Indonesian Audit Board and Ministry hails UK-Indonesia academic partnership
December 3, 2018
The University welcomed a delegation from the Indonesian Audit Board and the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (RISTEKDIKTI) earlier this month. The visit, led by Mr Achsanul Qosasi, Auditor General of the Audit Board in Indonesia and accompanied by Mr Agus Susilohadi, Deputy Director of Planning and Budgeting for Directorate General of Resources, …
New Rothamsted international fellowship scheme launched
November 29, 2018
A new initiative has been launched between the Future Food Beacon and Rothamsted Research to support 20 fellows as visiting researchers in the UK. The Rothamsted International – University of Nottingham Fellowships is part of a joint £5million investment to support early-career researcher opportunities in the field of international agricultural development. This collaboration focuses on vital, …
£50 note – Sir Peter Mansfield on the list of nominations
November 28, 2018
Sir Peter Mansfield is on a list of eligible names nominated in the first week of the Bank of England’s search for the face of the new £50 note. The Bank of England wants to feature someone who has contributed to science. The list of all eligible nominations will be posted once the nomination window closes on Friday …
FRAME kicks off 50th birthday celebrations with Nottingham Training School
The Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments is kicking off its 50th anniversary year by holding a major event to train the scientists of the future. To mark its landmark birthday, FRAME will hold its twelfth specialist Training School in collaboration with the EU H2020 VetBioNet Project, in its home city of …
Making the Headlines Review
Tools, hints and tips from a conference to help staff engage and use the media to raise the profile of their work have now been shared. On Thursday 22 November more than 150 members of staff joined the Media Relations team and external guests at Nottingham Lakeside Arts for Making the Headlines. The event had …
Astrophysics to Westminster to influence evidence based decision making
Attending and speaking at the All-Party Parliamentary group on Data Analytics has been one of the highlights, so far, of Christopher Conselice’s week in Westminster. He was the only academic to attend the meeting and after making his own contribution he’s convinced more scientists and academics can make a real contribution to future policy. In …
University News Review — October 2018
November 27, 2018
October saw many University of Nottingham news stories in the headlines… Anti-Slavery Day 18 October was Anti-Slavery Day, when survivors and campaigners got together to rally for change. To coincide with this, members of the University’s Rights Lab worked with Media Relations Manager Charlotte Anscombe, to target the press and raise awareness around the serious …
Nottingham expert appointed as Chair of Joint Mathematical Council
Professor Andrew Noyes from the School of Education at the University of Nottingham has become the 18th Chair of the Joint Mathematical Council (JMC) of the UK. Professor Noyes follows in the footsteps of many distinguished mathematicians and mathematics educators to chair the national committee. The JMC is a council of 22 participating and 12 …
Music’s changing fast: FAST is changing music
November 26, 2018
The University of Nottingham’s Mixed Reality Lab took its latest digital music research to one of the most famous recording studios in the world, with a showcase event at Abbey Road. The exclusive event showcased the culmination of five years of digital music research from the FAST IMPACt project (Fusing Audio and Semantic Technologies for …
Ceremony to ensure Sutton Bonington’s fallen are not forgotten
November 12, 2018
Two avenues of lime trees stand at the heart of the University of Nottingham’s Sutton Bonington Campus. Kingstonian Avenue, now known simply as The Limes, was planted nearly ninety years ago but few will be aware of the significance of these trees. At the end of the 1920s the Old Kingstonian Association, alumni of the former agricultural college, agreed that the limes should be planted and some would be funded to …
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