The One Show meets the man who saved Kegworth crash victims
January 10, 2014
If you missed it go to BBC iplayer to hear Professor Angus Wallace talk about the moment he was reunited with two victims of the Kegworth aircrash. He also recounts the moment he was faced with carrying out a life saving operation in mid-air and gives a demonstration of how it was done. The account was …
TV historian and University scientist do battle over location of ancient ‘Great War’
TV historian, Michael Wood, has locked horns with University of Nottingham Viking DNA expert, Professor Steve Harding, over the location of a 10th century battle that led to the unification of England. In 937 the rule of Aethelstan, king of the English, was seriously threatened by an invasion by a Northern Alliance led by Olaf …
25 Years on the BBC’s One Show talks to Kegworth crash surgeon
January 9, 2014
Professor Angus Wallace will appear on the BBC’s One Show tonight to talk about his research in the wake of the Kegworth air crash which led to improvements in flying safety. Professor Wallace, an expert in orthopaedic and accident surgery, experienced the disaster, on 8 January 1989, from two different perspectives. Twenty five years ago …
Make a New Year resolution to improve the world around you
January 3, 2014
A new online course introducing learners of any age to the key issues surrounding sustainability starts next week and you can still sign up because it is free and open to everyone. This is the first free online course run by The University of Nottingham as part of a new venture with FutureLearn. The eight week …
TimeOutKL award adds to list of accolades for fast food sensation
January 2, 2014
Alumni from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus are hoping 2014 will be as successful as 2013. Their special recipe for fast food Malaysian style has cooked up rack of awards. They’ve added TimeOutKL’s award for Best Western Restaurant 2013 to their growing list of accolades. MyBurgerLab, in Petaling Jaya, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur …
Our 2013 Video Highlights
December 30, 2013
2013 has been our busiest year yet for video; our team has been all over the world capturing a wide variety of stories to share, tracking rare, endangered elephants from the depths of the Malaysian rainforest, to sailing the icy Norwegian fjords on the world’s largest replica Viking longship. We couldn’t fit it all in, …
Nottingham awarded funding for Super Resolution Microscope
December 20, 2013
The School of Life Science has received funding from The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) for a Super Resolution Microscope (SRM), worth approximately £700,000. This funded equipment will be the first of its kind to be installed in the Midlands and is expected to be in use in April 2014. Much of the …
Leverhulme prize for Irish and English drama expert
December 19, 2013
A University of Nottingham academic has been recognised as a rising star in the field of arts research. James Moran, Associate Professor in the School of English has won a Leverhulme Prize for his outstanding work on 20th century Irish and English drama. His research is particularly concerned with analysing the local particularities involved in …
Underwater archaeology comes of age.
December 11, 2013
Using some of the very latest technology Dr Jon Henderson is digitally recording the world’s oldest known naval battlefield off Sicily and has surveyed the oldest submerged town in the world off the coast of Greece. Tomorrow he will give the prestigious Honor Frost Foundation Annual Lecture at the British Academy on ‘Coming of Age: …
Study physics girls and start a revolution!
December 9, 2013
Cosmologist tells girls to reach for the stars! In many ways I am the worst person to write about why young women chose not to study physics because I have been studying physics since I picked my A-levels in 1999. I’ve never regretted that decision, it was the first step on a path that has …
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