PROFESSOR CINDY WEBER (POLITICS) was interviewed live on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, 15 January, on Michelle Obama’s role as First Lady. Listen again to the programme at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/02/2009_03_thu.shtml
PROFESSOR JEFFREY RICHARDS (HISTORY) was interviewed live on BBC Radio 3’s flagship arts and ideas show Night Waves, January 14, about silent films depicting the ancient world. Listen again to the interview 18 minutes into the programme here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gh5qs
PROFESSOR CARY COOPER was quoted in The Guardian, 12 January, giving advice on how to cope with redundancy.
PROFESSOR PETER ROWE (LAW) was mentioned in The Guardian, 14 January, as one of a list of signatories in an open letter to the UK government about its duties under international law in the Gaza conflict.
PROFESSOR MALCOLM TIGHT (EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH) has a letter in the Times Higher Education magazine, January 15, about the state of higher education research in the UK.
LANCASTER UNIVERSITY is listed 20th in the THE, January 15, in a survey of student satisfaction. LANCASTER is also mentioned in the THE, January 15, for producing world class research papers in economics.
DR DAVID HOWARD (LANCASTER ENVIRONMENT CENTRE) was interviewed on BBC Radio Cumbria, January 15, about renewable energy.
PROFESSOR SUSAN CARTWRIGHT (DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE FOR ORGANISATIONAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING IN THE SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE) was interviewed on Tuesday 13th by BBC Radio Newcastle on Tuesday on coping with redundancy.
BEN MATTHEWS (LUVU) was quoted in The Guardian, 14 January, in an article about a controversial suggestion to move the National Football Museum from Preston North End to Wembley.
PHD STUDENT MARK LIMMER (HEALTH RESEARCH) was quoted in the Daily Mail, 15 January, in an article discussing whether boys should be asked to discuss pornography in class.
TIM WILLIAMS (LANCASTER INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES) was quoted in the Blackpool Gazette, 13 January, about the success of the Lancaster International Concert series over the last four decades. The concert series was also mentioned in the Lancaster and Morecambe Visitor, 15 January, in the week ahead what’s on guide.
PHD STUDENT POLLY ATKIN (ENGLISH AND CREATIVE WRITING) was featured in the Cumberland Times & Star, 9 January, announcing her award of the prestigious Troubadour Poetry Prize.
GRADUATE CONSULTANT Ciaran Burns appeared in the Westmorland Gazette, January 13, after advising a Lake District Hotel on switching to renewable energy.