The Crown may be inaccurate but it’s a cracking period drama
November 15, 2016
Gabriele Neher, Associate Professor in History of Art, writes for The Conversation on the latest offering from Netflix. ‘The Crown, Netflix’s most ambitious and expensive original drama, had a reported budget of over $100 million. The ten-part series charts the ascension of Elizabeth Windsor to the throne as Queen Elizabeth II, and follows the young …
Supermoon tonight – if the skies clear!
November 14, 2016
Christopher Conselice, Professor of Astrophysics, in the School of Physics and Astronomy, gives us the low-down on tonight’s supermoon. This week we have a special astronomical event in this sky. Go outside tonight and, if it is clear of clouds, you will be privileged to see the brightest Moon in the sky since 1948. This …
Nottingham physios lead global ‘movement for movement’
November 11, 2016
Physiotherapy researchers from The University of Nottingham are leading a global call for a wider use of exercise and physical activity for the treatment and prevention of many health problems and diseases. Writing in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Roger Kerry, Fiona Moffatt and Alan Taylor with Ann Gates of University partner ExerciseWorks! call …
How can employers and HE collaborate to better global recruitment?
November 9, 2016
Dr Nalayini Thambar, Director of Careers and Employability at The University of Nottingham considers how employers and higher education can collaborate to better global recruitment in a post-Brexit world. The University of Nottingham has been named University of the Year for Graduate Employment according to the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017. For …
The 2016 election: A seismic shift to the right
Christopher Phelps, Associate Professor of American History, Department of American and Canadian Studies at The University of Nottingham, blogs about the extraordinary outcome of the 2016 race to the White House. The stunning upset victory of Donald J. Trump over Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election signifies a seismic shift to the right in …
Guy Fawkes night: celebrating the most famous act of counter-terrorism in history
November 4, 2016
Dr Louise Kettle from the School of Politics and International Relations writes for The Conversation about one of the most famous terrorists of all time… ‘With the terrorism threat level remaining at “severe” (meaning an attack is highly likely), and the head of MI5, Andrew Parker, warning that “there will be terrorist attacks” in Britain, there is a climate …
Brexit, Article 50 TEU and the Constitutional Significance of the UK Referendum
November 3, 2016
In the wake of a High Court ruling today (3 November 2016) that the invocation of Article 50 TEU requires the involvement of Parliament Dr Aris Georgopoulos, Assistant Professor in European and Public Law at The University of Nottingham, gives his legal view. Article 50 TEU is the provision that governs the process of withdrawal of an …
University A Cappella Group faces the music in ‘The Choir’ – Tuesday BBC Two 9pm
In his latest search for undiscovered singing talent Gareth Malone came to The University of Nottingham to audition RadioOctave – the University’s student A Cappella group. It’s a few months since Gareth’s visit to University Park, which has been kept under wraps until now. RadioOctave did well and were picked to feature in episode 2 …
Pop up research cafe is great success
If you want the public to get involved in research why not take your science to them? That’s just what researchers at The University of Nottingham did last week and there was no shortage of volunteers – of all ages. Not only did they have some fun, they were also able to help with tests …
Snail love
November 2, 2016
A brown garden snail called Jeremy may seems the unlikeliest of celebrities, yet his story recently caused a media sensation. Evolutionary geneticist Dr Angus Davison in the School of Life Sciences explains how the quirky tale of this unassuming – yet unique – mollusc captured the imagination of the public and put science in the spotlight. …
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