Lindsay Brooke
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Public round table on the Ukraine crisis
April 6, 2014
Experts from The University of Nottingham are getting together for a public discussion on the crisis in Ukraine. If you are interested in the events in Ukraine and Crimea, this cross-disciplinary roundtable Q&A event takes place at 5pm on Wednesday 9 April 2014 in the Sir Clive Granger Building on University Park. The event ‘Embittered Past? A …
Nobel prize winner to speak at sell out TEDx event
April 2, 2014
Feel like being inspired? An audience of 400 will have their horizons broadened at a TEDx event organised by UoN’s very own TEDx society on Sunday 6 April 2014. Their biggest event yet is hosting 12 speeches (just 12 minutes each) and 3 performances. Among the speakers are Nobel Prize winner, Sir Peter Mansfield, who …
The teenage brain – work in progress
The University of Nottingham is taking part in a European wide study which aims to identify and learn more about the biological and environmental factors that might influence mental health in teenagers. It is recalling its 2000 volunteers for the second stage of the research. The IMAGEN Study recruited the teenagers at 14. Now, at …
Three peaks challenge to help the charity that funds his cardiac research
March 24, 2014
A Nottingham academic, who is studying new ways of treating sudden death syndrome, is to take part in the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge and help raise money for the charity that funds his research. Professor Chris Denning, is carrying out a two-year project into the treatment of abnormal heart rhythms. He is to tackle a …
Charnwood University of the Third Age – photography visit
March 19, 2014
Malcolm Coulton, Photography Group Leader from Charnwood U3A, got in touch earlier this year to ask if they could spend a morning taking pictures on Jubilee Campus. He said: “We are Charnwood University of the Third Age , a national organisation for retired people to continue learning. Charnwood has nearly 1000 members and operates some 80 different …
University Council member Asha Khemka awarded Damehood
The principal and chief executive of West Nottinghamshire College and member of Council at The University of Nottingham has spoken of her pride at receiving her Damehood from HRH The Prince of Wales. Asha Khemka, who was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the New Year Honours List, …
Ukraine’s future depends on a delicate power game in the East
Crimea is lost Ukraine’s future depends on a delicate power game in the East. Adam Swain, Associate Professor of Economic Geography, says now that Ukraine has lost Crimea, which seems certain to be reunited with the Russian Federation, the future of the remainder of the country depends on what happens in the urban, industrial and …
‘Is Ukraine governable? Redux’
March 14, 2014
Adam Swain, an expert in post-soviet Europe in the School of Geography has just returned from Ukraine. With just two days to go before the Crimean referendum he revisits the question he posed in his previous blog. Just over three weeks ago I posed the question as to whether Ukraine was governable. At the time …
Geography students to help in search for missing Malaysia Airlines jet
March 12, 2014
Using Earth observation satellite platforms students at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus are being asked to help in the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. The Malaysian authorities have now extended their search for the missing plane – the area has now covers both sides of the Malaysian peninsular – a total of 27,000 …
Did the trauma of World War One lead to great creativity?
February 26, 2014
Dr Victoria Tischler from the School of Medicine explores what trauma can do to the mind for BBC online’s coverage marking the Centenary of World War One. Dr Tischler co-presents – Did the Trauma of World War One lead to great creativity? – with Politician and Academic, Baroness Shirley Williams. In World War One the British army treated over …
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