Posts by Emma Thorne
Faculty of Engineering awarded Silver Athena SWAN accreditation
April 27, 2015
The University’s Faculty of Engineering has once again been awarded silver accreditation for its commitment to advancing women’s careers in STEM subjects. The submission to the Athena SWAN panel was led by Professor Barbara Turnbull, Associate Professor in Environmental Fluid Mechanics, who said: “The faculty has taken the position that supporting and encouraging women are …
Tomorrow’s technologies, today’s research
April 21, 2015
Whether it’s the Hello Barbie which can answer kids’ questions using voice recognition software, the Apple Watch offering wrist-mounted app access or the Amazon Dash Button that can re-order a host of household products with just a single click, it appears there’s no end to our appetite for the latest computer gadgetry. But with devices …
On the buses with youngsters at Nottingham brain tumour centre
April 20, 2015
Rocky, the open top bus, took a break from touring the seaside to put in an appearance on campus recently to mark a new donation to an appeal to raise £1.8 million for a vital new piece of medical and research equipment. Children from the University’s Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre (CBTRC), their families and healthcare …
New research backs Nottingham claims Bard’s ‘lost’ play is genuine
April 13, 2015
A new study by a team of Texan academics has strongly suggested that a disputed play was indeed penned by William Shakespeare, backing previous research by a Nottingham professor published in 2010. The original authorship of the 18-th century play Double Falsehood has long been debated and the new research by scholars at The University …
In cancer comparisons, let’s save life years in the quest to save lives
March 30, 2015
Professor David Walker, Professor of Paediatric Oncology at the Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre and President of the British Neuro-Oncology Society, on why saving lives in the fight against cancer should not be the only focus, especially for children and young people affected by rare forms of the disease. The UK’s poor performance in cancer survival statistics requires …
10-year-old Italian PTOV fan meets her idols
March 23, 2015
Since launching their hit YouTube channel in 2008, the team behind the Periodic Table of Videos (PTOV) has become an internet sensation and developed a global following of millions. And earlier today (Monday March 23) they were given the chance to bring chemistry to life for one of their youngest fans face-to-face, after she travelled …
Solar Eclipse 2015: what you need to know
March 16, 2015
It’s the biggest solar eclipse in the UK since 1999 and is set to plunge some parts of the country into near darkness on Friday morning. PhD student Rebecca Kennedy from the School of Astronomy and Physics gives the low down on what you need to know about this celestial phenomenon — and how you …
Blue plaque for birthplace of Nottingham’s famous explosives lecturer
March 5, 2015
A blue plaque has been unveiled today at the birthplace of a Nottingham chemistry professor whose hair-raising explosives lectures have achieved legendary status. Colonel BD Shaw was a Nottingham alumnus, decorated First World War hero, prize marksman and an academic member of staff for more than 40 years. He also went on to become one of …
A big week for dementia
February 24, 2015
Tom Dening, Professor of Dementia Research at the Institute of Mental Health at The University of Nottingham, takes a look at this week’s major news announcements related to tackling dementia and funding new research into the degenerative condition. Although dementia is rarely out of the news and indeed often on the front pages of certain national papers, …
New ‘manifesto’ for the health humanities
February 5, 2015
A new book by mental health experts at the University provides the world’s first manifesto for the new field of health humanities. Health Humanities, co-authored by Professor Paul Crawford — who was appointed the world’s first Professor in Health Humanities in 2011 — and colleagues in the Institute of Mental Health, draws upon the multiple …
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