Liz Cass
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Brexit, Article 50 TEU and the Constitutional Significance of the UK Referendum
November 3, 2016
In the wake of a High Court ruling today (3 November 2016) that the invocation of Article 50 TEU requires the involvement of Parliament Dr Aris Georgopoulos, Assistant Professor in European and Public Law at The University of Nottingham, gives his legal view. Article 50 TEU is the provision that governs the process of withdrawal of an …
VC leads first Russell Group delegation to China
October 31, 2016
Strengthened relationships and shared approaches to global challenges between UK and China’s leading universities are the focus of a Russell Group Vice-Chancellor delegation to Shanghai today (October 31). In the first delegation of its kind eight Vice-Chancellors from the Russell Group – the UK’s 24 leading research-intensive universities – will travel to China for a …
Market jitters and Brexit uncertainty magnifies the chance of a flash crash
October 11, 2016
Dr Nafis Alam is Associate Professor of Finance and Director, Centre for Islamic Business and Finance Research, at The University of Nottingham. In this blog he reflects on the high level of volatility in the financial markets. The British pound suffered a shuddering flash crash on October 7, plummeting more than 6% against the dollar to …
Brexit and Higher Education…….Again
September 23, 2016
Professor Sir David Greenaway, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Nottingham, talks about appearing in Parliament to discuss Brexit and Higher Education. Earlier this year the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee conducted an inquiry into the potential impact of Brexit on science and higher education. Its report was published before the referendum. Given the outcome, …
More celebrations for University partner academies
August 26, 2016
As nervous students around the country collected their GCSE results academies sponsored by The University of Nottingham celebrated strong results. Nottingham University Samworth Academy (NUSA) had its best ever set of GCSE results, with 52 per cent of students getting an A*-C including English and Maths. It also had a Progress 8 score of -0.07 …
Fab Four take on sixth charity cycling challenge
August 18, 2016
A team of four are on track to have helped raise more than £2.8 million by cycling for charity. For the last six years Professor Sir David Greenaway, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Nottingham, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen Cox, Professor Nick Miles, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Advancement, and Steve Wright, University Chauffeur, have taken part in Life …
ROUND UP: A summer of good news for The University of Nottingham
August 17, 2016
The University of Nottingham is celebrating a summer of successes as it prepares to welcome students for the new academic year. Read on to find a selection of the stories putting Nottingham in the news. HIGHEST LEVEL OF STUDENT SATISFACTION The results for the 2016 National Student Survey (NSS) were our best to date. We …
Walkers raise more than £21,000 for Breast Cancer research
August 16, 2016
Inspired by University research to develop a test to detect breast cancer early, Denise Kendrick, Professor of Primary Care Research in the School of Medicine, made a decision to trek the Robin Hood Way to help raise vital funds. Back in June, with a team of more than 70 supporters, family and friends, she trekked 105 …
Kuala Lumpur to Beeston by train – one academic’s epic journey between two University campuses.
August 15, 2016
They are separated by more than 8,000 miles, and for most people a day’s plane travel, yet a University of Nottingham academic is on a more unusual route between the UK and Malaysia. Associate Professor Suzanne McGowan is returning to The University of Nottingham after a three year secondment as Head of the School of …
Tiny logo celebrates big ambition
August 11, 2016
It might be invisible to the naked eye but a minuscule logo has been created to celebrate the great and the good of Nottingham. University of Nottingham scientists, based at The Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre (NMRC) at University Park, have etched a Nottingham in Parliament Day logo onto a piece of Nottingham bridal lace. …
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