In the news: 2-8 August 2024

A round up of mentions in the media of the University, our staff and students.

Following protests and riots across England, Professor Paul Jackson, an expert on radicalisation and the far right, was in demand with the media.

Paul spoke with Times Radio, LBC Radio and to publications at home and abroad, including the Financial Times and the New York Times and added his thoughts to a The Week article about whether the English Defence League still exists.

Listen to his LBC Radio interview (expired).
Listen to his Times Radio interview.

UON graduate Leon McAnally has a new book out about so-called ‘dark tourism’, such as tours of graveyards and crypts, as reported by BBC Online Northamptonshire.

Leaving everything you’ve ever known for higher education abroad is a noble feat, as Associate Professor Dr Patrice Seuwou says in an article for Times Higher Education.

The Northamptonshire Innovation Ecosystem Report that examines the economic strengths and weaknesses in the county features on the Startups website and in the Northampton Chronicle & Echo.

Business Management and Marketing graduate Cami Sophia is also a TikTok sensation and Instagram influencer Cami Sophia. She’s now running two Pilates workouts in a converted chapel in the county, as reported by the Northamptonshire Telegraph.

The University’s Service Users and Carers Group supports the development of some of our health and social work degrees and features in the Northampton Chronicle & Echo.

The routes for the final leg of the Men’s Tour of Britain have been announced; competitors will cycle around areas in West Northamptonshire, including Waterside campus, as announced by British Cycling and BBC Online Northamptonshire.