Pathways to Impact: giving evidence to a Government Select Committee
February 19, 2016
With a wealth of world-class research being carried out across The University of Nottingham, turning your academic research into a change in public policy can create a huge impact. But in a crowded market it can be a challenge to get your expertise noticed. So when you get an email one Thursday in January, asking …
What do you Frink? Jeremy Corbyn drops in to see The University of Nottingham’s latest exhibition
February 12, 2016
The leader of the opposition party, the Rt. Hon. Jeremy Corbyn MP, has visited The University of Nottingham. Mr Corbyn came to Nottingham University’s Business School this evening (Thursday 11 February 2016) to deliver a talk to Nottingham students and invited Labour supporters. Prior to the talk, he made time to see the Elisabeth Frink …
Secretary of State for Transport visits world’s greenest university
January 26, 2016
The University of Nottingham hosted the Secretary of State for Transport on Monday 25 January following the announcement that Nottingham City Council had won £6.1m to fund environmentally-friendly transport to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality. During the event, The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP visited Innovation Park on Jubilee campus to meet with Sir …
Nottingham is number one in the world for sustainability for the fourth time
January 22, 2016
The University of Nottingham has been ranked number one in the world for FOURTH time in in a list of the most sustainable universities. Nottingham was ranked first out of 400 universities that took part in the Greenmetric Ranking of World Universities 2015, which is produced by the University of Indonesia. The rankings take into account …
Nottingham academic experiences life at Westminster
December 7, 2015
Research Fellow in Neuroimaging at the University of Nottingham, Rebecca Dewey, recently returned from a week at the House of Commons in Westminster. The visit in November was part of a unique pairing scheme run by the Royal Society – the UK’s national academy of science – with support from the Government Office for Science. During …
Secretary of State visits Nottingham
December 4, 2015
The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Secretary of State for Education, visited Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology (NUAST) and met teacher trainees at the University’s School of Education. Ms Morgan was shown around NUAST by Bob White, Principal, and talked to students working on a range of science and engineering projects including the …
Nottingham professors back e-petition for brain tumour research funding
November 3, 2015
Experts at The University of Nottingham are backing an online petition calling for an increase in funding for research into brain tumours, with the hope of seeing the issue discussed by MPs. Professors David Walker and Richard Grundy, Co-Directors of the University’s Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre (CBTRC) are urging members of the public to sign the e-petition …
Special blog to mark 18th Communist Party Congress in Beijing
October 30, 2012
Who will emerge as the top 300 men and women in the Chinese government over the next five years? To what extent will the Communist Party embrace political and economic reforms as it faces mounting challenges to its authority? And what early clues can be gleaned on the identity of China’s future leaders already earmarked …
Second ‘underpants bomb’ plot shows Al-Qaeda still dangerous
May 10, 2012
There have been two major news stories in the past week that seemingly give off opposing views on the danger posed by Al-Qaeda. To mark the first anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden last week, the US government authorised the release of seventeen documents captured in his compound in Pakistan. This selective handful …
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