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Posts by Zoë Goodwin

News from the week in brief

Very brief This week a team of high profile figures from the University are taking on a cycle challenge in aid of stroke rehabilitation research. The BBC is to launch a user experience research partnership with Nottingham University.  Nottingham psychologists are investigating links between ADHD and children born very prematurely. The Economist has for the …

Picturing Politics: The future of Trident

Picturing Politics, a blog produced by the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham is host to a series of audio and video clips featuring academics commenting on the political significance of a diverse range of images. The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have clashed over the replacement of Trident – …

The charity challenge – UoN’s Michael Domokos recounts his 497km journey

Six months ago Michael Domokos, Senior Project Manager for Corporate Systems at the University embarked on a journey that would see him cycle the three big mountain stages of the Tour de France- stages 18, 19, 20 and roll into Paris- stage 21 one week ahead of the Pro’s. “The journey is now over and …

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News from the week in brief

Very brief This week many positive things have happened. Our psychologists in Malaysia have discovered new insights into our working memory, two charities have been honoured for their generous philanthropic contributes to the University and a new study shows that the British public are fully supportive of energy change. The University of Nottingham and Nottingham …

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Bringing the past to life with ancient crafts

The University of Nottingham Museum of Archaeology is getting creative this Saturday (20th July) as it encourages visitors to get stuck into a wide variety of art and craft activities as part of the national Festival of British Archaeology. Visitors will get the chance to contribute to one of four sections of Roman mosaic which …

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Picturing politics: The Mexican Revolution

Picturing Politics, a blog produced by the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham is host to a series of audio and video clips featuring academics commenting on the political significance of a diverse range of images. The eighth post stars Dr Adam Morton examining a political poster from 1930s Mexico …

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News from the week in brief

Very brief This week we have won funding to tackle the most deadly cancer and more for arthritis pain, we’ve had a Hollywood star on campus, tweets from beyond the grave, a new architectural book, a tribute to “the father of rail human factors”, a machine which cuts almost any material, a global network event …

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Picturing Politics: Disraeli on the big screen

Picturing Politics, a blog produced by the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham is host to a series of audio and video clips featuring academics commenting on the political significance of a diverse range of images. The seventh post features Professor Steven Fielding who looks at George Arliss’ Academy award-winning …

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Picturing Politics: Eric Forth and his brightly coloured ties

Picturing Politics, a blog produced by the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham, is host to a series of audio and video clips featuring academics commenting on the political significance of a diverse range of images. The late Conservative MP Eric Forth was known for his flamboyant style and, in …

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Inside Out of Mind – a powerful illustration of life on a dementia ward

So it was a normal Thursday morning in the press office. I was writing something, probably a blog, when I got a phone call from my manager who was on her way to see the Inside Out of Mind play at Lakeside. She had done a lot of work on promoting the production so was …

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