In the news: 7-20 June 2024

A round up of mentions in the media of the University, our staff and students.

Sciences student Georgie Brayshaw will make her Olympics debut in Paris this year in the women’s quadruple sculls. She features in a Daily Telegraph round up of GB talent.

The University hosted its first hate crime reduction conference this week, an event reported by Heart FM Northampton (listen again links not available).

A recent poll found that the Reform party is ahead of the Conservatives. Senior Lecturer in Journalism Kate Ironside gave her thoughts on the reasons behind this uptick in support to BBC Radio Three Counties. Listen again (starts at 2hrs 9mins).

Last week, we held our annual showcase for schools of science, technology, engineering, arts and maths – STEAM Northants – welcoming around 3,000 visitors to Waterside. The day was reported by BBC Online.

The sixth annual Merged Futures conference showcased the innovation within local businesses and at the University of Northampton last week proved to be the biggest yet, as reported by the Northampton Chronicle & Echo.

The University has been placed in the top 100 global Higher Education Institutions in the Times Higher Education’s Impact Rankings, as reported by the Northampton Chronicle & Echo.

Researchers are looking for educators and academics to evaluate the Our Class resources – co-created by University of Northampton – that help children make friends, as reported by the Northants Telegraph.

A Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University, leather company BSF Enterprises and 3D Bio-Tissues is reported by the Business Live website.