“He has said he will stay and fight but it’s better to leave with dignity.” Should #KeirStarmer make way for #AndyBurnham, who has won the Makerfield by-election? Giving her take on this to BBC Three Counties' Liz Flower was #UON's Kate Ironside. ww.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002xbsx 🎙️1hr 43mins

Local companies will be in a prime position to enhance how they do #business during #FuellingInnovation Fortnight. See the story for more about the business growth campaign, 23 June – 2 July. www.northampton.ac.uk/news/fuelling-innovation-to-support-business-growth-during-county-wide-campaign/

Next month we have the honour of hosting Dr Alex Otti (OFR), Governor of Abia State in Nigeria who will deliver a keynote speech entitled 'Of Bridges and Walls: Finding Common Grounds, Rising Above Divisions' during our annual CARE Conference next month - bit.ly/4gh3ThM

“I was really surprised… by the severity and decisiveness of it.” The Government's ban on #socialmedia access for under-16s was announced this week. Dr Anthony Stepniak discussed the implications with BBC Northampton's Annabel Amos. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002xbkq 📻2hrs 21m

“It’s a book about books… about secrets coming to life.” @BBCNorthampton's Book Club book is #AnthonyHorowitz’s #MagpieMurders about the murder of a mysteries' writer. Reviewing it for presenter Annabel Amos was #UON’s Dr Phillippa Bennett. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002xblt (1hr and 22mins).

Lovely to see University of Northampton's Emeritus Professor Eunice Lumsden among excellent company. Congratulations to all social work professionals in the King's Birthday Honours list. #socialwork #socialworkers #kingsbirthdayhonours

#EarlyYears leaders had good news in the King's Birthday Honours, incl. Emeritus Professor Eunice Lumsden who is now an #OBE. See this Nursery Management Today article for more about the achievements of Prof. Lumsden and her peers. nmt-magazine.co.uk/early-years-sector-recognised-in-kings-honours/

A few reflections on a recent fieldtrip and the value of #fieldwork for #Geography and #EnvironmentalScience students. @uninorthampton.bsky.social #GeographyTeacher www.northampton.ac.uk/blog/festiva...

Discover how cutting-edge innovation is transforming health and social care and how UON projects are driving real-world impact through digital and technological change at Waterside Campus on Monday 29 June. See the booking link for more. bit.ly/4vlMn0z

Today I am hosting Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present @uninorthampton.bsky.social, sponsored by @britishacademy.bsky.social! Currently in session 1, North American Nostalgias. Follow this thread to read about the event. 🗃️#politicalnostalgias

This week's edition of In the news is ready to read. Recent media coverage about the University includes Director of Digital, Data and Transformation, Alexandra Vujcich, making Computing's list of Top 100 IT Leaders. northampton.ac.uk/news/in-the-...

Congratulations to Professor Eunice Lumsden who receives an OBE in the #KingsBirthdayHonours. Read our story for more about her career in child advocacy and welfare. www.northampton.ac.uk/news/kings-birthday-honour-for-university-of-northampton-academic/

A #medical #history brought to life project has entered a new realm of reality, with #GamesArt students Alistair and Elizia taking it to the third dimension. www.northampton.ac.uk/news/back-to-the-future-university-of-northampton-students-use-innovative-tech-to-walk-through-1778-infirmary/

"Seeing technology make a real, positive difference to the working lives of staff and the experience of students." Director of Digital, Data and Transformation, Alex Vujcich, is again in Computing's lost of Top 100 IT Leaders. 💻👏 www.computing.co.uk/profile/2026/it-leaders-2026/alexandra-vujcich

Sharing our love of fossils and geology today at the STEAM Northants event at Waterside campus @uninorthampton.bsky.social

From Monday 22 June to Friday 3 July, #FuellingInnovation Fortnight means a packed schedule of workshops, networking and more to boost business success. northants-chamber.co.uk/member-news/fuelling-innovation-returns-to-power-northamptonshires-next-wave-of-business-growth-this-june/

From next Thursday (18 June), the next generation of #artists, #designers, #performers and #creative professionals will showcase their work to the public this month as #UON hosts its annual Degree Show 🎨✏️🖼️ bit.ly/4x9dkWy

Members of our Children and Young People's Nursing team had no fear of heights on Saturday when they rappelled down the National Lift Tower for a good cause. They raised nearly £800 for The Spring Charity - well done Bally, Ben, Chrissie and Lucy! totalgiving.co.uk/mypage/uonsp...

The latest edition of In the news is now online. Last week's media coverage about University of Northampton includes @menysnoweballes.bsky.social writing in Times Higher Education about the use of #AI for #assessments. www.northampton.ac.uk/news/in-the-news-1-7-june-2026/

Good luck to intrepid members of our Children and Young People's Nursing team, who will abseil down the Northampton Lift Tower tomorrow to raise funds for The Spring Charity. For more and to add to the collection, see their Total Giving page. 🧗‍♀️ www.totalgiving.co.uk/mypage/uonspringcharityabseil

“With a #visualimpairment, this project has been very personal... while at #UON, I realised this could help lots of people." Great story about graduate David's AI smart glasses in the Midlands Gazette. midlandsgazette.com/business/northampton-graduate-develops-smart-glasses-visually-impaired/

News of the July Schools’ Inclusion Conference features in the Northamptonshire Telegraph. See the article for more and book to attend. #specialeducation #teaching www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/your-world/teachers-conference-will-focus-on-inclusion-for-special-educational-needs-students-8659688

One #Computing graduate from #UON has turned a deeply personal academic project into a groundbreaking startup, designing #SmartGlasses that could improve independence for millions of visually impaired people. bit.ly/4uRuwOY

This year’s Schools’ Inclusion Conference educators will explore how to create transformational learning experiences and outcomes for all special educational needs’ students. www.northampton.ac.uk/news/teachers-conference-will-focus-on-inclusion-for-special-educational-needs-students/

The latest In the news is up and online with a selection of recent coverage, including the signing last week of a new progression agreement between #UON and @northamptoncollege.bsky.social. northampton.ac.uk/news/in-the-news-18-31-may-2026/

Congrats to Postgraduate Researcher Hasan Alsararatee who has published a new book. 'The Advanced Practitioner in #Frailty and #EndofLife Care' brings together these two critical areas together for advanced practice. www.amazon.co.uk/Advanced-Practitioner-Frailty-Clinical-Practice/dp/1394415826

“If the people who helped my dad had simply recreated what they had seen on television, my dad wouldn’t be here today...” #UON student, Mackenzie Pengelly, has produced a final-year film focused on cardiac arrest response & public understanding of #CPR. bit.ly/4ubUlrW

Young people at @northamptoncollege.bsky.social have a better chance of getting a degree thanks to a new progression agreement with #UON. @aewilby.bsky.social www.northampton.ac.uk/news/new-agreement-opens-more-routes-into-university-for-northampton-college-students/

Well done to the teams behind creating and supporting a substance use harm reduction approach at #UON, including Associate Professor Dr Kimberley Hill and the Students' Union's Rosie Harvey. www.northampton.ac.uk/news/uon-receives-national-accreditation-for-student-health/

As Dementia Action Week continues, UON's Professor Jackie Parkes from the School of Nursing and Midwifery writes about why we need to take action and what she and fellow researchers are doing in response. bit.ly/4tSrBE5

With Dementia Week 2026 underway, UON's Dementia Research & Innovation Centre has annouced a new forum designed to harness the views and voices of people with dementia, their carers, loved ones, and relevant organisations supporting people with dementia - bit.ly/4dx2X5M

This week's media coverage includes: ✅Senior Lecturer in Media and Journalism Kate Ironside reacts to the Labour leadership challenge. ✅And after marches in London at the weekend, Professor Paul Jackson explores the history of the term 'far right.' bit.ly/4wxTqnS

A real privilege to visit SW USA for our international field trip this month, and to share the experience with such an enthusiastic group of students. #ChooseGeography #GeographyTeacher @uninorthampton.bsky.social

“If you were going to nominate a song to play for #KeirStarmer you’d choose It’s My Party (and I’ll Cry if I Want To).” Journalism lecturer Kate Ironside is keeping up with the #DowningStreet comings and goings and updated BBC Radio's Richard Williams. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002vsj0 📻1hr18m

School Tasking draws inspiration from the TV show Taskmaster, encouraging pupils to explore legal ideas through imaginative and often unconventional challenges. Read about how it's guiding young people into higher education - bit.ly/4tC2i9w

“With each twist and turn, it’s better than an episode of The Traitors.” It’s all go in Westminster with #KeirStarmer having stern words with ministers about their futures in government. @IronsideKate explained all to BBC Radio's John Dalziel. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002vscr📻16m30s

Today is #InternationalNursesDay, a time to celebrate this amazing profession! If you've been out of #nursing and want to go back to your roots, check out our website for more about the Return to Professional Practice course. www.northampton.ac.uk/courses/return-to-professional-practice/

#ShabanaMahmood has called on #KeirStarmer to set a timetable for leaving office following last week’s #LocalElections. This meant #UON Senior Lecturer in Media and Journalism Kate Ironside had a lot to unpack with the BBC's @adydayman.bsky.social bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 🗳️1hr 7mins

This week's media coverage round up is live, incl: ✅ Staff selected BBC Northampton's new Book Club book. ✅ Dr Charlotte Dann featured in an article about pregnant women losing social media followers. ✅ Gaduate Edna has boosted footie footfall. www.northampton.ac.uk/news/in-the-news-4-10-may-2026/

After #Labour lost seats at the recent #LocalElections, what's next for #KeirStarmer? Discussing this with ITV Anglia last night was Senior Lecturer in Journalism Kate Ironside (link expires 6:45pm tonight). www.itv.com/watch/news/catch-up-on-itv-news-anglia-west-from-monday-11th-may/hjpzn73

There's a free, online seminar from the Non-Traditional #Research Methods team - co-led by #UON - that will be held on Fri 5 June (1:45-3:45pm). The talks will cover commuter students and a book that explores dimensions of academic life. bit.ly/49AgIiW

#UON's Prof. Jane Murray has been adding her expert views to reports of research from @1001criticaldays.com into the time #babies spend at TV/computer screens. Here's the latest article, for @greatesthitsuk.bsky.social Northants. hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hit...

In this blog, Dr Helen Simmons looks at #familyhubs and what they need to best support #families with #babies and young #children. www.northampton.ac.uk/blog/how-university-of-northampton-can-help-babies-young-children-and-families-have-the-best-start/

At our recent #Graduation ceremonies we were proud to celebrate four new #honorands, including Rachel Mallows MBE DL, honoured for her outstanding contributions to our community and beyond. See our story for more. 🎓 @aewilby.bsky.social northampton.ac.uk/news/busines...

#UON researcher Dr Michael Daws is one of the guest speakers at the #Life, #Death and #Consciousness: What happens next? event at Chester Cathedral on 26 May. See the Chester Standard for more. www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/26080478.topics-debate-chester-cathedral-discussion/

“For people in Leicestershire these #elections are a spectator sport… you have a day off!” With the Greens and Reform expected to win big at tomorrow's #LocalElections, Kate Ironside summed up the politics to BBC Leicester's Ady Dayman. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002vk84 📻1hr38m

"This becomes particularly important when thinking about #neurodivergent children, whose ways of engaging with play may not always fit dominant expectations" Tereza Aidonopoulou-Read is a contributing author to a new academic book - Intro. to Play in Early Childhood. uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/in...

“It’s a relaxed, friendly evening where we hear about real #research… just bring a curious mind." Café Scientifique is Thu 14 May with Dr Louise Kirby, about #autistic people in the mental health system; she updated NLive Radio earlier. player.autopod.xyz/1295613 📻1hr and 31m.

A study shows that more than 70% of babies are exposed to screens and one in ten regularly falls asleep while using them. #UON academic Professor Jane Murray gives her expert advice to his BBC News article. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy82xg3dql0o

Great to see our Dr Charlotte Dann mentioned in this Marie Claire article about why people unfollow the social media accounts of women who post about being pregnant. www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/why-pre...