Posts by Charlotte Anscombe
Nottingham graduates get the most desired jobs
According to a recent survey by networking site LinkedIn, Nottingham graduates are amongst the best at moving into jobs that they really want. When students apply for university, they generally go because they want to get jobs – good jobs that they actually want. By analysing employment patterns of over 300million Linkedin members from around …
Statement on ICCE qualification
September 26, 2014
In response to a blog on The Guardian website (25th September 2014), regarding the International Certificate of Christian Education (ICCE) qualification: “It appears that many UK universities accept this qualification. The UK NARIC (National Recognition Information Centre, which works on behalf of the UK government) has advised us and the sector on the equivalency of …
Off to a flying start
September 24, 2014
Students and staff will have the opportunity to see The University of Nottingham’s hot air balloon in all its glory as part of this week’s welcome activities. The G-NUNI Hot Air Balloon crew will have a stand at University Park between 10am – 4pm on Thursday 25 September as they are keen to promote the …
Double shortlisting for Nottingham in the Times Higher Education Awards
September 4, 2014
The University has been shortlisted in two categories of the Times Higher Education Awards (THE). The awards highlight the best of UK higher education and the winners will be announced at a gala awards night on 27th November 2014. Nottingham has been shortlisted in the ‘Research Project of the Year’ and ‘Outstanding International Student Strategy’ …
Don’t miss your chance to see the Pop Art to Britart at Lakeside Arts Centre
January 30, 2014
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see Robbie Williams, Princess Diana & Paul Smith in the Same Room before the exhibition closes on 9 February! David Ross, co-founder of the Carphone Warehouse and alumnus of the University, has opened up his extraordinary private art collection to the public and this is a rare opportunity to …
So life-like it’s virtually alive
January 13, 2014
How do you tell if something is alive? The answer to this question should be fairly obvious, but a computer controlled starfish created by a Nottingham PhD student shows that reality isn’t always what it seems. Whilst Richard Brown was a Research Fellow at the Royal College of Art, he created the computer-controlled installation called …
Nottingham awarded funding for Super Resolution Microscope
December 20, 2013
The School of Life Science has received funding from The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) for a Super Resolution Microscope (SRM), worth approximately £700,000. This funded equipment will be the first of its kind to be installed in the Midlands and is expected to be in use in April 2014. Much of the …
Pop Art to Britart – the unveiling
November 22, 2013
Pop Art to Britart – Modern Masters from the David Ross Collection opens at Lakeside Arts Centre on Saturday 23 November. This is the first public exhibition of one of the most important collections of modern art in private hands in this country. There will be 60 works in the exhibition, including works by David …
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Ebola: how did Spanish nurse become infected with virus in high containment unit? By Professor Jonathan Ball
October 8, 2014
The Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola virus while caring for a dying priest appears to be the victim of the first transmission in this outbreak to have taken place outside of Africa. Along with the traveller who returned to Dallas and whose diagnosis was delayed, worries about the wider spread of the virus rear their …
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