Come along and listen to speakers talk about subjects they are passionate or knowledgeable about (contact jen.townend@northampton.ac.uk if you’d like to be a future speaker).
Jonathan Pittam - Health Coach and Speaker
Tuesday 4th November 2025, 12.30 to 1.30pm in SN406
Find out how social media and smartphones stunted my self-growth for seven years, and the crazy calculation that scared me into change.
I'll also tell you how I managed to disentangle myself from too much tech, and the resulting change in my mind and mood. You'll also find out how my newfound online/offline balance has helped me become more successful in both business and body.
Darryn Frost QGM - Founder of Own Merit CIC
Tuesday 9th December 2025, 12.30 to 1.30pm in SN406
In 2019, I was on London Bridge, confronting a terrorist with a narwhal tusk – an act that taught me the value of stepping forward when the odds seem impossible.
After 18 years working in probation and prisons I’ve witnessed the struggles and the strengths of those seeking a second chance. Good and evil are never that far apart.
Our justice system is broken. We don’t create environments for recovery, just look at the cycle of homelessness for prison leavers.
Using Universal Credit, I worked with prisoners to design, build and launch a housing solution that proves the power of co-creation – showing that when people are part of the solution, safer homes and stronger communities can follow.
Join in to learn a little more, and share in hearing about the hope that exists in every single person.
Check out Own Merit
Lucy Brazier (Writer, Author & Maker of Mischief...and Student Outreach and Engagement Officer)
Thursday 15th January 2026, 12.30 to 1.30pm in SN406
I’m on a mission to show that Ulysses isn’t just for the scholars, the academics and the unusually gifted. James Joyce wrote for everyone and there’s no reason why you and I can’t enjoy the controversy, humour, tragedy and downright filth of this famous work of post-modern literature.
More to explore:
Website: https://portergirl.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-portergirl-podcast/id1822951117
https://lucyabrazier.podbean.com/