WEEKLY MEDIA REPORT: 24 May 2015
Please see a summary of media coverage for this week which lists 212 pieces of coverage comprising
of:
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60 pieces of newspaper coverage of which 5 pieces are from National newspapers and 31
pieces are from Devon & Cornwall publications.
85 pieces of broadcast coverage of which 6 are from International broadcasts, 6 are from
National broadcasts and 62 are from Devon & Cornwall broadcasts.
67 pieces of on-line coverage of which 7 are International, 15 are National and 28 are from
Devon & Cornwall.
INTERNATIONAL
Jakarta Post published an article regarding the result of the UK Elections written by Syahrul Hidayat
(IAIS, Hon Research Fellow).
The Deccan Herald published an article by N. Janardhan (IAIS) which examined Iran's nuclear deal
talks.
Triblive.com reviewed The Global Village Myth: Distance, War, and the Limits of Power by Patrick
Porter (Strategy & Security).
Todayszaman.com published a review of Gerald MacLean's (English) book Abdullah Gül and the
Making of the New Turkey.
www.24news.ca quoted Jeremy Wideman (Biosciences) in a report regarding research he
collaborated in which revealed hidden link between cells and bacteria.
NATIONAL
BBC Five Live interviewed Emma Loosely (Theology & Religion) about the threat to Palmyra posed by
ISIS.
The Guardian hosted an online live chat on the topic of finding a research job outside of academia,
with Julia Wilkinson (researcher development careers consultant) as part of the panel.
Hugo Lambert (Mathematics) featured in a recent episode of the BBC Sky at Night programme
The Vice Chancellor Steve Smith was a co-signatory of a letter to the editor of The Times which
argued that the EU is a boon to UK science and innovation.
REGIONAL
Vice chancellor Steve Smith was interviewed on BBC 1 South West Spotlight concerning plans for
redundancies at the University. The plans were widely reported on regional media included Western
Daily Press, Express and Echo, Western Morning News and Congoo News (US), as well as in Times
Higher Education.
Vice Chancellor Steve Smith was quoted in The Exeter Daily cornering the CWTS Leiden scientific
performance ranking which placed the University sixth in the UK, eighth in Europe and top 40 in the
world.
Our press release about a significant grant for John Terry (Mathematics) for epilepsy research
featured in the Exeter Express and Echo and the Western Morning News
Josephine Paris (Biosciences) was interviewed on BBC Radio Cornwall and ITV News West Country
following our press release about the research she led which found that that human activity – the
impact of mining pollution on trout - can alter the genetic patterns of wild populations . The
research was also reported by Terra Daily.
Linda Long (Medical School) was interviewed on BBC Radio Cornwall about a collaboration with an
artist and composer to form a soundscape which makes up part of the new Invisible You. The Human
Microbiome exhibition at the Eden Project.
We issued a press release about Alice Spencer an English Literature student who won a national
competition for the best undergraduate essay on any aspect of the American experience from the
British Association for American Studies, this was covered in the Express and Echo.
Andrew Massey (Politics) had an article regarding the broader implications of the election for
Petersfield published in the Petersfield Post.
Following a press release, the ‘Landmark Travels – our past in a suitcase’ art project led by Garry
Tregidga (Cornish Studies) received coverage in the Journal Gazette (Launceston), Holsworthy Post,
and Cornish & Devon Post.
We issued a press release about Richard Toye's (History) participation in the Discovery Chanel's
programme Churchill and Me, this was covered in the Sunday Independent and Richard was
interviewed on BBC Radio Devon about his additional TV programme about Churchill on BBC2 –
Churchill: When Britain Said No.
ITV West Country reported on a new project involving Sarah Goldingay (Drama) and Paul Dieppe
(Medical School) called BREATH which uses extreme slow motion and close up filming techniques to
explore the external parts of the human body, which was part of the Eden Project’s launch of the
Invisible Me exhibition. Sarah was also interviewed on BBC Radio Devon.
OTHER
Western Morning News, and 4-traders.com quoted Matthew Witt (ESI/Biosciences) in a report
regarding the EU Horizon 2020 funded 'Penguin' energy project.
Our press release resulted in articles on EurekAlert!, phys.org, Science Newsline and Science Daily
arguing that ecosystem management that ignores 'taboo tradeoffs' is likely to fail. The articles
included quotes from Katrina Brown (ESI/Geography).
Our press release regarding research by Mark Goodwin (Mathematics) into how long range weather
forecasts and climate change projections could be significantly boosted by advances in our
understanding of the relationship between layers of the Earth's atmosphere featured in Phys.org,
Terra Daily, Satellite News, AZoCleanTech, Science Daily, Press-News.org, ScienceNewsline, and
NzHealthTec.com.
An article in Materials World about research into dealing with waste water from mining processes
included quotes from Chris Bryan (CSM/ESI).
Greenpeace quoted Reyes Tirado (Greenpeace Research Laboratories) in a press release concerning
ecological farming, prompting an article in beforeitsnews.com.
Following a press release, Nzhealthtec.com and technology.org quoted Sarah Goldingay (Drama) and
Paul Dieppe (Medical School) about a project using extreme slow motion and close up filming
techniques to explore the ageing human body.