Double whammy for Stand-Up Comedy – inequality and the pandemic
June 8, 2020
University of Nottingham academics will try their hand at anything it seems… even stand-up comedy, surely a more terrifying circuit than the lecture halls on campus? In this blog, Dr Claire Sedgwick, from the Department of Cultural, Media and Visual Studies relates her own experiences of stand-up and how it prompted her to carry out research …
Nottingham researchers support Indonesian government to ramp-up COVID-19 testing and research
May 15, 2020
Researchers from the University of Nottingham have been working closely with Indonesia authorities to support the management of COVID-19 in the country. Members of the Nottingham-Indonesia Collaboration for Clinical Research and Training (NICCRAT) consortium, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, are advising government on areas such as COVID testing and research. The …
VE Day 75 years on: a European perspective
May 5, 2020
This guest blog was written by Professor Elizabeth Harvey, in the Department of History, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day. What are we celebrating when we celebrate VE Day? And who is ‘we’? For a long time time now, a cliched narrative has taken hold in Britain that plays up Britain’s contribution to …
Fighting the war? Remembering twentieth century conflicts and responding to Covid-19
May 4, 2020
In the run up to VE Day @75 on Friday 8th May 2020, Dr Ross Wilson shares his thoughts on the references to war in contemporary reporting of the Covid-19 pandemic and how wartime experience could guide, inform and warn us. His free online talk about the trenches of WW1 takes place live at 5pm on …
Remote Workers Must Have Purpose: An Interview with Dr Todd Landman
April 21, 2020
This interview originally appeared on Soldo. An interview with Dr Todd Landman, Professor of Political Science at The University of Nottingham. Dr Todd Landman is Professor of Political Science and Pro-Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for the Faculty of Social Sciences at The University of Nottingham. He is also Executive Director of the Rights Lab, a University …
Student life on campus during Covid-19 outbreak in China
April 9, 2020
During Chinese New Year, the majority of UNNC students and staff were at home or on vacation with family and friends when the Covid-19 pandemic emerged. At UNNC, a number of staff and students spent the winter break on campus, and many faced great inconvenience due to municipal regulations brought in to help control the …
How UNNC made online education happen with digital innovation
April 8, 2020
With the world stepping up its efforts to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic, staff at our University of Nottingham Ningbo China knew they needed to act quickly to reduce the impact on our students as the situation became increasingly serious. Within a month, they moved entirely to teaching online – here are some of the …
Three Nottingham experts announced as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
Three scientists from the University of Nottingham have been conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Professor Tom Rodden, in the Faculty of Science, and Professor Sarah Hall and Professor David Fraser, in the Faculty of Social Sciences, are among 51 leading UK social scientists who have been awarded. They have …
Egg-cellent idea for remote Easter fun!
April 6, 2020
People across the University are finding creative ways to keep in touch with colleagues remotely and maintain some social interaction during these difficult times. With Easter fast approaching the Sustainable Processing Technologies group have set up an online Easter Egg hunt for people to take part in. Eggs have been hidden (with all necessary precautions …
Helping and homeschooling children in the time of the Coronavirus pandemic
March 23, 2020
With the unprecedented nationwide closure of schools in response to the current Coronavirus crisis, hundreds of thousands of children will be forced to learn from home. Professor Nicola Pitchford and Anthea Gulliford from the University of Nottingham’s School of Psychology highlight some of the things to bear in mind when helping children at home in …
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