In the news: 20-26 October 2023

A roundup of mentions in the media of University of Northampton and our students staff.

Galway Bay FM mentioned the help the University’s Science and Leather teams have given to University of Galway researchers investigating honey bees (listen again link unavailable). This news also features on the Connacht Tribune website.

Journalism student Oziel Cabady joined the BBC 5 Live headlines review and discussed Storm Babet and how the media report extreme weather warnings and coverage of the weekend protests in London about the  Israel Gaza conflict. Listen again (starts at 3hrs and 43mins).

Later in the week it was the turn of student Jess McLaughlin to do the BBC 5 Live newspaper headlines revie. Jess focused on iPaper coverage of the continuing Israel/Gaza conflict. Listen again (starts at 3hrs and 36mins).

News about the ‘Fab Four’ of arts and creative practitioners joining the Heritage Accelerator project for Corby features on the Family History Zone website and the Northamptonshire Telegraph.

Journalism graduate Richard Smyth is up for two Birmingham Press Club awards, as reported by Hold the Front Page.

The Mid Bedfordshire by-elections were held last recently and summing up the action for BBC Radio 3 Counties was Senior Lecturer in Journalism Kate Ironside. Listen again (starts at 2hrs and 21mins). Kate was back on  the air with BBC 3 Counties discussing whether this victory – for Alistair Straitharn – means the public are being ‘won over’ by Labour. Listen again (starts at 2hrs and 8mins).

Wellingborough MP Peter Bone has been suspended for bullying and harassing a former aide. Kate returned to the airwaves to update BBC Northampton about what happens next, for instance whether and when there will be a by-election. Listen again (starts just after 2hrs and 8mins).

Northamptonshire membership organisation – NNBNLtd – has joined the Northampton Sustainability Accord, as reported by the Northampton Chronicle and Echo. The Accord recognises the significance of collective action in addressing shared sustainability challenges.

Visiting Professor of Sustainable Wastes Management commented in Sustainable Packaging News about the Governments Simple Recycling initiative to reduce confusion about and increase recycling.

Helen Miller, Assistant Director Enterprise and Employability, has joined the Northampton BID board, as reported by UK News Group. BID is tasked with making Northampton town centre a better place to work, live and visit.

For his Open4Buisness show on NLive Radio, Senior Lecturer in Strategy and International Business Adrian Pryce spoke with one of his recent graduates, continued his conversation with Northamptonshire Cllr. Miranda Wixon, and a special guest dialled in from Argentina to talk about international product sourcing. Listen again.