In the News: 26 July-1 August 2019

This week’s round-up of University of Northampton stories covered by the media.

Dr Joanna Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, was a guest on BBC Radio Northampton’s Helen Blaby show on Monday. Dr Wright was talking about Earth Overshoot Day, which marks the moment when we will have used more from nature than our planet can renew in the whole year (starts 1h 13m).

“We’re in a climate emergency and recycling is something we can all do with very little effort” – Margaret Bates, Professor of Sustainable Wastes Management, told BBC Radio 2’s Vanessa Feltz how we can all take easy, significant, steps to help our planet (starts 1h 14m).

Our Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Kate Ironside, explained the likely implications of a no deal Brexit to BBC Radio Northampton listeners on Monday (starts 1h 13m).

Kate was also on BBC Radio West Midlands on Wednesday evening, where she reviewed the first week of Boris Johnson’s premiership (starts 1h 50m).

Creative Writing graduate Thomas Whitehouse joined John Griff on BBC Radio Northampton to review the Sunday papers (starts 1h 52m).

Nursery World covered the appointment of our Head of Early Years, Dr Eunice Lumsden, to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s Education and Childcare route panel.

The Chronicle & Echo covered the news that Angela Hillery, Chief Executive of Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Northampton.