In the news: 11-17 Dec 2020

Families in the UK will benefit from a new tool that therapists can use to help address complex issues, thanks to an idea from University of Northampton academics Elisa Gusmini and Ferdinando Salamino. The news was covered by Northampton Life.

BBC Radio Northampton’s Wayne Bavin interviewed our student nurse, Helen Morgan, about her NHS ambassador role, which will see her promote learning disability nursing (starts 1h 45m).

Helen was also featured on the Northampton Life website.

Our resident health expert, Dr Steve O’Brien, was on BBC Radio Northampton, on Tuesday, for his weekly chat about coronavirus with presenter Annabel Amos (clips at 1h 13m; 1h 43m; 2h 19m and 2h 50m).

NLive Radio’s Open 4 Business show, hosted by Adrian Pryce saw movers and shakers from the business community talk Christmas, Hanukkah, shoes and leather.

BBC Radio Leicester listeners heard from our Westminster expert, Kate Ironside, on Monday, when she was invited on air to talk about the latest Brexit news (starts 2h 26m).

Kate was also on BBC 3 Counties Radio, on Friday, talking about the threat of a no deal Brexit (starts 2h 12m).

Our Illustration students have teamed up with Northampton Filmhouse to create some fantastic festive film mash ups. The project has been featured by the BBC News website, BBC Look East (clip unavailable), Northampton Life, Chronicle & Echo and NLive Radio.

The Chronicle & Echo carried the news that a sports show on our NLive Radio station has won an industry award.

On Friday, ITV Central News reported our Engine Shed building at Waterside Campus had won a railway heritage award (clip unavailable).