In the news: 8-14 March 2024

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

In the Radio 5 Live ‘headlines hotseat’ with presenter Dotun Adebayo this week was UON Journalism student Ben Grundy. The news Ben chose to analyse included a Daily Mirror story about the edited photo of the Princess of Wales that has captured media interest across the globe. Listen again (3hrs and 44mins).

Exhibition News reports on a new research project from our Events, Tourism and Hospitality team exploring how critical decisions are made under pressure during events.

Talking about this year’s Budget and its impact on families on BBC 3 Counties radio was Senior Lecturer in Journalism and former Westminster correspondent Kate Ironside. Listen again (starts at 1hr 38mins).

Members of the University are working with seven Northants schools to help them organise end of year parties, proms and charity events as a means to promote working on the sector, as reported by About My Area and BNN Breaking News.

Business graduate When Hein (Ray) Oo’s story about overcoming political persecution in his native Burma and now winning a British Council award is reported by About My Area.

As the University of Northampton prepares to launch a new BSc in Sustainable Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Andrew Gough and Al-Amin Dabo step in to host a special edition of Open4Business on NLive Radio and speak to industry leaders about the forces shaping logistics globally, nationally and in Northamptonshire. Listen again.