Posts by Graham Kendall
Manufacturing team gets a £4.6m boost
March 21, 2013
This recently appeared on the this is nottingham web site. “Professor Svetan Ratchev, director of the University of Nottingham’s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, has received two five-year research grants from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, totalling £4.6.” read more Professor Svetan was at UNMC this week, as part of the Engineering delegation which …
Engineering Delegation visits UNMC
March 20, 2013
This week, we were fortunate enough to have a UK delegation, and a representative from Ningbo, spend a week with us, seeking to develop collaborative links and funding opportunities between our three campuses. The week comprised a series of workshops, as well as visits to various industrial partners including Spirit Aerosystems, CTRM (Composites Technology Research …
Numberphile (Statistics on Match Day)
March 19, 2013
In this series, we are presenting videos from the Numberphile Videos (Web Site) project. This project is a colllection of videos about numbers. The video below looks at Football Statistics. Previous blog entries on this topic can be seen seen here (this is a link to entries tagged with numberphile videos).
Professor Dragos Axinte receives prestigious Rolls-Royce Best Patent award
March 18, 2013
This recently appeared on the this is nottingham web site. “PROFESSOR Dragos Axinte from the University of Nottingham, together with colleagues at Rolls-Royce, has received the prestigious Rolls-Royce Best Patent award in recognition of a new technology that has been developed for the aerospace business.” read more Professor Axinte was at UNMC this week, as …
Business School Annual Review
March 15, 2013
The Business School Annual Review 2012 is now available. It makes interesting, and informative, reading with the Malaysia campus being featured quite heavily. It is well worth a read. Header image: Business School, North Building, Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham
Molecular Videos (Smelly)
March 14, 2013
In this series, we are presenting videos from the Molecular Videos (Web Site) project. This project covers a range of molecules and compounds. The video below looks at Smelly Substances. Previous blog entries on this topic can be seen seen here (this is a link to entries tagged with molecular videos).
Invest in University of Nottingham Intellectual Property
March 13, 2013
AIM (Agensi Inovasi Malaysia) is interested in investing in IP genertated by the University, not just the IP generated in Malaysia but also from our other campuses. A recent piece of work led by Angeline Yee, and working with our colleagues in BEIS (Business Engagement Innovation Services), has collated a list of all the IP …
Singapore Statement on Research Integrity
March 12, 2013
We have recently blogged on Research Integrity. As you find more about this area it is not long before you come across the Singapore Statement. Many universities have used this as the basis for their own policies. It is an interesting document to look at. Not least of all, it gives a good overview of …
Knowledge Transfer Exchange
March 11, 2013
When I started this job in August 2011, I was given the title of Vice Provost (Research and Knowledge Transfer). The previous incumbent had the title of Vice Provost (Research and Internationalisation). The change was made in recognition that we had to engage with businesses more, which we are gradually doing with the help of …
Periodic Table of Videos (Hydrogen – 1 – H)
March 8, 2013
In this series, we are presenting videos from the Periodic Table of Videos (Web Site / YouTube) project. This project shows a short video about each of the chemical elements. The video below looks at Hydrogen, which has an atomic number of 1 and the symbol H. Previous blog entries on this topic can be …