In the news: 21-27 August 2025

A roundup of media coverage about the University, our graduates, staff and students.

Professor Paul Jackson is one of the experts giving their thoughts to The Guardian about how the far right is being emboldened by the recent decision to remove migrants from The Bell hotel in Epping.

Adrian Warner, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, wrote a letter to The Guardian in response to an earlier article by Simon Jenkins about how he feels young people face a university experience that doesn’t prepare them for real life. Adrian challenges Simon to visit University of Northampton to see how much more prepared its Journalism students are than when Simon started in the profession.

Kate Ironside, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, spoke to BBC Radio 3 Counties about how well, or not well, Nigel Farage is doing as a political leader. Listen again (starts at 1hr and 32mins).

Associate Professor Dr Patrice Seuwou’s latest Times Higher Education article covers his five, suggested strategies to help higher education institutions deliver equitable, high-quality digital learning for global students.

Chocolate milk, according to UON PhD student (Sports Science) Matt Carpenter, is great for recovering from fatigue and improving performance, as reported by Esquire Japan.

Nine Journalism students will report on the Women’s Rugby World Cup and comments from two of them feature in the Business Times for the county and the Northamptonshire Telegraph.

The University’s Director of IT Services Alex Vujcich is on Computing’s list of the most influential IT leaders in the UK in 2025. She’s profiled in this article.

David Nicholls, Programme Lead for games subjects at the University, is quoted in a Yahoo! UK and Ireland News article about a new gaming competition coming up.

One of the workshops for local businesses to boost their economic success – part of the Fuelling Innovation campaign which the University is a key part of – will be ‘Mastering the art of becoming investment ready’ on Tuesday 16 September from 10am-12pm, as reported by the Northants Chamber.