World’s most powerful camera records first images in hunt for Dark Energy
September 18, 2012
The world’s most powerful digital camera has captured the very first pictures of galaxies eight billion light years away in the hunt for Dark Energy. The starlight it has captured may hold within it the answer to one of the biggest mysteries in physics. Scientists at The University of Nottingham are part of the Dark …
Team Janet’s tribute flight for Nottingham Balloon
September 11, 2012
The University of Nottingham’s hot air balloon took to the skies during the Chatsworth Country Fair this year in memory of Dr Janet Folkes who died in January after a long battle with cancer. ‘Team Janet’ – Tony Hutchby, Denise Hallett, Paul Stephenson, Chris Rigby, Holly Wilkinson, Ian Warrington (Pilot), Tom Parker, Nicci Parker, Yvonne …
Showcasing excellence and innovation in midwifery
September 6, 2012
The world’s first ever conference to show-case excellence and innovation in midwifery education is being held at The University of Nottingham. Over 100 delegates from across the globe, including North America, Europe and Australasia are attending this inaugural event putting the high quality education and research delivered by the Academic Division of Midwifery firmly on …
VC Professor David Greenaway – an honorary citizen of Ningbo
August 30, 2012
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor David Greenaway, is now an honorary citizen of Ningbo thanks to his contribution to the development of University of Nottingham Ningbo Campus, as well as to teaching, research and professional training more generally. Nottingham and China This honour from the City of Ningbo reflects the University’s strong and well-developed links with China …
16 – 22 August: The big stories
August 28, 2012
Vice-Chancellor Professor David Greenaway and his team are back in the saddle this week for Life Cycle 2. This time around their peddling from Cape Wrath, the most north-westerly point of Scotland, down to Dover on the south-east coast of England. The team is raising money for Nottingham Potential, which aims to widen access to …
Fellowship of Society of Biology for Visiting Professor Ben Mepham
August 21, 2012
Visiting Professor of Bioethics at Nottingham, Ben Mepham, has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Biology. The Society is the leading professional body representing the learned societies and other organisations comprising UK biosciences, providing the Government and other policy-makers with authoritative, independent and evidence-based opinion on the full range of life sciences. Election …
YouTube experiment to celebrate scientific hero
August 17, 2012
One of the fathers of modern chemistry and a band of award winning scientists from The University of Nottingham will come together on Monday 20 August for a YouTube experiment which will see 24 chemistry videos loaded onto the social media site over as many hours. The award winning Periodic Table of Videos website, presented …
Campus hotel takes shape
August 14, 2012
The new Orchard Hotel, currently under construction on University Park campus, continues to evolve and has recently seen the completion of one of its most striking architectural features — a dramatic, undulating timber canopy. The £20 million, 202-bed eco-friendly hotel, which is due for completion in November this year, will serve the adjacent East Midlands …
Get on your bike for a good cause
August 9, 2012
For many the weekend signifies freedom; the opportunity to do what you want when you want. The promise of a well-deserved lie-in, your favourite TV talent show and a Sunday roast is reward for the early starts and late finishes that have made up your working week. But despite the promise of what these two …
Tackling homophobia in the beautiful game
The University of Nottingham recently played host as football teams from across the UK gathered to tackle homophobia in the beautiful game. Over 150 people took part in the competition, held annually to promote the work of the Justin Campaign, an organisation set up in memory of former Nottingham Forest player Justin Fashanu. The striker, …
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