Mental health choir joins forces with acclaimed composer for Nottingham performance
September 29, 2015
A choir funded by the Institute of Mental Health is set to perform a unique piece of music written by an award-winning composer, which aims to reflect the experiences of living with anxiety day-to-day. The Nottingham People’s Choir was set up in 2013 to promote mental health and wellbeing through the joy of singing. Open …
Blood Moon – Astronomy or Astrology?
September 26, 2015
This blog has been written by Michael Merrifield, Professor of Astronomy in the School of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Nottingham. One of the minor irritation in every astronomer’s life is in being introduced occasionally as an astrologer. In fact, there really shouldn’t be much confusion, as professional astrologers are far better paid …
Time for action – standing up for gender equality with HeForShe
September 25, 2015
This guest post is written by Professor Jem Bloomfield, Assistant Professor in Medieval and Early Modern Literature. Professor Bloomfield will chair the HeForShe Forum 2015 – free tickets are available here. On Wednesday 30 September, University Park will be visited by a bus from the United Nations, as part of the HeForShe movement. This was launched …
Re-inventing our relationship with computers
September 24, 2015
University of Nottingham researchers are at the forefront of a new science that is finding ways in which computers can work intelligently in partnership with people. This could support the management of some of today’s most challenging situations, such as the aftermath of major disasters and smart energy systems. The five-year ORCHID project has looked …
Zombie vehicles showcased at car technology conference
September 21, 2015
The 7th Automotive User Interface conference, Auto UI 2015, took place at The University of Nottingham from 1-3 September. The conference attracted researchers to Nottingham from around the world, with more than 170 delegates from 18 different countries, around 40 per cent from industry. Most of the major car manufacturers were represented as well as companies like …
Academics and PhD students go behind the scenes at the BBC
September 18, 2015
A big thank you to the BBC – particularly Jo Davies from BBC Radio Nottingham and weather forecaster Anna Church – for a fascinating tour of the BBC in Nottingham last night. The visit was arranged by the University’s Media Relations team for the winners of the press release writing competition which was held earlier …
We’re going on a spider hunt…
September 16, 2015
The weather has taken on a decidedly autumnal feel, the nights are drawing in and to a certain eight-legged mini beast seeking food and a mate your home is starting to look like a cosy haven. It’s that time of the year when spider sightings in the home are at their peak and social media news feeds …
Gavin’s marathon Lifecycle to Buckingham Palace
September 10, 2015
The University of Nottingham’s superfit Environmental Manager, Gavin Scott, is pedalling hard to reach his Royal destination tonight, in a 1000km charity bike ride in aid of Lifecycle 5. Gavin’s ‘5,4,3,2,1…Thunderbirds Challenge’ began on 7 September in Scotland and over the past four days he has cycled through the five UK capitals, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin …
Rising from the ashes: GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory one year on
September 7, 2015
It is hard to believe that it’s a year since fire destroyed The University of Nottingham’s new GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratories (CNL); still in its construction phase. Since that fateful night on September 12, 2014, reconstruction has, fortunately, come a long way – with the iconic CNL building on track for completion in summer next …
On a mission to prepare humans for Mars
September 4, 2015
In August 2015, Simone Paternostro – an Early Stage Researcher on the Marie Curie Project ‘Innovate‘ based in the Institute for Aerospace Technology (IAT) at The University of Nottingham – took part in a two-week Mars simulation mission on a rock glacier in the Kaunertaler Glacier in Austria. Simone – a positioning and navigation specialist in the …
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