WEEKLY MEDIA REPORT: 19 April 2015
Please see a summary of media coverage for this week which lists 310 pieces of coverage comprising
of:
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96 pieces of newspaper coverage of which 5 are from International publications, 17 pieces
are from National newspapers and 43 pieces are from Devon & Cornwall publications.
61 pieces of broadcast coverage of which 12 are from National broadcasts and 15 are from
Devon & Cornwall broadcasts.
153 pieces of on-line coverage of which 19 are International, 63 are National and 36 are from
Devon & Cornwall.
INTERNATIONAL
Stephen Simpson (Biosciences) was quoted in The Washington Post, The Times Of India, Star
(Malaysia), Straits Times (Singapore), China Shandong Network and MSN Japan following our press
release warning that popular North sea fish such as haddock and plaice and lemon sole will become
less common on our menus as their the habitat becomes constrained by warming seas. The reports
suggested that the public must broaden their palates if they want to support the British fishing
industry. The story was also reported by Tianshui wide network, Fujian Radio, Film and Television
Group China, Sin Chew Daily China, Sina News China, Pacific Daily News China, Irish Examiner,
irishmirror.ie, The Irish Examiner, Breakingnews.ie, Hngn.com, Bignewsnetwork, redorbit.com, and
107 other publications.
PBS TV News, Malta interviewed Dionisius A. Agius (IAIS) and team about the Magic, Malta and
Muslim during the inquisition of 1605 research project.
Watoday.com.au, smh.com.au, TheAge.com.au, canberratimes.com.au, Brisbane Times and several
other Australian papers published articles concerning who will succeed the Sultan of Oman which
included a quote from Marc Valeri (IAIS).
Japantimes.co.jp, The Himalayan Times, and Inquirer.net published an article by Omar Ashour (IAIS)
regarding some Arab countries move to establish a joint military force.
The National (UAE) quoted Tim Lenton (Geography) in an article concerning research into rocks in
the UAE which helped solve the mystery of a mass extinction event 252 million years ago.
Aljazeera.com included Omar Ashour (IAIS) on a panel discussion regarding how Egypt might resolve
its fight against armed groups in the Sinai Peninsula and address accusations of marginalisation.
The Khaleej Times published an article by N. Janardhan (IAIS) on the topic of Hormuz and the war
raging in Yemen.
Telegraphindia.com quoted Vike Plock (English) following a press release we issued about the Agatha
Christie's business letters held in Special Collections.
NATIONAL
Stephen Simpson (Biosciences) was interviewed for BBC1 Breakfast television, BBC Radio Scotland,
BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today, BBC Radio Humberside, BBC Radio Derby, BBC Radio Newcastle, BBC
Radio Guernsey and BBC Radio Sheffield following our press release warning that popular North sea
fish such as haddock and plaice and lemon sole will become less common on our menus as their the
habitat becomes constrained by warming seas. The reports suggested that the public must broaden
their palates if they want to support the British fishing industry. The story was also reported by The
Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, The Independent, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Independent i, Daily
Record, Evening Express, The Scotsman, Grimsby Telegraph, The Herald, scotsman.com,
britainnews.net, msn.com/en-gb, Express and Echo, Western Daily Press, East Anglian Daily Times,
Whitby Gazette, Evening Chronicle, Shropshire Star, City A.M. and the Northern Echo.
BBC Radio4's Money Box interviewed Rob Merkin (Law) about insurance law.
The Times Higher Education Supplement reported that Thomas Richards (Biosciences) had been
awarded a Philip Leverhume Prize of £100,000 for his research into evolutionary genomics of
cukaryotic cellular complexity and microbial diversity.
Sky News interviewed Emma El-Badawy (IAIS) about the arrest of terrorists in Australia.
BBC Radio4's All in the Mind interviewed Rachel Handley (Psychology) about her first job which was
to treat people for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and travel phobia after the 2005 London
bombings.
REGIONAL
Louise Rutterford (Biosciences) was interviewed on BBC Spotlight television and on BBC Radio
Cornwall following our press release warning that popular North sea fish such as haddock and plaice
and lemon sole will become less common on our menus as their the habitat becomes constrained by
warming seas. The reports suggested that the public must broaden their palates if they want to
support the British fishing industry.
We issued a press release about Agatha Christie’s business correspondence, ITV and BBC Radio
Devon interviewed Vike Plock (English) about the letters held in Special Collections. This was covered
in Money Week, Western Daily Press, Western Morning News, Sunday Independent, 24 Seven News,
and the Express and Echo.
Rob Freathy (Education) was interviewed on BBC Radio Devon about a drive to recruit Religious
Education teachers.
Roger Burke (CSM) was interviewed on BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire about the dangers that
miners faced in the 1950s.
Matthew Witt (ESI/Biosciences) was quoted in the Daily Mail, Daily Express, This is Cornwall, The
Cornish Man, West Briton, piratefm and Cornish Guardian reports in regards to swarms of jellyfish
around Cornish shores.
Joah Madden (Psychology) was quoted in a Western Morning News report regarding the opening for
a PhD student to carry out research into pheasants and how they forage and move around the
countryside after release.
Tim Lenton (Geography) was quoted in an Express and Echo report regarding research he
collaborated on which found levels of CO2 are three times higher today than they were during a
mass extinction 250 million years ago.
Joanne Parker's (English) book Britanna Obscura: Mapping Hidden Britain was reviewed in Cornwall
Today.
Stuart Long (Institute of Health Research, Medical School) was quoted in an Express and Echo report
regarding a series of open lectures being held.
OTHER
Phys.org, EnvironmentGuru.com, e! Science News, Inside Science, and Myinforms quoted Martin
Steven's (Biosciences) opinion of research which found that shimmery insects are more difficult for
birds to catch.
Capitalbay.com quoted Claire Belcher (Geography) about research she collaborated on which
studied the Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago and found the heat near the impact site
in Mexico was not intense enough to ignite plant material.
Making Money quoted Craig Knight (Psychology) in an article about bringing nature into the office,
as did marketingland.com in a report about how to keep employees happy and productive, and Las
Vegas Review-Journal for a report on the topic of how a person can find happiness through family,
faith and friends.
Simon Court (Sport and Recreation) was quoted in a Work Out article regarding the planned sports
centre at the Penryn campus.
Vilaweb.cat interviewed Ian Alcock (European Centre for Environment and Human Health) about the
mental health benefits of access to green spaces.
Huntinginsider.com published an interview with Martin Stevens (Biosciences) about the evolution of
camouflage.