Posts by Emma Thorne
Opening young minds to the power of education
October 12, 2023
In IntoUniversity’s 20th anniversary year, Pete Bruce, Head of Student Recruitment Outreach in the university’s Widening Participation and Outreach team, looks at the impact that its partnership with the University of Nottingham has had on helping to build confidence, raise the aspirations and positively impact on the long term futures of young people in some …
Proposals to curb Russian oil profits are interesting but need careful handling
June 27, 2022
As G7 leaders meet for a summit in the Bavarian Alps today to seek a deal to impose a ‘price cap’ on Russian oil as part of sanctions in response to its invasion of Ukraine, Dr Tyler Kustra, assistant professor in the School of Politics and International Relations, looks at how it might work in …
Nottingham and West Java discuss collaboration at COP26 to tackle environmental challenges
November 11, 2021
The Governor of West Java, Indonesia, Mr Ridwan Kamil has met with the University of Nottingham’s delegation at COP26. The meeting followed the signing of a letter of intent for collaboration between the university and West Java on sustainable transportation and renewable energy (recording of the event: https://youtu.be/uV1Xe2bgOzM) During COP26, Governor Ridwan presented the updates …
Nottingham academics speak out on Covid-19 anti-Asian hate crimes
May 14, 2021
Academics at the University of Nottingham have been highlighting the worrying increase in racist behaviour aimed at people from the Chinese, South and South East Asian community living in the UK, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Anti-Asian hate crimes have hit the headlines nationally, following reported recent incidences in towns and cities including …
Why this Christmas could be a gift for advertisers
December 17, 2020
How being forced apart by Covid-19 has brought us all closer together Imagine this problem for a moment: you have a brand that you would like to market universally, or a shop that sells many thousands of products across a wide demographic of people. With such a broad market, just who do you target with …
Nottingham prof leads initiative to help tackle homelessness
November 27, 2020
This winter, the Covid-19 pandemic will leave even more people homeless and in desperate need of support. University academic Dr Paul Scotting, in the School of Life Sciences, talks about his role in helping to launch Street Support Nottingham, an exciting new initiative connecting people and organisations locally to tackle homelessness, and how volunteering has …
National Coming Out Day: national cycling champion and Nottingham student comes out as trans athlete
October 11, 2020
To mark National Coming Out Day, a cycling rising star and University of Nottingham student has revealed how lockdown was the turning point in overcoming her gender dysphoria and that her life has been on a happier track since coming out as trans. In a blog for Sky Sports, Emily Bridges says coming out as …
Bumper crop of media coverage from top stories and COVID-19 expertise
August 17, 2020
The chances of switching on the TV or opening a newspaper and seeing a story featuring the University of Nottingham were massively increased this year. Academic expertise from the University has placed it at the forefront of news commentary around the globe during the coronavirus pandemic, leading to an unprecedented rise in media coverage. From …
Experts forecast “catastrophic economic impact” ahead if Government policy fails to support women’s enterprise
August 11, 2020
An academic at the University of Nottingham is among leading UK voices in women’s enterprise who have come together in a new report to say that current Government policy has failed to recognise the additional challenges faced by millions of women-led businesses. As the Government and local authorities across the country launch campaigns to ‘Build Back Better’ …
Impact of Covid-19 has created stark discrepancies in students’ experiences of taking A Levels, says new study
A study involving a University of Nottingham researcher has indicated some stark discrepancies in students’ experiences of taking A Levels this year. Dr Martin Myers in the University’s School of Education, working in collaboration with Professor Kalwant Bhopal at the University of Birmingham, conducted more than 500 survey questionnaires (to date) over a four-month period, …
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