Tom Fielden, Science Editor Today Programme, is among the speakers at media workshop – places still available
February 25, 2016
Want to learn more about working with the media? The benefits of engaging with the media? What to do if your research hits the headlines? Tom Feilden, Science Editor at BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme will be joined by speakers from The Science Media Centre, the BBSRC press office and The Conversation for a media …
At 46 years-old is a Christmas pudding still edible?
December 18, 2015
A 46 year-old Christmas pudding is to go under the microscope to find out if it really would be good enough and safe enough to eat. Discovered by a family clearing out the home of their late relative the Christmas pudding was brought into the Microbiology Investigation Centre (MIC) in the School of Biosciences at …
Nit-picking idea scoops top business prize
December 16, 2015
A team of enterprising scientists from the School of Pharmacy who have devised a way to detect and treat head lice, have scooped top prize in a business competition for biotechnology start-up companies. The Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) sees early-career researchers from biosciences develop skills and learn about taking their research into the marketplace. It …
Hold the front page! New awards to recognise media engagement.
December 4, 2015
Entries are now open for the 2016 Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards. This year two new ‘media awards’ are included in the line up. The ‘media awards’ have been established to recognise the contribution made by academics who successfully use the media – print, broadcast, online, social – to inform and educate and even entertain …
BBC’s new ‘Tomorrow’s Food’ series checks out Nottingham’s X-ray vision for the future of our crops
November 19, 2015
BBC One – 9pm Monday 23 November – Dara O Briain one of the presenters of ‘Tomorrow’s Food’ looks in on the Hounsfield Facility. The Hounsfield Facility at The University of Nottingham is home to three state of the art 3D microCT (X-ray) scanners and a multidisciplinary team of experts who use non-destructive technologies and …
Antimicrobial resistance – the search for new collaborative research projects
November 16, 2015
A total of £368,000 is on offer to University of Nottingham researchers who can help to devise interdisciplinary research projects into antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The World Health Organization (WHO) – staging its World Antibiotic Awareness Week this week – says this increasingly serious global threat to the effective treatment and prevention of a growing number of …
How clean is your car?
July 23, 2015
Experts at The University of Nottingham say your car could be dirtier than you think and a potential breeding ground for a host of bugs and bacteria including E. coli , Staphylococcus and mould. The discovery was made when the University’s Microbiology Investigation Centre was asked to team up with the car buying and selling …
Plant scientists with x-ray vision discover rare escape and evasion device
June 16, 2015
The inquiry: In March this year Mr David Lyons a collector of WW2 memorabilia from West Bridgford in Nottinghamshire emailed University of Nottingham plant scientists with an unusual request: He said: “I have a plastic comb from the Second World War – this comb was issued to aircrew and contains a concealed compass. On finding yourself …
SABMiller sponsors new brewing research fellows
June 1, 2015
The University’s research into improving the brewing process from field to pint glass has been strengthened by the appointment of two new fellows as part of a scheme sponsored by industry giant SABMiller. Dr Guillermina Mendiondo and Dr David Jenkins in the School of Biosciences are the recipients of the Barry Axcell Fellowships in Brewing …
Experience life as a science journalist – deadline tomorrow!
April 2, 2015
There are just a few hours left to apply for a funded place on the British Science Association’s Media Fellowship Scheme. Deadline tomorrow. If you have a real enthusiasm for science communication – and can give examples to support this – then read on. Additional info you might find useful: This scheme is for practising scientists. …
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