DAY 1…Big brother style influenza transmission study begins…..
March 8, 2013
Today, a major study begins aimed at understanding how influenza is transmitted between humans. Twenty healthy volunteers have been inoculated with a human flu virus under controlled quarantine conditions. Over the next few days they will socialise with other volunteers and scientists from the Universities of Nottingham (UK) and Maryland (USA) working in partnership with …
Getting to know Nottingham’s next chancellor…
Why should I go and hear Sir Andrew Witty talk? Sir Andrew Witty – CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, UoN alumnus, dad of two, keen runner – is being installed as the University’s newest Chancellor on Tuesday 12 March. He’s also giving a talk about his time at Nottingham and what his three years here meant for …
Why not check out some of our key news stories from the week in brief…?
March 6, 2013
28 February – 6 March 2013 Nottingham to pioneer food manufacturing and medical devices Two new innovative manufacturing centres announced for Nottingham to lead advances in food production and medical devices. Read more… … Audio walk to reveal history of British beauty spot A new audio walk has been developed to help walkers at …
Modern day slavery: leading expert to speak at Nottingham
March 5, 2013
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the US. Despite this, slavery has not been consigned to the history books and still endures in many parts of our modern world. Professor Zoe Trodd, Professor of American Literature in the Department of American and Canadian Studies, looks ahead to an event …
Hard work pays off… Nottingham bags a 1st for its sexual health services
February 20, 2013
With a flurry of A grades, The University of Nottingham has topped a ranking of Russell Group universities for its sexual health services – beating out Oxford and Cambridge. Nottingham was awarded an A for nine out of the 11 criteria in the DrEd Sexual Health Report Card, including for ease of access to the …
International insights: the challenges of changing student expectations
February 14, 2013
In this guest blog, Vincenzo Raimo, Director of the University of Nottingham’s International Office, gives us his take on the challenges of changing student experiences in the international higher education arena. Don’t you just hate it when university and student leaders say ‘now that students are paying high fees’? Where have these people been for the …
The BBC’s opera man…
February 8, 2013
Nottingham ‘s Nick Baragwanath, Associate Professor in the Music Department, has been appearing on BBC Radio 3 recently to talk about his passion for opera and to share his thoughts on why it still has the power to move us. He was the guest for a broadcast of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra on 10 Jan and …
Taking shelter in Nottingham city centre
February 7, 2013
Architecture students from The University of Nottingham have constructed their pavilion built from shipping pallets in Market Square, Nottingham. The creative and sustainable way of helping us shelter from the elements is the work of 2nd year students in the Department of Architecture and Built Environment. Originally built for this year’s Ecobuild Exhibition – the world’s …
Walking on the wild side
January 29, 2013
Environmental historian, Dr Rob Lambert, has been appointed Vice-President of the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust. This honour for Dr Lambert, who lectures at The University of Nottingham on Tourism and the Environment, follows his appointment as one of the national ‘Ambassadors’ for the wider Wildlife Trusts movement in Britain which has over 800,000 members. …
Will teenagers grow out of Tourette syndrome?
Professor Stephen Jackson from our School of Psychology appeared on BBC 1’s Inside Out last night talking about the life changing research he is carrying out in to Tourette syndrome. For anyone who missed it, or wants to hear more, then read Prof. Jackson’s guest blog…. Our research programme here in Nottingham is guided by …
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