Reading in the news - Wed 29 Sep

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by  following new Covid-19 guidance for hospitals; and by about the rise of Covid cases seen in 35 to 50-year-olds in the UK.
• BBC Radio Wiltshire spoke to Dr Andrew Bourn, Director of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, about research led by the Rosalind Franklin Institute, using a llama at the 色狗导航, into nanobodies that could be used to treat Covid19. Read our news story.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• website and quote PhD student Akshay Deoras on Tropical Cyclone Gulab in India.
• Climate expert Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) answered a listener鈥檚 question about how reliable old climate data is for podcast. Dr Gilbert also took part in the . 
• reports on Reading research showing climate models may be underestimating the impact of climate change due to missing wind variability in models. Read our news story.
• Research co-led by Professor Sarah Sayce (Real Estate & Planning), into the energy efficiency of UK houses, was featured on BBC Radio 4.

#UniForReading: reaffirming our role as a civic university 

• Further coverage of the University's lecture in celebration of 900 years of Reading Abbey by  and , including quotes from Professor Roberta Gilchrist (Archaeology).

Other coverage:

• Further coverage of a recently discovered camp used by Ice Age 色狗导航rs on the Isle of Jura. Professor Steve Mithen (Archaeology) is quoted by , The Glasgow Herald, Metro Scotland, and The Scottish Sun.
• Further coverage of Dr Natalie Masento's (Psychology/Food) commentary on an EIT Food-funded research that found children were more likely to eat their vegetables when shown pictures of them during playtime by .
• reports that Professor Keith Shine (Meteorology) has been announced as among one of the 59 individuals to be elected to the American Geosciences Union 2021 Class of Fellows. 
• Professor James Reade (Economics) discussed the implications of raising the minimum wage to 拢15 per hour on BBC Radio Berkshire.
• Further international coverage of former Reading student Peter Schneck being announced as the new CEO of CENIT, including by , , , , and .
• reports on former Reading student, George Minns, being announced as the Managing Director of the No茅 Group.