In the news: 15-21 December 2023

A selection of recent mentions in the media of University of Northampton, our students and staff.

Dr Cleo Cameron, Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice Studies (pictured) spoke to ITV Anglia News about cybersecurity following an uptick in phoney Facebook Marketplace adverts (watch again link has expired).

A Horse & Hound article about students who juggle their studies with keeping equines hears from UON graduate Penny Baker.

Senior Lecturer in Acting & Drama Owain Rose awards five stars to the circus show The Ruckus: Everyone’s Invited in his Theatre Weekly review.

Wellingborough MP Peter Bone lost his seat following a recall petition. Senior Lecturer in Journalism Kate Ironside spoke to BBC Radio Northampton about what will happen next.

Mental Health Nursing student Chioma Vivian Ezunu is a guest blogger for the Nursing Times. Her story is reported by the Northampton Chronicle and Echo. Chioma also spoke to NLive Radio about this opportunity (starts at 1hr and 10mins).

Dr Declan Ryan, Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology, spoke about the launch of a new website for the town’s Activity Quarter to the Northampton Chronicle and Echo.

NLive Radio’s Christmas presents appeal has already generated more than 1,100 donations, as reported by the Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce.

For the last of the Open4Business NLive Radio shows, UON’s Adrian Pryce invited guests who discussed the return of Business Times after the Covid lockdowns, and Station Manager Martin Steers reviewed a year of community news.