Laser mapping Lincoln Cathedral to uncover its architectural secrets
November 26, 2015
A powerful laser scanner has been used by experts at The University of Nottingham to capture a detailed, virtual record of the interior of Lincoln Cathedral and reveal clues to its architectural past. Existing floor plans for the historic monument are in excess of a century-old and do not accurately represent the building as it …
Nottingham balloon – a taste of summer!
November 23, 2015
As we felt the first blast of winter this weekend how nice to remind ourselves of the lovely autumn we’ve just enjoyed. Here’s a collection of images of The University of Nottingham Balloon – often seen on University open days – in flight over Chatsworth in September. Team Janet – The University of Nottingham Hot Air Balloon …
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 …
Calling all EPSRC science photographers
October 13, 2015
Do you have an eye for imagery that captures the scientific weird and wonderful or those Eureka moments? Would you like to share your photos to support excellence and promote outstanding UK engineering and physical sciences research? If so you might want to take part in the EPSRC 2015 Science Photo Competition. Launched today it runs …
Zombie vehicles showcased at car technology conference
September 21, 2015
The 7th Automotive User Interface conference, Auto UI 2015, took place at The University of Nottingham from 1-3 September. The conference attracted researchers to Nottingham from around the world, with more than 170 delegates from 18 different countries, around 40 per cent from industry. Most of the major car manufacturers were represented as well as companies like …
On a mission to prepare humans for Mars
September 4, 2015
In August 2015, Simone Paternostro – an Early Stage Researcher on the Marie Curie Project ‘Innovate‘ based in the Institute for Aerospace Technology (IAT) at The University of Nottingham – took part in a two-week Mars simulation mission on a rock glacier in the Kaunertaler Glacier in Austria. Simone – a positioning and navigation specialist in the …
Don’t fear the skyscraper – why London needs more tall buildings
July 31, 2015
By Philip Oldfield – writing for The Conversation Assistant Professor and Course Director, Masters in Sustainanble Tall Buildings at University of Nottingham and University of Nottingham British Science Association Media Fellow. From New York, to London, to Tokyo, tall buildings are a familiar – though not always popular – part of the cityscape. In Paris, there is vocal …
‘Thrill engineer’ takes to the air (literally) as BBC Coast presenter
July 9, 2015
The University of Nottingham’s Brendan Walker, described by The Times as ‘the world’s only Thrill Engineer’, makes his debut tonight as a presenter for the popular BBC TV show ‘Coast’. Brendan has a cool title… Professor of Creative Industries but is also Principal Research Fellow in our School of Computer Science. He takes to the …
Nottingham named among world’s 10 best green universities
June 26, 2015
The University of Nottingham is ranked among the 10 best green universities in the world, according to DesignCurial. Out of a survey including thousands of universities across the globe, the University was ranked 9th in the world, with the ranking taking into account green architecture, innovative green technologies and other green initiatives a university takes …
Engineers race to Isle of Man TT prize
June 23, 2015
Engineers from Nottingham raced their electric motorbike at the legendary Isle of Man TT and came away as fastest university team. The zero carbon emission bike was pitted against professional factory teams and other universities at the TT Zero, a one-lap time trial of the 37-mile course, which is regarded as the most unforgiving, mechanically …
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