Stay ahead of the game – and stay healthy in Rio
August 4, 2016
As sporting enthusiasts from across the UK jet off to Brazil to support Team GB at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, a University of Nottingham expert in respiratory medicine is urging travellers to remember the basics when it comes to protecting their health while abroad. Jonathan Van-Tam, Professor of Health Protection in the School of …
Rio 2016: The moment they’ve been training for is finally here!
Friday 5 August marks the opening of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Throughout this prestigious event we will be following the progress of several of our students and alumni on their journey as part of the Olympic and Paralympic teams – the moment they’ve been training for is finally here and their dreams of …
Our Olympic heritage
August 3, 2016
Here at the University of Nottingham we are immensely proud of our presence at former Olympic Games. We are always thrilled to see our students and alumni achieving in sport and it is fantastic when it reaches an Olympian level. Olympic success for university alumni stretches back to as early as 1932 with Canoeist John …
My part in Rio 2016…from my desk in Nottingham
August 2, 2016
There are 5185 miles that separate Rio de Janeiro and Nottingham but I can already feel the excitement building ahead of the Olympics. This is because in my small way I have helped bring recognition to a deserving athlete and fellow Brazilian. Imagine waking up one morning with the certainty that you would be a …
A host of VIPs are honored by The University of Nottingham
July 22, 2016
An Olympic Gold medalist was among a list of distinguished guests who have been honoured by The University of Nottingham. HRH Sultan Nazrin Shah, hockey player Robert Clift and Alex Farquarson (Director of Tate Britain), were three of 13 special guests who received honorary degrees in the University’s summer graduation ceremonies. The high profile guests …
What happens when sporting rules go awry?
July 6, 2016
It’s less than a month before the Olympics begin, the countdown to Rio 2016 is well underway, and The University of Nottingham’s operational research scientists have been looking at what happens when the rules of sport are changed. They’ve been assessing how administrators and supporters deal with changes, what happens when existing rules have unforeseen consequences, …
University stars on the Road to Rio
July 1, 2016
Three sporting alumni from The University of Nottingham have been selected to compete for Team GB at the Rio Olympics next month. Nick Catlin, who graduated in History, Harry Martin, an Economics alumnus, and George Pinner, who graduated in Management Studies, have been successful in team selection. They will be joined by former University of …
The road to Rio begins in Nottingham for Archery hopefuls at the 2016 European Archery Championship
May 24, 2016
Throughout the week of 23 May, The University of Nottingham will play host to the 2016 European Archery Championship. Taking place at Highfields Playing Fields, just opposite University Park Campus on University Boulevard, the week will see over 300 elite archers from across Europe shoot to Nottingham to start their journey to the 2016 Rio …
Olympic hopefuls given hockey tips from Olympic heroes
Three University of Nottingham alumni hoping to be part of the GB Hockey squad in Rio have been given tips from an Olympic Gold-medallist. Robert Clift, also a Nottingham alumnus, competed in the Seoul Olympics in 1988 where he was part of the team who won Gold for Great Britain. He met the Olympic hopefuls to celebrate the …
Are you inspired by London 2012?
September 10, 2012
As the Paralympic closing ceremony brought the curtain down on a spectacular summer of sport, thoughts quickly turned to the legacy of the Games. The impact that the Olympics and Paralympics will have on the country has long been used when justifying the cost of hosting ‘the greatest show on earth’. Whether it was The …
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