A round up of recent media coverage over the past two weeks.
Sky History has a new series all about the mysterious and unexplained – Britain’s X-Files. One of the contributors is UON Associate Professor Dr Cal Cooper and, in episode two, he talks about World War One visions of the ‘Angel of Mons’ and premonitions of the Aberfan disaster. You can watch Cal’s first programme (episode 2) on Amazon.
Creative subjects’ students Brooke Pratt and Mackenzie Pengelly were up early the day after the recent BAFTAs. They chatted with BBC Radio Northampton’s Annabel Amos about the winners and how their courses are going, joined by academic Dr Anthony Stepniak SFHEA. Listen here (starts at 1hr and 53mins).
Clare Drakeley, Senior Lecturer in Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management, blogs for Event Planner News about why research skills are useful in the sector.
The Centre for Education Research is hosting a series of online talks from University experts about challenges and opportunities raised by the findings of the Government’s National Curriculum and Assessment Review, as reported by MSN News.
The University is also a key part of another series of talks – TEDx – and the Daventry Express (print version only) report on the agenda and three UON staff – Nick Allen, Simon Sneddon and Rebecca Steers – who are part of the team.
Environmental Science student, Tom Haddon, has recorded the first-ever sighting of a rare ‘wrinkled peach’ fungus within Northamptonshire – a species listed as vulnerable to extinction on the global International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List – as reported by BBC Radio Northampton, Greatest Hits Radio and Yahoo! News UK.
The University’ employment strategy, embedded throughout the student experience, has seen the institution shortlisted by TargetJobs for a national award, as reported by the Midlands Gazette and Heart FM Bedford and Northampton (listen again links not available).
Fashion students will bring a creative edge to Northampton Town Football Club after being invited to design concepts for the club’s future kits and retail collections, as reported by the Midlands Gazette.
Education student Harry Borg’s comments about his overseas placement – arranged through the Turing Scheme – feature in the Chronicle & Echo.
Harry’s Primary Education peer Millie Gaskin also took advantage of a Turing Scheme placement and her story about the benefits of this features in the Chronicle & Echo.
Sociology at the University celebrates 50 years this year and the man who started it all back in the mid 70’s – Emeritus Professor Andrew Pilkington – looks back on half a century of critical thinking, reported by the Midlands Gazette.
More than 50 young people from across the county came to the University of Northampton to shape the future of youth provision in the county. The ‘Seen & Heard’ event, part of the national Youth Strategy programme, was reported by the Chronicle & Echo.
Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Dr Kardi Somerfield, has been part of a project planting trees at St. Giles church in town, an initiative supported by University of Northampton’s Estates team and reported by the Chronicle & Echo.
ITV Anglia News reported that Acting students are taking part in the Top Gs Like Me show at Royal & Derngate (watch again link not available); a review also features in the Guardian.