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Students develop gluten free pie for pub chain
October 20, 2017
Students at the University of Nottingham have designed a new no-gluten containing steak & IPA ale pie that is available on pub menus across the country. The pie, which was developed for country pub restaurant brand Chef & Brewer, was created by the students after they were tasked with creating the perfect pastry for a …
University of Nottingham appoints new Chair in Brewing Science
October 16, 2017
The University of Nottingham has announced the appointment of Professor David Cook to the AB InBev Chair in Brewing Science, following the departure of Professor Joanne Hort earlier this year. David has been an academic in the International Centre for Brewing Science (ICBS) at the University of Nottingham since its inception in 2005, working alongside …
Master builders needed for Nottingham Lego tournament
October 13, 2017
Calling all Lego fans…the University of Nottingham is looking for school teams to take part in the regional heat of the global FIRST® LEGO® League challenge taking place on Tuesday 19th December. The FIRST® LEGO® League is a global competition involving 80 countries and introduces a themed scientific and real-world challenge for teams of schoolchildren aged …
Vietnam and Nottingham join forces to help solve agricultural problems
October 10, 2017
Issues facing rice farmers in Vietnam was the subject of a Researcher Link Workshop that bought together leading agricultural experts from across the UK and Vietnam, which enabled research develop collaboration development and the mentoring of early career researchers from both countries. Professor Zoe Wilson and Dr Sean Mayes and from the School of Biosciences …
Dancing plant root video wins 2017 Nikon Small World in Motion competition
September 25, 2017
Timelapse footage of a dancing plant root taken by a University of Nottingham researcher has won first prize in Nikon’s annual Small World in Motion Photomicrography Competition. Daniel von Wangenheim created this timelapse video during his time at the Institue of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) where he and colleagues were studying how plants …
Nottingham partnership to transform chemistry and pharmacy HE in Kenya
September 18, 2017
Academics at The University of Nottingham are to lead a multi-million pound, Government-funded partnership aimed at transforming the way in which chemistry and pharmacy degree courses are delivered in Kenya. The £4 million Transformation of Pharmacy and Chemistry Degree Provision project will see the Nottingham education experts joining forces with Kenyan academics to engage employers …
New funding for Antimicrobial Resistance research
September 15, 2017
Research into new ways to tackle antimicrobial resistance has been given a boost as the University of Nottingham is one of the universities set to benefit from a £2.85m investment from the Medical Research Foundation. New scientists will explore ways to tackle antimicrobial resistance through a new PhD training programme by the Medical Research Foundation, …
University joins new agreement to strengthen UK-China space education and culture relationship
September 8, 2017
The University of Nottingham has signed a partnership agreement with leading space scientists from the UK and China which aims to enrich each nation’s space education and space culture activities. The two nations are already working together under the UK-China Joint Laboratory Programme in Space Science and Technology, which was established in 2016 and is …
National Teaching Fellow status for Biosciences professor
This year’s Higher Education Academy (HEA) National Teaching Fellowships have been announced and Dr Fiona McCullough in the School of Biosciences has been awarded this prestigious accolade in recognition of her outstanding work in dietetics training and development for healthcare professionals. The new NTFs have been selected from the three participating nations – Wales, Northern …
Is Sugar really that bad for you? – Dr Judy Swift decodes the “nutri-babble”.
September 6, 2017
Judy Swift, Associate Professor of Behavioural Nutrition in the School of Biosciences at the University of Nottingham, led the session “Is the Sugar the new fat?” at the British Science Festival this year. Dr Rebecca Dewey was there and reports here about the day. Photo courtesy of @POST_UK Dr Swift’s work, together with Dr Duane Mellor, …
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