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All the news from the University in brief…

It’s been a busy week at Nottingham, and we were all excited to see the official installation of Sir Andrew Witty as our seventh Chancellor. There has also been a week of revelations from our research teams including the shocking statistics showing how children are exposed to a vast amount of tobacco though our own televisions. You can also …

German order of merit

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 …

Why not check out some of our key news stories from the week in brief…?

  28 February – 6 March 2013 Nottingham to pioneer food manufacturing and medical devices Two new innovative manufacturing centres announced for Nottingham to lead advances in food production and medical devices.  Read more… … Audio walk to reveal history of British beauty spot A new audio walk has been developed to help walkers at …

Will teenagers grow out of Tourette syndrome?

Professor Stephen Jackson from our School of Psychology appeared on BBC 1’s Inside Out last night talking about the life changing research he is carrying out in to Tourette syndrome. For anyone who missed it, or wants to hear more, then read Prof. Jackson’s guest blog…. Our research programme here in Nottingham is guided by …

Superbug ‘apocalypse’ professor retires

A Nottingham professor who has spoken publicly on the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria and influenced public policy on the fight against hospital superbugs has retired from the University. Heading up The University of Nottingham’s Centre for Healthcare Acquired Infections (CHAI), Professor James has dedicated his 12 years here to the study and fight against …

Your votes needed for archaeological research project of the year

The Caistor Roman Project has been nominated for Research Project of the Year in the Current Archaeology Awards 2013. The dig just outside Norwich in Norfolk, has changed our understanding of Caistor – the Roman town of Venta Icenorum. Led by Dr Will Bowden in the Department of Archaeology at The University of Nottingham, the dig …

Mental health care — working together to reach full potential

Mental health professionals need to work together if they are to fulfill their potential and deliver the best possible patient care, a new report has revealed. Dr Hugh Middleton, of the School of Sociology and Social Policy, writes on how research is identifying success stories and offering new strategies for collaboration. Hospital soap operas, everyday …

Exercise: Could 15 minutes three times a week be enough?

No excuses anymore! Experts in metabolic and molecular physiology at The University of Nottingham are looking for volunteers aged between 18 and 50 to take part in a study to find out if high intensity exercise for just 15 minutes three times a week will help fight diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. …

“Bugger off and find a cure!”

He’s renowned for his individual sense of style and is never one to pull his punches. So when novelist Sir Terry Pratchett  bestowed a fellowship in his own name on University of Nottingham scientist Dr Chris Medway for his research into the neurodegenerative condition dementia it was a fair bet that his words of encouragement …

World’s most powerful camera records first images in hunt for Dark Energy

The world’s most powerful digital camera has captured the very first pictures of galaxies eight billion light years away in the hunt for Dark Energy. The starlight it has captured may hold within it the answer to one of the biggest mysteries in physics. Scientists at The University of Nottingham are part of the Dark …