Highlights from ‘Citizens of the Third Reich’
January 30, 2017
Friday 27 January 2017 wwas Holocaust Memorial Day, marking the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp. To commemorate this, and launch our LGBT History Month events programme, Dr Max Biddulph gave a public lecture titled ‘Citizens of the Third Reich – everyday betrayals and the Pink Triangle prisoners of Sachsenhausen’. This lecture explored …
The School of Health Sciences shares best practice around staff wellbeing
The School of Health Sciences was the first at the University to develop a school-based health and wellbeing programme for staff, embedding workplace health and wellbeing within the school strategy and organisational structures and as such are currently informing wellbeing strategies for other schools and the wider University. Associate Professor Dr Holly Blake has chaired the school …
Events for LGBT History Month 2017
January 26, 2017
February is LGBT History Month, and to celebrate we are exploring LGBT culture with academic lectures, discussion, film screenings and more. All events are free, and are open to the public as well as staff and students. Read our introductory blog post from Dr Max Biddulph, Associate Professor in Education and Counselling and Chair of the University’s …
Holocaust Memorial Day 2017
Annabel Pattle, University of Nottingham student and Holocaust Educational Trust Regional Ambassador, talks about the importance of Holocaust Memorial Day. Whenever there is a humanitarian atrocity that shocks and saddens the world; whenever we are faced with the horrendous images of perpetrator’s crimes; whenever we see the crying and lamenting faces of the victims, the …
Welcome to LGBT History Month 2017
January 25, 2017
Dr Max Biddulph, Associate Professor in Education and Counselling and Chair of the University’s LGBT Staff Network, introduces LGBT History Month 2017. Welcome to LGBT History Month at The University of Nottingham, which we will be marking this year with a full programme of events, lectures, film screenings, panel discussions and more. The theme of …
Disability December at The University of Nottingham
January 24, 2017
Dr Paul Greatrix, Registrar at The University of Nottingham, reflects on the first Disability December programme. Last month, The University of Nottingham delivered its first Disability December programme which included a range of events showcasing our commitment to diversity and inclusion as well as the social model of disability and the recognition and celebration of disabled …
Showcasing the work of Ousmane Sembène
January 9, 2017
During Black History Month 2016, The University of Nottingham partnered with the Broadway Cinema to present the works of Ousmane Sembène. Sophia Ramcharan, Audience Development, Diversity and Engagement Co-ordinator at the Broadway Cinema, talks about the programme here. As we move into 2017, I reflect back to the last season in 2016 of programming here …
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