News from the week in brief
July 11, 2013
Very brief This week we have won funding to tackle the most deadly cancer and more for arthritis pain, we’ve had a Hollywood star on campus, tweets from beyond the grave, a new architectural book, a tribute to “the father of rail human factors”, a machine which cuts almost any material, a global network event …
German order of merit
March 13, 2013
Emeritus Professor, David Haslam Childs (picture left), has been awarded the Cross of the German Order of Merit in recognition of his outstanding academic and practical work in the field of reconciliation and friendship between Germany and the United Kingdom. The German Ambassador, Georg Boomgaarden, on behalf of the German President, Joachim Gauck, made the …
Modern day slavery: leading expert to speak at Nottingham
March 5, 2013
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the US. Despite this, slavery has not been consigned to the history books and still endures in many parts of our modern world. Professor Zoe Trodd, Professor of American Literature in the Department of American and Canadian Studies, looks ahead to an event …
International insights: the challenges of changing student expectations
February 14, 2013
In this guest blog, Vincenzo Raimo, Director of the University of Nottingham’s International Office, gives us his take on the challenges of changing student experiences in the international higher education arena. Don’t you just hate it when university and student leaders say ‘now that students are paying high fees’? Where have these people been for the …
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 …
What do Malaysian elephants think about being caught on camera?
October 29, 2012
A video recorded in the forest of Peninsular Malaysia has shown how one group of elephants reacted when they discovered they had been framed! Elephants aren’t particularly keen on being caught on camera and have a reputation for damaging camera traps. This footage, shot by a hidden camera belonging to the research project MEME – …
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