. Dr Clarke was quoted by The  on receiving death threats after airing Covid views; by  and  on the government's 'Plan B' measures; by the , , , , and other news sites on trial results for the Covid pill that can halve the risk of mortality; by on how the Covid pill works, and by again on the unknown side effects of it; and by , , , and  on criticism of the UK's booster jab rollout.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) was quoted by the , , , , , and other news sites on how a new variant of Covid affects vaccination efforts, and he answered listener's questions on BBC Radio Berkshire. Dr Edwards also spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire both before and after the Health Secretary's briefing yesterday evening.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Research from the University that found putting honeybee hives on solar parks could be economically beneficial was mentioned by .
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) was quoted by on the UK's Net Zero Strategy.
• University graduate, Adam Brennan, was mentioned by  on becoming Thai Union Group's sustainability director. 
• Henley Business School's programme "Climate Risk and Commerical Property Values" was mentioned by ,  and . 

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university 

• The University was mentioned by  on the approval of Shinfield Studios' plans to develop a new film studio, which will deliver significant economic, social, and environmental benefits. 
• The University's partnership with YuJa, Inc to produce a Video Content Management System that could serve more than 19,000 students abroad, was mentioned by , , , , , , , and .
• The University was mentioned by  on its upcoming event exploring Ancient Greek and Egyptian beliefs about life after death. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Jon Gibbins (Biological Sciences) was quoted by , , , , and  on research that the University conducted to create personalised blood-clotting profiles that would benefit those at risk from strokes and heart attacks.
• Artist, 'Big Jeff' Johns mentioned taking part in a presentation at the University during an interview with . 
• Findings from Henley Business School that found four-day workweeks to be beneficial were reported by . 
• Miss Universe Africa was quoted by on studying at Henley Business School.
• The University was mentioned by  on the Flying Start Program - a course the University is part of which allows students to study and gain paid work experience at the same time.
• Professor Steve Musson (Geography and Environmental Science) was quoted by on city status.
• Dr Tara Pirie (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the University's new Archaeopteryx model at the Cole Museum.
• A former student at the University, Folarin Falana, was mentioned by  on having studied law at Reading.
• University graduate, Ian Williamson, was announced as the new appointed Managing Director and Head of KKR Core Plus Real Estate by  and .