Rob Ounsworth
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Digital Research Roadshows: helping you make the most of our support and expertise
April 26, 2019
By Aleisha Turner Digital Research Roadshows The Digital Research Roadshows are a series of events aimed at helping you to develop and enhance your research through our Digital Research services. The University’s Research Strategy has enabled access to new digital capabilities for researchers and these roadshows are designed to help attendees make the most of these services. …
Public engagement grants scheme is launched
April 25, 2019
The University’s Institute for Policy and Engagement is pleased to announce the launch of the Public Engagement Small Grants Scheme. The scheme will run in the 2019-20 financial year to support academics and researchers from across the University to engage public groups with their research with the goal of generating mutual benefit. What funding is available? A limited number of grants are available to support a specific initiative or …
Brexit: whatever the outcome, our commitment to building research partnerships across Europe is unwavering
March 29, 2019
These are uncertain and challenging times. But whatever the outcome as the UK navigates its future relationship with Europe, the University remains devoted to global scholarship, building international partnerships and the delivery of research that addresses challenges across the world, writes Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange. Our Vice-Chancellor and President, …
Global Challenges Research Fund: launch of £1.5m internal awards
March 28, 2019
On 2 April the University launches the second round of internal awards to support the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). We are allocating £1.5m to projects seeking to address sustainable development goals in developing countries. Interdisciplinary, pilot and networking awards are available. A launch event for the 2019 GCRF call takes place 2-3pm on Tuesday …
Precision Imaging: find out more about the beacon and catalyst funding for research
March 26, 2019
The Precision Imaging Beacon Beacon of Excellence is inviting researchers from across the University to a catalyst funding and engagement event on 5 April. This is an opportunity for researchers across all disciplines to find out more about the beacon and its ambition to develop the next generation of imaging tools to enable precision medicine. …
World Water Day: our commitment to securing this priceless global resource for all
March 22, 2019
The University of Nottingham’s iconic Trent Building will be lit up in blue on the evening of 22 March – to mark World Water Day. This highlights our commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, writes Dr Rachel Gomes of the Faculty of …
Delivering select committee oral evidence: a personal reflection
March 18, 2019
Dr Andrew Mumford shares his experience of giving evidence on hybrid warfare to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee: On a grey Tuesday afternoon in early March I sat down in front of what looked like the toughest job interview panel you could ever imagine. A row of be-suited, bespectacled parliamentarians sat in front …
Festival fever: our passion for bringing world-class research to a street, school and pub near you
March 13, 2019
We have a fantastic appetite for festivals at the University of Nottingham. The call for expressions of interest this year’s ‘scaled down’ Wonder has received applications for more than 100 inspirational activities from all corners of the University, writes Dr Rachael Pearson, Head of Public Engagement at the University’s Institute for Policy and Engagement. The postgraduate-led Pint of Science …
On International Women’s Day, meet some inspirational people dedicated to transforming lives
March 8, 2019
The University of Nottingham is proud to celebrate International Women’s Day – and to give a shout out for our exceptional colleagues who are dedicated to transforming lives through research. What inspires these remarkable people? It’s a question we always ask as we tell the stories behind their discoveries in Vision, the University’s research and …
Ultra High Field (UHF) MRI: the next steps
March 1, 2019
The ‘Ultra High Field (UHF) MRI: the next steps’ workshop at the University of Nottingham went fantastically well, attracting around 110 people, including UK and international experts. Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange, introduced the workshop, writes Elizabeth Hufton, Research Development Manager, Precision Imaging Beacon of Excellence. The event took place to expand the case …
