Live charity cook-along with Faculty of Social Sciences students
December 2, 2020
Wednesday 2 Dec at 6PMon Google Meet, tickets hereCooking a mixed vegetable curry As part of his studies in International Relations and Global Issues at the University of Nottingham, Sam Killick is undertaking a placement module during his third year. Sam is currently working in the fundraising team at the Rosie May Foundation and will …
Nottingham prof leads initiative to help tackle homelessness
November 27, 2020
This winter, the Covid-19 pandemic will leave even more people homeless and in desperate need of support. University academic Dr Paul Scotting, in the School of Life Sciences, talks about his role in helping to launch Street Support Nottingham, an exciting new initiative connecting people and organisations locally to tackle homelessness, and how volunteering has …
University’s prestigious partnership with the City of Sparta
November 25, 2020
The University of Nottingham’s Centre for Spartan & Peloponnesian Studies (CSPS) and the Municipality of Sparti in Greece has signed an agreement to strengthen research links and to promote the cultural heritage, history and archaeology of Sparta. This is the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to be signed between a foreign University and a Greek …
University of Nottingham celebrates Advanced Practice Week
November 9, 2020
The University of Nottingham is proud to support Advanced Practice Week which takes place from 8 to 14 November. The week-long celebration is an opportunity to raise awareness and recognise the valued contribution that Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) make to healthcare services. The contribution of both qualified and trainee ACPs here in Nottingham is felt …
University of Nottingham doubles its number of apprentices in 2020
October 22, 2020
The University of Nottingham has doubled the number of apprentices joining its degree apprenticeship programmes during 2020. Despite the challenging environment in which many businesses are now operating, the programmes continue to prove a popular route to workforce development. As organisations invest in skills to navigate uncertain markets, using the apprenticeship levy to recruit and …
National Coming Out Day: national cycling champion and Nottingham student comes out as trans athlete
October 11, 2020
To mark National Coming Out Day, a cycling rising star and University of Nottingham student has revealed how lockdown was the turning point in overcoming her gender dysphoria and that her life has been on a happier track since coming out as trans. In a blog for Sky Sports, Emily Bridges says coming out as …
Show compassion for those who cannot wear face coverings
September 28, 2020
With the wearing of face masks being extended even further, Professor Ellen Townsend who leads the Self-Harm Research Group in the School of Psychology is calling for people to show compassion for those who aren’t wearing face coverings and consider the reasons why. Professor Townsend’s work focuses on children and adolescents from vulnerable backgrounds who …
#BiofilmAware campaign to highlight infection fighting research
August 17, 2020
Researchers at the University of Nottingham searching for new treatments for difficult to treat bacterial infections are supporting an awareness campaign being run by the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC). Biofilms are well known to a number of research and development disciplines, but not to the general public. What they are, how they are formed and how they …
Bumper crop of media coverage from top stories and COVID-19 expertise
The chances of switching on the TV or opening a newspaper and seeing a story featuring the University of Nottingham were massively increased this year. Academic expertise from the University has placed it at the forefront of news commentary around the globe during the coronavirus pandemic, leading to an unprecedented rise in media coverage. From …
New research demonstrates reforestation benefits
August 14, 2020
Actively restored tropical forests recover above ground biomass faster than areas left to regenerate naturally after being logged, according to new research. Researchers from the University of Nottingham’s School of Geography joined 13 institutions led by the Universities of Dundee and Aberdeen and ETH Zürich’s Department of Environmental Systems, to study an area of tropical …
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