Gavin’s marathon Lifecycle to Buckingham Palace
September 10, 2015
The University of Nottingham’s superfit Environmental Manager, Gavin Scott, is pedalling hard to reach his Royal destination tonight, in a 1000km charity bike ride in aid of Lifecycle 5. Gavin’s ‘5,4,3,2,1…Thunderbirds Challenge’ began on 7 September in Scotland and over the past four days he has cycled through the five UK capitals, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin …
Five cities, four days, three sleeps, two wheels, one man….
August 21, 2015
Environment Manager Gavin Scott is once again hopping on his bike to raise money for Life Cycle, and this year appears to be his biggest challenge to date. Here he writes about his preparation for his big challenge, all in aid of dementia research…. “With just over three weeks until I set off on my Thunderbird …
In Memoriam: Legendary Civil Rights Activist Julian Bond
August 17, 2015
Julian Bond, advisory board member of the Centre for Research in Race and Rights at the University of Nottingham, had been in contact a lot over the last week as we finalised the details of his next visit to the UK with his wife Pamela Horowitz. He died on Saturday night suddenly and after a …
University of Nottingham in Malaysia joins No. 10 and BIS trade delegation to S E Asia
August 11, 2015
The University of Nottingham featured heavily in education and trade discussions during the UK Prime Minister’s visit to Singapore and Malaysia last week. Four members of The University of Nottingham in Malaysia Campus (UNMC) joined the UKTI (UK Trade and Investment) Northern Powerhouse delegation in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday 30 July. Provost and CEO of UNMC, Professor Christine …
Academics, technicians and students to abseil down Lincoln Cathedral
August 7, 2015
Nottingham academics will abseil Lincoln Cathedral tower tomorrow to raise money for a new hospital garden at Queen’s Medical Centre.T hey will be part of a ‘mass’ abseil by 45 volunteers who will be the first people to ever descend from the roof of Lincoln Cathedral for a charity. The group of brave academics will …
‘Remarkable’ new history of Radicals in America
August 6, 2015
The first complete and continuous history of left-wing social movements in the United States from the Second World War to the present has been written by an American historian at The University of Nottingham. Published on the eve of the first official presidential debate which takes place in Cleveland, Ohio today, Radicals in America is …
Please support the University’s #MeantToBe campaign
August 3, 2015
As many of you will be aware, the University is placing a strong focus on student recruitment over the coming year. To kick start this, the External Relations team has recently launched a campaign based around the hashtag #MeantToBe, which will be running prior to, during and after A level Results Day. Its aim is …
Don’t fear the skyscraper – why London needs more tall buildings
July 31, 2015
By Philip Oldfield – writing for The Conversation Assistant Professor and Course Director, Masters in Sustainanble Tall Buildings at University of Nottingham and University of Nottingham British Science Association Media Fellow. From New York, to London, to Tokyo, tall buildings are a familiar – though not always popular – part of the cityscape. In Paris, there is vocal …
‘Thrill engineer’ takes to the air (literally) as BBC Coast presenter
July 9, 2015
The University of Nottingham’s Brendan Walker, described by The Times as ‘the world’s only Thrill Engineer’, makes his debut tonight as a presenter for the popular BBC TV show ‘Coast’. Brendan has a cool title… Professor of Creative Industries but is also Principal Research Fellow in our School of Computer Science. He takes to the …
It’s hot, hot, hot! But ’twas ever thus!
July 3, 2015
As we sizzle in this week’s high temperatures it is worth remembering that heat waves have always been a feature of the British summer. And it is worth having a read of some of the archives currently being brought together by a team of experts led by The University of Nottingham. The Extreme Weather team …
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