Racing UK’s first ever all-wheel drive electric motor car at Formula Student
July 27, 2018
Young engineers at the University of Nottingham are gearing up to compete at an international student motorsport competition with the Formula-style electric race car they designed and built from scratch. The team aims to showcase the UK’s first ever all-wheel drive electric motor car at the Formula Student, Czech Republic, a renowned test ground for the next-generation of top engineers. They will compete against 50 other student …
From Hawaiian snail trail to Broadcasting House
July 9, 2018
When the plight of Jeremy the lonely ‘lefty’ snail made international headlines for the first time in October, it was up to his scientist Dr Angus Davison, an evolutionary geneticist in the University’s School of Life Sciences, to use the media to explain why the plight of this one-in-a-million gastropod could help us to understand …
Amazing plant root images unearthed on new website
Plant scientists at the University of Nottingham have created a new website that takes you deep underground with revealing pictures of plant roots taken using X-ray CT imaging. The Hidden Half website is a directory of plant root systems that have been imaged at The Hounsfield Facility. These X-ray CT images showcase for the first …
Prof Brian Cox gets his brain examined!
July 3, 2018
Brian’s brain activity was put to the test yesterday when he dropped in on the University’s Quantum Sensing the Brain team at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition. Professor Brian Cox was doing a tour of the annual event which showcases some of the best research being done right now in the UK and brings hands …
Nottingham graduate to present African version of CBBC
June 26, 2018
An alumnus from the University of Nottingham is set to present the BBC’s first children’s television programme for Africa. Ben Hunte will front What’s New? – a weekly programme from the BBC for 11-16-year-olds. The programme is the first BBC children’s TV programme made for the African continent. It will feature stories behind the headlines, …
Experts provide glimpse inside University’s most energy efficient building
June 18, 2018
Businesses and the general public were recently invited to visit the University of Nottingham to learn more about the Passivhaus concept. Over 60 attendees, including architects, construction companies, home builders and the general public, filled the boardroom of the recently completed Research Acceleration and Demonstration (RAD) building. The building was specifically chosen as a venue …
Next generation of mechanical engineers show off their designs
An off-road wheelchair, an electric superbike, a robotic physio glove, and a portable drinks fridge that can also transport live organs are among the inventive prototypes developed by 166 third-year MEng students at the Mechanical Engineering Design Showcase. The annual end-of-year event was held 11 to 13 June at University Park with all participating teams …
Nottingham and Malaysia Week
April 27, 2018
The sounds, sights, and flavours of Malaysia came together during a week of celebrations at the University of Nottingham. Nottingham and Malaysia week celebrated the best of a UK education in Malaysia, where the University established the first UK overseas campus anywhere the world almost 20 years ago. Part of the celebrations saw more than …
‘MRI is Nottingham’s triumph’
April 20, 2018
During the ‘beast from the east’, The One Show battled the snow and came to Nottingham to spend the day filming at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre. The resulting film shown last night (19th April) charts the history of MRI, starting with Tomorrow’s World footage showing Sir Peter trying out his new invention, to …
Nottingham mathematician strikes Silver for Mathematical Sciences display in Parliament
March 15, 2018
Congratulations to Linda Irons, PhD researcher from the School of Mathematics who struck Silver at a competition in the House of Commons, for the excellence of her mathematical research, walking away with a £1,250 prize. Linda presented her research to dozens of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of the poster competition STEM …
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