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Wildlife news

Student scientist tunes in to understand how traffic noise is changing birdsong in Northampton’s urban parks

They say ‘the early bird catches the worm’, which is true for one student at…

10 March 2026

Drawn to the light: University of Northampton student rediscovers local species of moth missing for nearly a century

History has been made by one student at the University of Northampton, whose research has…

30 January 2026

The Gold standard. Hedgehog Squad hits high mark for ‘hog happiness

The University of Northampton's (UON) ecological ethos got a boost this week for supporting one…

3 February 2023

In the news: 29 July-4 August 2022

A round up of mentions of our students, staff and the University in the media…

4 August 2022

Rare plants make a return thanks to Waterside campus

Plants previously thought extinct or rare in the county are making a return to the…

13 July 2022

Meet Waterside’s newest, spikiest residents

Waterside has two new, spiky residents following a hedgehog rehoming event held just before Christmas.…

12 January 2022

Keeping UON healthy and well

Students and staff at the University of Northampton (UON) have access to better health information,…

5 October 2021

Blog: The Virtual Noah’s Ark

Yesterday, The Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge committed to decoding and recording the DNA of…

2 November 2018

Habitat creation helps bird species to increase at Northampton’s new university campus

The provision of new wildlife habitats at the University of Northampton’s new campus has helped…

3 September 2018