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 Hallam FM, Greatest Hits Radio – Online and North Sound 1) report on how a study from the University of Reading 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

• Sound Health and Lasting Wealth and MSN republish a story by the Daily Mail regarding changes to vaccine programme policy, quoting Professor Ian Jones (Virology).
• TRT World Now 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 The Sun, The Scottish Sun, The U.S. Sun and InterReviewed on rare cases of dementia showing symptoms in individuals as young as 30 years of age.
• The Daily Mail quotes Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) on how E. coli is spread, after a recent outbreak. 
• I Know All News republish an article by the Daily Mail, 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 Healthista 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, The Guardian quotes Professor Adrian Palmer (Marketing and Reputation) on appeal of consumption through live videos. Also republished on The Star News Today, MSN and News Groove UK.
• Business Leader 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.
• Raconteur 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.
• Durham University mention how their new Director of Library Services and Collections, Stuart Hunt, held the same role at the University of Reading.