In the news: 24-31 July 2025

A round up of recent media coverage about the University, our staff, students and graduates.

UON’s Catherine Mitsaki, Dr Emel Thomas, and Dr Qian Zhang were cited in a story in Advance HE entitled – From language barrier to linguistic resource: reframing multilingualism in HE.

Visiting Professor Richard Peters was the keynote speaker Elevcon 2025 in Lisbon which was a  meeting point for professionals and innovators in the vertical transport sector, as reported in Interempresas.

A report in the Northampton Chronicle & Echo highlights the role of the University in the recent Picnic in the Park event in Pattishall and that the organisers (Pattishall Events CIC) are the Northamptonshire Community Foundation’s Community Hero of the Week.

The UON Criminal Justice team were highlighted in a an article in the Northampton Chronicle & Echo about their collaboration with one of the world’s leading experts on organised crime and terrorism.

Paul Jackson, Professor in the History of Radicalism & Extremism was interviewed by the Nippon News Network about the rise of the far right in Europe and the implications for Japan.