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Wicked issues and working together: The power of community-led innovation
Wicked issues and working together: The power of community-led innovation

From VR school transport pilots to inclusive film production, Rebecca Purnell reflects on the community-led innovation projects she has overseen as Assistant Chief Executive of West Northamptonshire Council – and how it has felt to see their impact first-hand.

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David BevanJuly 2, 2025Digital Northants stories
Help build the future: A free digital curriculum for schools
Help build the future: A free digital curriculum for schools

For our 50th Digital Northants Story, we hear from Phil Spokes, co-founder of Spokes Education, on the exciting UnfoldEd project that aims to bring engaging learning to children at no cost to schools - and how you can help make it happen.

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David BevanJune 27, 2025Digital Northants stories
"Joy and connection": How SERVE use digital to tell life stories
"Joy and connection": How SERVE use digital to tell life stories

Paul Probert and Carol Soames from SERVE’s Befriending team are delivering a project designed to help older people, particularly those experiencing cognitive decline, to capture and share their life stories in a new digital format.

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David BevanJune 25, 2025Digital Northants stories
The making of Mindbot: Exploring a student wellbeing AI chatbot project
The making of Mindbot: Exploring a student wellbeing AI chatbot project

University of Northampton AI and Data Science students Bhavya Sinha, Uttkarsha Kapoor and Angel Analyse have developed an AI-powered student mental health and wellbeing chatbot called Mindbot as part of their project coursework.

We asked them to share the journey behind the project, the challenges they faced and how it has shaped their career aspirations.

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David BevanJune 4, 2025Digital Northants stories
“The turning point was TikTok”: Reaching new audiences with engaging digital content
“The turning point was TikTok”: Reaching new audiences with engaging digital content

Abi Chowney, Marketing Specialist at West Northamptonshire Council, shares her experiences since graduating from the University of Northampton and how she’s embraced the use of TikTok in public sector communications.

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David BevanMarch 14, 2025Digital Northants stories
How Own Merit is giving ex-prisoners the digital skills they need to succeed
How Own Merit is giving ex-prisoners the digital skills they need to succeed

Darryn Frost, co-founder of Own Merit CIC, explains the journey that has led him to help bridge the digital divide at Northampton’s newest café.

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David BevanFebruary 7, 2025Digital Northants stories
From industry to academia: Leading on tech at the University of Northampton
From industry to academia: Leading on tech at the University of Northampton

For our first Digital Northants Story of 2025, we hear from Dr Funmi Obembe, Head of Technology at the University of Northampton, about her career path, her passion for tech and the opportunities on offer in Northampton.

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David BevanJanuary 31, 2025Digital Northants stories
“A place I had grown to love”: How the University of Northampton helped me to where I am today
“A place I had grown to love”: How the University of Northampton helped me to where I am today

In our new Digital Northants Story, Dennis Bijo describes his journey from growing up in southern India and studying at the University of Northampton to a career in technology.

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David BevanOctober 15, 2024Digital Northants stories
“Explorations into different worlds”: Getting creative in the classroom with Giant Journeys
“Explorations into different worlds”: Getting creative in the classroom with Giant Journeys

In our latest Digital Northants Story, Darren Smith from Giant Journeys explains his passion for creative education and what’s next on the horizon for his growing business.

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David BevanSeptember 9, 2024Digital Northants stories
Reach, act, convert, engage: An introduction to planning your digital marketing campaigns
Reach, act, convert, engage: An introduction to planning your digital marketing campaigns

Ken Punter, Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Programme Leader of the Advertising & Digital Marketing BA (Hons) degree course at the University of Northampton, gives an introduction to planning your digital marketing campaigns.

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David BevanAugust 23, 2024Digital Northants stories
"We can positively impact their lives": Tackling the need to improve basic digital skills at Northampton College
"We can positively impact their lives": Tackling the need to improve basic digital skills at Northampton College

In our latest Digital Northants Story, we hear from Valentina Meninno from Northampton College on the real need for young people to learn basic digital skills and how she’s helping students to improve their digital literacy.

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David BevanMay 17, 2024Digital Northants stories
“The change was phenomenal”: The power and positivity of RoboPets for people with dementia
“The change was phenomenal”: The power and positivity of RoboPets for people with dementia

How do you use technology to support people with dementia? Rachael Byrne from West Northamptonshire Council gives an insight into the local stories that have showed her the power of one answer: RoboPets…

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David BevanApril 29, 2024Digital Northants stories
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