How can we keep our heads above water?
February 25, 2014
After the wettest winter on record what can we do to protect ourselves from future flooding? Colin Thorne, Professor of Physical Geography at The University of Nottingham, says we need to establish blue green areas in our towns and cities, update our Victorian drainage system and decide how much and where we are going to …
The Last Outing – improving end of life care for LGBT people
February 21, 2014
Dr Anne Patterson, Research Fellow in the Sue Ryder Care Centre for the Study of Supportive, Palliative and End of Life Care, gives an update on The Last Outing — a project to improve end of life care for LGBT people: We reported this time last year on a project which was just getting underway …
Is Ukraine governable?
February 19, 2014
The tragic events that unfolded in Kyiv on 18-19 February, in which at least 26 lives were lost including 12 police officers, begs the question as to whether Ukraine is governable. This latest wave of violence was started by radical elements amongst the protestors who having marched on the parliament were furious to learn that …
Playing cupid – stem cell scientists hoping to mend our ‘broken’ hearts
February 14, 2014
Imagine a world where a broken heart could be mended — not by Cupid’s arrow — but with a drug with no side effects or by an injection of new heart cells to replace the cells that have been lost or damaged. These treatments might be years or decades away but that’s what a team …
Are we virtually there yet? Flying first class in economy could be the future!
The Times and the BBC took a flight into virtual reality to find out more about The University of Nottingham’s major European research project into the perception of flying. Smaller seating, lack of leg-room, inconsiderate passengers – all these things have become an accepted part of the flying experience. The big question is can virtual reality (VR) …
Rediscover the ancient Silk Road
January 14, 2014
A new photographic exhibition marking 100 years since archaeologist and explorer Aurel Stein documented the ancient remains on his travels along the Silk Road is being held at the Royal Geographical Society. Mike Heffernan, Professor of Historical Geography at The University of Nottingham and coordinator of the research network that funded the exhibition, said: “Stein’s …
Nottingham awarded funding for Super Resolution Microscope
December 20, 2013
The School of Life Science has received funding from The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) for a Super Resolution Microscope (SRM), worth approximately £700,000. This funded equipment will be the first of its kind to be installed in the Midlands and is expected to be in use in April 2014. Much of the …
Underwater archaeology comes of age.
December 11, 2013
Using some of the very latest technology Dr Jon Henderson is digitally recording the world’s oldest known naval battlefield off Sicily and has surveyed the oldest submerged town in the world off the coast of Greece. Tomorrow he will give the prestigious Honor Frost Foundation Annual Lecture at the British Academy on ‘Coming of Age: …
News from our scientists at Westminster
December 5, 2013
Professor Philip Moriarty and Dr Clare Burrage from Physics and Astronomy have been spending the week at Westminster. Check out the latest on Philip’s blog on physicsfocus.
Malaysian elephant research on BBC Radio 4
October 23, 2013
The work of MEME – the Management and Ecology of Malaysian Elephants – featured on BBC Radio 4’s environment programme Costing the Earth yesterday. Freelance reporter Bob Walker spent a few days trekking in the Malaysian tropical rainforest with the team in May. His report featured on “Our Neighbours Are Elephants” – a programme looking …
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