In the news: 16-22 January 2024

A round up of recent media coverage about the University, our graduates, staff and students.

Senior Lecturer in American Politics, David Waller, spoke to BBC Radio Northamptonshire and Three Counties about the recent US Presidential Inauguration, giving his views on the incoming Donald Trump administration. Listen again (starts at 1hr and 12mins).

Following President Trump’s series of Executive Orders, David was back on BBC Radio Northamptonshire to give his reaction. Listen again (starts at 1hr and 16mins).

Elon Musk, ‘X’ owner and part of Trump’s administration, gave a salute at the inauguration that mimicked those made by fascists. Professor Paul Jackson, an expert about the far right, gave his thoughts on this to France 24.

As the countdown continues toward the UCAS application deadline on 29 January, the Daily Mail published a ‘league table’ of what universities have to offer prospective students, including free laptops and bursaries at UON.

Advice from UON’s Director of Marketing and Student Recruitment James Seymour about what to do as the UCAS deadline gets nearer is reported by the Northants Telegraph.

The next Café  Scientifique talk will cover research about intuitive cues in social work, as reported by the Northants Telegraph.

Disabled adventurer Nick Wilson, who climbed Snowdon on an electric wheelchair, and entrepreneur Simon Cox, founder of NNBN business network, are the highlights of this week’s Open4Business on NLive Radio with UON Associate Professor Adrian Pryce. Listen again.

It’s week two of the UniConnect radio traineeship, with school and college students doing an hour of reporting on NLive Radio. Topics they spoke about include TikTok, time management, music, gaming and more. Listen again.

Northants Life reports on the forthcoming Northampton Film Festival, part of which takes place at the University.

The University’s role with a planned food and drink testing laboratory planned in Bedfordshire was referenced by BBC Online and several trade publications.