Antimicrobial resistance – the search for new collaborative research projects
November 16, 2015
A total of £368,000 is on offer to University of Nottingham researchers who can help to devise interdisciplinary research projects into antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The World Health Organization (WHO) – staging its World Antibiotic Awareness Week this week – says this increasingly serious global threat to the effective treatment and prevention of a growing number of …
Companion animal ownership: new book explores the ethics
November 12, 2015
We’re a nation of animal lovers and it’s estimated that around around 12m households in the UK are also home to a family pet. They offer us constant companionship and, evidence suggests, even health benefits such as lower blood pressure and stress levels. But when it comes to the animals we own, do we always …
Horsing around will make you Frink – major art exhibition welcomes a big addition
November 11, 2015
A rather large art exhibit ‘galloped’ into the Nottingham Lakeside Arts Djanogly Gallery yesterday afternoon, in the shape of a 1,500kg bronze horse. The magnificent piece of art, which was built in 1980 and has been borrowed from a private collector, was delivered to take its place in the upcoming exhibition by well-known British artist …
Celebrating the beauty of the earth through art
November 10, 2015
A community event at Sutton Bonington campus is to bring together art and science in a celebration of the natural world. The Vet School will be throwing open its doors to the public from 9am to 2pm today (Wednesday November 11) for the event taking place in The Atrium, which will be based on the theme …
Typhoon Yolanda – 2 years on and what the future holds
November 9, 2015
A team of researchers from The University of Nottingham in Ningbo and the UK and the University of the Philippines are in Leyte looking at poverty alleviation following the devastating typhoon Yolanda that hit the Philippines two years ago. They will spend the next two years assessing the effectiveness of the rehabilitation and livelihood strategies in …
Nottingham professors back e-petition for brain tumour research funding
November 3, 2015
Experts at The University of Nottingham are backing an online petition calling for an increase in funding for research into brain tumours, with the hope of seeing the issue discussed by MPs. Professors David Walker and Richard Grundy, Co-Directors of the University’s Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre (CBTRC) are urging members of the public to sign the e-petition …
Tram named after Nottingham’s Nobel Laureate and co-inventor of the MRI scanner
October 28, 2015
Nobel Laureate Sir Peter Mansfield, one of the world’s most celebrated scientists, has had a Nottingham tram named after him. Sir Peter was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2003 for his role in the development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) – an honour he shared with Paul Lauterbur. Much of that …
Turning the Trent Building #UNBlue
October 26, 2015
The University of Nottingham’s Trent Building turned blue over the weekend to celebrate the UN’s 70th anniversary. The move was part of the global ‘Turn the world #UNBlue’ campaign which saw more than 200 iconic monuments, buildings, statues, bridges and other landmarks in more than 60 countries lit up in blue to promote the UN’s …
Nottingham Vice-Chancellor attends royal banquet for Chinese President
October 21, 2015
The Vice-Chancellor of The University of Nottingham was the only British university leader to attend a state banquet held for China’s President hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace last night (Tuesday 20 October 2015). At the lavish dinner, Professor Sir David Greenaway thanked President Xi Jinping for his support for The University of Nottingham …
Give it a tug and feel it grow
Children and teenagers discovered that you can’t always believe everything you see — or feel — when they were tricked by an illusion as part of a University research project. The study, led by academics in the School of Psychology, used a system called MIRAGE — real-time video capture of the participants’ hand and computer …
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