Playing cupid – stem cell scientists hoping to mend our ‘broken’ hearts
February 14, 2014
Imagine a world where a broken heart could be mended — not by Cupid’s arrow — but with a drug with no side effects or by an injection of new heart cells to replace the cells that have been lost or damaged. These treatments might be years or decades away but that’s what a team …
Are we virtually there yet? Flying first class in economy could be the future!
The Times and the BBC took a flight into virtual reality to find out more about The University of Nottingham’s major European research project into the perception of flying. Smaller seating, lack of leg-room, inconsiderate passengers – all these things have become an accepted part of the flying experience. The big question is can virtual reality (VR) …
Don’t miss your chance to see the Pop Art to Britart at Lakeside Arts Centre
January 30, 2014
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see Robbie Williams, Princess Diana & Paul Smith in the Same Room before the exhibition closes on 9 February! David Ross, co-founder of the Carphone Warehouse and alumnus of the University, has opened up his extraordinary private art collection to the public and this is a rare opportunity to …
Whole life sentences – what is to be done?
January 24, 2014
Whole Life Sentences and the Tide of European Human Rights Jurisprudence: What Is to Be Done? Writing in the Human Rights Law Review Dirk van Zyl Smit, Professor of Comparative and International Penal Law at The University of Nottingham, together with Pete Weatherby QC, and Simon Creighton, Solicitor discuss the type of review now required …
Protecting young people from self harming and suicide
January 23, 2014
Concern is growing over the number of young people taking their own lives as well as an unprecedented increase in cases of self-harm. In the hope of finding ways to tackle the problem professionals who encounter suicide and suicidality in children and young people will be taking part in a conference at The University of Nottingham on …
Prestigious award for Nottingham professor
January 21, 2014
A Nottingham professor has been recognised for his services to social sciences with a prestigious award. Professor Paul Crawford has been elected as an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences, the leading body for promoting the public benefit of the social sciences and comprises around 900 individual academicians representing nearly 90,000 social scientists in …
25 Years on Kegworth survivors meet the man who saved their lives.
January 15, 2014
It is 25 years since the Kegworth aircrash and tomorrow morning (Thursday 16 January 2014) the BBC One programme Real Lives Reunited captures the moment two of the survivors are reunited with the man they credit with saving their lives. Professor Angus Wallace, from The University of Nottingham, is one of the country’s leading orthopaedic …
Ramping up the Red for heart disease research
Professor Chris Denning must have attracted some startled looks as he turned up for work at his lab in the Centre for Biomolecular Sciences earlier this week. After all, it’s not every day you see a Professor of Stem Cell Biology dressed as a giant tomato is it? Reassuringly, it was all for a fine …
Rediscover the ancient Silk Road
January 14, 2014
A new photographic exhibition marking 100 years since archaeologist and explorer Aurel Stein documented the ancient remains on his travels along the Silk Road is being held at the Royal Geographical Society. Mike Heffernan, Professor of Historical Geography at The University of Nottingham and coordinator of the research network that funded the exhibition, said: “Stein’s …
So life-like it’s virtually alive
January 13, 2014
How do you tell if something is alive? The answer to this question should be fairly obvious, but a computer controlled starfish created by a Nottingham PhD student shows that reality isn’t always what it seems. Whilst Richard Brown was a Research Fellow at the Royal College of Art, he created the computer-controlled installation called …
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