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University of Northampton waste expert joins Scotland’s fight against throwaway culture

A waste expert from the University of Northampton has joined a Scottish Government panel set…

11 May 2018

Waterside partners buddy up with local park group

Northampton-based volunteer group Buddies of Beckets (BOB) celebrated the installation of three eye-catching planters created…

23 March 2018

Could you save the planet – and get paid for doing it?

Global warming, pollution, plastics clogging up our oceans, wildlife facing extinction – environmental catastrophes seem…

30 January 2018

University helps secure National Lottery funding for £5m investment into Nene Valley

A five-year partnership to improve, develop, and celebrate the River Nene and its surrounds was…

10 November 2017

University launches Living Lab to help tackle sustainability issues in the local community

A project which connects researchers to members of the local community in a bid to…

31 October 2017

Glovely gesture by geography undergrads

Students at the University of Northampton are giving older people a helping hand to keep…

31 October 2017

Water harvesting expert jets in from India to pass on his knowledge to students

An expert in water conservation travelled more than 4,000 miles to the University of Northampton…

12 October 2017

UK’s massive food waste problem to be tackled

Every year the UK throws away 10 million tonnes of food – most heading for…

4 October 2017

‘I only came here for a stop-gap job’ – Tina hangs up her lab coat four decades later!

A much-loved University of Northampton employee retires this week after four decades’ service – after…

20 September 2017