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University News Review — October and November 2019

Welcome to the autumn 2019 News Review which features some of the Press Office’s top news stories from October and November… Bike helmet-style brain scanner used for first time with children A new wearable bike helmet-style brain scanner could make scans easier and more reliable in children, according to University of Nottingham researchers. The Mail …

Nottingham in the war: The Wesselhoefts – a family of German descent fighting for Great Britain

As part of our series looking back at WWI, we look back at some of the students who studied at University College, later to become the University of Nottingham. Here, we look at two young cousins who had strong German connections and distinctive German names, and who both lost their lives almost exactly a year …

Remembering WW1 hero Jacob Hardy Smith

For almost 100 years, the name Captain Jacob Hardy Smith has been on permanent display on the marbled corridors of the University’s Trent Building. If you’re a member of staff or a student, chances are you’ve probably walked past it countless times without ever giving it a second glance. Jacob is one of more than …