In the news: 24-30 September 2021

Our health expert, Dr Steve O’Brien, was on BBC Radio Northampton on Tuesday morning, for his regular chat about coronavirus (clip unavailable).

Steve, pictured, was also quoted in a BBC online article about the rise in Covid cases in Kettering and Corby.

Northamptonshire Chamber covered the story about a school pupil who scooped a UON competition prize.

Brendan Sheppard, Senior Lecturer in Media Production, appeared as a contestant on BBC One’s hit gameshow Pointless, on Friday and Monday.

Brendan also spoke about his appearance during his weekly TV review on BBC Radio Northampton (clip unavailable).

Our new Dean of the Faculty of Business & Law, Karen Jones, was a guest on NLive Radio show, Open 4 Business.

Our intrepid graduate, Tony Giles, was interviewed by a Danish journalist about backpacking around the world blind – use Google Translate for English version.

Graduate John Waldon is on the judging panel for the Student Nursing Times Awards, as reported by London News Today (link unavailable).