Lindsay Brooke
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14 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number 14?
December 14, 2016
Vice-Chancellor announces his decision to retire. In September Professor Sir David Greenaway, The University of Nottingham’s Vice-Chancellor, announced his decision to retire. He will step down from the post on 30 September 2017 when he will have served the University for 30 years. He said: “This does not reflect any diminishing appetite for or commitment to …
13 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number 13?
December 13, 2016
Nottingham Dollies prove cloned sheep can live long and healthy lives. In July Debbie, Denise, Dianna and Daisy, the four Nottingham Dollies, attracted the attention of the world’s media. Our research had shown that these four elderly ladies, derived from the same cell line — genomic copies of Dolly — reached their 8th birthdays in …
12 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number 12?
December 12, 2016
Is Pokémon Go just the beginning? July heralded in a new craze when Pokémon Go arrived on the scene! Professor of Computer Science & EPSRC Dream Fellow and Professor of Collaborative Computing in the Mixed Reality Laboratory in the School of Computer Science at The University of Nottingham gave his take on this latest Pokémon craze? …
11 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number eleven?
December 11, 2016
Green chemist recognised for influential research. Last year Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff received his knighthood from His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales. This year he was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This year 391 members were awarded this honour by AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance …
10 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number ten?
December 10, 2016
Accolades for academics who are changing our lives for the better. From smart wheels for aircraft to biological bandages to prevent blindness, academics from The University of Nottingham were recognised in May for their achievements in helping to solve some of the world’s pressing problems. The University’s Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards recognised the new ideas …
9 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number nine?
December 9, 2016
A 90th birthday message to the Queen is etched on Corgi hair. Our scientists love a challenge and when it came to wishing the Queen a happy 90th birthday they did it in style – etching their birthday wishes on a Corgi hair! The hair was kindly donated by Cracker and CJ – two Corgis …
8 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number eight?
December 8, 2016
Should we stay or should we go? Who could forget the BREXIT debate? Over 350 people turned up to hear our experts from Law, Politics and Economics debate the pros and cons of ‘Brexit’ back in April. Audience members were given a ‘clicker’ at the beginning of the evening so they could vote at intervals …
7 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number seven?
December 7, 2016
New Provost and CEO at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Professor Graham Kendall took over as Provost and CEO at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC). The announcement was made in April. Professor Kendall took over the reins in August and is now leading the campus, which was the first British University to set up in Malaysia. Professor …
6 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number six?
December 6, 2016
Hundreds of people struck a pose at Nottingham Lakeside Arts in March and April when we were treated to an amazing exhibition of Elisabeth Frink’s work. The Presence of Sculpture captured the imagination of visitors who took to social media to share their selfies with the artwork. One of the most notable pictures was the one of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn …
5 December 2016 – what’s the story behind door number five?
December 5, 2016
From bathroom scales to fat squirrels! Only fooling you! Yesterday we reminded you about work we did for The One Show on bathroom scales. Today we recall the story about an urban gym being created for portly squirrels at the University of Nottingham. It was eventually unveiled as an April Fool. The University of Nottingham …
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