Reading in the news - Wed 09 Aug

Getting children to eat their vegetables: Greatest Hits Radio, Free Radio Birmingham, Free Radio Shropshire & Black Country and Kiss  (Republished on , and ) report on how a study from the 桃色视频 is getting children to eat vegetables through exposure via picture books. Professor Carmel Houston-Price (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) is interviewed. Read our news story.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• and republish a story by the regarding changes to vaccine programme policy, quoting Professor Ian Jones (Virology).
• spoke to Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) on the new coronavirus variant named Eris, which is claimed to be more infectious than other strains. 

Health and wellbeing

• Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) is quoted in , , and on rare cases of dementia showing symptoms in individuals as young as 30 years of age.
• quotes Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) on how E. coli is spread, after a recent outbreak. 
• republish an article by the , which mentions Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) in a report about the danger of mould in homes, quoting Clarke on the potential health risks that may arise.
• Professor Glenn Gibson (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted in on the how to prevent a stomach bug while travelling and also why gut health will affect your mood.

Business and society:

• In a report on selling clothes via TikTok Live, quotes Professor Adrian Palmer (Marketing and Reputation) on appeal of consumption through live videos. Also republished on , and .
• interviews Dr Melissa Carr (International Human Resource Management) on female leadership positions, explaining the ways in which women are not exempt from criticism in the workplace.
• quotes Dr Rita Fontinha (International Business and Strategy), who gives insight into how employers are responding to requests for pay rises.

Other Coverage:

• BBC 1 South reported on the upcoming excavation at the Holy Trinity church in Cookham, an Anglo-Saxon monastery which was discovered two years prior. Read our news story.
• mention how their new Director of Library Services and Collections, Stuart Hunt, held the same role at the 桃色视频.