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Swimming, cycling and running for glory
November 30, 2012
The University of Nottingham’s Dr Anna Bertram competed at the Triathlon World Championships in Auckland on 22 October; she was part of the Great Britain Age Group Team having qualified at the British Championships in June. Getting started… I got into triathlon about 4 years ago when a cycling friend suggested entering the London Triathlon, I …
Nottingham’s Sir Andrew Witty elected into Academy of Medical Sciences
November 26, 2012
Nottingham’s Chancellor in waiting Sir Andrew Witty has been elected to the Honorary Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences. This honour is a result of Sir Andrew’s outstanding contribution to medical science, including in his role as CEO of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline. It has been a big year for Sir Andrew after his appointment …
Malaysian academic named Young Chemical Engineer of the Year
November 12, 2012
An up and coming academic from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus has been named Young Chemical Engineer of the Year. First Malaysian winner A record number of entries were received for the award from across the globe but it was UNMC’s Dr Denny KS Ng who triumphed – the first Malaysian to ever do …
Green Gown Awards: Nottingham highly commended for its sustainability drive
November 8, 2012
The University was highly commended in the Learning and Skills category of this year’s Green Gown Awards for the Nottingham Advantage Award: sustainability grand challenge. The concept of the challenge surrounds equipping students and staff with an improved knowledge of sustainability to help them understand the impact of their values and actions. The Green Gown Awards …
Nottingham academics honoured by The Academy of Social Sciences
October 26, 2012
Three prominent Professors in the Faculty of Social Sciences at The University of Nottingham have been conferred with the status of Academician by the prestigious Academy of Social Sciences The three academics are Jonathan Beaverstock, Professor of Economic Geography; Christopher Day, Emeritus Professor of Education; and Paul Heywood, Sir Francis Hill Professor of European Politics …
Perfect 10! CRAL celebrates its 10 year anniversary
October 25, 2012
Perfect 10! CRAL celebrates its 10 year anniversary The Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics (CRAL) has celebrated its 10 year anniversary with an event looking forward to the next decade’s worth of research. The event took place on Wednesday 17 October in Sir Clive Granger Building with Vice-Chancellor David Greenaway in attendance, as well …
University’s Chief Financial Officer announces his retirement
October 4, 2012
Chris Thompson, the University’s Chief Financial Officer, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of this academic year. Chris joined the University in November 2007, following senior roles at Inter Link Foods PLC, The Co-operative Group, Asda Stores, Woolworths, Homepower Retail and KPMG. Responsibilities As Chief Financial Officer at Nottingham he has …
The big stories: 26 September – 3 October
Business Student Ahmed Mashadani has returned to the UK campus after his year abroad at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC). But it’s how he got back that’s newsworthy: “20,385 km, 22 countries, a lot of flat tyres and three months of sleeping in the ‘wild’ is now done. No more asking for directions, fighting …
Blooming marvellous! Awards for University grounds…
October 2, 2012
The University of Nottingham is renowned for its show stopping grounds. That’s why it is no surprise that University Park has racked up a 5th consecutive Nottingham in Bloom Gold Award for Best Commercial Premises. It was the summer display by the North Entrance to University Park in particular which picked up the prize. Councillor …
Remembering Nottingham’s Professor Bob Carter
September 27, 2012
Emeritus Professor Robert Carter OBE BSc(Econ) DPhil FCII FIRM FRSA – the UK’s first pioneer of university teaching and research in insurance and risk management – has died. Career highlights Bob Carter started his career with Norwich Union in Birmingham, later transferring to the Home Fire Underwriting Department at Norwich. He became one of the …
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