Reading in the news - Wed 19 Jan

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Yahoo!, Reuters, The Gazette, The Star, and thirty others on Covid and vulnerable people in hospital.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Robbie Girling and Dr James Ryalls (Agriculture) are quoted by ITV News Meridian, New Scientist, and RDG Today on a study about the effects of pollution on pollinators.  
• An article co-authored by Dr Velomahanina Razakamaharavo (Economics) on the famine in Madagascar caused by climate change is published by Afro News and All Africa.
• Dr Michael Garratt (Agriculture) is mentioned by AHDB about new research on oilseed rape crops to help UK farming transition to net zero. 
• An agriculture student is listed by NFU as a panellist for a roundtable about delivering climate-friendly food.

Other Coverage:

• Research conducted by Henley on the productivity benefits of a four-day workweek is quoted by Huffington Post, Yahoo!, AOL, Print Week, and Bankier. 
• Professor Karin Lesnik-Oberstein (English Literature) is quoted by Bored Panda on the stigma of shaving. 
• Dr Mark Shanahan's (Politics) comments on Boris Johnson were mentioned by BBC Radio Berkshire.
• The launch of a book by Dr Folashade Adeyemo's (Law) about banking regulations  is mentioned by Business Day.
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle's (Food) article on the health benefits of flavanols is mentioned by Medical News Today.
• An article co-authored by Professor Ben Laker (Henley Business School) on the benefits of meeting-free days is republished by MIT Sloan.
• An employee with the University's halls of residence mentioned starting her new job at Reading on BBC Radio Berkshire.
• Findings from the University on how to get rid of songs that are stuck in your head are quoted by RPR1.
• The Public Discourse's article on philosopher Mary Midgley mentions her previous career with the University. 
• Megan Powell, a student from the University, was mentioned by British Farmer and Grower (in print) on being selected to receive a 'Centenary Award' bursary, and she is quoted by Farming on how she will use the bursary to fund her MSc in Sustainable Food and Agriculture at Reading. 
• Michael Hutchinson, Reading's University Challenge team captain, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the team's performance during the quarter-final.
• A eulogy for a Reading graduate of '86 is published by GW Hatchet. 
• Legit reports on a prospective student who regrets declining her scholarship with Reading.