Multimedia Sports Journalism Degree BA (Hons) | UON

University of Northampton | University of Northampton

Podcasts | University of Northampton

Open Day | University of Northampton

Undergraduate | University of Northampton

The University of Northampton Employment Promise | UON

Charlotte Kenny | University of Northampton

Partners | University of Northampton

Biological Sciences Degree BSc (Hons) | University of Northampton

Supporting You | 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
Multimedia Sports Journalism Degree BA (Hons) \| UONwww.northampton.ac.uk/courses/multimedia-sports-journalism/	2
University of Northampton \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/	2
Podcasts \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/podcasts/	2
Open Day \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/events/19oct24open-day/	2
Undergraduate \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/undergraduate/	2
The University of Northampton Employment Promise \| UONwww.northampton.ac.uk/student-life/employment-promise/	2
Charlotte Kenny \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/student_profile/charlotte-kenny/	2
Partners \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/community/partners/	2
Biological Sciences Degree BSc (Hons) \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/courses/biological-science-bsc-hons/	2
Supporting You \| University of Northamptonwww.northampton.ac.uk/student-life/support/	2

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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