Posts by Emma Thorne
University of Nottingham experts in the media spotlight
April 16, 2014
This week has seen some big wins in the media for experts from The University of Nottingham. When news broke yesterday that Imperial Tobacco is to close factories in Nottingham and France, with the loss of almost 900 jobs, the Communications team was able to field supply chain expert Dr Alexander Trautrims to local and …
Clinical trial to test new nasal spray for osteoporosis
April 15, 2014
Clinical testing has begun on a novel way of delivering treatment for the brittle bone condition osteoporosis. The new nasal spray will offer patients an easier method of taking the drug teriparatide, which is a highly effective treatment for osteoporosis but which needs to be injected every day. The innovation has been developed by the …
The next big deal: detecting gravitational waves at your desk
March 24, 2014
Researchers at The University of Nottingham are developing desktop technology to detect the ripples in space-time that would have been created when the universe was in its infancy. Einstein’s theory of General Relativity predicts that gravitational waves would have been formed in the short time after the Big Bang, when the universe grew from the …
Prestigious stateside trip for Nottingham’s green chemistry expert
February 25, 2014
The University of Nottingham’s green chemistry expert and YouTube star Professor Martyn Poliakoff has recently returned from a prestigious visit to the US and Canada, as part of a mission to showcase the excellence of UK science. Professor Poliakoff accompanied David Willetts, the Minister of Universities and Science, in his capacity as Foreign Secretary of …
Prestigious award for Nottingham professor
January 21, 2014
A Nottingham professor has been recognised for his services to social sciences with a prestigious award. Professor Paul Crawford has been elected as an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences, the leading body for promoting the public benefit of the social sciences and comprises around 900 individual academicians representing nearly 90,000 social scientists in …
Ramping up the Red for heart disease research
January 15, 2014
Professor Chris Denning must have attracted some startled looks as he turned up for work at his lab in the Centre for Biomolecular Sciences earlier this week. After all, it’s not every day you see a Professor of Stem Cell Biology dressed as a giant tomato is it? Reassuringly, it was all for a fine …
Who shot JFK? Marking 50 years since history’s most famous assassination
November 13, 2013
November 22 1963. For decades afterwards, most Americans, and many people around the world, could respond instantly to the question: “Where were you when you heard the news about the Kennedy assassination?” The shooting was regarded as a ‘flashbulb moment’ indelibly fixed in personal and national memory. Half a century later, most Americans, and most …
Happy 80th birthday, Sir Peter!
October 15, 2013
In 1933, construction work began on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, US President Franklin D Roosevelt took office and attempted to steer the country through the Great Depression, cinema audiences flocked to see Faye Wray in the classic movie King Kong and Germany’s Adolf Hitler began his inexorable rise to power. And, in …
On the road to economic recovery… but expect a few bumps along the way
August 28, 2013
The new Governor of the Bank of England has delivered his maiden speech from University Park campus, detailing how he intends to drive Britain into a sustainable recovery — and how 7 could be the magic number for a stronger economy. Cutting a relaxed, confident and charming figure, Canadian Mark Carney said the Bank of …
Personalised approach to end of life care: good care and communication take time
July 17, 2013
Earlier this week an Independent Review commissioned by the Government recommended that the Liverpool Care Pathway be phased out and replaced by personalised care plans for people who are nearing their death. An independent report by University of Nottingham researchers formed an important part of the evidence upon which the Independent Review made its recommendations. Dr …
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