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Egg-cellent idea for remote Easter fun!
April 6, 2020
People across the University are finding creative ways to keep in touch with colleagues remotely and maintain some social interaction during these difficult times. With Easter fast approaching the Sustainable Processing Technologies group have set up an online Easter Egg hunt for people to take part in. Eggs have been hidden (with all necessary precautions …
Helping and homeschooling children in the time of the Coronavirus pandemic
March 23, 2020
With the unprecedented nationwide closure of schools in response to the current Coronavirus crisis, hundreds of thousands of children will be forced to learn from home. Professor Nicola Pitchford and Anthea Gulliford from the University of Nottingham’s School of Psychology highlight some of the things to bear in mind when helping children at home in …
Countdown to Christmas gets scientific!
December 5, 2019
The countdown to Christmas is underway and the Sustainable Process Technologies (SPT) Research Group are giving a daily dose of science with their fun and festive Labvent calendar. Each day on twitter @UoNSPT #Labvent2019 and in the windows of L4 on University Park the Labvent calendar will feature a different area of research from the …
Boost for behavioural science research with Chan Zuckerberg grant
November 15, 2019
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have been awarded a prestigious grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to further develop a software package designed to make access to experiments in behavioural science easier. PsychoPy is an open-source software package developed at the University of Nottingham to facilitate reaction-time experiments in behavioural sciences. The free …
Commonwealth scholars welcomed to University
October 24, 2019
The School of Biosciences and the Future Food Beacon are welcoming two Commonwealth scholars to undertake 12 month research studentships. Mirriam Makungwe from Zambia and Naailah Alifrom Trinidad have been awarded the Commonwealth split-site Scholarships to develop their food sustainabilty research projects with the School of Biosciences and Future Food Beacon of Excellence. These scholarships …
Army visit explores use of MEG to diagnose brain injury
October 14, 2019
The University of Nottingham’s MEG team welcomed an important visitor on Friday as they were joined by the Head of Army Medical Services, Brigadier Tim Hodgetts CBE QHS. Brigadier Hodgetts visited the facilities in the Sir Peter Mansfield imaging centre, including the newly installed wearable-MEG laboratory, to investigate the potential use of MEG in the diagnosis …
Does eating meat cause global warming?
September 25, 2019
Blog written by Professor of Dairy Science Phil Garnsworthy This year, the European Association for Animal Production (EAAP) honoured me with their Leroy Fellowship Award for “an outstanding contribution to Animal Production over a sustained period.” Acceptance of the award required that I had to deliver a plenary lecture to about one thousand delegates at …
New round of Future Leaders Fellowships announced
September 20, 2019
The University of Nottingham will benefit from a portion of a £78 million cash boost as part of UK Research and Innovation’s Future Leaders Fellowships. The investment will propel the next generation of researchers as they lead cutting-edge projects; from developing rapid diagnostic methods to identify antibiotic resistance in infecPreview Changes (opens in a new …
Professor Claire Anderson elected to new chair role
June 25, 2019
Congratulations to Professor Claire Anderson on being elected Chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) English Pharmacy Board (EPB). Claire was voted into the role at a meeting last week, she said “I’m very humbled and privileged to be taking this position. All pharmacists are working under pressure with fewer resources as the NHS goes …
Penguins and poorly rabbits win the day at charity bake off
March 15, 2019
Students and staff from the University of Nottingham swapped their lab coats for aprons and rose to the annual charity bake off challenge this week, producing a variety of unusual and creative cakes with an animal theme. The popular competition is in it’s 7thyear and is organised by students based on Sutton Bonington campus. It …
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