British Science Association Media Fellowships 2019 – applications for UoN placement open 11 March
March 5, 2019
For the fifth year running the University of Nottingham is funding a place on the British Science Association’s (BSA) Media Fellow Scheme. All the details are here. What the experts say “The beauty of this scheme is that it is not trying to ‘turn’ scientists into journalists. But instead it is trying and succeeding in …
Undergraduates join the fight against malaria with new drug discovery programme.
March 4, 2019
The University of Nottingham has embarked on a new drug discovery programme within its School of Chemistry to help in the fight to treat malaria, one of the world’s deadliest diseases. In an extension of the longstanding collaboration between the School of Chemistry and GSK, fourth year undergraduates from UoN have started work on a new …
The Midlands Universities Apprenticeship Network
As National Apprenticeship Week starts this week the Midlands Universities Apprenticeship Network (MUAN) is working to ensure that employers are aware of range of apprenticeships available universities across the Midlands. Apprenticeships help employers to tailor learning to their own strategic issues and priorities and are an impactful way for businesses to attract, develop and retain talent, …
From the obvious to the obscure – how the Nottingham Periodic Table is shaping up
March 1, 2019
Over 300 suggestions have been made for the Nottingham Periodic Table that is being created to celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table – a task that has certainly captured people’s imaginations! To mark this anniversary year the University of Nottingham is creating its very own Nottingham version of the Periodic Table and has …
The Rights Lab welcomes a royal visitor
Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York has visited experts in modern slavery at the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab. The Princess spent several hours with the team in the Rights Lab hearing about the work they are doing to help end modern slavery. HRH Princess Eugenie said: “It was fantastic to meet the incredible …
Lecture on ‘How Science Got Women Wrong’ from award-winning broadcaster and journalist
Award-winning science journalist Angela Saini is giving a special lecture on International Women’s Day, 8 March, where she will discuss science’s failure to understand women. Angela Saini is an award-winning science journalist and broadcaster. She regularly presents science programmes for the BBC, and her writing has appeared in New Scientist, the Guardian, The Times, and Wired. Her latest book, Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong, was published in 2017 to …
Achieving balance for International Women’s Day
February 28, 2019
As part of a number of different events taking place throughout the global campuses of the University of Nottingham to celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March, senior leaders with responsibility for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at the UK, Malaysia and Ningbo have worked together to support a digital project to celebrate inspirational women …
University News Review — February 2019
The University’s Press Office saw many top stories hit the headlines in February… A fish called Mary The story about a female stickleback fish, nick-named Mary, which left scientists baffled after appearing to become pregnant without a mate, made national headlines this month. The Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, iNews and the Mail Online all …
From Kurdistan to Nottingham – celebrating top Maths honour
Celebrating the Fields Medal awarded to Nottingham’s former PhD student Caucher Birkar – the medal is the highest honour in mathematics and the first such medal awarded to a UK mathematician in the last 20 years The University of Nottingham has recognised the remarkable achievements of PhD alumnus, Caucher Birkar, who studied at the university after …
Nottingham’s Life Sciences and Medicine continue to lead the way as among the best subjects in the world
February 26, 2019
Five Nottingham subjects have been ranked as in the top 50 in the world according to a new league table. This year’s ‘QS World University Rankings by Subject’ shows four of the subjects to also feature in the top 10 when compared to other UK universities. Nottingham’s highest ranking subjects have consistently featured in the …
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