Reading in the News - Fri 7 Jan

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Alexander Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by  and on LFT false negatives,  and on the validity of findings that nasal swabs are slow to detect Omicron,  on the motivation for requiring a PCR to confirm positive results, and answers BBC Radio Berkshire's Omicron questions.
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by  (and in print) and  on lower life expectancy for all age groups during the pandemic, (and in print) on the little effect of masks in schools, and the on the unlikelihood of being co-infected with the flu and covid. Dr Clarke also spoke to Al Jazeera Arabic (no link)
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quote by the  on Omicron serving as a low-risk natural vaccine to Covid.
• Professor James Reade (Economics) is quoted by the  on the consequence of Covid on the performance of athletes. 
• Dr Jane Parker (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted by  on loss of smell and Covid. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• A student from the University is quoted by BBC Radio 1 on their thoughts on the UK's sustainable farming incentive. 
• Professor Tom Oliver (Biological Sciences) is quoted by  on the importance of conserving green space around the development of a garden village in the Loddon Valley.
•  reports on a study conducted by Yale, and involving Dr Kevin Hodges (Meteorology), that found more hurricanes were likely to shift further towards the poles and affect more of the earth.
•  reports on the EIT-Food Funded Project, 'PACK4SENSE', which aims to develop sustainable packaging concepts in collaboration with the University.

Other Coverage:

• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the , , , , , and the  on the low risk of avian bird flu transmitting to humans amid fears of an outbreak after a person in the UK was infected.
• Professor Yelena Kalyuzhnova (Henley Business School) is interviewed by Euronews on the ongoing unrest and regional stability in Kazakhstan. 
• Grace Loweth, a Reading University Student Union Welfare Officer, speaks to BBC Berkshire about Reading's response to spiking.
• Dr Charlotte Mills' (Food) article on on the health benefits of coffee is republished by . 
• reports further coverage on Reading-led research which found human DNA can be recovered from the 'glue' headlice used to stick eggs to the hair of ancient mummies. Read our news story. 
• Professor Ian Givens (Agriculture) is quoted by  on a study he co-authored that found eating millet could combat anemia. 
• reports on a University study that found leading a healthy lifestyle leads to higher levels of happiness. 
• mention Reading research that suggests probiotics may improve cognitive function.
• A Henley Graduate is mentioned by for being appointed as M-Net director for local entertainment channels.
• Henley is listed by as a great place to study business in South Africa. 
•  and reports on 色狗导航 Malaysia as a place to study.