Reading in the news - Thu 26 Aug

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to BBC News Channel, BBC Radio London and BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire about waning protection from vaccination and is quoted in , , , (print also), , and multiple other news sites around the world. Dr Clarke is also quoted in , and on vaccine boosters; and on rising infection and death rates; and spoke to BBC Radio Surrey about increased transmission at music festivals and vaccines for teenagers.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) spoke to BBC News Channel about immunity decline; and did a listener phone-in with BBC Radio Berkshire on potential Covid spread at the Reading Festival. He is also quoted in a piece on re-infection rates; about waning immunity; and about infection rates in Israel.
• Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) is quoted in and on vaccine protection. The piece also appears on and other sites.
• Dr Clarke, Dr Edwards and Professor Jones were all quoted in this article on vaccine efficacy. 

#PlanetPartners: Reading's global work for a sustainable future

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) and Dr Linda Speight (Geography) are featured in , for a piece on global warming and flooding.
• Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) features in and on rising temperatures in Europe.
• PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe is quoted in this article on responding to heatwaves. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) has written an article for on failing governance within the HE sector.
• Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean of Henley Business School South Africa, has written an opinion piece for on bouncing back from the pandemic.
• reports on a training programme announced by Henley Business School and the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria.