#AnalyzeMyData campaign looks at the way personal data is being used
January 27, 2016
Tomorrow (Thursday 28th January) is Data Privacy/Protection Day 2016 and experts in the Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute at The University of Nottingham are launching a Twitter based campaign to look at the way personal digital data is being used and analysed by companies, government, third-sector organisations and academics. The aim of the #AnalyzeMyData campaign …
Secretary of State for Transport visits world’s greenest university
January 26, 2016
The University of Nottingham hosted the Secretary of State for Transport on Monday 25 January following the announcement that Nottingham City Council had won £6.1m to fund environmentally-friendly transport to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality. During the event, The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP visited Innovation Park on Jubilee campus to meet with Sir …
Life Cycle 5 raises nearly £360,000 for dementia research
January 25, 2016
Life Cycle 5 concluded with a bang last week, when a cheque totalling £359,142 was presented to Professor Peter Morris CBE, the Head of the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre at The University of Nottingham. Life Cycle 5 has exceeded its £350,000 target to apply the University’s world-leading expertise in MRI scanning to the study …
Nottingham is number one in the world for sustainability for the fourth time
January 22, 2016
The University of Nottingham has been ranked number one in the world for FOURTH time in in a list of the most sustainable universities. Nottingham was ranked first out of 400 universities that took part in the Greenmetric Ranking of World Universities 2015, which is produced by the University of Indonesia. The rankings take into account …
Would the REAL ninth planet please stand up?
Blog by Dr Julian Onions, Post Graduate Research Student, School of Physics and Astronomy You may remember back in 2006 there was a big furore as Pluto was demoted from planet-hood to be an also ran or dwarf planet. There were good reasons for doing this. Lots of small objects had been discovered around where …
A New World Order – The importance of the Gulf War then and now
January 15, 2016
Twenty five years ago the Gulf War was crucial for the future of the international world order. Dr Louise Kettle from the School of Politics & International Relations discusses the legacy which still remains significant today. Twenty five years ago, on 17th January 1991, the offensive operations of the Gulf War began. A coalition of 39 …
Christmas Brain Tumour Research Campaign smashes target
The Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre has smashed its target in its Christmas fundraising appeal. The Centre, which treats children from all over the East Midlands and beyond, was hoping to raise £50,000 in its December campaign and today a cheque for an impressive £62,932 was handed over to co-director Professor David Walker. It means …
The Death of David Bowie
January 11, 2016
Dr Nick Stevenson, Reader in Cultural Sociology – talks about the pop icon following his sad passing I woke up on Monday morning to the shocking news about the death of David Bowie. The previous Friday his new album ‘Black Star’ had been released and over the weekend I had been listening to the music. …
Keeping our heads above water – Nottingham experts tackle flood risk head on
January 6, 2016
Leading experts in flood management from The University of Nottingham are playing a major role in how research can be used to make UK cities more resilient to flooding. Over the next week, scientists from the University will present their research findings at a series of events looking at how cities across the UK can …
Knowledge Exchange, Impact and Media Awards 2016 – entries are open
January 5, 2016
Entries are open for the 2016 Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards – they close on 20 February. Details on how to enter can be found on the awards website. The awards dinner will take place on Thursday 5 May. There are ten awards this year including two new ‘Media Awards’. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir David Greenaway, …
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