Our Research Vision: what it means for you
June 8, 2017
Blog: Research Exchange
Join Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange, at a series of roadshows this June to find out more about the University of Nottingham’s Research Vision. Dame Jessica says: “The University of Nottingham is making an unparalleled investment in both our research and our people. What does this mean for all researchers …
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Summer Days: How To Spend Your Holiday Before Results Day
June 24, 2017
Blog: Med School Life
“Biology students, your time has finished, please put your pens down”. For me, these words were sweeter than any I’d heard in the past month, one consisting mainly of industrial tea consumption, mountain ranges of past papers forming across my bedroom floor and bedtimes that made waking up feeling like crawling out of my coffin. …
Finding Your Niche as a Freelancer
June 23, 2017
Blog: Careers Blog
If you’ve decided to go freelance, no doubt you’ve been searching the internet for tips and tricks on where to start, how to find clients and the best ways to grow a business. You may have come across this piece of common advice: pick a niche. Most successful freelancers will advise you to specialise and …
Remembering Sally
June 23, 2017
Blog: The News Room
She was loved by many as Nottingham’s Maid Marian, but in her ‘day job’ Sally Pollard was a talented researcher in human genetics and dedicated teacher at the University of Nottingham. Her death at the age of 39 from cancer is a great loss for her friends, family and colleagues. Dr Paddy Tighe, Associate Professor …
Mental Health First Aid: Understanding and Managing Mental Health
June 23, 2017
Blog: People and Culture
As part of the University of Nottingham’s Wellbeing Programme, we are delighted to welcome Caroline Hounsell, Director of Partnerships and Product Development at Mental Health First Aid England on Thursday 13th July, 12:00 – 13:30 in B08, Engineering and Science Learning Centre. Mental Health First Aid teaches people how to identify, understand and help a …
How to Have the Perfect Summer
June 23, 2017
Blog: Student life
I have had my fair share of long summers. From the ages of 4 to 16 I had the glorious six week summers. Then throughout college and university I experienced the three month limbo of time off from when my exams finished to when the academic year began once again. I have been so used …
Let’s celebrate women engineers – past, present and future
June 23, 2017
Blog: Library Matters
Today is International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), an annual event that celebrates the contribution and achievements of women in engineering. It aims to inspire current and future generations to achieve their potential by highlighting the amazing careers women can have in engineering. The event is in its 4th year and is organised by the …
CRISPR, unicorns and responsible language use
June 23, 2017
Blog: Making Science Public
I was looking through my twitter timeline on 12 June, when I came cross a tweet by Dietram Scheufele which said “’bend nature to our will.’ #CRISPR frame in new #Doudna book might resonate differently across audiences […] #scicomm”. The tweet made reference to an article by Sharon Begley in STAT News about Jennifer Doubna’s new book, co-authored with Samuel Sternberg, A …
Fuelling a future for Sustainable Water
June 23, 2017
Blog: Inside The Ingenuity Lab
“This week reduces apprehension about a future based on renewable” – Tabitha Wacera Globally, water scarcity affects four out of every ten people. If we treat The Ingenuity Lab as a microcosm, that would mean a whopping 76 of our 189 Venture Members would suffer from a lack of water and poor water quality. Although solar-powered water …
Introduction to Campus Solutions training
June 22, 2017
Blog: Project Transform
It’s mid-June and over 470 colleagues have completed the Introduction to Campus Solutions training course. That’s nearly all of the Admissions and Student Services teams. Whilst a lot of people have already been on the course, there are still some Student Services staff who will be attending the course in the next week. There are …
RECOGNeyes: Feedback and data from the Adult ADHD Support Group
June 22, 2017
Blog: CANDALight
Following on from earlier input we were eager to continue to include individuals with ADHD in the collaborative development of the game. Individuals with ADHD have lived experience of the condition and their input is therefore of critical importance for its success as an effective intervention. An overview of the RECOGNeyes game was presented to …
Student IT Tutors – here to help
June 21, 2017
Blog: The Digital Network
Last year, the IS managed Student IT Support (SITs) programme was bigger than ever with over 125 students employed to help their peers with IT issues. The programme ran from the start of the new academic session and continued throughout the year at our five Smart Bar locations. The programme supported 25 different locations and …
HopefulNESS Conference, University of Tampere, Finland June 2017
June 21, 2017
Blog: The Geog Blog
A blog by Dr Carol Morris With some financial support from the School of Geography’s Research Committee I attended and contributed to the 13th Nordic Environmental Social Science (NESS) conference at the University of Tampere, Finland between 6-8th June 2017. The conference theme was ‘HopefulNESS’. This was my first time at a NESS event but my …
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
June 20, 2017
Blog: From the Vice-Chancellor's desk
We are well advanced on our ‘Beyond 2020’ programme, with core strategies being updated, refreshed or reframed to reflect changes in the environment over the period since Global Strategy 2020 was signed off by the University Council. So, for example, on June 22nd we will launch our new Research Strategy, led by Dame Jessica Corner, …
From sustainable development to planetary health; rethinking the relationship between health and the environment
June 20, 2017
Blog: Sustainable Nottingham
Dr Linda East reflects on the relationship between health and the environment As a lecturer in the School of Health Sciences, I have long been interested in health and sustainable development (SD). However, I had become increasingly uncomfortable with quoting the usual definition of SD in my lectures, that ‘Sustainable development is development that meets the …
One year down, two to go!
June 19, 2017
Blog: Words on Words
This blog post was written by first year English and Philosophy student, Emily Patel. As I walked out of my last exam, I realised that my first year of being a student was officially over. I had six exams which felt like a lot, and I was ready to celebrate that evening. That didn’t quite …
Macbeth (GSP Studios) – private pre-release screening @ The Courthouse Hotel, London
June 17, 2017
Blog: The Bardathon
Macbeth is a play that has a strong association in the imaginary with its implied landscapes. The images of the heaths, mountains, caves and woods of Scotland, first captured in engravings of scenes from the play in the eighteenth century, and culminating in films such as those of Roman Polanski (1971) and Justin Kurzel (2015), …
Repton in the Viking Age
Blog: Bringing Vikings back to the East Midlands
One of the aims of our project is to find out more about what happened in the East Midlands in the Viking Age. A key site near to our Nottingham base is Repton, in Derbyshire. This was an important centre of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, and the burial site of several of its kings. It was …
Blog: Get to know our Tri Campus Games Ultimate team
June 16, 2017
Blog: Sport at UoN
In the latest blog from Ningbo, the UK Ultimate team tell us more about their sport and their Tri Campus Games experience. Tell us a little a bit about your sport… Ultimate Frisbee is probably the least well-known sport at the Tri Campus Games, so it’s great to have been given the opportunity to represent …
How international investment law could improve the enforcement of business and human rights
June 16, 2017
Blog: UoN Law Blog
Six years to this day, on 16 June 2011, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) endorsed the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which implement the UN ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ framework. This date marked an important part of advancing the legal protection afforded to individuals at the international level. Yet when …
Arts Impact: Storytelling Objects
June 14, 2017
Blog: Digital Research
This guest blog post was provided by Hyosun Kwon: The Storytelling Objects project aims to explore notions of audience engagement with hybrid (digital/physical) gifting. We will be creating a ‘box’ that will be sent out to transmedia practitioners. The box will ask them to create a ‘captivating’ story fragment using the objects and devices within …
“How can I help?”: Using Applied Linguistics Research in Call Centres
June 14, 2017
Blog: Linguistics in the Workplace
Whether it’s our scepticism of cold calls, exasperation with prolonged waiting times or general frustration with bureaucratic processes, we’ve all had our issues with call centres at one point or another. Whilst recent developments in technology have given us new and innovative platforms through which to engage with organisations, such as web chats and social …
A Weekend with Bernie Sanders
07/06/2017
Blog: Cultures, Languages and Area Studies
Senator Bernie Sanders, internationally renowned for his decision to run against Hillary Clinton for the position of Democratic candidate for President of the United States, and popular for his progressive policies that would completely overhaul the way many think about politics, is arguably one of the most motivating and inspiring speakers of our time. I …
#endofyear2017
June 5, 2017
Blog: Off Campus
Keep calm and celebrate responsibly! We know that the end of the academic year will be a time of celebration, all we ask is that you remember that wherever you are you are still an ambassador for the university. The end of summer term can cause worry for residents who need to get a full night’s sleep, including those with children …
Global experience on the MBA
June 5, 2017
Blog: Mastering Business Administration
Gaining global experience is an essential part of any MBA and something highly prized at Nottingham. A key way of getting that experience is through study tours and the partnerships we have built with other universities across the world. As members of our cohort return from our latest trip to our partners in China, this …
The power of picture books in the primary classroom
June 5, 2017
Blog: Primary Education Network
In a previous blog Gill Johnson considered what we mean by quality children’s literature and why it might be valuable in the classroom in promoting successful reading and writing. In this blog, she explores the importance of picture books and thinks it is time to rediscover their power with all children. If you have watched …
A Picture-Perfect Placement
June 2, 2017
Blog: Manuscripts and Special Collections
Looking to get the most out of your university experience whilst learning invaluable employability skills and aiding the increasing accessibility of an expanding archive that has been around for nearly 90 years? I’m Amy Cooper, a third year English student that recently completed a placement at Manuscripts and Special Collections as a Digitisation Assistant. Here is …
Welcome to our new physics and astronomy blog!
June 1, 2017
Blog: Physics
Welcome to the School of Physics and Astronomy’s Blog. This blog has been set up by our School community of students and academic staff, to share their insight into what it’s like to study physics and astronomy at the University of Nottingham. In our blog we’ll cover all aspects of our research and teaching. You’ll discover the …
Slavery from Space
June 1, 2017
Blog: The Rights Lab
By Bethany Jackson and Dr. Jessica Wardlaw Modern slavery remains a pressing human rights issue, with the latest Global Slavery Index (2016) estimating that 45.8 million people are currently enslaved globally. India alone accounts for over 18 million affected individuals, in industries ranging from domestic work and construction to agriculture and quarrying. Efforts to eradicate …
Exciting new development for our Undergraduate Politics and IR programme: the Creation of a New Undergraduate Dual Degree with Vietnam National University in Hanoi
June 1, 2017
Blog: Thinking Politics
The School of Politics and International Relations is very happy to announce that it is on its way to create a New Undergraduate Dual Degree with Vietnam National University (VNU) in Hanoi. The project’s title is Internationalising Education for Greater Employability: Developing a Dual Degree between the University of Nottingham and Vietnam National University in …
The politics of culture as testimony
June 1, 2017
Blog: A View from the Arts
Some thirty researchers from around the world met at the University of Nottingham on Monday 22 May for a workshop on the politics of culture as testimony. The workshop marked the end of the first phase of the AHRC-funded research network, Culture and its Uses as Testimony, that has been exploring how: cultural testimony can …
Reading Group: Sensory History
June 1, 2017
Blog: Interwar Conferencing
Tim Edensor, ‘The Social Life of the Senses: Ordering and Disordering the Modern Sensorium’ in David Howes (ed.), A Cultural History of the Senses in the Modern Age, 1920-2000 (Bloomsbury, 2014) Rebecca P. Scales, Radio and the Politics of Sound in Interwar France (Cambridge University Press, 2016), Chapter 2 ‘Disabled veterans, radio citizenship, and the …
James E Smith’s Model, by Nicholas Alfrey
May 31, 2017
Blog: Digital Dialogues
University of Nottingham, History of Art lecturer Nicholas Alfrey revisits James E Smith’s Model as it is exhibited as part of Nottingham Castle’s Reportrait exhibition. A striking work made by the artist James E Smith during his time as Leonardo Fellow in the Digital Humanities Centre has just gone on show again in Nottingham. James …
My journey to be a brewmaster
May 19, 2017
Blog: International Student Life
Sungwhan Park from South Korea is studying MSc Brewing Science and Practice and received the Korea Masters Scholarship in 2016. I was honoured to receive the Korea Masters Scholarship from the University of Nottingham. It helped me burden down my financial stress. I highly encourage to prospective Korean students to apply this amazing scholarship opportunity. I …
Plenty of Prizes for our Marie Curie research fellow
May 19, 2017
Blog: Pharm Life
In 2014, Dr Adam Celiz was awarded a Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship (IOF) to build his own research program at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University with Professor David Mooney. This included a return phase to work in the School with Professor Morgan Alexander. His current research is focused on …
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 …
The Magic of Networking
May 10, 2017
Blog: NUBS Postgrad Careers
In this guest blog by Mohit Masand (MSc Business & Management) we hear about a recent alumni event in London which some of our students attended. A fantastic opportunity as part of the University’s initiative ‘Nottingham in the City’ saw a group of 20 students from the Business School, staff from the Postgraduate Careers Team …
10 reasons to do a postgraduate placement
May 10, 2017
Blog: Postgraduate Placements
Words supplied by Postgraduate Placements Nottingham (PPN) alumni. #1 – Learn new skills “I learnt how to use new tech, and have now devised a great career path.” #2 – Develop your creative thinking “The placement helped me build independent and out of the box thinking. The best part about the whole experience was recognition …
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 …
Low-cost small-scale blue-green interventions: community led projects enhancing urban flood resilience
May 2, 2017
Blog: Blue-Green Cities
You need just 5 water butts to capture an hour of heavy rainfall from a 200 m2 roof (assuming the water butt holds 200 L and rainfall intensity is 4-8 mm/hr). Imagine if that happened across every roof in the city and imagine the resources that could be provided and the costs you’d avoid – …
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?
Help end modern slavery on this online course
April 27, 2017
Blog: Nottingham’s Massive Open Online Courses
Join us from Monday 8 May to find out about modern slavery and what you can do to help end it. You can enrol now on the second run of Ending Slavery, the world’s first ever online course about contemporary slavery. In this free four-week course you’ll learn from experts at the cutting edge of …
University: a time for change
April 6, 2017
Blog: Applying to Nottingham
Coming to university is a massive change in your life and in that, a perfect opportunity to try something new that you may have potentially never heard of let alone done before. When I first came to Nottingham at the beginning of last year I was determined to stay in my comfort zone and stick …
Jacqui Williams on Flipped Learning
April 4, 2017
Blog: Transforming Teaching Programme (TTP)
In this video, Jacqui Williams talks about her experiences of implementing flipped learning in her teaching. Students had complained of ‘death by PowerPoint’ in the predominantly lecture-based model of teaching, and this led Jacqui to reflect that, traditionally, midwifery was taught using much more active teaching methods, which led to the deeper learning necessary for …
‘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 – …
Being a sexual minority in contemporary China: The challenges ahead
April 1, 2017
Blog: The Enquire Blog
Recent years have witnessed increasing media coverage of LGBT-related issues in China. For instance, in 2014, Qiu Bai, a student from Guangdong province, sued the Chinese ministry of education on the grounds that a number of university textbooks described homosexuality as a disorder and advised in favour of shock therapy as a possible cure. After …
Teaching Excellence Framework “Should Measure Erotic Capital” of Academics
April 1, 2017
Blog: History Past and Present
A new study released today suggests that the government’s new Teaching Excellence Framework, which aims to assess the quality of teaching in universities, should also assess the “erotic capital” of academics. Dr Avril Sottise of the educational think tank the Institute for Studies (see link) argues in a new piece that the personalities of academics …
“Last-Ups” Advantage in Baseball: An Example of Biases and Persistent Beliefs.
March 29, 2017
Blog: Network for Integrated Behavioural Science
Professor Ted Turocy, NIBS Co-Investigator at the University of East Anglia considers if the rule change, designed to resolve tied games more rapidly in Major League Baseball, risks advantaging one team over the other. “In the World Baseball Classic currently underway, Major League Baseball is testing out a rule change designed to resolve tied games more rapidly. …
Brexit and UK Aviation
March 20, 2017
Blog: Aerospace @ Nottingham
Professor Herve Morvan, Director for the Institute of Aerospace Technology (IAT), discusses the concerns surrounding Brexit and suggests how the aerospace industry can navigate the way ahead by maximising opportunities in Asia and participating in key programs and networks to shape the debate and direction of travel to benefit the UK. Lord Ahmad, the Aviation …
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 …
Education and autism: research into practice
March 17, 2017
Blog: Research Exchange
To mark World Autism Awareness Week, the School of Education is hosting a free seminar to highlight findings from cutting edge research in the field of autism. Speakers include Dr Debra Costley, an Associate Professor in the School of Education and an international expert in autism education. Dr Costley, the former National Director for Research and …
An Oslo conference experience
March 14, 2017
Blog: Argonauts and Emperors
It’s not often that you get the opportunity to combine a fantastic holiday with a conference that’s completely perfect for you. So, when I first saw the Call for Papers for a conference on classical translation in Oslo (via the Classicists list), I knew that I had to apply.
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 …
Why following us can give you the Advantage
March 10, 2017
Blog: Nottingham Advantage Award
How can you win? For your chance to win a £50 Amazon voucher all you need to do is follow these three simple steps: Follow us @AdvantageAward Tweet #gettheAdvantage @AdvantageAward with your message about why other students should join the Award If you win, you will be notified by direct message on Twitter 5 reasons …
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, …
India-UK Tech Summit November 2016
November 28, 2016
Blog: Asia Business Centre
Sam Woolley-Principal Knowledge Exchange India The University is developing exciting partnerships with India, and as part of its engagement activities I was delighted to participate in the India-UK Tech summit 07-09 November in Delhi. The summit brought together industry, academics and governments with a focus on forging the future of India-UK collaboration with the smartest …
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 …
Remember Remember the Fifth of November!
November 3, 2016
Blog: (Un)trenched Opinions
Searching for Hidden Spaces in Catholic Houses A team of researchers from The University of Nottingham has recently been doing new work at one of the most important places associated with the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Following the English Reformation, English Catholics were forced to make difficult choices between their loyalty to the crown and …
Introduction to Agrics Society
September 21, 2016
Blog: Freshers
With over 200 societies to choose from at the University of Nottingham you can find a society for pretty much anything! With so much choice available to you it’s important to get involved, whether it’s going on a Farm Walk with Agrics (which stands for agriculture by the way) or celebrating St. Davids day with …
Register for the Centre for Critical Theory’s End of Summer School Now!
September 19, 2016
Blog: The Critical Moment
You won’t want to miss this! The Centre for Critical Theory, in conjunction with the public programme at the Nottingham Contemporary, has organised a second ‘End of Summer School’ to follow on from the success of last year’s events. With these workshops over two days, we continue to invite participation in collaborative explorations of the …
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 …
Conference presentation
August 10, 2016
Blog: Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology
Eliza-Jane Corson, Forensic Psychologist in Training (final year) was selected by the British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Forensic Psychology (DFP) annual conference to present her poster on mentalising and personality disorder in young offenders, which is now being written up for her academic thesis. Jayne is supervised by Associate Professor Vincent Egan of the Centre for Forensic …
Health Claims and the ASA
July 21, 2016
Blog: All Consuming Interests
As I have previously discussed, non-specific health claims are a challenge to marketing professionals. Such claims, for example saying a food is “healthy” or “good for you,” must be accompanied by a specific health claim which forms part of an approved EU list (see article 9(3) of the Nutition and Health Claims Regulation). The Advertising …
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 …
True Crime on Campus §48: Easter frolics
March 24, 2016
Blog: Registrarism
It’s a strange time of year It’s nearly Easter and, as these latest extracts from university security reports show, this seems to have prompted some surprising behaviour on campus. As ever our extremely capable Security staff are on hand to deal with every eventuality: 0928 Report of a Dog in Law and Social Science, Security …
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 …
Reflecting on LGBT History Month 2016
March 4, 2016
Blog: LGBT History Month
Hannah-Rose Murray, PhD Student in the Department of American and Canadian Studies and LGBT History Month Director, Research Priority Area in Rights and Justice, reflects on events organised by the RPA during February 2016. Over the last few weeks, the Rights and Justice Research Priority Area at The University of Nottingham has supported the University’s …
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 …
Black History Month 2015 – thank you!
October 30, 2015
Blog: Black History Month
Val Watson, Chair of the BME Staff Network, Claire Henson, Equality and Diversity Co-ordinator and Vincent Wilson, Associate Professor and Reader in Autonomic Pharmacology, reflect on a fantastic Black History Month programme for 2015. As October draws to a close, so too does our programme for Black History Month 2015, which we are proud to say …
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 …
Finding Atlantis
October 14, 2015
Blog: Underwater archaeology
I’m just about to give a lecture to the first year on the subject of Atlantis and it reminded me of something that happened a few years ago when I appeared as a guest on the BBC Breakfast sofa. I did three live five minute interviews in the studio each hour in the ten minute …
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 …
Fare Well
June 23, 2015
Blog: Arts Matters
Back in April there was a Twitter hashtag where you had to complete the sentence #Iamaphilosopherbecause. My contribution was “science cannot tell me what is a number, what is good, what is knowledge or what is causation. And I’ve kids to feed”. With that light-hearted ending, I was pretty surprised how much anger the tweet …
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 …
Update – 12 March
March 12, 2015
Blog: University Executive Board Update
Framework for capital project proposals UEB agreed a new framework for consideration of capital projects between £250,000 and £2m. This will be an annual process, managed through the Space Strategy Board, timed to align with the University Strategic Framework process and annual budgeting activity. Proposals will be required to demonstrate fit to Global Strategy 2020 …
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 …