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Who was ‘Jack the Ripper’? Have a duo from UON discovered the man behind the murders?

Despite the best efforts of detectives of the day, and many super sleuths since, ‘Jack…

10 June 2019

Fellowship for UON Historian

Dr Rachel Moss, Lecturer in History at the University of Northampton has been named as…

30 May 2019

Students help history to come alive

History students from the University of Northampton have been working with local and national heritage…

4 April 2019

Blog: Representing the Ripper: some lessons from Whitechapel and West Yorkshire

Dr Drew Gray, Subject Leader for History at the University of Northampton compares documentaries into…

4 April 2019

BLOG: Remembering Northampton’s most celebrated female politician

Friday 8 March is International Women’s Day and it is therefore a fitting occasion to…

8 March 2019

Blog: Perspectives of Holocaust Memorial Day

Dr Paul Jackson, Senior Lecturer in History and expert in far-right extremism at the University…

22 January 2019

New Head of the Graduate School appointed

The University of Northampton is pleased to announce Professor Matthew McCormack will take the helm…

6 December 2018

Public lectures lift the lid on Northampton’s leather heritage

This week, the University of Northampton co-hosted a series of public history events at the…

22 November 2018

A bewitching day at university for pupils from a Coventry school

From stake burnings to spiritualism, fact, fiction, and popular culture is full of references to…

15 November 2018