Latest update on the fire at Jubilee Campus
September 15, 2014
The University of Nottingham’s Registrar Dr Paul Greatrix said: “We are terribly saddened by the major fire at our Jubilee Campus on the evening of Friday September 12, which completely destroyed our new GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry which was still under construction. “We are incredibly grateful to our staff and students for their fantastic …
Hot air balloons take flight this weekend
August 28, 2014
The University of Nottingham’s hot air balloon is heading to Chatsworth this weekend for the annual Chatsworth Country Fair. In past years it has made a spectacular sight over one of our much loved stately homes. Among the people flying balloons this weekend will be alumnus Robin Macey. He’s kindly sent us some of the …
The Tour de France is coming to town … time to get on your bike
July 4, 2014
University of Nottingham Physiotherapy lecturer and ex-Tour of Britain rider, Alan Taylor reckons there has never been a better time to get on the cycle path to health and happiness. The Tour de France is coming to town LITERALLY as it visits Yorkshire for the ‘Grand Depart’ on Saturday 5th July. Exiting times … and your chance …
Fireflies and tiger stripes: chemistry camp inspiring scientists of the future
June 30, 2014
By Mollie Plummer What is it that makes fireflies glow? And how do tigers get their stripes? These are the kind of questions that 120 students from across the UK will be aiming to answer when they have the chance to be scientists for two days at Salter’s Chemistry Camps for 15-year-olds taking place at …
“The ultimate story of good versus evil” — Dr Faustus at Lakeside
May 12, 2014
Marlowe’s Dr Faustus is on at Lakeside Arts Centre’s Djanogly Theatre until Saturday 17 May. The below is taken from the Nottingham Post and you can buy your tickets online. Director Martin Berry describes his latest production Dr Faustus as “the ultimate story of good versus evil”. And so, if you’ve already seen Amazing Spider-Man 2, …
A year of celebrations to mark 10 years in China
April 23, 2014
The next 12 months will see a series of events in China and the UK to “celebrate the past, showcase the present and imagine the future”, as The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China (UNNC) marks its tenth anniversary. The celebrations began on Sunday 13 April with a show-stopping opening ceremony featuring a wide variety of student …
Talk on underutilised crop impresses UK plant scientists
April 15, 2014
One of the two prize winners at this year’s UK PlantSci event was Presidor Kendabie. He was speaking in the ‘Future generations’ session. Presidor caught the audience’s attention with his talk on the underutilised crop, Bambara groundnut. This year’s annual UK PlantSci conference was held at the University of York and included over 30 speakers and 160 attendees …
TEDx event is huge success
Sir Peter Mansfield was the star of the biggest TEDx event ever staged at The University of Nottingham. Students queued up for autographs or to be photographed alongside the Nobel Prize winner. Sir Peter was among 12 invited speakers at the sell-out event, staged at Jubilee Campus. The University of Nottingham physicist was awarded the …
Lifting the lid on the secrets of self storage – BBC Two 9pm tonight
April 14, 2014
Self storage bosses, compulsive collectors and observers including Nottingham’s Professor Louise Crewe feature in a BBC Two documentary series tonight. Louise Crewe, Professor of Human Geography at The University of Nottingham features in tonight’s episode of the new BBC Two documentary series ‘Business Boomers’ that looks at businesses which have bucked the recessionary trend and …
Public round table on the Ukraine crisis
April 6, 2014
Experts from The University of Nottingham are getting together for a public discussion on the crisis in Ukraine. If you are interested in the events in Ukraine and Crimea, this cross-disciplinary roundtable Q&A event takes place at 5pm on Wednesday 9 April 2014 in the Sir Clive Granger Building on University Park. The event ‘Embittered Past? A …
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