Posts by Emma Thorne
University collaborates with Indonesian Embassy to co-host COVID-19 performance assessment
August 7, 2020
The global challenge of COVID-19 has brought a need for emergency strategies and strategy review to the forefront of action by governments and institutions across the globe. The University of Nottingham and the Indonesian Embassy in London has built on its academic/policy-making collaboration to form an alliance in the battle against COVID-19, allowing researchers, academics …
Nottingham and Canadian researchers lead new vaping study for teenagers, by teenagers
August 6, 2020
Researchers from Western University, Canada and the University of Nottingham, UK, are leading a new $100,000 study into teenage vaping in Canada, where high schoolers will be appointed as co-researchers to the project. The study will take a revolutionary ‘by-youth-for-youth’ approach to understanding teenagers’ motivations for, and experiences with vaping, by involving teens in the …
New study to review COVID’s impact on modern slavery survivors
Experts from the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham are conducting an urgent review into how modern slavery survivors and victims are being impacted by COVID-19. The research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council as part of UK Research and Innovation’s rapid response to COVID-19, will analyse how measures in place for …
Student life on campus during Covid-19 outbreak in China
April 9, 2020
During Chinese New Year, the majority of UNNC students and staff were at home or on vacation with family and friends when the Covid-19 pandemic emerged. At UNNC, a number of staff and students spent the winter break on campus, and many faced great inconvenience due to municipal regulations brought in to help control the …
How UNNC made online education happen with digital innovation
April 8, 2020
With the world stepping up its efforts to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic, staff at our University of Nottingham Ningbo China knew they needed to act quickly to reduce the impact on our students as the situation became increasingly serious. Within a month, they moved entirely to teaching online – here are some of the …
Live from the BBC – politics student Megan goes behind the scenes for election night
December 18, 2019
Final-year Politics and International Relations student Megan Collins took part in the BBC election night special and was one of several voters interviewed by BBC Presenter Sophie Raworth on the giant electoral map that was laid outside BBC Television studios. Megan was selected for the event by Stephen Vaccarini, Faculty Placements Manager, and Professor Katherine …
Innovation collaboration with China’s top University
July 16, 2019
The University of Nottingham and Tsinghua University has signed an agreement to strengthen research and innovation collaboration. Ranked No. 1 in China and Asia, Tsinghua University also tops the list with the budget of nearly RMB 30bn (circa £3bn) for 2019, of which RMB 590m (over £60m) is being invested in science and technology. The …
From cardiac research to the heart of the media
July 2, 2019
Dr Catrin Rutland in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science first encountered the world of media and outreach through her scientific research. For many years she has undertaken a wide variety of activities related to showing her research to others – from writing magazine and newspapers articles through to giving public talks, undertaking school …
Learning disabilities ambassador is named on inspirational leaders list
December 3, 2018
A learning disabilities ambassador in the University’s School of Health Sciences has spoken of her surprise and delight at being named among the UK’s top learning disability leaders. Emily Smith who has Down’s syndrome, has been named in the top 15 of the first Dimensions Learning Disabilities and Autism Leaders List in the category of …
Former gout patient backs University research for a pain-free future
October 22, 2018
A former patient whose life was so badly affected by gout that he considered suicide is backing the results of a University of Nottingham-led study which has shown that some people may still be suffering needlessly. Malcolm Coy is now living pain free, thanks to a specialist nurse-led care approach championed by Professor Michael Doherty …
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