Rob Ounsworth
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Engineers race to Isle of Man TT prize
June 23, 2015
Engineers from Nottingham raced their electric motorbike at the legendary Isle of Man TT and came away as fastest university team. The zero carbon emission bike was pitted against professional factory teams and other universities at the TT Zero, a one-lap time trial of the 37-mile course, which is regarded as the most unforgiving, mechanically …
Richard E Grant, the Iron Duke and me
May 7, 2015
The University’s Dr Richard Gaunt can be seen this Sunday on BBC Two talking about one of the most iconic Britons in history – the Duke of Wellington. Revered as the victor of Waterloo, Wellington went on to twice serve as prime minister. As Richard, Associate Professor of History, explains on Wellington: The Iron Duke …
So why should academics engage with the media?
December 3, 2014
“Sitting in your office, in glorious isolation, may well be safer and easier, but there’s a reason for that: it’s very dull.” So said Philip Cowley, Professor of Parliamentary Government and seasoned blogger, broadcaster and tweeter, at a workshop aimed at encouraging his fellow academics to share their expertise with the wider world. There may …
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