From the Vice-Chancellor's desk

Academic Promotions

We have two Committees for academic promotions, one for Level 6 (Associate Professor, Reader, Principal Research Fellow) and one for Level 7 (Professor). I am Chair of both Committees and involved in the process from start to finish. Typically our Promotions Committees begin their work in the autumn, with our Faculty Deans taking advice within …

Impact : The Nottingham Campaign

After over a year of careful planning and preparation we launched Impact : The Nottingham Campaign over the week of October 17th. This will raise £150 million in philanthropic support over the next five years. In press interviews over the week I was repeatedly asked: is this to make up for Government cuts? Is this …

John O’Groats to Land’s End

After all the planning, preparation and training, it is all over. The whole team of eleven riders cycled from John O’Groats to Land’s End.  The total distance was 1,030 miles and the cumulative climb, 58,000 feet. I posted a daily blog on our journey, which can be accessed here: http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/lifecycle/ For me this was a …