In the news: 27 October – 10 November 2025

With seven weeks till Christmas, Dr Kardi Somerfield, UON’s Deputy of Head Marketing & Hospitality Management, spoke to BBC Radio Northampton this morning as retailers and advertisers begin their festive campaigns. She comments on TV adverts, the tactics involved and this year’s themes and trends. Listen here (1hr and 42mins).

Senior Lecturer in Journalism Kate Ironside spoke to BBC Radio 3 Counties about the resignations of the BBC’s Director General and their Director of News, announced over the weekend, and what this means for the corporation. Listen here (starts at 2hrs and 7mins).

Journalism students recently scooped the Elections & Political Coverage of the Year prize at the 2025 Community Radio Awards held last week, as reported by Hold the Front Page.

Associate Professor Dr Patrice Seuwou writes for Times Higher Education about how universities are increasingly better supporting their neurodivergent students.

A busy few months for the University’s Centre for Health Sciences and Services (CHSS) is summed up in the Northamptonshire Telegraph. Their next Cafe Scientifique talk, about the stigma around single mothers and online dating, is this Thursday, 13 November.

The CHSS’ Dr Tracey Redwood also spoke with NLive Radio about the next Cafe Scientifique event. Listen again (starts from 1hr and 3mins).

Research about the benefits of becoming a military cadet, from the University’s Institute for Social Innovation and Impact, is reported in the Daily Express.

University research about the positive benefits community radio can bring to listeners is referenced in a RedTech article.

Northamptonshire South MP Sarah Bool dropped into Waterside Campus recently. She had a tour of our science labs and met with academics and students, including Neil Friedman who is studying for his PhD. This visit was reported by the Midlands Gazette.

Ahead of Halloween, Associate Professor Dr Cal Cooper spoke to local BBC Radio about hauntings and his involvement with parapsychology, including BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester. Listen again (starts at 1hr and 11mins).

Associate Professor Dr Declan Ryan was one of the interviewees with NLive Radio’s John Griff during the recent Northamptonshire Day. Declan spoke about the importance of the county’s green spaces and his research about this. Listen again (starts from 2hrs and 25mins).

Student Records Administrator Aimee Kruck is organising a barn dance to raise funds for Northampton Cat Protection, as reported by the Chronicle & Echo.

The University’s new Anatomage Table means Health Professions and Sports students have a 3d dissection and viewing platform to see the inner workings of the human body, as reported by the Midlands Gazette and Northamptonshire Telegraph.