Zoë Goodwin
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‘Top universities have become less representative’…well ours hasn’t
June 21, 2013
There has been a lot of media attention recently regarding reports which claim that the UK’s top universities have become less socially representative. I started seeing this headline all over the place and it stirred my interest. So I decided to do a bit of digging. I came across one article which provided the following …
Picturing Politics: Thomas More’s Utopia
June 20, 2013
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 fifth post in the series by Dr Lucy Sargisson looks at the map …
Picturing Politics: the Zapatista struggle
June 13, 2013
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 fourth post features Dr Adam Morton who examines the struggle of the Zapatistas, …
Picturing Politics: the 1997 Labour manifesto
June 6, 2013
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 third post features Professor Steven Fielding discussing the rise of party leaders and …
David Cameron’s Parliament to set rebellious record
May 16, 2013
A recent end-of-session report from the University of Nottingham has found that the current Parliament is on course to becoming the most rebellious Parliament since 1945. The research for this report, Cambo Chained or Dissension Amongst the Coalition’s Parliamentary Parties, 2012-2013: A Data Handbook, was led by Professor of Parliamentary Government Philip Cowley and Research Fellow …
The next Big Brother programme is the next step for mankind
May 10, 2013
Dutch organisation Mars One are hoping to build a community of settlers on planet Mars in 2023. And yes, when I say settlers, I mean it. It would be a one-way trip to Mars. The desire for adventure which has inspired many of our great explorers such as Columbus and Magellan has now willed on …
IntoUniversity – A student’s experience of volunteering
April 26, 2013
The University of Nottingham launched its second IntoUniversity centre in St Ann’s on Monday 22nd April, helping some of the less-advantaged young people in the area to reach university. University of Nottingham student and committed IntoUniversity volunteer Kate Harper shares her experience… Hi, I’m Kate, a third year University of Nottingham student and IntoUniversity volunteer. …
Graduate Trainee joins our team
April 25, 2013
Graduate Trainee, Zoe Baker joins us in the Press Office for her final five month placement of her Graduate Trainee Programme. So over to Zoe to introduce herself… Before I start talking about all my own personal experiences, I will briefly explain what a Graduate Trainee is. The Graduate Trainee Programme is aimed at recent …
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