University of Northampton | UON

Advanced Dementia Care CPD | University of Northampton

Impact Hub | University of Northampton

Podcasts | University of Northampton

Course List | University of Northampton

Undergraduate | University of Northampton

Charlotte Kenny | University of Northampton

Partners | University of Northampton

Supporting You | University of Northampton

Contact the International Office | University of Northampton

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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Title / URL	Issues
University of Northampton \| UONwww.northampton.ac.uk/	2
Advanced Dementia Care CPD \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/courses/advanced-dementia-care/	2
Impact Hub \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/business/impact-hub/	2
Podcasts \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/podcasts/	2
Course List \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/course-list/?foundation=true	2
Undergraduate \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/undergraduate/	2
Charlotte Kenny \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/student_profile/charlotte-kenny/	2
Partners \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/community/partners/	2
Supporting You \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/student-life/support/	2
Contact the International Office \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/international/contact-us/	2

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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