Asian higher education revolution a long way off
April 23, 2013
“The Times Higher Education Asian University Rankings are out. Since they are based on data already gathered for the 2012 World University Rankings, there are no surprises in the top 57 that were already included in the world’s top 400 universities. There are, however, some interesting things in the bottom 43….” … so starts the …
Terry Pratchett: Facing Extinction (Orangutans)
March 29, 2013
If you have access to BBC iPlayer, you might be interested in this program by Terry Pratchett, which looks at a new threat their their habitat which would push them further towards extinction. Note: BBC programs are time limited, so the link to the program may only last for a couple of weeks.
How academics can engage with policy
March 27, 2013
How academics can engage with policy: 10 tips for a better conversation Academics need to look at different ways they can communicate their research to policymakers, says Matthew Goodwin – here’s his advice on not wasting their time, or yours. [read more] This is how a recent article started in The Guradian Higher Education Network. …
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 …
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 …
Ranking’s research impact indicator is skewed
March 5, 2013
Thanks to Chris Ennew for pointing me towards this article from the University World News web site. It starts: “The 2012 Times Higher Education World University Rankings consisted of 13 indicators grouped into five clusters. One of these clusters consisted of precisely one indicator, research impact, which is measured by normalised citations and which THE …
Video Channels
March 4, 2013
In previous posts we have mentioned the Periodic Table of Videos. We have found some other video sites which are informative and also introduce some complex topics to the general public who may want the information in a more accessible form. Here are the ones we have found (if you know of any others, post …
Nottingham has a new Super Computer
February 20, 2013
The University of Nottingham has had a High Performance Computer (HPC) for many years, but this resource has just been refreshed. The new computer is named Minerva (after the Roman Goddess of Wisdom). You can read more about this new computer at thisisnottingham, who recently ran a feature on it. One of the interesting items …
Nordic Networking
February 18, 2013
This is probably of limited interest to most at UNMC, but if you have Nordic interests it might be just what you are looking for. This recently appeared in the Times Higher Education. University of Nottingham Nordic Network A UK university is to set up a large-scale partnership with a Swedish institution. The University …
Academia is a very well kept secret
February 15, 2013
Jeannie Holstein, from NUBS in the UK, was recently featured in The Guardian. The piece starts … “Very early in my doctoral journey, I was fortunate to experience that moment when you know the decision you have made was the right one. It came with the realisation that I was being paid, not very much …
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