WEEKLY MEDIA REPORT: 15 March 2015
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62 pieces of newspaper coverage of which 6 are from International publications, 7 pieces are
from National newspapers and 27 pieces are from Devon & Cornwall publications.
 17 pieces of broadcast coverage of which 2 are from National broadcasts and 11 are from
Devon & Cornwall broadcasts.
 95 pieces of on-line coverage of which 8 are International, 21 are National and 41 are from
Devon & Cornwall.
INTERNATIONAL
The Al Jazeera news channel filmed a report with Craig Williams (Sport and Health Sciences) about
his research involving Manchester United and Toshiba in a project to identify the effects of exercise
on young hearts.
Our press release on research by Lauren Brent (Psychology) and Darren Croft (Psychology) into the
crucial role postmenopausal female killer whales play in the survival of their kin continued to receive
coverage including articles in International New York Times, New Scientist, paradisi.de, Sudan Vision
Daily, The Buffalo News, and Nature.
Middle East Economic Digest and Arabian Business quoted Marc Valeri (IAIS) in an article examining
the political uncertainty in Oman as the current sultan has been in Germany receiving medical
treatment since July 2014.
An article on Aljazera.com arguing that the people in countries that were part of the 'Arab Spring'
now care more about order and security than political freedom included quotes from Omar Ashour
(IAIS). The article was reprinted by yahoo.com. Aljazeera also had Omar Ashour as part of a panel
discussing whether Egypt was ready for international investment.
An article on Huffingtonpost.com concerning how to make oneself happier referred to work by
Suzanne Richards (Medical School) and her team which found volunteering correlates with lower
instances of depression and reduces the risk of dying by 22 percent. The findings were also reported
in The Cornish Guardian
Rt.com and Before It's News quoted Victoria Basham (Strategy and Security) about the potential of
women to reach higher levels of command in the British military.
Khaleejtimes.com published an article by N. Janardhan (IAIS) about the chaotic situation in Libya.
The Wilbraham Times referred to research by Regan Early (Biosciences) and colleagues of the
assessment of native vs. non-native plant distribution in the continental United States which found
non-native plant species are much more widespread than natives.
ABC.net.au published an article by Johanna Harris (English) on the topic of the legitimacy of male
headship as a biblical concept.
NATIONAL
A Financial Times article regarding a spate of bombings targeting the Egyptian offices of
international mobile phone companies and other symbols of western commerce in advance of an
investment conference in the country included comment from Omar Ashour (IAIS).
The Financial Times published an article examining the claims that Beetroot can aid in better
exercise and lower hypertension which included quotes from Andrew Jones (Sport and Health
Sciences).
Our press release regarding research by Edze Westra (Environment and Sustainability Institute) and
colleagues which found that nature's inbuilt immune defence could protect industrial bacteria from
viruses prompted coverage in Sciencedaily.com, Phys.org, EurekAlert!, Press-News.org, and
ScienceNewsline.
James Screen (Mathematics) was quoted in a report in the Carbon Brief regarding research that
linked Arctic warming to intense summer heat waves in the northern hemisphere. He also featured
in reports in The Weather Channel, Environmental Guru, Science/AAAS – News, and Before It's News
BBC News , BBC Radio Devon, and ukwirednews.com quoted an unnamed spokesperson from the
Business School in a report regarding complaints from Economics undergraduates about poor
teaching and an exam paper which contained errors.
REGIONAL
We arranged for Richard Cochrane (Renewable Energy) to be interviewed for BBC South West's
Spotlight and on BBC Radio Devon in relation to claims that wind farms could generate lightning
storms.
Professor Stephen Eichhorn (Engineering) was featured on BBC Spotlight for his cellulose research,
and Fellow of the American Chemical Society’s Cellulose and Renewable Materials Division award.
Our press release announcing the publication of Rob Magnuson Smith's (English) new novel Scorper
prompted coverage in middevonstar.co.uk, thisisthewestcountry.co.uk, and on BBC Radio Cornwall.
The Western Morning News on Sunday quoted Angela Shore (Medical School) in a feature on health
research and development in the region. They cited research case studies by Medical School
academics Sian Ellard and Andrew Hattersley, and Katrina Wyatt and Jenny Lloyd.
Darryl Henderson (CSM) was interviewed for a West Briton article about the Wheal Roots 'Poldark'
mine in Cornwall.
Patrick Devine-Wright (Geography) was interviewed in the West Briton and had an article published
in The Guardian about his plans to run over 630 miles in under 14 days to raise funds for Wave
Project, the RNLI and the Devon Air Ambulance.
The Exeter Daily reported that Sian Ellard (Medical School) had secured a Royal Society Wolfson
Research Merit Award.
Sarah Flanagan (Medical School) was interviewed in the Western Morning News about her career
and research.
Adam Porter (Biosciences) was interviewed on BBC Radio Cumbria about the problems caused by
plastics in the sea.
OTHER
We released a press release concerning research by Nick Royle (Biosciences) and colleagues who
found males beetles that have more sex are more insecure. This prompted coverage in siasat.com,
Bignewsnetwork.com, yahoo.com, TopNews.in , MotherBoard, esciencenews.com , sciencedaily.com
, phys.org, Before It's News, Tech Times, Bangalore Mirror, I F**king Love Science,
mangalorean.com, and 15 other news outlets.
Current Archaeology covered the archaeological dig at Ipplepen which found skeletons at the
Romano-British settlement last July. The excavation was led by Danielle Wootton (Archaeology) who
was quoted in the article.
e! Science News, EnvironmentGuru.com and Phys.org quoted Ana Nuno (Biosciences) in a report
about research by her and colleagues which found successful environmental conservation needs to
focus on the negotiation process, not just the end target.
Fortune magazine referred to the Glass Cliff phenomenon documented by Michelle Ryan
(Psychology) and colleagues in an article about how executives deal with activist investors.