Nottingham in the war: The Wesselhoefts – a family of German descent fighting for Great Britain
October 22, 2018
As part of our series looking back at WWI, we look back at some of the students who studied at University College, later to become the University of Nottingham. Here, we look at two young cousins who had strong German connections and distinctive German names, and who both lost their lives almost exactly a year …
Former gout patient backs University research for a pain-free future
A former patient whose life was so badly affected by gout that he considered suicide is backing the results of a University of Nottingham-led study which has shown that some people may still be suffering needlessly. Malcolm Coy is now living pain free, thanks to a specialist nurse-led care approach championed by Professor Michael Doherty …
Maths inspired art makes front cover
October 19, 2018
An artwork created to illustrate a maths research project has been chosen to go on the front cover of the latest edition of one of the top international physics journals, ‘Physical Review Letters’. Unusual inspiration Quantum physics and maths are unusual inspirations for a piece of art, but research fellow Dr Paul Knott was keen …
University News Review — September 2018
October 18, 2018
September saw many University of Nottingham news stories in the headlines… The dirtiest area of the airport The story that airport security trays carry more viruses than toilet surfaces, hit the national headlines this month. According to pandemic scientists at the University of Nottingham and the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare, the plastic …
Nottingham entrepreneur launches a first in disability cosmetics design
Trishna Daswaney, Nottingham Ingenuity Lab entrepreneur and owner of the cosmetics company Kohl Kreatives, has launched a new collection of make-up brushes to add to her growing list of beauty lines. Dedicated to beauty empowerment, Trishna’s company is a non-profit organisation, with all profits from the sale of her brushes invested into providing free make-up …
Memorial event at University Park
October 17, 2018
A minute’s silence was held across University Park at 11am on Friday November 9 in memory of those who have died in war. East Midlands Officers’ Training Corps (OTC) led the Act of Remembrance from about 10.45am with a wreath laying in the Trent Building at University Park. This year was particularly significant as it …
Nottingham in the War: A conscientious objector
Robert Acheson Sheldon is the only known conscientious objector among the staff of the University College’s during the First World War. Aged 36 he was living in Arboretum Street and working as a lecturer in Electrical Engineering in Nottingham when conscription was introduced in 1916. Being ‘of age’ Sheldon was required to join the army …
Nottingham in the War: Registrar to Registrar
Registrar Dr Paul Greatrix pays tribute to Thomas Porteous Black, Registrar of University College Nottingham in 1911, the most senior figure to be killed in World War I. There have been only nine Registrars of the University of Nottingham since its founding as University College Nottingham back in 1881. The most remarkable of all of …
Nottingham in the War: A tribute to Dr Thomas Black
In the summer of 1915 the Registrar of the University College, later to become the University of Nottingham, died in battle. He was one of at least 23 members of staff from the College to see frontline military action as part of the First World War and the most senior to be killed. As part …
Memorial events around Nottinghamshire
11 November 2018 marks 100 years since the end of World War 1. Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham Lakeside Arts are hosting a series of events to commemorate the centenary of the end of the war and the sacrifice of men and women from across Nottinghamshire. Representatives from the University of Nottingham have also been …
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