Taking care of yourself at university
September 14, 2018
Blog: Freshers
There’s no doubt that university can be a pretty overwhelming experience for many new students. Late nights, exam stress, constant socialising; the latter, being a certified introvert, can often become my arch-nemesis. And, as a result, you may end up sacrificing your mental and physical health if you aren’t sure how to properly take care …
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Five Activities on Jubilee Campus to Help You Start Thinking About Your Career
September 24, 2018
Blog: Careers blog
By Kathryn Moss, Employability Officer Did you know that careers events, advice and information are all available on Jubilee Campus too? If you live close by, study at Jubilee or just fancy a change of scenery, you have access to a fantastic offering. Here are five activities happening this term: 1. Come to the Jubilee …
Queen Margaret @ The Royal Exchange, Manchester
September 22, 2018
Blog: The Bardathon
The idea of rewriting Shakespeare’s first tetralogy to focus on the character of Queen Margaret – the only character to appear alive in all four plays – is a good one, though not original; Charlene Smith’s research has found some twenty-six, with more doubtless to be turned up. Still, it’s rare for one to come …
The Graduate Entry Medicine course
September 21, 2018
Blog: Med School Life
Dear prospective GEM students, Some of you are considering leaving successful careers to go back to university and retrain; for others this was always the goal but it has taken a little longer than anticipated. Whatever your situation, graduate entry medicine is a somewhat grueling but very rewarding experience. This short article outlines the application …
Getting started in libraries 2018/19
September 21, 2018
Blog: Library Matters
Welcome to our new students, and to all of our returners it’s lovely to see you again. We’ve had a busy summer getting ready for the start of the 2018/19 academic year. This blog has some helpful tips on getting started, as well as what’s new. Getting started First up – our Week 1 to Week …
How Behaviour Change affects Hearing Health
September 20, 2018
Blog: Hearing Matters
Welcome to the September issue of the Hearing Matters blog by the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss (MMHL) Group at the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. This month we will focus on how behaviour change can inform hearing health care. Our health is affected by many things that can have either a positive or negative …
Black History Month at The University of Nottingham
September 20, 2018
Blog: People and Culture
During October 2018 the University of Nottingham is celebrating Black History Month with film screenings, panel discussions and more. For the sixth year running, the University is proud to be celebrating Black History Month, an opportunity to celebrate Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) culture, history and our BME community. This year’s centrally-organised events include: Screening …
On Sky Safari with G-NUNI – the University of Nottingham’s hot air balloon
September 20, 2018
Blog: The News Room
The University of Nottingham’s hot air balloon took part in a British record-breaking ascent into the skies over Wiltshire on Saturday 15 September. This year’s Exclusive Cup Sky Safari at Longleat, organised by Exclusive Ballooning, proved to be the biggest event of its kind the UK has ever seen, and G-NUNI was taking part for …
Tales from the Yangtze Riverbank
September 20, 2018
Blog: The Geog Blog
Professor Suzanne McGowan and Linghan Zeng write about their recent trip to China. The SIL Congress 2018 is an international meeting for limnologists (people who study inland waters including lakes and rivers). Held every three years, this meeting was in Nanjing, within the lower Yangtze floodplain of eastern China. A perfect setting for Linghan Zeng, …
Royal Academy of Engineering honours University researchers
September 19, 2018
Blog: Research Exchange
The Royal Academy of Engineering has recognised world-leading researchers at the University of Nottingham – the School of Computer Science’s Professor Tom Rodden has been elected as a Fellow of the academy, while Professor Sam Kingman and Dr Chris Dodds of the Faculty of Engineering win a prestigious award for a revolutionary process for extracting copper. Professor Rodden has …
Student Life Hacks: UoN Edition
September 18, 2018
Blog: Freshers
Starting Uni (even one as pretty as Notts) can be slightly scary. So, I thought I’d list some Student Hacks, all tried and tested by yours truly, that make life now that you’re an officially a UoN student even easier! 4 Hacks for Saving Money While your student loan may seem like a lot, you’ll …
Why we need to reduce what waste we produce (and how you can help, too)
September 18, 2018
Blog: Sustainable Nottingham
Guest post by Bonni Jee, SU Environment and Social Justice Officer 2018/19 It’s a pleasure to be writing one of the inaugural blogs for the aptly-named WasteNott campaign for this year, as your Students’ Union Environmental and Social Justice Officer. As an Environmental Science student, sustainability has always been a passion of mine, but I …
Shape the Award: Become a Student Rep
September 18, 2018
Blog: Nottingham Advantage Award
Contributions by Amy Ryder, Student Rep 2016/17 Our Advantage Award Steering Group is looking for keen students to join and act as the voice of the student community. You can have an active role in shaping the Award, gain an insight into the inner workings of the scheme and get volunteering experience. You can find …
SUDSnet International conference and network
September 18, 2018
Blog: Blue-Green Cities
In this blog Vladimir Krivtsov shares his very positive impressions of the recent SUDSnet conference, which he had the pleasure to attend at the end of August 2018. It took place at Coventry University, and was dedicated to the celebration of 15 years of SUDSnet’s existence. SUDSnet is a UK-wide network for researchers, practitioners, agencies, developers …
Reaping What You Sow
September 17, 2018
Blog: Manuscripts and Special Collections
Autumn is harvest time, and there has been much in the news about how the heatwave of summer 2018 has affected arable farming. Wheat harvests came early, but salad crops suffered from the lack of water. We are better protected from food shortages and weather anomalies than our ancestors, but the weather still has a …
University of Nottingham EDI Away Day
September 17, 2018
Blog: Equality and Diversity in Biosciences
Over the summer I attended a University wide Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Away Day at UP so thought I would share some of what was covered and my thoughts going forward. Professor Marion Walker was standing down as Associate PVC for EDI. Marion has been very positive about moving the University forward in relation …
Being An Introvert at University
September 15, 2018
Blog: Student life
So we’re halfway through September now and university is practically on our doorstep! For those of you that are just starting university and will be moving away from home for the first time it can be daunting – whether you’re introverted or not. But for those of you that are introverted and perhaps a little …
Anticipating public reactions to emerging sciences and technologies: Nano, synbio and AI
September 14, 2018
Blog: Making Science Public
In around 2003 I woke up to nanotechnology because I was watching my son play a computer game that involved ‘nano-armour’. That pricked my curiosity. Later I came across a quote from Howard Lovy, then editor of Small Times: “Nanotechnology, independent of its development as a science, is spreading as a cultural idea and icon. …
The Nottingham Reading Programme 2018/19
September 14, 2018
Blog: The Rights Lab
By Zoe Trodd and Andrew Winter Launched in 2015 and initially supported by Impact: the Nottingham Campaign, the Nottingham Reading Programme was designed as another way outside of the traditional welcome activities to provide students with a conversational ice-breaker as they settled into their accommodation. Through the shared experience of recreational reading, supported by reading …
University of Nottingham announced as BUCS Squash Individuals Championship host for 2018 and 2019
September 11, 2018
Blog: Sport at UoN
The University of Nottingham are proud to announce that the BUCS Individual Squash Championships will be returning to Nottingham for 2018 and 2019 after winning the right to host the Championships. The championships will last 3 days and will be hosted across the World Class facilities at David Ross Sports Village and Nottingham Squash Rackets …
Homework – what is it and is this what we really want it to be?
September 10, 2018
Blog: Primary Education Network
Homework is an increasingly commonplace activity in the UK’s primary schools and thus in homes across the land. In this post, Rachel Lehner-Mear considers how homework is currently conducted and asks whether there might be a better approach. Why are we setting homework? As the new school year gets under way, the …
Re-launch for the Faculty of Science Blog
September 7, 2018
Blog: Faculty of Science Activities Blog
After a break over the summer the blog returns to give a weekly update on activities within the Faculty and our interactions with the University Executive Board. For this academic year we are going to broaden the blog to include guest bloggers from across the Faculty leadership team. Over the summer student recruitment into the …
Introducing Ben, a familiar face in a new role
September 7, 2018
Blog: Digital Research
After over a month on the job as Digital Research Specialist for the Faculty of Science, I have just enough time to introduce myself. I am not a new face at the University: you may recognise me from such roles as student, teaching assistant, guest lecturer, student supervisor and co-lead of the Heritage & Digital …
DAHSS 2018 Part 2, Report: Digital Arts and Humanities Summer School 2018 by Odila Schroeder
September 6, 2018
Blog: Digital Dialogues
The DAHSS 2018 convened in Nottingham the last week of June 2018 – it brought together PhD students from the East Midlands, and the South, West and Wales DTP for a fun-filled week of immersion into the Digital Arts and Humanities. For all those who were not able to attend, I have compiled some notes …
Remembering Peter Boyle, historian of US foreign policy and a co-founder of the Department of American Studies at Nottingham
05/09/2018
Blog: Cultures, Languages and Area Studies
Peter Boyle, who died on August 3, had a long career as a teacher and historian of US foreign policy at the University of Nottingham. In hindsight, he seems to embody a particular phase in the development of American Studies in the UK, and his passing signals the end of an era. Peter read History …
Tuskegee, Alabama
September 1, 2018
Blog: Interwar Conferencing
To walk into the archives of Tuskegee University is a reminder of the remarkable role which the institution has played in shaping the African American experience. As soon as you enter, the juxtaposition of that experience is visibly apparent; a story of both the spectacular vibrancy of black popular culture, but also the horrors it …
‘Pharm-ing’ an international landscape at the 1st International Conference FIP Pharmacy Practice Research
August 30, 2018
Blog: Pharm Life
1st International Conference FIP Pharmacy Practice Research: Postgraduate students, Postdoctoral fellows, and supervisors’ symposium in Lisbon, Portugal. This blog was written by Funmi Agbesanwa (2nd year PhD) and Yasmin Karsan (3rd year PhD), both from the division of Pharmacy Practice and Policy. Our take on the conference The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) pharmacy practice conference …
Careers in Forensic Psychology
August 29, 2018
Blog: Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology
Careers in forensic psychology in the UK are both challenging and rewarding. I became a forensic psychologist because I believe that sometimes the people in the most distress will come to the criminal justice system before any other service. I’ve put together this post to explain a bit about what we do, and some of …
How to choose a university
August 21, 2018
Blog: Applying to Nottingham
You’ve just about decided on a course, and you’re relieved that the big, life-changing decisions are over. Think again – they’ve only just begun. Everyone is different, but luckily, so is every university. No university is better than the other, really, it’s all about which is the best fit for YOU. Here are the top things to look …
新生必读：这个部门很可能影响你的一生
August 20, 2018
Blog: Nottingham WeChat
新学年即将开始，很多新同学已经早早开始为自己的职业进行规划。今天小诺就给大家介绍一下我们功能强大的Career Office，希望可以帮助同学们尽早为自己的“钱”途做好准备。 无论是在英国还是世界各地，诺丁汉大学的毕业生一直都深受企业雇主的青睐。 诺丁汉大学的毕业生就业率位列世界大学第55位 在2014年Graduate Market评选中，被评为最受大雇主青睐的大学第一名。 2013-2018年英国毕业生就业市场研究机构High Fliers Research调研报告中显示，诺丁汉大
Jetlag and summer work experience!
August 17, 2018
Blog: Future Pharmacists
As this is my first post, I’ll start off with a quick intro. I’m Hadia, 20 years old, and I’ve just finished my first year of the MPharm course. I say ‘just finished’ but really, summer holidays started back in June, and there’s still a little over a month left before university starts back up …
A new service, A new name and staff training
August 17, 2018
Blog: The Digital Network
Following the blog in April announcing a new ‘Active Learning Platform’; we are pleased to share the result of the recent competition to name the new service. The winner is: ‘Engage’ chosen by Dimitrios Potsos – Chemical and Environmental Engineering Thanks to all students who voted to name the new ‘Active Learning Platform’. The new capabilities …
How does the past explain the present?
August 17, 2018
Blog: Nottingham’s Massive Open Online Courses
Why does the past matter today? What is the significance of photographs as historical artefacts? How does the language of history determine how we view our world? Do you want to find out the answers to these historical questions and more? Then Learning from the Past: A Guide for the Curious Researcher is the right …
Life as a ‘lecturer’
August 10, 2018
Blog: Words on Words
How do academics also act as a support network, both academically and personally, within the School of English at the University of Nottingham? Given the opportunity to partake in a period of work experience at the termination of my year 12 studies I opted to spend the week within the School of English at the …
It’s not all Pina Coladas! by Shaq Gibson, Witty Scholar
August 9, 2018
Blog: Inside The Ingenuity Lab
“Without perspective, the pace of innovation can sometimes be taken for granted. I can say with no inhibitions that my perspective has been thoroughly revisited and updated.” It’s a hard life A summer break in Jamaica may strike one as more of a vacation than a career-building experience. The non-stop beach weather won’t do …
Campus Solutions – Your Questions Answered
August 3, 2018
Blog: Campus Solutions Implementation
Across the University, we are busy planning to implement the final stage of the Campus Solutions student records system from December 2018. This dedicated Campus Solutions Implementation blog has been created to keep you informed on developments as we work towards the switch from the current records system, Saturn, to Campus Solutions. The former Project …
Perks of Portuguese PDEs
August 2, 2018
Blog: Math Bio-Log
In this blog, Jonathan Wattis, Professor of Mathematical Sciences, writes about a recent conference he attended, the national meeting of the Portuguese Mathematics Society (ENSPM18). I recently attended the ENSPM18 meeting (http://www.enspm2018.ipb.pt) – which is the national meeting of the Portuguese Mathematics Society (SPM). The outgoing president of the society, Fernando da Costa, along with …
‘Look like they may be in a gang’: (Track)Suits, Work and London’s Grime Artists
August 1, 2018
Blog: The Enquire Blog
Last month, a segment entitled ‘Knife and Gun Crime Epidemic’ aired on Good Morning Britain, which centred on the rise of the police’s tactics of stop and search. Piers Morgan waded into the debate, with an inflammatory enquiry asking ‘what is wrong with stopping and searching young black youths who look like they may be …
Optogenetics: Illuminating Research by Controlling Cells with Light
July 25, 2018
Blog: School of Life Sciences
By Laura Humphrys, Postgraduate Research Student Optogenetics allows us to switch cells on and off using light. The term ‘optogenetics’ is easiest to understand when broken down into its two important features: ‘opto’ meaning light, and ‘genetics’ referring to DNA and our biological makeup. Different techniques associated with optogenetics all have the common goal to …
Studying Medical Physiology and Therapeutics (MPT)
July 16, 2018
Blog: MPT Life
Lara from the School of Medicine tells us why she chose to study MPT and what the course is like in this first post on the MPT Life blog. Hi, my name is Lara and I have just finished my second year at the University of Nottingham studying Medical Physiology and Therapeutics (MPT) and I …
On the Community of Advantage, by Bob Sugden
July 11, 2018
Blog: Network for Integrated Behavioural Science
This week sees the publication of Bob’s 9th book – “The Community of Advantage: A Behavioural Economist’s Defence of the Market” by Oxford University Press. For the convenience of our readers, here’s the link to Amazon (other book retailers are available). We featured this in the June edition of our NIBS newsletter and you can now read …
How to apply to Liberal Arts – Personal Statements
July 6, 2018
Blog: Liberal Arts
Every student applying to Liberal Arts will come from different backgrounds and they will have their own experiences and individual qualifications. That’s why we don’t look for specific A-Levels, International Baccalaureate profiles or their equivalents in any application. What we are interested in is why you want to explore issues across a range of subjects …
‘David Nottingborough’ Brown Bin Planet
July 2, 2018
Blog: Off Campus
Alison Jordan and Mitch Levy are both students studying within the School of Culture, Language and Areas Studies. They signed up to a 50 hour work placement with the Off Campus Affairs team. Their task was to research, storyboard, film, produce, edit and publish a short video about any one of the areas the Off …
Welcome to the Nottingham Physics Open Days 2018
June 26, 2018
Blog: Physics
An early welcome to everyone who will be visiting our beautiful campus on Friday and Saturday of this week for the University of Nottingham Open Days. Here in the School of Physics and Astronomy we have a full program of talks, tours, and demonstrations planned to give a taste of what it’s like to be …
Why the Reformation(s) were Nothing Like Brexit
June 15, 2018
Blog: History Past and Present
The recent 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation of 1517 prompted a series of articles in the press seeking historical parallels between Henry VIII’s Reformation of 1532-4 and Brexit. The superficial similarities – England deciding to leave the jurisdiction of a supposedly corrupt and self-interested European superstate (the papacy) – appealed to lazy journalists looking …
Visit to University of Guadalajara
June 1, 2018
Blog: Postgraduate Placements
Between 21-25 January 2018 colleagues from Careers, Research and Innovation, and the Graduate School visited University of Guadalajara to foster relationships and collaboration between the two universities. Here Kerry Wright (Graduate School) gives a personal overview of the visit. The first thing that stood out for me about University of Guadalajara (UdeG) is its size. …
Collaboration in Indonesia
May 24, 2018
Blog: Asia Business Centre
I was delighted to participate in a research impact and knowledge exchange day in Jakarta with the Indonesian Ministry for Research, Technology and Higher Education (RISTEKDIKTI) on their National Education Day. Nottingham was the only foreign university invited to share their expertise on improving research impact as well as collaboration between universities, research institutions and …
Supporting Safe and Efficient Airport Operations with Human-Centred System Design By Dr Elizabeth Argyle
May 24, 2018
Blog: Aerospace @ Nottingham
Dr Elizabeth Argyle is a Research Fellow with the Institute for Aerospace Technology (IAT) and is a member of the Human Factors Research Group (HFRG) at the University of Nottingham. Her recent work on this topic is discussed in more detail in an article in Cognition, Technology & Work, and she can be reached by …
5 tips to surviving your first academic conference
May 24, 2018
Blog: Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre
We asked Hannah Jackson, a first year PhD student at CBTRC who recently attended the International Society of Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV2018) conference in Barcelona, to share her advice on making the most of an academic conference. Conferences, whether you are a student or a supervisor, provide a change from the lab and an exciting opportunity …
Incest and Incense: A study session at the Nottingham Contemporary
May 15, 2018
Blog: Argonauts and Emperors
Thea Lawrence on ancient perfume and the myth of Myrrha at Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery In conjunction with their most recent exhibition, The House of Fame, the Nottingham Contemporary is running a series of (free!) study sessions, grouped under the alluring title of A Darkened Room: On Feminism, Rituals, Death and the Occult. For the …
Archaeology documentary wins global prize
May 1, 2018
Blog: (Un)trenched Opinions
A documentary following the research of Dr Jon Henderson of the Department of Archaeology and Classics has been awarded the Gold Medal for best documentary in the History and Society section at the 2018 New York Festivals World’s Best TV and Film awards ceremony, which was held in Las Vegas this month. The National Geographic documentary Drain the …
Underwater archaeology documentary wins global prize
May 1, 2018
Blog: Underwater archaeology
A documentary following the research of Dr Jon Henderson of the Department of Archaeology and Classics has been awarded the Gold Medal for best documentary in the History and Society section at the 2018 New York Festivals World’s Best TV and Film awards ceremony, which was held in Las Vegas this month. The National Geographic documentary Drain the …
Lili’s journey from Wuhan to meeting the Queen
April 25, 2018
Blog: International Student Life
Lili Zhu from Wuhan, China, is a graduate from the University of Nottingham’s BA Film and Television Studies (2015) A bit about me Call me Lili. 6 years ago, I arrived at the University of Nottingham to pursue a media degree. I jumped off the plane fresh-faced straight from a course at Tsinghua University with …
Digital Arts: Celebrating Digital Teaching in the Arts
April 25, 2018
Blog: A View from the Arts
A View from the Arts continues to celebrate the Digital Research Week this week, though today we’re taking a look at something a little different: teaching! Check out our video from the Arts Digital Day, in October 2017, and then pop along to the demo sessions, or to King’s Meadow Campus. We like the look …
GDPR – Information Requirements
February 27, 2018
Blog: All Consuming Interests
One of the important goals of the General Data Protection Regulation is ensuring that data subjects know about the processing of their data and the rights that they have under the Regulation. Therefore, businesses that process personal data must provide notices to data subjects that inform them about the data that is being collected. The …
Repton and the Legacy of the Viking Great Army
February 23, 2018
Blog: Bringing Vikings back to the East Midlands
By Catrine Jarman, University of Bristol In 873 the Viking Great Army attacked the monastery in Repton, forcing the Mercian king to flee the country and installing a puppet king in his place. 1100 years later, excavations led by archaeologists Martin Biddle and Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle at St Wystan’s Church in Repton in the 1970s and …
MBA Stories: Alumnus credits MBA for enabling him to become a better business leader
January 26, 2018
Blog: Mastering Business Administration
Hara Two earned an MBA from Nottingham University Business School. This gave him the knowledge to create LiveTheGo, an app that personalises and schedules a person’s transport needs. Before this, Hara was in India, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree while creating his first company. He credits his MBA for teaching him tested business processes …
Liberal Arts – what is it and why study it? Part I
January 4, 2018
Blog: Arts Matters
Liberal Arts degrees have expanded across universities in Britain over the last few years and their development reflects a growing sense that it is by knowledge across a range of disciplines that new ideas and perspectives can develop. The Liberal Arts degree at the University of Nottingham has been built to foster these links as …
New online scholarship system launched
December 14, 2017
Blog: Project Transform
Last week, we launched the new online scholarship application system. 2018/19 entrants can now use the system to apply for the centrally managed group of scholarships aimed at international and EU students. These were formerly the International Office scholarships. It is part of the expansion of the use of Campus Solutions in Admissions and follows …
On the decision of the Colombian Council of State to prohibit the use of Framework agreements for “minimum amount” public contracts
December 8, 2017
Blog: UoN Law Blog
Introduction Colombia Compra Eficiente (CCE), the Colombian central purchasing and advisory procurement body, issued a “manual for the operation of framework agreements” in which it considers that there was concurrence between two public procurement methods: Framework Agreements (FA) (Agreements establishing the terms of contracts to be awarded during a given period of time through the …
A project module in Classics that produces some absolutely fabulous ideas
November 30, 2017
Blog: Transforming Teaching Programme (TTP)
In this video Lynn Fotheringham, Lecturer in Classics, speaks about the Independent Second Year Project, a module for second-year students in the Department of Classics, which has been a flag-ship for the Department’s innovative approach to teaching and assessment for twenty years. The module’s focus is on communicating knowledge of the ancient world outside the …
Lacan Study Group – Discussion Board
October 24, 2017
Blog: The Critical Moment
Hi All, So it was decided in the Lacan Study Group that we would benefit from some sort of rolling blog or discussion forum to help us in engaging with Lacan’s third seminar on the psychoses. To that end, we are going to hijack this blog! It is hoped that everyone involved can post questions …
Speech by Sonia Sughayar, First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Jordan to the United Nations, and Recipient of the Recent Alumni Laureate Award for the year 2017
October 10, 2017
Blog: Thinking Politics
Ladies and Gentlemen, I feel extraordinarily honored and touched to stand before you all today. It is always great to be in the company of the next generation of youth leaders. I am deeply humbled and delighted to be receiving the 2017 Alumni Laureate Award from this distinguished University which has chosen to bestow this …
Video overview of the RECOGNeyes Game
July 21, 2017
Blog: CANDALight
RECOGNeyes is a computer game that you play using your eyes as the game controller. It has been developed at the University of Nottingham in collaboration with people with ADHD. The game is designed to train people to have better control over their attention. As you advance in the game, you learn to control different …
The finer details of the bigger picture: corpus linguistics in healthcare
July 11, 2017
Blog: Linguistics in the Workplace
This blog piece will introduce a relatively new method in the study of language – the corpus linguistic approach – and talk about how it can be useful for linguistic researchers interested in analysing communication in healthcare environments. To do this, this entry will ask – and answer – three questions: (i) What is corpus …
Networking and Your Personal Brand
June 28, 2017
Blog: NUBS Postgrad Careers
By Teresa Corcoran There is a lot of information out there about ensuring you network effectively. I want to present some of the issues international students may face and propose practical ways to overcome these difficulties. However, firstly I want to talk about the importance of “Personal Branding” in all your networking endeavours. Why Network? …
Reclaiming university autonomy
May 17, 2017
Blog: Knowledge Without Borders
UNIVERSITY autonomy is again back on the front burner. Ideas and Yayasan Sime Darby will be hosting next week the National Higher Education Conference 2017 on how to make our universities more autonomous. It is a defining moment for higher education in Malaysia to once again put forward the agenda on a national pedestal, if …
Happy International Day of the Midwife!
May 5, 2017
Blog: Delivering Midwives
Today was International Day of the Midwife, a day where there is recognition for all the wonderful work midwives do around the world. I feel full of pride when I think of midwifery and what it means to be a student midwife. I often try to compare other professions to midwifery but find that it …
This day in AD 357 marked Constantius II’s entry into Rome
April 28, 2017
Blog: Mint Imperials
But why bother to record such an event?
‘Event of the Year’ – trailblazing ‘Nottingham Day’ wins national recognition
April 3, 2017
Blog: Nottingham In Parliament Day
The success of last year’s ‘Nottingham in Parliament Day’ was recognised last week at a black-tie awards ceremony in London. The University’s Political & Public Affairs Unit, who led the ground-breaking initiative, collected the PRmoment.com ‘Event of the Year’ award in recognition of the day-long celebration of all things Nottingham. Nottingham in Parliament Day – …
Chinese Students and Western Teachers: Reflections on Practice
March 20, 2017
Blog: Contemporary Chinese Studies at UNNC
By Daryl Johnson, School of English. As the number of Chinese students attending foreign HE institutions continues to grow (89,540 in 2014-2015 up from 87,895 in 2013-2014, UKCISA), the same kinds of frustrations experienced by their lecturers and seminar leaders appear to have persisted. A relatively unanimous consensus amongst Western teachers of Chinese students is …
Exploring Modern Slavery
March 14, 2017
Blog: Better Business
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is designed to tackle slavery in the UK by establishing a Commissioner for Anti-Slavery, and requiring businesses to publish a statement that identifies the actions taken to ensure that slavery and human trafficking are not taking place in the …
Househunting in Nottingham as an outgoing study abroad student
January 29, 2017
Blog: Study abroad
Househunting is always a headache, because there’s so many things to think about. But what if you’re going to be studying abroad next year? How do you go about arranging accommodation, especially if you’re only going to study abroad for one semester?
Adult social care workers should have the opportunity to learn about theory and research relating to the needs of siblings and other family members
January 19, 2017
Blog: Centre for Applied Social Research
Author: Georgia Todd I am a PhD student in the school of Sociology, Social Work and Social Policy. My research is exploring the experiences of young people who have a sibling with learning disabilities. Before starting the PhD, I worked in adult learning disability social care and health services. The focus in adult learning disability …
Reading at Malchin Testament Launch
January 4, 2017
Blog: Malaysia Campus News
Prior to last Friday’s launch of Malchin Testament, Professor Malachi invited my coursemates and I to read works of late Malaysian poets Hilary Tham, Ee Tiang Hong and Omar Mohd. Nor. Since Michelle Beth and I have been studying the works of Malaysian poets closely as part of our course, we were elated and honoured …
24 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number 24?
December 24, 2016
Blog: Advent calendar
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 …
Weather Extremes: Making and Breaking Records in Nottinghamshire
December 16, 2016
Blog: Weather Extremes
Over the last few months Georgina and I have been working closely with staff at the Department of Manuscripts, University of Nottingham, to curate a public exhibition for the Weston Gallery, Lakeside Arts, on the University campus. It opens today. Last night we held a private view that was opened by BBC meteorologist Helen Willetts, …
IAPS Blog Assistant Paid Internships
November 22, 2016
Blog: Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies
Salary: Approx. £10 per hour (plus holiday pay) Location: Residence in Nottingham is not required Hours: 10-15 hours per month About The Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies is seeking applications for four paid internships to work with the Editor of the Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies’ soon-to-be-launched new blog platform – IAPS Dialogue …
Counselling for Depression Gathering
November 21, 2016
Blog: ConnectED
We were delighted to welcome Professor Robert Elliott who joined us for the first Counselling for Depression (CfD) Gathering held in Dearing Building at the University of Nottingham on September 17th . Robert was a key contributor and researcher in the development of CfD and is an originator of Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) which is …
Gold medal for table tennis superstar student
September 14, 2016
Blog: Olympics blog
An English student at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) has won his second paralympic gold medal. Zhao Shuai won the men’s single Table Tennis last night (Tuesday) at the Rio Paralympic Games. Zhao beat Andras Csonka 3-0, defending his London 2012 title. He won every match in his competition class, sweeping aside opponents from …
Conference: Funding Research on a Changing Landscape (24-25 Aug Aug 2016)
September 9, 2016
Blog: Malaysia Research and Knowledge Transfer
On the 24-25 Aug 2016, in conjunction with MIDA (Malaysian Investment Development Authority), the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) held the inaugural “Funding Research on a Changing Landscape” conference. We were very fortunate to have an excellent line up of speakers, led by Prof Tan Sri Zakri, the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Prime …
Nottingham Life Cycle 6 – Day 16 Latheronwheel to Dunnet Head
September 4, 2016
Blog: Nottingham Life Cycle
1200, September 3rd 2106, mission accomplished. We arrived at Dunnet Head, the most northerly point of mainland Great Britain, after more than 1,300 miles in the saddle. Job done. Our day started with a splendid breakfast laid on by Fiona at the Craiglea Guest House (including a traditional, very salty Scottish porridge). I had posted …
The Death of Jo Cox and Our Shared Future
July 20, 2016
Blog: Public and Social Policy
By Dr Nick Stevenson Remain lost the vote. It was of course going to be difficult to over turn the impact of the popular press and the nationalist Right. The layers of cultural meaning and resentment that have been implanted over decades were always going to be hard to dislodge. At first I did think …
Welcome to the International Research Network for Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art (ReNet MoCoCA)
July 18, 2016
Blog: ReNet MoCoCA
About the network The International Research Network for Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art (ReNet MoCoCA) – launched in March 2015 – is conceived to address the needs of the growing, divers, and globally scattered academic community in this field. It helps to bridge communicational and informational gaps that result from local institutional confines of projects, …
Interpreting urban heritage tourism in China: the case of the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall
July 8, 2016
Blog: China Policy Institute Blog
Written by Rui Su. Urban heritage tourism in China reflects the major changes in recent decades in the country’s economy, society, politics and governance. There has been a gradual but substantial transformation from a centrally planned economy to a more market-oriented economy “with Chinese characteristics” (Sofield & Li, 2011). There are continuities as well as …
PGR Teaching Awards 2016
July 7, 2016
Blog: Talking of teaching
The Postgraduate Teaching Award is an annual award to recognise and celebrate examples of innovative teaching and support of learning. In 2016 there were five winners who each received a certificate and a £100 voucher at the Tri-Campus awards. Due to the high calibre of applicants, an additional four received a ‘Highly Commended’ certificate. The …
2016 Season Off To A Fantastic Start
June 30, 2016
Blog: PEMC Research Group – Electric Bike Project
The 2016 MotoE Series is off to a flying start for the University of Nottingham Electric Superbike Team. On June 8th, the team came third in the Isle of Man TT Zero Race, achieving a podium finish and being given an award for the Best Team at the TT for 2016. The team’s rider, Daley Mathison, …
Will Planes Be Pilotless? The Future of Commercial Aviation
June 6, 2016
Blog: INNOVATE – Novel Aerospace Technologies
News related to driverless cars is becoming increasingly popular in recent years, and these self-driving vehicles may be on the market as early as next year. Several large companies such as Google, Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Apple, Microsoft and many more, are investing in the driverless technologies that will soon provide us with our ground transportation, …
Celebrating Teaching – developing ideas about teaching and learning
May 27, 2016
Blog: Education Matters
As part of our secondary ITE routes our beginning teachers have to develop their own personal theories of teaching and learning and, as the courses come to a close, they present their ideas as part of their PGCE assessment. A teacher training year is an incredibly intensive one and for our beginning teachers to organise …
Rogues and Villains
May 4, 2016
Blog: Popular Culture
In honour of May the Fourth, Dr Nathan Waddell from our School of English shares some thoughts on the upcoming film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Do rogues win? They usually do in the Star Wars universe. They certainly will in Rogue One, the first of the Star Wars anthology movies. Due for release in …
Film Stars For The Day! Student Nurses And Staff From The University of Nottingham and Birmingham City University Filming Together
March 18, 2016
Blog: An e-Tale of Two Cities: Nursing Exchange
On February 26th 2016 following months of preparation, student nurses and staff from The University of Nottingham and Birmingham City University became film stars for the day. The film is about public expectations of professional behaviour. The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Code of Conduct formed the basis for the film script. The film …
Implicit Cognition at the Aristotelian Society
March 8, 2016
Blog: Bias and Blame
Last month I gave a talk at the Aristotelian Society, in which I asked ‘What do we want from a model of implicit cognition?’ Here’s the abstract for the paper: In this paper, I set out some desiderata for a model of implicit cognition. I present test cases and suggest that, when considered in light …
Managing Engagement: Enhancing the Customer Experience
22 January, 2016
Blog: Ingenuity Business Network
The first Ingenuity KnowledgeXchange breakfast event of 2016 brought Dr Liz Evans and Ben Smithwell together to outline their experiences around ‘engagement’ and enhancing the customer experience. With over 70 local business leaders in the room it was a lively and interesting session. Dr Liz Evans (Faculty of Arts: Department of Culture, Film & Media) …
A Part of Me Forever
January 21, 2016
Blog: Keys to success
It has now been a month since I returned from my semester abroad studying music at The University of Hong Kong. I’ve left it this long before writing a blog about my time there as it’s hard to find the words that can truly sum up how incredible an experience it was. I know …
Veterinary Medicine CPD reviews
January 4, 2016
Blog: Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Alumna, Jo Henstock, has written about the Veterinary Medicine CPD courses that she has attended at the University of Nottingham. Over 60 one and two day courses covering a range of topics for small, farm, equine and exotic animals are being delivered in 2016. Here are her comments: Introduction to Small Animal Ultrasound This was a …
RSC NEWS
November 10, 2015
Blog: ChemLife
In this month’s RSC news magazine, four familiar names were mentioned. Those 4 names are Paul Anastas, Nigist Asfaw, Richard Wheatley and Julie Beth Zimmerman. All four have been admitted to RSC as fellows in this month’s edition of RSC news, which also features 175 Faces leading the way in Chemistry. The Royal Society of …
1965 Golden Reunion – 10 October 2015, Nottingham University
October 15, 2015
Blog: Alumni Life
Philip Watson (Economics, 1965) writes: I arose at 6.30am on this day – some 2 hours earlier than normal! I travelled from SE London and caught the 8.29am train from St Pancreas to Nottingham. On the journey there, I met Dorothy (Social Admin.) and her friend from Canada (her name escapes me), when I was …
Ben Hunte: 3 Ways UNMC Has Changed My Life (So Far!)
September 18, 2015
Blog: Malaysia Student Life
Happy 15th Birthday, UNMC! I remember arriving at the campus for the first time, standing at the back of the Students’ Association building, and looking at the insane view – jungle as far as the eye could see. Just a few days earlier, I was packing up my room in London, preparing to move to …
Interview with Robert Watson (by Reiner Grundmann)
July 3, 2015
Blog: Circling the Square
Back in 1995, while researching for my book Transnational Environmental Policy, I interviewed Bob Watson who was at the time Associate Director for Environment in the Office of the President of the United States in the White House. I am grateful to him for granting permission to publish the whole transcript of the interview (I had …
Sources of finance for SMEs
June 22, 2015
Blog: Entrepreneurship, Enterprise and Innovation
In May 2015 the Conservatives were elected into government with a manifesto that largely focused on improving the economy. The party reiterated its commitments to the range of funding options available to SMEs, including the Enterprise Finance Guarantee, the Business Finance Partnership and the National Loan Guarantee Scheme. In the May 2015 Business Barometer survey …
Another First at Filey Brigg
06/10/2015
Blog: Clicking Life
Catching chitons. Marine field trips are always an exercise in keeping one eye on the wildlife and the other on the tide.mfiley Brigg is absolutely brilliant for the rock pool dippers and each year we find species that we have not encountered before. In previous forays we have caught a poorly named ‘sea snail’ (quite …
My Visit to the UK and the PGR Engineering Celebration Event 2015
June 8, 2015
Blog: Engineering the Future
On 23 September 2014, the annual Postgraduate research showcase was held at the University of Nottingham Malaysia campus. I was delighted to be awarded the grand prize for my poster amongst 43 postgraduate research students. The exciting award was a travel fund to the UK, which granted me the opportunity to take part in the …
University’s marine economy academy raises £2.3m in first year
June 1, 2015
Blog: Services for Business
Over the last twelve months, a partnership between The University of Nottingham, Wanli Education Group (WEG) and Ningbo Municipal Government has successfully raised over £2.3 million for research into areas related to the marine economy industry. The marine economy is one of China’s key strategic development areas. It will be the next key economic growth …
Community Internships
May 28, 2015
Blog: Access All Areas
Over the next couple of weeks my colleague Jill Bennett and I will be busy interviewing students who have applied for our Undergraduate Community Internship Programme (UCIP). It’s an enjoyable process as we meet students who want to give their time to local third sector organisations who in return offer valuable work experience. Over the …
I found my job in China in an Irish bar
April 21, 2015
Blog: China Student Life
Torben Segelken is originally from Germany and studied MSc International Management at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC). After graduating in 2013 he stayed in Ningbo and is now working for trading company TECCO Ltd. Why did you decide to come and study at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC)/in China? What motivated you? I’d done an internship in Shanghai during …
Early Modern Medievalism: The End or Creation of the Middle Ages?
March 27, 2015
Blog: Medieval @ Nottingham
Post by Dr Mike Rodman Jones, School of English Albrecht Durer’s St Jerome in his Study (1513) is a seminal work in Renaissance art history. It is also one that, in its subject, execution, and reception, divides cultural time in a way that both omits and contains the Middle Ages. St Jerome (d. 420) appears …
RCN Participant Information
January 29, 2015
Blog: Nutrition @ University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham, School of Biosciences. Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD. United Kingdom HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN OBESITY MANAGEMENT Investigators: Dr. Judy A. Swift (Associate Professor of Behavioural Nutrition) and Dr. Duane Mellor (Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics) Healthy Volunteer’s Information Sheet You are being invited to participate in a research study. …
Vital Theory 2014: Acknowledgements and Recap
December 23, 2014
Blog: Vital Theory
December is never the best time to try to catch up with too many things at the same time. So, firstly, accept my apologies for the delay in writing some words about this year’s Vital Theory: The Meanings of Memory. Even though a couple of weeks have passed by since the symposium took place at …
Physsoc goes to CERN
July 3, 2014
Blog: Campus Cam
Dylan’s been off on travels with Physsoc – the University’s physics society. This society annual trip to Geneva, Switzerland, has won awards at the University, and Dylan has captured a science themed snapshot in this video. Maybe this one should have been called ‘Off Campus Cam’! Although I have no idea what any …
Soderbergh Goes Legit
May 18, 2014
Blog: Screen Focus
By Mark Gallagher, Associate Professor, Dept. of Culture, Film and Media, University of Nottingham New York City recently hosted the 12th edition of its homegrown Tribeca Film Festival. Surely this would be a good time to visit the city and catch the newest offering from Steven Soderbergh (whose work and career I explore in my recent monograph, …
Study and explore
May 16, 2014
Blog: Study What You Love
Gael Bateman: student and explorer. I am one of those people with multiple interests that change from season to season; I don’t have a thing, like so many people appear to have in this modern world, which helps to define them. But I do love exploring. Exploring ideas, places, people, cultures, identities, foods and experiences – …
Exploring images of snow and winter past
March 10, 2014
Blog: Snow Scenes
Previously I posted about the collection of digital composite images that I’ve created as part of the Snow Scenes project. The images, all created from photographs held in the archives at the Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry merged with their modern day locations, are now available for online viewing in the gallery below. Currently …
An end and a beginning
January 29, 2014
Blog: Ancient Drama
This is a farewell post. I am retiring from my University position at the end of this week, having joined the staff in 1974 (not 1947, as was said in the blurb of one of my books!) and served for 14,368 days; simultaneously, this blog is being absorbed into the Classics Department’s new teaching and …
Food sovereignty in the UK
January 10, 2014
Blog: Global Food Security
Food security has become the dominant framing of agri-food policy and research in the UK. However, it is not the only framing. In this post we take a look at one of the alternatives, food sovereignty. We look for food sovereignty in policy, in research, and in the media. We also explore the emerging food …
Bias and Blame – New Leverhulme Trust project for Department of Philosophy
December 19, 2013
Blog: Think About It
By Jules Holroyd. The Leverhulme Trust has awarded a 36 month grant to the University of Nottingham, for a project led by Dr Jules Holroyd (Department of Philosophy, Nottingham), in collaboration with Dr Tom Stafford (Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield) titled “Bias and Blame: Do Moral Interactions Modulate the Expression of Implicit Bias?”. The …
Some notes from a lecture on the shortness of the short story
November 19, 2013
Blog: On learning to read
In my day job as a writer in residence at the University of Nottingham’s School of English, I sometimes have the pleasure of standing in front of a crowd of students and telling them some things I think I know about reading and writing. Today I gave a talk about short stories, and in particular …
Malaysia plans to be the first Islamic financial superpower
November 15, 2013
Blog: Centre for Risk, Banking and Financial Services
Could a new upstart be about the join the likes of London, New York and Tokyo as a global financial superpower? The Malaysian government would like to think so, at least. Recently it announced bold plans to transform the country’s capital Kuala Lumpur into a major financial centre in a bid to raise its profile …
Can the Chinese Workers Eat Apple?
May 29, 2013
Blog: A world in crisis?
On 24 September, the iPhone 5 was launched in the first nine countries/areas, America, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong. It was then launched in 22 more countries in the week beginning 1 October. The first weekend’s sales were very impressive, reaching 5 million. This number already broke Apple’s previous record …
Success, but not the top jobs – not yet anyway
March 12, 2013
Blog: From The Cloisters
The 8th March was International Women’s Day and the celebrations ranged from respect for, and appreciation of women, to a celebration for women’s political, economic and social achievements. The Guardian, as expected, enthusiastically celebrated International Women’s Day; I particularly liked the top 25 African women, but there were many more. National Geographic also celebrated by …
Celebrating Teaching successes in the Humanities. The Postgraduate Teaching Awards 2012
July 10, 2012
Blog: Teaching Humanities
In the latest round of the Postgraduate Teaching Awards, two of the students recognised for their outstanding contributions to Teaching and Learning within the School of Humanities are Helen Wainwright and Peter Watts, both of them doctoral candidates within the School of Humanities. The Postgraduate Teaching Assistant Award recognises and celebrates examples of innovative teaching …
Representing and communicating uncertainty: climate change and risk
June 11, 2012
Blog: Communicating Climate
As part of its Science in Culture theme, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has funded an exploratory project at the University of Nottingham called Representing and communicating uncertainty: climate change and risk. This interdisciplinary project brings together academics from across the University in the Schools of Geography, Sociology and Social policy, Mathematical Sciences …