In the news: 13-19 May 2022

History Lecturer, Matthew McCormack, spoke to BBC Radio Northampton about his robot tweet that went viral. The story has also gone around the world, having been picked up by various news websites, including the BBC News site.

Computing student, Dav Yadav, has enjoyed a successful period with F1 constructor Mercedes, as reported by In Your Area and Northants Live.

Textiles student, Molly Barchard, turned unwanted Tinder messages into a fashion collection, as reported by Northants Live and the Chronicle & Echo.

Molly also spoke to BBC Radio Northampton about her project (starts 1h 16m).

Our Westminster expert, Kate Ironside, spoke to BBC Radio Northampton about the latest Partygate goings on at Number 10 (starts 2h 26m).

The Bedford Independent reported on NLive Radio Station Manager, Martin Steers, providing evidence to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee as it investigated the sustainability of local journalism.

Our student, Maddison-Vale Ellson, spoke to Heart radio about her mission to help those affected by the war in Ukraine (clip unavailable). Her story was also covered by Northants Live, Northampton Life and the Chronicle & Echo.

Dr Cal Cooper was on Talk Radio talking about recent work to standardise the wording about near-death experiences and research methodology (clip unavailable).