In the news: 8-14 December 2025

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

For the latest episode of BBC Radio 4’s Uncanny programme, a solicitor talks about moving into her new partner’s house and being blighted by inexplicable phenomena. One of the experts talking about what could have caused this was Associate Professor Dr Cal Cooper. Listen again.

Professor Paul Jackson, an expert on the far right, is quoted in an MSN article about activists harassing migrants in Calais.

Programme Leader for Games Design David Nicholls is quoted in a Chronicle & Echo article about games developers across England being invited to enter their games and prototypes into the Northampton Film Festival (NFF) 2026.

Former Visiting Professor of Nursing Dr Steve O’Brien spoke to BBC Radio Northamptonshire giving health advice about flu and urging people to get vaccinated. Listen again (starts at 1 hour).

Comments from Dr Drew Gray about Jack the Ripper and feature in several Asian publications.

Michael Maher has won the Best ECR Presentation Award at the 2025 British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference. His journey to academic success is reported by the Northampton Chronicle & Echo.