University of Northampton Podcasts

Small support measures/big impact. Cost of Living Taskforce members talk about helping students in need

From our campus food pantry, free breakfasts and sanitary products and a travel bursary, Project Manager Emma Stone, Katy Bradshaw from our Financial Guidance team, and Senior Student Communications Officer Emily Shears, explain what they do…

“It’s not just about washing people’s bums!” – an Adult Nurse gives her take on the profession

Win Hughes, Senior Lecturer in Advanced Nursing, talks about how a random conversation at a party inspired her to go into the nursing profession, why she feels it is rightly one of the most trusted of professions, issues and challenges at pl…

Research Spotlight...with Dr Anthony Stepniak

Dr Anthony Stepniak discusses his PhD research, titled: "It's Time to Give this Wretched World the Queen it Deserves: Critically Tracking the Evolution of the Wicked Queen in Contemporary Narratives (1997-2017)".<…

The Golden Threads #1: Making connections

Dr Emel Thomas – in conversation with her Childhood, Youth and Families colleagues Dr Helen Simmons and Robin Sturman-Coombs - reflects on her career journey to being an education academic at University of Northampton in the first of their ‘…

Training recommended to maintain the safe spaces provide by LGBTQ+ venues.

As alternative ways of living become increasingly mainstream, how can LGBTQ+ venues maintain their status as safe spaces while still being welcoming to everyone. Claire Leer, UON's Senior Lecturer in Events Managem…

CPD Saturdays

Gail Forrester-Gale, Associate Dean in the Faculty of Health, Education and Society, talks about an event on Saturday 29 June geared towards continuous professional development. CPD Saturdays is a new initiative to support…

World Book Day: The Books That Made Us

A number of academics and staff at the University of Northampton answer the question: 'What were the book(s) which 'made you'?

An educational revolution. Placing special educational needs and inclusion at the heart of mainstream teaching and learning.

The Accessible Learning Foundation was launched in September last year by former Health Secretary Matt Hancock to support individuals with dyslexia. It was seen as a “beacon of hope” for those with the learning disorder. W…

How to be a good Children and Young People's Nurse

We spoke with Bally Sandhu, Senior Lecturer in Children and Young People's Nursing, to hear first-hand about her varied career in this challenging but rewarding area of nursing. Bally talks about working with chil…

Education lecturer talks about reading to children and book schemes in Northamptonshire

Jo Barrow, Senior Lecturer in Education, Childhood, Youth and Families talks about the importance of reading to your children, with personal reflections from her own experience as a mother and top tips to help parents and carers struggling t…