A Level success for first sixth-formers at Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
August 19, 2016
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology (NUAST) is congratulating its first ever cohort of Year 13 students on an outstanding set of A Level and BTEC results. Many NUAST students have secured places at top UK universities in Science, Computing and Engineering qualifications; while others have been accepted onto prestigious Level 3 apprenticeships with …
Fab Four take on sixth charity cycling challenge
August 18, 2016
A team of four are on track to have helped raise more than £2.8 million by cycling for charity. For the last six years Professor Sir David Greenaway, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Nottingham, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen Cox, Professor Nick Miles, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Advancement, and Steve Wright, University Chauffeur, have taken part in Life …
ROUND UP: A summer of good news for The University of Nottingham
August 17, 2016
The University of Nottingham is celebrating a summer of successes as it prepares to welcome students for the new academic year. Read on to find a selection of the stories putting Nottingham in the news. HIGHEST LEVEL OF STUDENT SATISFACTION The results for the 2016 National Student Survey (NSS) were our best to date. We …
Walkers raise more than £21,000 for Breast Cancer research
August 16, 2016
Inspired by University research to develop a test to detect breast cancer early, Denise Kendrick, Professor of Primary Care Research in the School of Medicine, made a decision to trek the Robin Hood Way to help raise vital funds. Back in June, with a team of more than 70 supporters, family and friends, she trekked 105 …
Kuala Lumpur to Beeston by train – one academic’s epic journey between two University campuses.
August 15, 2016
They are separated by more than 8,000 miles, and for most people a day’s plane travel, yet a University of Nottingham academic is on a more unusual route between the UK and Malaysia. Associate Professor Suzanne McGowan is returning to The University of Nottingham after a three year secondment as Head of the School of …
Tiny logo celebrates big ambition
August 11, 2016
It might be invisible to the naked eye but a minuscule logo has been created to celebrate the great and the good of Nottingham. University of Nottingham scientists, based at The Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre (NMRC) at University Park, have etched a Nottingham in Parliament Day logo onto a piece of Nottingham bridal lace. …
National Student Survey Results 2016
August 10, 2016
The University of Nottingham’s results for the 2016 National Student Survey (NSS) are in. The results are the University’s best to date and its strongest year-on-year improvement since the NSS began in 2005. University highlights We achieved our highest ever level of ‘overall satisfaction’ (Question 22) – 89% – against last year’s 86% and our …
What has the comet Swift-Tuttle got to do with the Perseid meteor shower?
August 9, 2016
The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most stunning celestial events in the astronomical calendar and this year it will be better than usual. Perseids are so called because they appear to come from the constellation Perseus. But, as Christopher Conselice, Professor of Astrophysics explains – the Perseid cloud is actually debris in space which …
Uncovering the invisible with Artcode technology
August 3, 2016
Artcode technology gives a voice to portraits of Latin-American people living in the UK Following two successful exhibitions in Manchester and London, “Uncovering the Invisible” will be on display at Nottingham’s Lakeside Wallner Gallery until Sunday 11 September 2016. The exhibition is a photographic collaboration between British-Mexican photographers Pablo and Roxana Allison focusing on the …
A tale of two Americas
August 1, 2016
It is the best of times and the worst of times in America according to Professor Todd Landman. Originally from the US state of Pennsylvania and currently Professor of Political Science and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Social Sciences at The University of Nottingham, Professor Landman gives his unique outlook on the latest developments in the race for the …
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