Reading in the news - Fri 4 Sep

El Niño: After the WMO made its latest El Niño prediction, Professors Liz Stephens, Steve Woolnough, Richard Allan, Andy Turner and Dr Akshay Deoras (all Meteorology) provided expert comment. Read it here: UN predicts 'supersized' El Nino coming

• Professor Steve Woolnough (Meteorology) was quoted on Metro’s front page story.
• Professor Liz Stephens (Meteorology, pictured) spoke to Sky News, Sky Radio and Channel 4 Fourcast.
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio 5.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire.

Heritage and culture:

• Research by Professor Mark Nixon (English Literature) on Samuel Beckett’s newly published German travel diaries received extensive coverage, including in Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, Kleine Zeitung, Theater der Zeit, Frankfurter Rundschau and others. From our story: Samuel Beckett’s Nazi Germany travel diaries revealed
• Dr Aleks Pluskowski (Archaeology) spoke to Gone Medieval about the 1410 Battle of Grunwald.

Food, farming and health:

• GMX reported on a study by Dr Maria Maiarú (Pharmacy) on how magic mushrooms that treat nerve pain, with comments featured by Web, NTV, RTL, GEN and others. From our story: Magic mushroom chemical cuts nerve pain and enhances drug
• Netmums mentioned Reading research into caring for afro hair.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Amanda Callaghan (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) was quoted by Science Media Centre on invasive mosquitos in the UK
• MO quoted Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) on the best weather for convertible car driving.
• PhD researcher Dorothy Heinrich (Meteorology) was quoted by China Daily on the links between climate change and recent Nepal floods. From our expert comment: Nepal's complex chain of flood hazards

Business and society:

• Macau Daily Times reported on the anniversary of the publication of the Wolfenden Report on 4 September 1957, led by then Vice-Chancellor Sir John Wolfenden, which recommended the decriminalisation of homosexuality.
• Dr Naeema Pasha (formerly Henley Business School) was quoted by Insurance Times about DEI backlash.
• Point of Order highlighted the work of the late Professor Alan Evans (Economics) in town planning.

Alumni:

• Business Matters profiled Helen Gammons, Henley Business School graduate and CEO of Creative Dynamics Rights Management.
• The Telegraph mentioned that Abubakar Alhaji, former Nigerian diplomat, studied at Reading.