Reading in the news - Fri 3 May

Local elections: Dr Wang Leung (Kiwi) Ting (Politics and International Relations) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the local elections in England and Wales.

Food and farming:

• LADBible explains what the ‘e’ symbol on food packaging means using a webpage produced by the University of Reading’s Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences.

Culture and heritage:

• BBC News and Heart Radio Berkshire mention that the University of Reading will receive £3.3 million towards the funding of the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL). Kate Arnold Forster (Museums & Collections) is quoted. Read our news story.

Business and society:

• Andrew Binns and Dr Narendra Laljani (Henley Business School) will be starting a new executive education program at Henley Business School, according to Forbes.

• Dr Ruvi Ziegler writes to The Times’s Letters section about Labour’s asylum policies.
• Jewish News reports on a new group set up to tackle campus antisemitism, which is made up of 25 academics from universities including the University of Reading.

Other Coverage:

• India Education Diary reports on the University of Reading’s Celebration of Volunteering ceremony. Vice Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort is quoted. Read our news story.
• The University of Reading and Reading Students’ Union has been accredited as Voter Registration Champions, India Education Diary reports. Read our news story.