In the news: 5-11 January 2026

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

A major new BBC One series started last week, with historian Dr Lucy Worsley investigating infamous Victorian murders. One of the experts offering their insights is UON’s Dr Drew Gray, Head of School – Culture & Creative Industries and an expert on Jack the Ripper. Watch again.

The University paid tribute to renowned anti-fascist campaigner and UON Honorary Doctor, Gerry Gable, who sadly passed away on 3 January 2026. The news is reported by ITV Anglia News (watch again link has expired) the Northamptonshire Telegraph.

Associate Professor Dr Tracey Redwood features in an All Things Business article about how the menopause can impacting business and the ways employers can address this.

Dr Redwood was also one of the guests on the first Open4Business on NLive Radio of 2026. University of Northampton’s Associate Professor Adrian Pryce is back in the host’s chair and also interviewed poet Quinton Green, founder and CEO of Northampton-based MMAP Pathways CIC about his work with disadvantaged young people, UON’s Dr Louise Reader and her daughter Emily and Father Oliver Coss, Rector of All Saints Church in Northampton gives his blessing for the year ahead. Listen again.

The next Café Scientifique research discussion will be a double bill, with two academics talking about their investigations into eccentric exercises and single mothers and the stigma of online dating. The event features in the Northamptonshire Telegraph.

Midwifery graduate Hauwa Hamza won a national Midwife of the Year at the first ever British Muslim Health Awards for “compassion, integrity, and service”, as reported by the Northampton Chronicle & Echo.

The University’s Student Futures team supported the recent Christmas presents appeal from charity The Lewis Foundation and they appeared in the Northampton Chronicle & Echo (print version only).

The University hosting a Deposit Return Scheme for recycling items such as bottles and cans has put the town “ahead of the curve” nationally, as reported in a Chronicle & Echo article (print version only).