Distinguished Professor Ruth Wodak (Linguistics and English Language) took part in an hour long TV talk show on the Austrian TV station Octo-Channel, Medienquartett on Discourse and Discrimination in the Media , 10 January.
Postgraduate student John Struthers (Educational Research) is quoted in the Times Higher Education magazine on humour.
Dr Bogdan Costea (LUMS) has been invited several times by Radio Romania News for a one hour show entitled “The Green Grass of Home” to talk about higher education and Lancaster University, among other issues. The weekly show attracts an audience of two million on Sundays.
Dr Angus Winchester (History) was interviewed live on BBC Radio Cumbria, January 18, about changes to the border of Cumbria.
Professor Chris May (PPR) was quoted in the Westmorland Gazette on the opening of the new FASS Enterprise Centre.
Professor Mike Kosch (Physics) gave an interview on the chances of seeing the northern lights in 2012 which appeared on the BBC news site.
Colleagues from The Work Foundation were featured in this week’s media about the employment figures. Ian Brinkley was interviewed on BBC News at One, Charles Levy, was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live, 19 January, and on Channel 4 News Online and Andrew Sissons, was interviewed live on Al-Jazeera’s English channel. Comment also featured in The Guardian’s Politics Blog, The Daily Telegraph Online, The Independent Online, Daily Mail Online and the Yorkshire Post.
Joe Bourne and Carys Nelkon of LUSU involve are pictured in the Lancaster Guardian after a project involving student volunteers working with primary schools was highly commended at an awards ceremony.
Postgraduate Lesley Crichton is featured in Cumbria Crack News after being awarded the Princess Alexandra medal.