In the news: 4 -10 September 2025

A roundup of recent media coverage about University of Northampton.

Angela Rayner resigned from her Government posts last Friday, following a scandal about her payment of Stamp Duty. Senior Lecturer in Journalism Kate Ironside was across several BBC news outlets giving her take on the latest political earthquake and what could happen next, including BBC 3 Counties (2hrs and 4mins) and BBC RN (2hrs and 9mins).

Professor Paul Jackson added his expert views about the far right to a Big Issue article about what the surge in recent flag flying means.

Sallek Yaks Musa, Lecturer in Criminology, writes for The Conversation about how to prevent the costs associated with Nigeria’s use of soldiers for civilian tasks. The article was published in other media, including All Africa and Modern Ghana.

Ahead of the Make a Difference Awards, Deputy Programme Lead for Culture Dr Anthony Stepniak spoke with BBC Northampton’s Annabel Amos about the role some of his students will play in the event as they will film the ceremony and interviewee the guests. Listen again (starts at 1hr and 10mins).

An article in The Spectator about the value of military cadet units for young people references research supporting that view, from the University’s institute for Social Innovation and Impact.

The Amazing Northampton Run is on Sunday 14 September and to keep runners on course for the finishing line, the University created a free Spotify playlist. The Chronicle & Echo report that members of the public can submit their favourite fitness tracks.

The next Café Scientifique research talk will be on Thursday 8 September, with Associate Professor Dr Declan Ryan covering why greenspaces are important for Northampton’s residents. This is reported by the Chronicle & Echo.

Last Sunday was the annual Northampton Music Festival and UON students and graduates took to the stage to entertain the crowds. This was trailed before the event reports by the Northants Telegraph.

This summer’s STEAM Northants event gets the thumbs up from the Chilled Foods Association, one of the organisations present to talk with young people about the possible career options in their sector.

Events to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of Northampton include, on 15-17 September, an exhibition of artefacts loaned by Northamptonshire Archives Service, as reported by BBC Online.