A round up of media mentions of University of Northampton, our graduates, staff and students.
Shopping malls are reinventing themselves to keep up with the competition from online retailers and retailer vacancy rates. One of the experts who spoke with the BBC about this is Dr Kardi Somerfield, Senior Lecturer in Marketing. Kardi also appeared on BBC Radio Northamptonshire and BBC Three Counties. Listen here (starts at 1r and 10mins).
The University’s Centre for Sustainable Business Practices will launch FreshPPact 2.0, an initiative to help solve some of the biggest sustainability challenges facing businesses. The news is reported in several publications, including the Southern Gazette.
The University is preparing to launch its next Help to Grow Northamptonshire cohort in November, giving small and medium enterprise leaders across the county access to a 12-week programme focused on leadership, productivity and business growth. The news is reported by the Business Times and Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce.
Professor Jackson’s comments about dragon flags in County Duram and if they are also linked to the far right feature in several news articles, including BBC Online.
The University is supporting a new series of webinars in collaboration with The International Journal of Birth and Parent Education (IJBPE) and powered by the 1001 Critical Days Foundation. The first – about families in the AI and digital technology age – will be on Thursday 27 October and features in the Northampton Chronicle & Echo.
Graduate Michelle Carlos has started a new business of hair and beauty products dispensing machines, with the first located in Waterside Campus, as reported by the Northampton Chronicle & Echo.
Psychology student Daniel Freeman is preparing for an epic ‘run to his roots’ (Sierra Leone) for charity Street Child. The news is reported by the Northampton Chronicle & Echo.
Business leaders across the county have been urged to sign up for the University’s upcoming Help to Grow: Management programme, with places available on the next cohort starting in November, as reported by the Northamptonshire Telegraph.