Reading in the news - Mon 10 Jan

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by , and over thirty other regional sites on the vaccine's ability to mitigate risks of severe 'flurona' infections; , , and Daily Mail (in ) on the possibility of a hybrid variant to emerge from co-infection; the  and  on the cause of low vaccine uptake in some areas;  on lower life expectancy for all age groups during the pandemic;  on the usefulness of masks in classrooms; the  on what the future of Covid may look like, and  on the potential effectiveness of the 'super vaccine'. He also speaks to  and about the shortening of isolation periods.
• Dr Alexander Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by and the  on LFT testing, and  on PCR testing.
• Dr David Rose (Agriculture) and Dr Faye Shortland's (Economics and Marketing) article on on farmer's mental health during the pandemic is republished by ,  and . 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Natalie Masento (Psychology) speaks to BBC Radio 5  and BBC Radio Berkshire about milk waste. 
•  and  reports on the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecast's (ECMWF) decision to build a new headquarters on the University’s Whiteknights campus. Read our news story.
• Professor Keith Shine (Meteorology) is quoted by  and  on new data that reveals record levels of greenhouse gasses.
• Dr Tara Pirie's (Biological Sciences) article on  on the threat that hydroelectric dams pose to big cats is republished by .
• Professor Rowan Sutton (Meteorology) is quoted by  on record-breaking extreme weather events.
• Professor Andrew Kakabadse and Professor Nada Kakabadse's (Henley Business School) article on the need for financial reporting to reveal the impact of ESG activity is published by . 

Other Coverage:

• BBC's Digging For Britain interviewed Professor Michael Fulford (Archaeology) on the University's archaeological excavations in Roman Silchester.
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the , , and  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 Mark Fellowes (Biological Sciences) is quoted by The Independent (in print) on climate change's effect on bird migration.
•  (and in print) reports on the potential health benefits of consuming fresh watermelon, mentioning Reading research on the topic.
• and  (and in print) reports on the University's notification to students about potential triggers in an Ancient Greek poem. 
• A website, , developed by a 色狗导航 team on the undue credit men received for typeface designs by women is listed by .
• Nigel Larkin is quoted by  and the  on co-leading the unearthing of Britain's largest Ichthyosaur.
• Current Archaeology (in ) report on the University's analysis of the ancestry of the 4^th century remains of a young woman.
• Dr Charlotte Mills' (Food) article onon the health benefits of coffee is republished by.
• Professor Andrew Kakabadse and Professor Nada Kakabadse's (Henley Business School) article on how boards can make better decisions is published by , and they are quoted by  on inadequate forms of corporate governance. 
•  reports 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.
•  reports on Henley Business School Africa as the first business school in the country to achieve Level 1 BBBEE. 
•  and  report on research in collaboration with the University on the ways that amphibians care for their young.
•  reports on Wokingham Choral Society's performance at the University's Great Hall.
• The University's meteorology scholarships are reported in .  
•  reports on the benefits of studying at Reading.
•  reports that a university graduate has been sworn in as a solicitor.