TV historian and University scientist do battle over location of ancient ‘Great War’
January 10, 2014
TV historian, Michael Wood, has locked horns with University of Nottingham Viking DNA expert, Professor Steve Harding, over the location of a 10th century battle that led to the unification of England. In 937 the rule of Aethelstan, king of the English, was seriously threatened by an invasion by a Northern Alliance led by Olaf …
25 Years on the BBC’s One Show talks to Kegworth crash surgeon
January 9, 2014
Professor Angus Wallace will appear on the BBC’s One Show tonight to talk about his research in the wake of the Kegworth air crash which led to improvements in flying safety. Professor Wallace, an expert in orthopaedic and accident surgery, experienced the disaster, on 8 January 1989, from two different perspectives. Twenty five years ago …
Leverhulme prize for Irish and English drama expert
December 19, 2013
A University of Nottingham academic has been recognised as a rising star in the field of arts research. James Moran, Associate Professor in the School of English has won a Leverhulme Prize for his outstanding work on 20th century Irish and English drama. His research is particularly concerned with analysing the local particularities involved in …
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: …
Dementia patients need the ‘real deal’
December 9, 2013
We need to use every means at our disposal to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers, says Tom Dening, Professor of Dementia Research at The University of Nottingham. Professor Dening heads a research group at the University dedicated to high quality, useful research looking at how people with dementia spend their …
Scientists go behind the scenes at Westminster
December 3, 2013
A physicist who studies the building blocks of matter and a cosmologist who delves into the evolution of the universe are spending a week at Westminster to find out how government works. They are leaving their lab and equations behind to discover how science policy is formed and to gain an understanding of the working …
Concept house showcases fuel poverty technology
October 16, 2013
TV’s Dick Strawbridge was at The University of Nottingham this afternoon giving a key note speech to mark the official opening of the last ecohouse to open on Green Close – a ‘living lab’ of specially designed houses built to test and research different aspects of modern methods of construction and sustainable and renewable technologies. …
Helping students adjust to off campus life
October 14, 2013
The University of Nottingham is working with local residents, Broxtowe Borough Council, Nottinghamshire Police, Neighbourhood Watch and the Fire Service to welcome students to Beeston through two Evenings of Action. Targeting Beeston North on Monday 14 October and Beeston Central on Thursday 17 October, student ambassadors will be out with representatives from partner agencies to speak to …
#freshersweek sexism – what do you think?
September 25, 2013
This blog post on sexism at universities during Freshers’ Week was originally published on Dr Jeremy Bloomfield’s Quite Irregular blog last week. Since it was published, Dr Bloomfield has received various responses. Megan Clark wrote a piece about her experience of sexism in her first week at university, and he published another piece refuting suggestions that …
News from the week in brief
September 19, 2013
Very brief This week at the University our researchers have seen great success. Experts have been able to speed up and improve the diagnosis of cancer tissue during surgery as well as reduce unnecessary surgery and another Nottingham research project has found that altruistic or selfless behaviour is an attractive trait in a potential sexual …
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