Gold Medal at Chelsea
May 21, 2013
Nottingham academics have won a Gold Medal at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Researchers from the School of Biosciences – exhibiting for the first time at the Royal Horticultural Society event – won the ‘Best RHS Environment Exhibit’ Award. The University’s exhibit, Food for the Future, showcases the latest plant and crop research. Nottingham …
Academic promotions at Nottingham
May 10, 2013
Research and Teaching Promotions 2013 Congratulations to more than 100 colleagues at the University who have achieved success in the latest round of research and teaching promotions. This year, Nottingham gains a total of 27 new professors who have been recognised for excellence in research and teaching. In addition, 19 members of staff have been …
German order of merit
March 13, 2013
Emeritus Professor, David Haslam Childs (picture left), has been awarded the Cross of the German Order of Merit in recognition of his outstanding academic and practical work in the field of reconciliation and friendship between Germany and the United Kingdom. The German Ambassador, Georg Boomgaarden, on behalf of the German President, Joachim Gauck, made the …
Hard work pays off… Nottingham bags a 1st for its sexual health services
February 20, 2013
With a flurry of A grades, The University of Nottingham has topped a ranking of Russell Group universities for its sexual health services – beating out Oxford and Cambridge. Nottingham was awarded an A for nine out of the 11 criteria in the DrEd Sexual Health Report Card, including for ease of access to the …
Your votes needed for archaeological research project of the year
January 3, 2013
The Caistor Roman Project has been nominated for Research Project of the Year in the Current Archaeology Awards 2013. The dig just outside Norwich in Norfolk, has changed our understanding of Caistor – the Roman town of Venta Icenorum. Led by Dr Will Bowden in the Department of Archaeology at The University of Nottingham, the dig …
University awards two year 11 pupils an engineering scholarship
November 30, 2012
The University’s Faculty of Engineering is for the first time sponsoring two year 11 students as part of the Arkwright Engineering Scholarships programme. These scholarships support students through their sixth form studies and encourage them into top universities and higher apprenticeship schemes. Scholars are selected following a rigorous process comprising: an assessed application form with …
Swimming, cycling and running for glory
The University of Nottingham’s Dr Anna Bertram competed at the Triathlon World Championships in Auckland on 22 October; she was part of the Great Britain Age Group Team having qualified at the British Championships in June. Getting started… I got into triathlon about 4 years ago when a cycling friend suggested entering the London Triathlon, I …
Malaysian academic named Young Chemical Engineer of the Year
November 12, 2012
An up and coming academic from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus has been named Young Chemical Engineer of the Year. First Malaysian winner A record number of entries were received for the award from across the globe but it was UNMC’s Dr Denny KS Ng who triumphed – the first Malaysian to ever do …
Green Gown Awards: Nottingham highly commended for its sustainability drive
November 8, 2012
The University was highly commended in the Learning and Skills category of this year’s Green Gown Awards for the Nottingham Advantage Award: sustainability grand challenge. The concept of the challenge surrounds equipping students and staff with an improved knowledge of sustainability to help them understand the impact of their values and actions. The Green Gown Awards …
Nottingham academics honoured by The Academy of Social Sciences
October 26, 2012
Three prominent Professors in the Faculty of Social Sciences at The University of Nottingham have been conferred with the status of Academician by the prestigious Academy of Social Sciences The three academics are Jonathan Beaverstock, Professor of Economic Geography; Christopher Day, Emeritus Professor of Education; and Paul Heywood, Sir Francis Hill Professor of European Politics …
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