On a mission to prepare humans for Mars
September 4, 2015
In August 2015, Simone Paternostro – an Early Stage Researcher on the Marie Curie Project ‘Innovate‘ based in the Institute for Aerospace Technology (IAT) at The University of Nottingham – took part in a two-week Mars simulation mission on a rock glacier in the Kaunertaler Glacier in Austria. Simone – a positioning and navigation specialist in the …
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 …
#MeantToBe – advice from our AncientBiotics academic on A level results day
August 13, 2015
With her AncientBiotics team’s remarkable research paper ‘A 1,000-Year-Old Antimicrobial Remedy with Antistaphylococcal Activity’ just published, Dr Christina Lee from our School of English has some advice for prospective students on A level day… “Today is the day that can mean big choices for those receiving their exam results – a fork in the road …
Are you #MeantToBe at Nottingham?
August 12, 2015
Are you waiting on your A-level results? If you are and you’re worried that you might not get the results you need – then don’t panic – you may still find what you’re looking for…. I was meant to be at Nottingham – By Ismail Sadurdeen It feels like yesterday taking my A levels and waiting …
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 …
250,000 University of Nottingham graduates
July 16, 2015
The 250,000th graduate of The University of Nottingham received her degree on Friday 17 July, at a ceremony presided over by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir David Greenaway. Victoria Rowley, 23 from Wickford in Essex, was awarded a first class LLB Hons Law on the final day of this year’s summer graduation at the East Midlands Conference Centre, …
What matters when you choose an undergraduate degree?
June 22, 2015
As thousands of prospective students prepare to flock to our UK campuses to attend the University’s Open Days later this week (Friday June 26 and Saturday June 27), researchers at Nottingham have revealed the motivations behind students’ biggest decision of all — which subject to study for their degree. Research, conducted by Dr Anya Skatova …
National teaching recognition for art historian
June 11, 2015
Dr Gaby Neher, Assistant Professor in the Department of History of Art is one of just 50 recipients nationally to be awarded a National Teaching Fellowship, which recognise outstanding achievement in learning and teaching in higher education. Here she talks about what teaching — and learning — mean to her and why her work to …
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