Posts by Charlotte Anscombe
Insects: A solution for Global Food Security?
May 29, 2015
For many people in the UK the idea of eating insects remains the in the realms of the popular reality show, ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’. However, worldwide, insects represent an integral part of the diet of over two billion people. Not only can they provide much needed energy, they offer a …
Shaping the interwar world
May 7, 2015
A new study will look at how governments and institutions from around the globe tried to reshape the world between the two world wars via the medium of explicitly international conferences. Academics from The University of Nottingham’s School of Geography have been awarded a grant of £721,000 from the Arts and Humanities Research Council to …
Nottingham is number one for job prospects
April 24, 2015
The University is celebrating after being named number one for job prospects at last night’s Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2015. From a poll of more than twenty thousand students across the UK, Nottingham was named the best for giving students the best employment prospects when leaving uni. Unlike other university tables, the Whatuni rankings are …
Showing the rest how it’s done – Nottingham gets involved in Responsible Business Week
On Thursday 23 April the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) and Nottingham University Business School will be showing how companies can be responsible employers. The University partners will be hosting ‘Wellness in the Workplace’ in partnership with Business in the Community. This is the first time that the University has hosted this major …
Red Ed’s Manifesto? Professor Steven Fielding looks at Labour’s manifesto
April 13, 2015
Political manifestoes are infamously fallible guides as to what a party will actually do if it wins office. That is especially true in these uncertain times when policies might have to be traded away as the price of forming a coalition government. But a manifesto can still tell us something about what a party stands …
Is Nick Clegg a hero? read Professor Steven Fielding’s review of the Channel 4 drama – The Coalition
March 30, 2015
During the week in which the election 2015 campaign really kicks off, Steven Fielding, Professor of of Political History, looks at the Channel 4 television drama by James Graham, which aired on Saturday 28 March. ‘The Coalition’ focuses on the five frenetic days between the 2010 election result and the formation ofBritain’s first post-war coalition …
And the winner is…? Just exactly who came out fighting in the first televised election battle – Professor Steven Fielding gives his views
March 27, 2015
In one corner, the old school pro, whose reputation precedes them and who can do no more than repeat their long-established, hammy, act. In the other, a plucky outsider many ridicule for being amateurish and simply not up to the job. But enough of Jeremy Paxman and Kay Burley, who hosted The Battle for Number …
Is the sun really starting to shine? Professor Wyn Morgan from The School of Economics looks at last week’s budget.
March 24, 2015
There is always something of a different feel about the build up to a pre-election budget. Where does the economics end and the politics begin and indeed is there any economics in it at all? Given the recent era of austerity, last week’s budget was perhaps even more eagerly anticipated than others but ultimately from …
Dr Miwa Hirono – the University expresses ‘extreme disappointment’ at Home Office decision
March 23, 2015
“The University of Nottingham is extremely disappointed that one of its most promising and talented academics, Dr Miwa Hirono, will be leaving the UK to take up a post overseas following the Home Office’s decision that she and her family are no longer welcome in the country. “We are saddened by the decision of the Home …
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The taming of the beast – Professor Wyn Morgan looks at the reasons behind Tesco’s profit fall
April 22, 2015
Tesco’s reported loss of over £6bn has exemplified the significant changes that have occurred in recent years for the company and for retailing as a whole. Tesco has been seen as a behemoth in retailing: growing market share at the expense of its rivals especially post the introduction of the Tesco Clubcard. Even the recession …
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