Nottingham receives funding to tackle real-world problems
January 31, 2019
The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Nottingham has received £1.3 million from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to fund leading research to tackle real world problems. The funding will enable a four-year programme of activities that will support collaborative projects between academics and a range of charities, social enterprises and …
Research will investigate how types of management affect productivity in UK businesses
January 18, 2019
Professor Paul Mizen from the School of Economics has been awarded £1.1million from the ESRC to look into the quality of management practices across UK businesses. Professor Mizen is a co-researcher on the project along with Rebecca Riley from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). The aim of the research is improve …
Nightingale study to explore regional roots of The Lady with the Lamp
November 7, 2017
The Derbyshire roots of ‘The Lady with the Lamp’ are to be uncovered for the first time as part of a new £830,000 research project being led by academics at The University of Nottingham. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Professor Paul Crawford, of the University’s School of Health Sciences and the Institute …
Funding boost for Nottingham dementia scientists
September 21, 2016
Dementia researchers based at The University of Nottingham have been awarded £13,000 of new funding from Alzheimer’s Research UK for state-of-the-art equipment that will help scientists reveal more about the genetics of diseases like Alzheimer’s. The announcement comes on World Alzheimer’s Day (Wednesday 21 September), a global initiative to highlight the impact of Alzheimer’s and …
Why working with the media can take your work in a whole new direction
May 3, 2016
When you’ve worked with the media for most of your career it can be easy to forget how daunting it can be for some to see their name in print, appear on camera or even speak to a journalist. In my opinion, and heading up the Media Relations Office I am a little biased, the …
The benefits of multilingualism to be explored thanks to new funding
April 7, 2016
The University of Nottingham is to be part of a major new research project which will look at the benefits of multilingualism to individuals and society, and transform attitudes to languages in the UK, as part of the AHRC’s Open World Research Initiative. At a time when more than half the world’s population speaks more …
Life Cycle 5 raises nearly £360,000 for dementia research
January 25, 2016
Life Cycle 5 concluded with a bang last week, when a cheque totalling £359,142 was presented to Professor Peter Morris CBE, the Head of the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre at The University of Nottingham. Life Cycle 5 has exceeded its £350,000 target to apply the University’s world-leading expertise in MRI scanning to the study …
Nottingham professors back e-petition for brain tumour research funding
November 3, 2015
Experts at The University of Nottingham are backing an online petition calling for an increase in funding for research into brain tumours, with the hope of seeing the issue discussed by MPs. Professors David Walker and Richard Grundy, Co-Directors of the University’s Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre (CBTRC) are urging members of the public to sign the e-petition …
And they’re off!
June 3, 2015
This year’s Nottingham Life Cycle team will be setting off on their first challenge on Friday morning –a gruelling 170 mile hike from Bridlington to Morecambe, known as ‘The Way of the Roses’. As most people will now know, during the first four Nottingham Life Cycles, teams of riders rode almost 5,000 miles and climbed a …
SABMiller sponsors new brewing research fellows
June 1, 2015
The University’s research into improving the brewing process from field to pint glass has been strengthened by the appointment of two new fellows as part of a scheme sponsored by industry giant SABMiller. Dr Guillermina Mendiondo and Dr David Jenkins in the School of Biosciences are the recipients of the Barry Axcell Fellowships in Brewing …
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