In the news: 1-7 March 2024

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

Tributes from across the county were paid to David Laing, Deputy Lieutenant and University of Northampton’s first Pro Chancellor, as reported by BBC Northampton, the Chronicle & Echo and Northamptonshire Telegraph. 

Graduates Usama and Zahra met at the University, then fell in love, married and had a baby all before they graduated. They’re now living in Zahra’s home country of Mauritius running their own podiatry clinic, as reported by the Chronicle and Echo.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the budget this week and Senior Lecturer in Journalism Kate Ironside shared her insights about it with BBC Radio Leicester’s Ady Dayman. Listen again (starts at 2hrs and 18mins).

For his latest All Things Business article, Associate Professor in Strategy & International Business Adrian Pryce writes about how business and health charities can work better together, particularly following the Covid pandemic.

In the build up to International Women’s Day 2024, UON’s Director of Estates and Campus Services Tracey Russell, student Ella Anaglate and Laura-Jane Rawlings MBE joined Adrian Pryce for his weekly Open4Business show on NLive Radio. Listen again.

Businessman and The Apprentice star Nick Hewer urged students to break the cycle of British exceptionalism and short-term thinking as he opened the University’s Business and Accounting Fest, as reported by the Northampton Chronicle & Echo.

Research from the University about cows form social bonds and friendships with other cows is referenced in Best Life Online.