Reading in the news - Tue 20 Sep

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the ,  (and in print),  (and in print),  (and in print), , , , , Western Mail (in print), , , , , , , , , , and others on the possibility of the upcoming flu season to mix with rising cases of Covid, resulting in a 'twindemic', and by , , , , , and  on the role of SAGE members in the UK's response to the pandemic.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by , , and  on the development of a smart mask that can detect Covid on other people's breath.

Complete dinosaur remains: Further coverage by , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and  of the discovery of a fossiliseddinosaur skeleton thought to be complete during a search that Dr Brian Pickles (Biological Sciences) is leading in Canada. Read our news story. 

Her Majesty The Queen: 

• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Sheldon Allen (Reading Students' Union President) on young people's perspective on the death of the Queen. BBC Radio Oxford also aired his comments.
• Sir David Bell, (previously the Vice-Chancellor of the University) spoke to BBC Radio Newcastle about previously hosting diamond jubilee celebrations at Henley Business School, where he met the Queen.
• Radio Times (in print) publishes an article by Professor Kate Williams (History) on the Queen's life.
•  mentions the Diamond Jubilee Celebration, attended by The Queen, and hosted at the Greenlands campus of Henley Business School in 2012. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) wrote an article for  on the continuation of the UK's drought, and it is reposted by , , , , , , , , , , , , , and other regional sites.
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted by  and  on human-made climate change. 
• Further coverage of Dr Rob Thompson's (Meteorology) viral online video showing how droughts impact how the ground absorbs water by .

Other Coverage

• Dr David Field (Psychology) is quoted by the , , , , , , , and , on the health benefits of multi-vitamins. 
  
• The Sunday Times (in print) , , and Heart Radio Berkshire report on this year's official Times university league table, placing the University tied at 30^th place with the University of Nottingham. Read our news story. 
• , , , , and  report on collaborative research by Dr Sarah Jewell and Professor Uma Kambhampati (both Economics) on how eating fruit and vegetables and exercising can make you feel happier. 
•  and  publish a collaborative article by Barry Van Zyl (Henley Business School) on the economic importance of African creatives. 
•  reports on Dr Daphne Halikiopoulou's (Politics) upcoming presentation on understanding right-wing populism.
• Professor Jeremy Spencer (Food) is quoted by  on University research that suggests drinking champagne can aid in preventing dementia and Alzheimer's. 
•  quotes Professor Eamonn D'Arcy (Henley Business School) on the rising interest and inflation in London's real estate market. 
•  quotes Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) on the authenticity of a 2006 research paper on Alzheimer's. 
• A speaker on BBC Radio Berkshire mentioned that the University College of Estate Management used to be based at the University's Whiteknights campus. 
• A BBC Radio 2 presenter mentioned a first-year student who is driving to the University to begin their studies. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed local pop musician, Bethia, who will be performing at the University during freshers week.
•  mentions that Postdoctoral Scientist, Peter Jackson has left LS Plant Breeding to return to his academic role at the University. 
•  mentions a 2004 University study that linked parabens to breast cancer. 
•  lists students and experts from the University as having participated in an international conference on the economics of football. 
•  reports that an upcoming celebration of a community music group's 21^st anniversary will be hosted at the University's great hall.
•  mentions the low level of competition in agriculture courses including the University's. 
•  reports on a scholarship offered by the University. 

Alumni:

•  and  report on the Queen's fondness of Reading graduate and presenter of The Forecast, Tomasz Schafernaker.
•  interviews Olympic athlete and Henley Business School graduate, Stefanie Reid.
•  reports on an upcoming speech to be given at an awards ceremony by internationally renowned photographer and University graduate, Joe Cornish.
•  reports on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate, Neishell Watson as a business partner of skincare company, My Abbey.
•  reports on the graduations of sisters, Thandeka Ngwenya and Venessa Ngwenya, from the University.
•  reports on the career of Reading graduate, Mark Siezen. 
•  interviews Reading graduate and horticulturalist, Sally Drury.