Turning the Trent Building #UNBlue
October 26, 2015
The University of Nottingham’s Trent Building turned blue over the weekend to celebrate the UN’s 70th anniversary. The move was part of the global ‘Turn the world #UNBlue’ campaign which saw more than 200 iconic monuments, buildings, statues, bridges and other landmarks in more than 60 countries lit up in blue to promote the UN’s …
Nottingham Vice-Chancellor attends royal banquet for Chinese President
October 21, 2015
The Vice-Chancellor of The University of Nottingham was the only British university leader to attend a state banquet held for China’s President hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace last night (Tuesday 20 October 2015). At the lavish dinner, Professor Sir David Greenaway thanked President Xi Jinping for his support for The University of Nottingham …
NIM – Nottingham’s first microfilm festival is almost upon us – don’t miss out!
October 13, 2015
Don’t miss your tickets for the first Nottingham International Microfilm Festival (NIM) which intends to introduce a Chinese film industry phenomenon – microfilm – to new audiences . You can still get your tickets now by visiting – www.nimfestival.com Running in venues across Nottingham from 15 – 20 October 2015, the Festival has attracted award-winning …
Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners
October 9, 2015
Katie Donington is currently a Research Associate on the Antislavery Usable Past project in the Department of American and Canadian Studies at The University of Nottingham, and is Co-director of the Centre for Research in Race and Rights. In this blog, she looks forward to an upcoming event with David Olusoga on Monday 12 October. …
Mental health choir joins forces with acclaimed composer for Nottingham performance
September 29, 2015
A choir funded by the Institute of Mental Health is set to perform a unique piece of music written by an award-winning composer, which aims to reflect the experiences of living with anxiety day-to-day. The Nottingham People’s Choir was set up in 2013 to promote mental health and wellbeing through the joy of singing. Open …
Time for action – standing up for gender equality with HeForShe
September 25, 2015
This guest post is written by Professor Jem Bloomfield, Assistant Professor in Medieval and Early Modern Literature. Professor Bloomfield will chair the HeForShe Forum 2015 – free tickets are available here. On Wednesday 30 September, University Park will be visited by a bus from the United Nations, as part of the HeForShe movement. This was launched …
Academics and PhD students go behind the scenes at the BBC
September 18, 2015
A big thank you to the BBC – particularly Jo Davies from BBC Radio Nottingham and weather forecaster Anna Church – for a fascinating tour of the BBC in Nottingham last night. The visit was arranged by the University’s Media Relations team for the winners of the press release writing competition which was held earlier …
Gavin’s marathon Lifecycle to Buckingham Palace
September 10, 2015
The University of Nottingham’s superfit Environmental Manager, Gavin Scott, is pedalling hard to reach his Royal destination tonight, in a 1000km charity bike ride in aid of Lifecycle 5. Gavin’s ‘5,4,3,2,1…Thunderbirds Challenge’ began on 7 September in Scotland and over the past four days he has cycled through the five UK capitals, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin …
Five cities, four days, three sleeps, two wheels, one man….
August 21, 2015
Environment Manager Gavin Scott is once again hopping on his bike to raise money for Life Cycle, and this year appears to be his biggest challenge to date. Here he writes about his preparation for his big challenge, all in aid of dementia research…. “With just over three weeks until I set off on my Thunderbird …
University of Nottingham in Malaysia joins No. 10 and BIS trade delegation to S E Asia
August 11, 2015
The University of Nottingham featured heavily in education and trade discussions during the UK Prime Minister’s visit to Singapore and Malaysia last week. Four members of The University of Nottingham in Malaysia Campus (UNMC) joined the UKTI (UK Trade and Investment) Northern Powerhouse delegation in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday 30 July. Provost and CEO of UNMC, Professor Christine …
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