Liz Cass
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National awards for Nottingham building
July 17, 2017
The University of Nottingham has picked up two national titles at the Construction News Awards 2017. At a black tie ceremony in Park Lane leaders from across the industry came together to celebrate the best of the best in UK construction: the companies, people and projects that champion innovation and ambition. The University won The …
Spin-out tipped as ‘one to watch’
July 12, 2017
A University of Nottingham spin-out business is tipped as one to watch at a UK national awards ceremony. Exonate, who are developing eye treatment for Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration, (Wet AMD) was named ‘One to Watch’ in the Best Investment in Life Sciences category at the UK Business Angels Association Investment Awards. The award is …
Midlands Innovation expansion puts universities in the driving seat for UK Industrial Strategy
June 26, 2017
Midlands Innovation, one of the region’s most influential academic collaborations, is expanding its portfolio with the addition of two new members, Keele University and Cranfield University. The pioneering partnership currently consists of the Universities of Aston, Birmingham, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Warwick, and seeks to amplify the economic development of the Midlands through uniting universities …
How a £200m investment will help break free from Brexit
June 22, 2017
Professor Sir David Greenaway, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, explains how a £200m research investment will help break free from Brexit How to deal with unexpected long-term uncertainty is the great challenge facing Britain today. The decision of the people of Britain to leave the European Union might be almost a year old but, …
Our Research Vision: We have the ability to transform lives
Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange at the University of Nottingham challenges universities to take on global challenges. It is rare to have agreement from world leaders on any given topic but at a United Nations level there is a global pact to tackle 17 goals. The 17, also known as the …
Nottingham graduates earn above-average salaries according to new data
June 13, 2017
Graduates from the University of Nottingham are earning more and could be progressing faster up the career ladder according to government data. The Department for Education has released data to show how much UK graduates of 22 different courses are earning one, three, five and ten years since graduating. The Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data …
Former Nottingham student to lead World Health Organisation
May 24, 2017
A University of Nottingham alumnus has been named as head of the World Health Organisation (WHO). Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will be the next director general of the UN agency after winning the most votes from 186 member states. Dr Tedros, 52 and from Ethiopia, will be the first African in the post. He replaces …
Universitas 21 in pictures
May 5, 2017
The University of Nottingham has welcomed senior leaders from Universitas 21 for their Annual Network Meeting and Presidential Symposium. Universitas 21 is the leading global network of research-intensive universities from 16 different countries, that work together to promote global citizenship and innovation through research-inspired teaching and learning, student mobility, connecting staff and students and wider …
European partnership to tackle world challenges
May 4, 2017
A partnership between The University of Nottingham and Lund University in Sweden will see more collaboration on European research projects over the next five years. Professor Sir David Greenaway and Professor Eva Wiberg signed The Memorandum of Collaboration on Wednesday May 3 2017, with the aim of sustaining and deepening collaborations in research, teaching, staff and student exchange, …
Donald Trump’s 100 days of u-turns, bombs and cake
April 27, 2017
In a blog for The Conversation UK Todd Landman, Professor of Political Science, Pro Vice Chancellor of the Social Sciences, University of Nottingham, reviews Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. Professor Landman will share his views at a public debate held at the University on Monday 8 May- more details at the end of this …