In the news: 7-13 July 2023

A roundup of some of the recent mentions in the media of our students, staff and the University.

Braintree Council is introducing a new garden waste bin charge, but some local councillors are upset about how it has been announced. Senior Lecturer in Journalism Kate Ironside spoke to BBC Radio Essex about the rules around what can and can’t be said in the run up to elections. Listen again (starts at 3hrs and 20mins).

The BBC was top of the news agenda following allegations that a senior presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos. Kate Ironside gave her opinion on how the corporation is handling its latest crisis with BBC Radio Ulster’s William Crawley. Listen again (starts at 4mins).

With later claims that allegations made by the young person’s parents are “rubbish” Journalism student Abbie Hurst discussed the news with 5 Live’s Dotun Adebayo. Listen again (starts at 3hrs and 38mins).

As the scandal continued to unfold, Kate was in demand across the BBC local radio network and gave a Thursday morning update to BBC 3 Counties. Listen again (clip expired).

Fashion student Amalia-Adela Samoila has won the prestigious Worshipful Company of Glovers of London design competition, as reported by the Chronicle and Echo.

The University’s first parkrun featured in the Chronicle and Echo.

Last week saw the launch of Threads, a new social media platform touted as a rival to Twitter. Senior Lecturer in Psychology Dr Charlotte Dann joined a panel on BBC Radio Northampton talking about its positives and negatives. Listen again (starts at 13mins).

UON Research Assistant Natasha Bayes has had a broad and interesting career. She spoke about young onset dementia and research into children’s healthy eating and holiday clubs with BBC Northampton’s Daisie-Belle Downer. Listen again (starts at 1hr and 33mins).

With concerns about new warehouse developments around Towcester and Thrapston, Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Al-Amin Dabo gave his expert opinion to BBC Radio Northampton (listen again link not available).