8-14 March: The big stories this week
March 15, 2012
Our top stories include broadcaster Matthew Bannister’s event-filled return to Nottingham to open our new Humanities Building, a Q&A with students, New Theatre visit and public lecture. We also reveal far-right supporters consider violence between different ethnic, religious and racial groups “largely inevitable”, and explain why roots grow down, not up. Read on for more …
1-7 March: The big stories this week
March 7, 2012
In our news this week, a new supplement — NutraMET Sport — translates research findings into sports nutrition to boost performance for elite athletes; Nottingham’s latest Barometer surveys find anti-business sentiment has more to do with ‘big business’ bad behaviour rather than distrust of small firms; and an artificial polymer ‘womb’ unlocks early embryo secrets. …
Monday 12 March: Integrated Global Society Annual Lecture
March 6, 2012
Location Room A39, Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park Date Monday 12 March 2012, 5-6.30pm IGS Annual Lecture – Beyond Inequality: Systemic Expulsions The guest speaker for the Integrating Global Society Annual Lecture 2012 will be eminent academic and Sociologist from Columbia University, Professor Saskia Sassen. Professor Sassen is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of …
21-29 February: The big stories this week
March 2, 2012
Our top stories this week include the University being honoured by the Queen for its global food security research, ‘immortal’ worms defying ageing and attempts to raise awareness of the symptoms of children’s brain tumours. We also report how the biggest single gift the University has ever received from a graduate is to be used …
Scholarships offered to U21 alumni
March 1, 2012
The University has announced a new scholarship programme for Universitas 21 graduates who enrol for masters degree programmes at its branch campus in China. The University of Nottingham Ningbo China will award scholarships worth about ¥9,000 (about U$1,500 or £900) to graduates from all universities in the Universitas 21 network who enrol for its masters …
Exercise assumptions challenged by science
In the office we have been talking about Tuesday night’s BBC Two programme Horizon: The Truth About Exercise. “Did you know you can get away with doing just three minutes of exercise a week?” (Cue frowns and disbelief from those who spend hours running or sweating in the gym and glints of hope from the rest …
Nottingham Director named ‘International Brand Master’
February 29, 2012
Emma Leech of The University of Nottingham has won an international award for her outstanding work in communications and marketing. Emma was named ‘2011 International Brand Master’ for her ability to implement a global brand strategy and increase profit and market share through innovative tactics. Since arriving at the University in 2009 as Director of …
Nottingham academics receive Queen’s award
February 27, 2012
Academics from The University of Nottingham met Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to receive the highest royal honour for university research. Staff and students visited Buckingham Palace to receive a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher & Further Education, the most prestigious national recognition for UK universities. The Prizes are a biennial …
Politics lecturer, Andrew Mumford, on the Syrian uprising
Politics lecturer, Andrew Mumford, writes in the Nottingham Evening Post on the Syrian uprising: When comparing Syria to other countries wrapped up in popular uprisings across the Arab world it is clear there are haunting echoes of Libya: an intractable regime unleashing the full force of military power against rebel areas with no heed for …
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