In the news: 1-14 May 2025

A round up of recent media coverage about the University, our graduates, staff and students.

Britain recently secured a trade deal with the US. Whether the wins that good and the negotiating skills of Keir Starmer and his team formed a discussion between Senior Lecturer in Journalism Kate Ironside and BBC Three Counties presenter Jonathan Vernon-Smith. Listen again (starts at 1hr and 37mins).

Primark has introduced a charge on its paper bags to reduce single-use waste. Visiting Professor of Sustainable Waste Management Margaret Bates commented on this in the Liverpool Echo.

For her latest Nursing Times blog, student Deborah Amu looks at how she learns from little mistakes and turns them into learning experiences to enhance her skills.

Fashion, Textiles and Footwear student Ishika Choudhary is one of only three UK students who have been shortlisted for the Drapers Student Footwear Designer of the Year, as reported by Love Business East Midlands.

For his latest Theatre Weekly review, Senior Lecturer in Acting and Drama Owain Rose critiques The Project at The Hope Theatre in London.

There are more than 160 extra mental health or learning disability nurses thanks to our partnership with St Andrew’s Healthcare, including Kieran and Patricia who graduated last Friday, as reported by the Chronicle & Echo.

Events Management students had to content with main stage fires, assaults on staff and crowd surges during a simulation exercise at Silverstone Circuit earlier this month, as reported by the Chronicle & Echo.

Health academic Dr Tracey Redwood is also a Karate black belt, like her husband, and now, all four of her sons. See the Chronicle & Echo for more.

The most visited green spaces in the town and surrounding areas were revealed thanks to research from UON’s Associate Professor Dr Declan Ryan, as mentioned by Heart FM Bedford and Northampton (listen again links not available).

The University is part of collaboration helping to educate families about making good, nutritious food and getting the most from their shopping budget, as reported by Heart FM Bedford and Northampton (listen again clips not available).

Young people from Northampton Academy were given a taste of a career in engineering and coding during a project with University of Northampton and global technology firm Cummins Power Systems, as reported by the Chronicle & Echo.

This week on Open4Business on NLive Radio with UON Associate Professor Adrian Pryce features a new presenter, UON Lecturer Sam Alexander and West Northants Innovation Manager Richard Beards who talks about the forthcoming Merged Futures 7 event. Listen again.