A round up of mentions in the media of the University, our graduates, staff and students.
Researcher Dr Tash Bayes spoke with BBC Radio Northampton about the recent launch of the new Brain Health and Dementia Co-production Forum, which the University is a key partner. Tash was joined by local man Pete Middleton about his experience living with dementia. Listen again (starts at 1hr and 9mins for Tash and 1hr 40mins for Pete). The news was also covered by BBC Online.
Interim Vice Chancellor Becky Bradshaw is quoted in a Midlands Gazette article about the first cohort of Raffles College of Higher Education (Singapore) graduating with University of Northampton degrees.
Research from University of Northampton’s Sports Rehabilitation and Condition team, in conjunction with Therapod, has looked at decreasing the post-halftime slump soccer players experience. The news was reported by the AP Newswire and several US publications including Alabama Now.
The HistoryExtra podcast has launched a new series about historical conspiracy theories. The series opens with an episode investigating if Jack the Ripper was actually Queen Victoria’s grandson, Prince Albert Victor, featuring crime historian and UON head of school Drew Gray. The news is reported by Podcasting Today.
News that University courses including Dental Nursing, Marketing and Journalism received strong satisfaction ratings in the National Student Survey featured in the print edition of the Chronicle & Echo.
Dr Tanya Richardson research ‘toolkit’ for children’s communication and language development – Heart FM Bedford and Northampton (listen again links not available).
Nine UK universities – including UON- have joined hands with NGO Mosaik Education to offer remote postgraduate study opportunities to international students from countries affected by the UK government’s study visa pause, as reported by MSN UK News.