The SS Thistlegorm: Bringing the sunken secrets of WWII to the surface
October 6, 2017
A new website will let people explore one of the world’s most famous diving sites on their phones or home computers thanks to a 3D virtual reality project. The new website, which launches on Friday 6 October, will give visitors the chance to explore the wreckage of the SS Thistlegorm, a British merchant steam ship …
An early Christmas, the #tenleonardos way :-)
December 20, 2016
Dr Gaby Neher from the Department of History of Art talks about her experience of working on the Nottingham stint of the ‘Ten Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci exhibition’…. “Earlier this year, between 31 July and 9 October, Nottingham Castle played host to the ‘Ten Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci exhibition, a travelling exhibition drawn from the …
Nottingham named UNESCO City of Literature
December 11, 2015
UNESCO has awarded the city of Nottingham the ‘City of Literature’ status. This coveted accolade was the result of a bid process that started two years ago. The University of Nottingham was one of the partners that played a major part in making the bid a success. The announcement was made by the UNESCO …
Shaping the interwar world
May 7, 2015
A new study will look at how governments and institutions from around the globe tried to reshape the world between the two world wars via the medium of explicitly international conferences. Academics from The University of Nottingham’s School of Geography have been awarded a grant of £721,000 from the Arts and Humanities Research Council to …