Professor Nigel Paul (LEC) was interviewed by BBC Radio Lancashire, September 3, talking about the current international conference at Lancaster on the ozone layer.
Professor Mike Kosch (School of Computing and Communications) has been quoted extensively in the media, August 5, about the best place to see the Northern Lights. He speaks in an online video on the Daily Telegraph, BBC news, ITN news, The Independent Yahoo news, MSN and the Lancashire Evening Post.
Professor Roger Jones (Physics) is quoted in the THE, talking about Lancaster University’s supercomputer.
Professor Linda Woodhead (Religious Studies) was interviewed on BBC R4’s “Thinking Aloud” ,August 18, debating ‘disenchantment’ with presenter Laurie Taylor.
Dr Jim Wild (Physics) is featured in the THE, 19th August, in an article looking at academics’ personal websites.
Professor Paul Farley (English & Creative Writing) presented the documentary ‘We Are the Egg Men’ on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday 19th August. The programme examined the outlawed practice of egg collecting, something that many naturalists and wildlife workers once engaged in as a boyhood hobby. During his own ‘shameful boyhood’ (Daily Telegraph), Paul abandoned his collecting, but some men never do, and he talked to naturalists, wildlife officers and egg collectors themselves to explore why people collect so destructively. The programme was a radio choice/pick of the day in the Independent, the Daily Telegraph, the Times, the Daily Mail, Independent on Sunday, Sunday Telegraph, Observer, etc
Dr Caroline Gattrell (LUMS) was featured on the BBC News Magazine website, 26th August, in an article about paternity leave, London wired website, Rocket News website.
Professor Paul Kerswill (Linguistics and English Language) was featured in the THE, 26th August, about his research into the cockney dialect.
Professor Mary Rose (LUMS) is mentioned in a letter to The Guardian about the clothing worn by mountaineers Mallory and Irvine.
Professor Michael Hulme (IAS) is mentioned in an article about the internet on thecollectivereview website.
Honorary Research Fellow Colin Ettinger (Law) is quoted in The Guardian, August 24, on motoring offences.
The Ruskin Library is mentioned on the thisislondon web site in an article about architecture.
Professor John Goodacre (SHM) is quoted in several international publications in connection with his research into arthritis, August 31. Daily Mail The Indian Express, The Hindu, NewKerala and webindia.