Double shortlisting for Nottingham in the Times Higher Education Awards
September 4, 2014
The University has been shortlisted in two categories of the Times Higher Education Awards (THE). The awards highlight the best of UK higher education and the winners will be announced at a gala awards night on 27th November 2014. Nottingham has been shortlisted in the ‘Research Project of the Year’ and ‘Outstanding International Student Strategy’ …
Young voices ignored
September 2, 2014
Experts from a University-based charity have said that inter-agency communication is the key to preventing cases of child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal. Last night’s BBC Panorama programme, Stolen Lives: The Grooming Scandal, investigated the widespread sexual abuse which has devastated the lives of at least 1,400 children in …
Ebola expert fields media calls from across the world
August 29, 2014
Ebola expert Professor Jonathan Ball has been kept busy over the last few weeks fielding media calls from across the globe in China, Malaysia, India, Africa, the US and here in the UK. A professor of molecular virology in the School of Life Sciences, Jonathan has appeared on the BBC, Al Jazeera, France24, Bloomberg, Arise …
Hot air balloons take flight this weekend
August 28, 2014
The University of Nottingham’s hot air balloon is heading to Chatsworth this weekend for the annual Chatsworth Country Fair. In past years it has made a spectacular sight over one of our much loved stately homes. Among the people flying balloons this weekend will be alumnus Robin Macey. He’s kindly sent us some of the …
Joining in The Conversation
August 21, 2014
University of Nottingham academics are among the leading contributors to The Conversation, a website launched last year to provide independent news and comment. They have helped the site – which offers topical content written by academics – to reach a readership of 7.2 million per month. More than 100 articles by Nottingham academics have now …
High rise success for Nottingham architects in global competition
August 20, 2014
Two University Of Nottingham students have won a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Shanghai to present their projects to the world’s key tall building architects and engineers. Alex Balchin and Matthew Humphreys, both students on the Diploma in Architecture Tall Building Design Studio, impressed experts from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s international annual student …
University hot air balloon still flying high and lifting spirits
August 19, 2014
After the untimely death of record breaking balloon pilot and University of Nottingham engineer Janet Folkes in January 2012 her loyal supporters have done their best to keep the University’s hot air balloon maintained and cleared for flight. Here’s the latest update from Yvonne Wilkinson on team G-NUNI: “We’ve been trying in the last few …
Operation Wild for Nottingham vet
August 7, 2014
The BBC followed Dr Sandra Corr, from our Vet School, as she performed a pioneering operation in Cameroon in a bid to transform the life of Shufai the gorilla. There’s still time to catch the first episode of BBC One’s Operation Wild, presented by Clare Balding, which explores how developments in human medicine are transforming …
Nottingham alumnus’ first games as Commonwealth president
August 5, 2014
It seems the role of President of the Commonwealth Games Federation was always destined for His Royal Highness Prince Imran, who oversaw the first Games under his presidency in Glasgow this month. A Malaysian national, Prince Imran studied law at Nottingham, graduating in 1970. While he was here, his aptitude for sport was clear to …
The dangers of colic – Nottingham experts to appear on TV show exploring this equine illness
Experts from The University of Nottingham’s School of Veterinary Medicine and Science are to be featured on the Horse & Country channel in a programme which takes an in-depth look at common equine health issues. Professor Sarah Freeman, Professor of Veterinary Surgery, will be seen using a model of a horse’s stomach and intenstines to show presenter Jenny Rudall …
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