Reading in the news - Thu 9 Sep

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) writes for the Spectator about booster vaccinations, and spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about jabs for NHS workers.
• An article in by Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School) looks at research on workers wanting to have hybrid working arrangements rather than going back to full time office work.
• Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) is quoted in about how Covid has affected usual expectations for Reading Festival and local businesses.

Kidney drug could prevent strokes: led by Professor David Leake (Biological Sciences) funded by the has found that a drug approved for treating kidney disease could help heart diseases including strokes. The research is covered in (and in print), (and in print), ; and BBC Berkshire spoke to Professor Leake. Read our news story here.

#PlanetPartners: Reading鈥檚 global work for a sustainable future

• Further coverage of research mentioned in about the climate there becoming warmer and drier, on .

Other coverage:

• report on the official launch of film studios co-developed by the University in Shinfield, which will host major film companies.
• Dr Steve Musson (Geography) spoke to BBC Solent about local towns in their region bidding for city status in the Queen鈥檚 Platinum Jubilee.
• Consumer behaviour and marketing student Caitlin Edwards is quoted in about the benefits of part-time work while studying.
• Moffat News (in print) reports that visiting and distiller Professor David Thomson (Food) has become a global ambassador for the Robert Burns World Federation.