Read all our top news stories from the week in brief…..
April 17, 2013
If you have missed any of or research stories from the last week, then why not check them out in brief here? Find out what was discovered in a previously unseen DH Lawrence manuscript…learn about how a newly developed app with help to provide better sanitation in the developing world…and much more…. Unpublished DH Lawrence …
The news in brief….
March 27, 2013
It’s been another busy week in the press office….with the news that UoN has signed two big deals with Unilever and Fusion IP. We’ve also ‘generated’ a buzz around some research in to wind turbine syndrome …why not read on to find out all our news from the week! Unilever signs strategic research agreement with …
German order of merit
March 13, 2013
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 …
International insights: the challenges of changing student expectations
February 14, 2013
In this guest blog, Vincenzo Raimo, Director of the University of Nottingham’s International Office, gives us his take on the challenges of changing student experiences in the international higher education arena. Don’t you just hate it when university and student leaders say ‘now that students are paying high fees’? Where have these people been for the …
Taking shelter in Nottingham city centre
February 7, 2013
Architecture students from The University of Nottingham have constructed their pavilion built from shipping pallets in Market Square, Nottingham. The creative and sustainable way of helping us shelter from the elements is the work of 2nd year students in the Department of Architecture and Built Environment. Originally built for this year’s Ecobuild Exhibition – the world’s …
Your votes needed for archaeological research project of the year
January 3, 2013
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 …
Elite student athletes set to follow in footsteps of Olympic star
November 13, 2012
After seeing five of its graduates pick up Olympic medals at London 2012, The University of Nottingham has its sights set on helping to produce the next generation of UK sporting heroes. To help them on their way, a bursary scheme has been set up to provide some of the country’s brightest sporting talent with …
The big stories: 26 September – 3 October
October 4, 2012
Business Student Ahmed Mashadani has returned to the UK campus after his year abroad at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC). But it’s how he got back that’s newsworthy: “20,385 km, 22 countries, a lot of flat tyres and three months of sleeping in the ‘wild’ is now done. No more asking for directions, fighting …
Remembering Nottingham’s Professor Bob Carter
September 27, 2012
Emeritus Professor Robert Carter OBE BSc(Econ) DPhil FCII FIRM FRSA – the UK’s first pioneer of university teaching and research in insurance and risk management – has died. Career highlights Bob Carter started his career with Norwich Union in Birmingham, later transferring to the Home Fire Underwriting Department at Norwich. He became one of the …
Dispelling student finance myths
September 18, 2012
Nottingham’s universities are teaming up this week to dispel misconceptions about the cost of entering higher education. Concerned that many prospective students, do not have an accurate understanding of the new arrangements for fees and financial support, The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent are holding a joint information evening to coincide with National Student …
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