24 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number 24?
December 24, 2016
There are at least two trillion galaxies in the universe, ten times more than previously thought. When the three wise men saw the star over Bethlehem little did they know that there were many more galaxies to be found. Astronomers have long sought to determine how many galaxies there are in the universe. It was approximated that …
23 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number 23?
December 23, 2016
Genetic history of the ‘ship of the desert’ revealed. Although this research was published in May we thought is was topical enough to save until one of the last entries on our digital calendar. This was a unique and pioneering study of the ancient and modern DNA of the ‘ship of the desert’ — the single …
20 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number 20?
December 20, 2016
Scans locate historic secret room in walls of Gunpowder plot house. In November researchers exposed an erie secret concealed inside a key building in the Gunpowder Plot house of 1605. They used the latest scanning technology to reveal in 3D a hiding-hole used by 17th-Century Catholic priests escaping religious persecution. Rebecca Farr, Conservation and Engagement Manager …
19 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number 19?
December 19, 2016
Success for Nottingham in Parliament Day! On October 25 Nottingham decamped to London to stage the very first, and hugely successful, Nottingham in Parliament Day. The one-day takeover of Westminster involved more than 100 organisations from Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. After chairing an entertaining special edition of University Challenge, featuring teams from the House of Commons and …
18 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number 18?
December 18, 2016
Nobel prize for inspirational Honorary Professor. In October Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart, an Honorary Professor in the School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham, was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. This year’s prize was awarded jointly to the three scientists who helped develop the world’s tiniest machines — machines that are a thousand …
13 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number 13?
December 13, 2016
Nottingham Dollies prove cloned sheep can live long and healthy lives. In July Debbie, Denise, Dianna and Daisy, the four Nottingham Dollies, attracted the attention of the world’s media. Our research had shown that these four elderly ladies, derived from the same cell line — genomic copies of Dolly — reached their 8th birthdays in …
12 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number 12?
December 12, 2016
Is Pokémon Go just the beginning? July heralded in a new craze when Pokémon Go arrived on the scene! Professor of Computer Science & EPSRC Dream Fellow and Professor of Collaborative Computing in the Mixed Reality Laboratory in the School of Computer Science at The University of Nottingham gave his take on this latest Pokémon craze? …
11 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number eleven?
December 11, 2016
Green chemist recognised for influential research. Last year Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff received his knighthood from His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales. This year he was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This year 391 members were awarded this honour by AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance …
10 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number ten?
December 10, 2016
Accolades for academics who are changing our lives for the better. From smart wheels for aircraft to biological bandages to prevent blindness, academics from The University of Nottingham were recognised in May for their achievements in helping to solve some of the world’s pressing problems. The University’s Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards recognised the new ideas …
9 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number nine?
December 9, 2016
A 90th birthday message to the Queen is etched on Corgi hair. Our scientists love a challenge and when it came to wishing the Queen a happy 90th birthday they did it in style – etching their birthday wishes on a Corgi hair! The hair was kindly donated by Cracker and CJ – two Corgis …
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