Ten students, three days, one book.
November 19, 2015
Last week, ten first-year English students accepted the challenge of writing and producing a book in just three days. It may sound like an impossible task but the School of English ‘Book Sprint’ was a student-led response to a wider academic debate, examining the future of academic publishing, as part of National Academic Book Week. …
Europe’s changing woods and forests — putting modern concerns into historical context
July 13, 2015
A new book co-written and edited by a University of Nottingham professor tells the story of European woods and forests and how our forest landscapes have changed over the last 10,000 years. The book, Europe’s Changing Woods and Forests: From Wildwood to Managed Landscapes is written by Charles Watkins, Professor of Rural Geography in the …
New ‘manifesto’ for the health humanities
February 5, 2015
A new book by mental health experts at the University provides the world’s first manifesto for the new field of health humanities. Health Humanities, co-authored by Professor Paul Crawford — who was appointed the world’s first Professor in Health Humanities in 2011 — and colleagues in the Institute of Mental Health, draws upon the multiple …