Introduction to Luke Simpson and his work in developmental biology
June 3, 2024
Hello! I’m Luke Simpson, I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Nottingham. I am the new Early Career Representative for Biosciences, and I would like to share some insights into current and past work in the field of developmental biology. My academic career started under the supervision of Professor Andrew Johnson. My PhD …
‘Petunia’s friends’ – a wonderful renunion for plant researchers
August 25, 2022
I am Mohamed Abdulla originally from Libya. I have been studying at The University of Nottingham since 2015. BSc, MSc and a PhD here at the School of Plant Sciences. I would like to express my great appreciation to UON Researcher Academy for their CTTF Award and the Lamming Travel Award (School of Biosciences) which …
Hot Poets and Scientists
May 25, 2022
Hot Poets is an Arts Council funded project about powerfully communicating climate science and action through spoken word poetry. It is supported by National Poetry Day, the Met Office, the RSPB, the London School of Economics and many big name partners. Gail Webb was inspired to write this poem by the valuable plant research of …
Introducing Sarah Cook Assistant Professor Aquatic Science
August 25, 2021
Sarah Cook was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Aquatic Science in November 2020. Here she tells us a bit about herself and how she came to Nottingham. The beginning – Peat in Malaysia My interest in aquatic sciences began when I studied for a PhD in geography at Leicester. I was looking at tropical …
Diriba Kumssa talks about his Leverhulme Fellowship and work in Ethiopia
July 15, 2021
Diriba Kumssa is a Research Fellow in the School of Biosciences. He started his career studying in the country of his birth, Ethiopia, coming to Nottingham in 2013 via studies in South Africa and on the European Erasmus Mundus programme. Events in Ethiopia led him to apply for asylum in the UK. He has recently …
Student Michael Rousell talks about his COVID-19 vaccination research placement
June 16, 2021
What are you studying? I am studying for a degree in Microbiology. I have completed the first two years. My third year is being spent on placement with Pfizer, working as an undergraduate clinical scientist. What does that entail?I am working on a clinical trial for the COVID 19 vaccination program. The trial is a …
Celebrating success at the British Society of Animal Science Annual Conference
May 20, 2021
PhD students Kerensa Hawkey and Lucy Ross tell us about their experiences presenting at this year’s conference Kerensa and Lucy are both final year PhD students. Lucy is studying whole-farm feed efficiency in UK dairy systems whilst Kerensa is looking at using insects for animal feed. Both became members of the British Society of Animal …
Meet Alex Burgess Our “Exceptional Researcher”
March 10, 2021
Alexandra Burgess is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Nottingham. Alex has recently won a Gatsby Foundation Grant to Exceptional Researchers. What is your background? I completed a Biology degree at Oxford from 2013 – 2016. Whilst I was there, I got the opportunity to attend a …
i-Hen – Our award winning live animal teaching facility
February 10, 2021
Vision and Background The basic idea was to set up a food production animal enterprise on Campus that students could access either on an informal basis or embedded in formal learning opportunities. The project secured a Cascade grant, an alumni funded scheme for projects which improve the student experience. Recently the team, Cormac O’Shea, Associate …
Introducing Ellen Nisbet Assistant Professor of Microbiology
January 28, 2021
Hello! My name is Ellen, and I joined Biosciences last year as a microbiologist. I have an undergraduate degree in microbiology from UCL (2000). After my PhD (Cambridge, 2004), I took a series of post-docs, followed by a faculty position at the University of South Australia in Adelaide (2008). I loved living in Adelaide – …
