FRAME kicks off 50th birthday celebrations with Nottingham Training School
November 28, 2018
The Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments is kicking off its 50th anniversary year by holding a major event to train the scientists of the future. To mark its landmark birthday, FRAME will hold its twelfth specialist Training School in collaboration with the EU H2020 VetBioNet Project, in its home city of …
Ceremony to ensure Sutton Bonington’s fallen are not forgotten
November 12, 2018
Two avenues of lime trees stand at the heart of the University of Nottingham’s Sutton Bonington Campus. Kingstonian Avenue, now known simply as The Limes, was planted nearly ninety years ago but few will be aware of the significance of these trees. At the end of the 1920s the Old Kingstonian Association, alumni of the former agricultural college, agreed that the limes should be planted and some would be funded to …
“And a pint and half of Mansfield, please” ….
October 31, 2018
…. the phrase of the day at the Vat and Fiddle in Nottingham to launch the new ‘Sir Peter Mansfield’ beer – Castle Rock’s autumn season Nottinghamian Celebration Ale. The beer, to honour the Nobel laureate, physicist and Nottingham-based MRI pioneer, Sir Peter Mansfield, is a traditional Nottingham-style five malt bitter. The unique recipe was created …
Memorial event at University Park
October 17, 2018
A minute’s silence was held across University Park at 11am on Friday November 9 in memory of those who have died in war. East Midlands Officers’ Training Corps (OTC) led the Act of Remembrance from about 10.45am with a wreath laying in the Trent Building at University Park. This year was particularly significant as it …
Researchers help BBC Trust Me test the natural high from ‘feel good’ activities
September 24, 2018
Can activities like singing, dancing and cycling in a group give us the same natural high that some people feel after a good long run? That’s the question our researchers at the University’s Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine over at the Royal Derby Hospital have been tackling with TV doctor Michael Mosley …
On Sky Safari with G-NUNI – the University of Nottingham’s hot air balloon
September 20, 2018
The University of Nottingham’s hot air balloon took part in a British record-breaking ascent into the skies over Wiltshire on Saturday 15 September. This year’s Exclusive Cup Sky Safari at Longleat, organised by Exclusive Ballooning, proved to be the biggest event of its kind the UK has ever seen, and G-NUNI was taking part for …
Modern Day Slavery and Survivor Voices with the Maasai Cricket Warriors
August 10, 2018
Members of the public are invited to learn more about how modern slavery is impacting their own communities in Nottingham. ‘Modern Day Slavery and Survivor Voices’, is a day-long event being held at the Holy Trinity Church in Lenton in Nottingham on 22 August from 9.10am- 3pm. The event is part of the famous Maasai …
University of Nottingham researchers working to eliminate viral hepatitis
July 28, 2018
In this blog, Dr Alex Tarr from the School of Life Sciences, explains why this year’s World Hepatitis Day (Saturday July 28 2018) is an important opportunity to raise awareness about the global health and social burden of viral hepatitis. More than 300 million people worldwide are infected with viruses that result in liver damage, …
Prof Brian Cox gets his brain examined!
July 3, 2018
Brian’s brain activity was put to the test yesterday when he dropped in on the University’s Quantum Sensing the Brain team at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition. Professor Brian Cox was doing a tour of the annual event which showcases some of the best research being done right now in the UK and brings hands …
PVC for Science turns dragon for a day – and Nottingham graduate gets Dragon approval
May 2, 2018
Professor Kevin Shakesheff found himself in the shoes of entrepreneur Peter Jones when he took his seat on a Dragons Den style panel in Nottingham last week. He joined four other ‘Dragons’ holding a purse of £3000 for each of the winners. The event, organised by Nottinghamshire Community Foundation, attracted 15 entries and 8 were …
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