July 26, 2012, by Fraser

19 July – 25 July: The big stories

The big news from The University of Nottingham this week surround the Olympics and the countdown to London 2012. Firstly, there’s a look at the University’s former-students who are competing at the games, including Beijing medal winners David Florence and Tim Brabants. There’s also news of canoeist Johny Akinyemi who’s made it into Team Nigeria after narrowly missing out on a place four years ago. In other news, the University has sealed a £1m research collaboration with Chinese car giant FAW to investigate low carbon technologies.

	Olympic stars developed in Nottingham The University looks to expand its list of Olympic medal winners this summer as 11 past and future students prepare to join the world’s best athletes at London 2012. Read more…
	Alumnus Johny Akinyemi to represent Team Nigeria K1 canoe slalom athlete was denied a place at the 2008 Olympic Games – but this time he will be going for Gold. Read more…
	Chinese car giant agrees £1m research collaboration One of China’s biggest vehicle manufacturers, FAW, will work with The University of Nottingham to research low carbon technologies. Read more…
	Engineering the future of smart healthcare Nanotechnology that could transform the global healthcare industry will be developed by engineers and scientists at Nottingham thanks to £1.2m of EPSRC funding. Read more…

Special London 2012 Exchange (from Thursday 26 July) New research asks how fat influences flavour Mobility devices get disabled Ugandans back on their feet First major scientific study into rare inflammatory skin condition Honorary doctorate for former Nottingham Lord Mayor Des Wilson Fighting obesity with thermal imaging University expertise to help deaf children learn

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