Reading in the news - Fri 18 Jun

Surge Vaccines for students: Sky News spoke to UoR students on the Whiteknights campus about the surge vaccinations now available to ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ students, also covered by The and . A Reading Uni student also spoke to news about the surge vaccinations. 

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to about their lift on mandatory mask-wearing outdoors and night time curfews; BBC Radio Oxford about vaccinations for 12-17 year olds; and was quoted by in Denmark; and on the effectiveness of wearing facemasks.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted in on daily contact testing in schools; and The New Scientist about COVID-19 reinfection rates.

#UniForReading: reaffirming our role as a civic university 

• covers that UoR has contributed money to build a new primary school crossing on Upper Redlands Road. 

Inflation: Professor Steve Musson (Geography) spoke to about the UK inflation rate reaching it’s highest point in nearly two years in the year up to May 2021.

Other Coverage:

• The Reading Psychology department marks its 100th year, celebrating with a week of events for the School, covered in a article.
• The ‘Equity Effect’, a new Henley Business School report on racial equity and the impact on businesses, is covered by The .
• Further coverage of the link between milk and cholesterol levels in The . Read our news story.
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted in articles with research on children who eat large amounts of processed foods, covered by .
• The named UoR’s Library as the winner for the best refurbishment project of 2021. 
• Dr Gary Woodnutt, who studied his PhD in Biochemistry and Physiology at Reading, has been appointed Senior Vice President of Translational Sciences and Preclinical Development by Contrafect. This story was covered by The , , The and The .