Swimming, cycling and running for glory
November 30, 2012
The University of Nottingham’s Dr Anna Bertram competed at the Triathlon World Championships in Auckland on 22 October; she was part of the Great Britain Age Group Team having qualified at the British Championships in June. Getting started… I got into triathlon about 4 years ago when a cycling friend suggested entering the London Triathlon, I …
Seeing the world through the eyes of an orangutan
November 27, 2012
A captive bred Sumatran orangutan and a University of Nottingham neuroscientist in Malaysia have joined forces to explain some of the mysteries of the visual brain and improve the lives of captive bred animals. Tsunami is a seven year old orangutan who has been trained to wear special eye tracking equipment so her eye and …
Nottingham’s Sir Andrew Witty elected into Academy of Medical Sciences
November 26, 2012
Nottingham’s Chancellor in waiting Sir Andrew Witty has been elected to the Honorary Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences. This honour is a result of Sir Andrew’s outstanding contribution to medical science, including in his role as CEO of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline. It has been a big year for Sir Andrew after his appointment …
Heston says yes, biscuits taste better when they are dunked
November 20, 2012
Food experts at The University of Nottingham have helped Heston Blumenthal scientifically answer a question that has bothered him since childhood — yes, chocolate biscuits do taste better after they’ve been dunked in tea. Now he wants to produce an academic paper on the subject. The team from the Division of Food Sciences in the …
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 …
Malaysian academic named Young Chemical Engineer of the Year
November 12, 2012
An up and coming academic from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus has been named Young Chemical Engineer of the Year. First Malaysian winner A record number of entries were received for the award from across the globe but it was UNMC’s Dr Denny KS Ng who triumphed – the first Malaysian to ever do …
Green Gown Awards: Nottingham highly commended for its sustainability drive
November 8, 2012
The University was highly commended in the Learning and Skills category of this year’s Green Gown Awards for the Nottingham Advantage Award: sustainability grand challenge. The concept of the challenge surrounds equipping students and staff with an improved knowledge of sustainability to help them understand the impact of their values and actions. The Green Gown Awards …
Special blog to mark 18th Communist Party Congress in Beijing
October 30, 2012
Who will emerge as the top 300 men and women in the Chinese government over the next five years? To what extent will the Communist Party embrace political and economic reforms as it faces mounting challenges to its authority? And what early clues can be gleaned on the identity of China’s future leaders already earmarked …
What do Malaysian elephants think about being caught on camera?
October 29, 2012
A video recorded in the forest of Peninsular Malaysia has shown how one group of elephants reacted when they discovered they had been framed! Elephants aren’t particularly keen on being caught on camera and have a reputation for damaging camera traps. This footage, shot by a hidden camera belonging to the research project MEME – …
Nottingham academics honoured by The Academy of Social Sciences
October 26, 2012
Three prominent Professors in the Faculty of Social Sciences at The University of Nottingham have been conferred with the status of Academician by the prestigious Academy of Social Sciences The three academics are Jonathan Beaverstock, Professor of Economic Geography; Christopher Day, Emeritus Professor of Education; and Paul Heywood, Sir Francis Hill Professor of European Politics …
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