Rehabilitation Matters: Research, application, impact
December 10, 2021
Rehabilitation Matters is a series of stories and perspectives from people who care about effective clinical rehabilitation and the benefits it provides. Professor Pip Logan, Professor of Rehabilitation Research and Occupational Therapist, University of Nottingham, is passionate about how innovative research can shape patient outcomes following serious injury or illness. I’ve spent a career working …
Rehabilitation Matters: Thought and emotion in rehabilitation
November 29, 2021
Rehabilitation Matters is a series of stories and perspectives from people who care about effective clinical rehabilitation and the benefits it provides. The latest article by Dr Rob Stephens, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist at Nottingham University Hospitals, looks at the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to rehab and why patients’ emotional and cognitive needs are just …
University offers cyber security guidance for small businesses
October 25, 2021
Cyber security research conducted by the University of Nottingham has produced a report with guidance and information on cyber security for small businesses. The booklet, Cyber Security for Small Businesses, follows a six-month study undertaken to better understand small businesses’ exposure to – and potential impacts from – cyber security breaches and attacks. Jointly produced …
Welcoming the country’s first Electro-mechanical Engineer Degree Apprentices
September 29, 2021
Employees from a range of engineering businesses across the country have come together this week to form the first cohort on the pioneering Electro-mechanical Engineer Degree Apprenticeship at the University of Nottingham. The degree-level Electro-mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship standard was only approved for delivery in December 2020, making the apprentices not only the first at Nottingham, …
Awards success recognise the university’s engagement with business
Four partnerships between the University of Nottingham and business have been recognised at a national awards ceremony. The Knowledge Transfer Partnership Awards, delivered by Innovate UK, showcase the exceptional ways universities and businesses have collaborated during a difficult year. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) are a government-funded programme designed to drive innovation and growth for businesses. The programme links a business with a university and a graduate to collaborate on a strategic project. The …
Researchers are first in the world to watch plants ‘drink’ water in real-time
August 3, 2021
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have become the first in the world to find a way to observe how plant roots take in and circulate water at the cellular level, which could help to identify future drought- and flood-resistant crops. The inability to monitor water uptake inside roots – without damaging the specimen – …
Rehabilitation Matters: Transforming the face of rehabilitation
March 24, 2021
Rehabilitation Matters is a series of stories and perspectives from people who care about effective clinical rehabilitation and the benefits it provides. Starting with this article by the National Rehabilitation Centre’s (NRC) Programme Director Miriam Duffy, the series includes viewpoints from patients, clinicians, surgeons, academic partners and others. I don’t know Jack Willis, the 24-year …
Project Period brings inclusivity to BDI bathrooms
March 8, 2021
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Two researchers from the Biodiscovery Institute have gone the extra mile for their colleagues and launched Project Period to provide free sanitary products. Second year PhD student Kavita Raniga who is working on stem-cell derived cardiomyocytes and drug …
“Mouldability” of University of Nottingham degree apprenticeship supports Reach Separations’ workforce development
February 24, 2021
Reach Separations, a specialist in chromatography for the analysis and purification of small molecules, has highlighted the role that the University of Nottingham’s Laboratory Scientist (Chemistry) level 6 degree apprenticeshipis playing in shaping its future workforce. The company was founded in 2011 due to the need for quality separation science services in the UK, and …
University of Nottingham celebrates WHO World Hearing Day with brand new course
The University of Nottingham is delighted to launch its first ever CPD course on Managing Hyperacusis in Adults and Children. Hyperacusis is a hearing condition where patients experience a reduced tolerance or increased sensitivity to everyday sounds to the point where they become intense and overwhelming. The Hearing Sciences group at the University of Nottingham has a rich history of innovative and transformational research in this area. Its researchers …
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