Posts by jicke
Professional beer tasters needed for serious science
August 11, 2017
The Sensory Science Centre at Sutton Bonnington campus is looking for professional beer tasters to help with important research into the science of brewing. The job involves evaluating different types of beer and ingredients to help researchers understand the science behind how different raw materials and brewing technologies could impact the taste and flavour of …
First graduates of new Pharmacy course are ready to practise
August 10, 2017
Students from the University of Nottingham are the first in the UK to graduate as fully qualified pharmacists after studying on the new MPharm degree with fully integrated pre-registration training. The students were the first to study on the School of Pharmacy’s sector-leading, MPharm degree course with integrated pre-registration scheme and have successfully passed the …
Scientific proof that dunking a biscuit improves flavour
August 3, 2017
BBC Inside The Factory recently visited the Food Sciences Flavour Laboratory on a quest to find out whether science held the answer to whether biscuits taste better when dunked in tea! Dr Ian Fisk and his special MS-Nose mass spectrometer held the answer, which was aired on the biscuit special of the show earlier this …
Students add flavour to annual food science event
July 10, 2017
Food scientists from the School of Biosciences at the University of Nottingham recently flew out to Belfast to attend the Nursten Postgraduate Flavour PhD Symposium, and for some it provided a rare opportunity to present their research work to a leading network of developing scientists from across the UK. This meeting is a collaboration between …
Scientists and SMEs join forces to feed the regional economy
June 22, 2017
Beers from a local brewery and a healthy lunch delivery service were amongst the innovations on display at an event to showcase the partnerships being forged between Nottingham and Derbyshire Small Businesses (SME’s) and the Food Innovation Project Team at the University of Nottingham. The businesses at the event held at Sutton Bonnington campus have …
Laughter and tears as friends wish Joanne Hort ‘Kia Ora’ for her new life
June 19, 2017
Friends and colleagues past and present gathered for a special lunch on Friday to bid a very fond farewell to Joanne Hort , SABMiller Professor of Sensory Science, who is leaving the University of Nottingham to take up a new post at Massey University in New Zealand where she will be setting up a new …
New book series provides springboard for research
May 18, 2017
A new book series on adaptive environments set for release next year is on the hunt for exciting research projects to fill its pages. The Springer Series in Adaptive Environments is being established by Holger Schnädelbach, Research Fellow at The University of Nottingham together with colleagues Henriette Bier from Technical University Delft, Netherlands and Kristof …
‘Cult hero’ recognised by the President of the Royal Society of Chemistry
May 12, 2017
He’s one of the cult heroes of the award winning YouTube phenomenon Periodic Table of Videos and has been described by the Duke of Kent as a ‘silent rogue’. Now Neil Barnes, a senior technician in the School of Chemistry at The University of Nottingham has received one of the highest accolades from the Royal …
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