Introducing Green Chemicals: discovering carbon-neutral solutions for a sustainable future
July 24, 2017
In the latest of a series introducing the University’s Beacons of Excellence, Professor Alex Conradie, Director of Green Chemicals, explains how our world-leading expertise will drive a revolution in biotechnology and sustainable manufacturing. The Atari 2600 occupies a nostalgic place in my heart when I recollect my formative years. When I was a kid in …
Precision Imaging: driving the development of personalised medicine
July 11, 2017
In the third of a series introducing the University of Nottingham’s Beacons of Excellence — transdisciplinary research teams championing our responses to global challenges — Professor Dorothee Auer, Director of Precision Imaging, explains how our research will help revolutionise treatment and diagnosis. One in five people in the East Midlands live with a chronic disease …
Rights Lab: discover how we can end slavery
July 3, 2017
In the second of a series introducing the University of Nottingham’s Beacons of Excellence — transdisciplinary research teams championing our responses to global challenges — Professor Zoe Trodd of the Rights Lab explains how ending slavery will benefit us all. There are 46 million people enslaved around the world today. But we’re in the middle of …
Propulsion Futures: We’re at the heart of a revolution in greener propulsion of transport
June 27, 2017
As part of the University’s landmark £200m investment in research, our new Beacons of Excellence are championing our transdisciplinary responses to global challenges. Professor David Grant is Director of the Propulsions Futures Beacon. Here he outlines how our world-leading researchers are working, with our partners in industry, to deliver a revolution in sustainable transport. Propulsion …
Our Research Vision: what it means for you
June 8, 2017
Join Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange, at a series of roadshows this June to find out more about the University of Nottingham’s Research Vision. Dame Jessica says: “The University of Nottingham is making an unparalleled investment in both our research and our people. What does this mean for all researchers …
Education and autism: research into practice
March 17, 2017
To mark World Autism Awareness Week, the School of Education is hosting a free seminar to highlight findings from cutting edge research in the field of autism. Speakers include Dr Debra Costley, an Associate Professor in the School of Education and an international expert in autism education. Dr Costley, the former National Director for Research and …
Radar, MRI, quantum theory and more: how an enigmatic baker’s son influenced some of science’s greatest discoveries
March 9, 2017
His Royal Highness The Prince Andrew is officially opening the George Green Library at University Park on Wednesday 15 March. So who was the remarkable yet enigmatic George Green? More than 175 years after his death in 1841, mathematical techniques invented by George Green are still widely used in physics and engineering. Green’s first essay, …
GSK Labs: An exciting place for PhD researcher
March 2, 2017
The GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry has officially opened. Connor Yap, a third year PhD student, reflects on working as a researcher in this landmark building. The GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry (CNL) is the latest landmark building on Jubilee Campus, housing the Centre For Sustainable Chemistry. This large, wooden-framed building …
Professor Kevin Bales: how science can help end slavery
February 3, 2017
There are almost 46m slaves in the world today – more than at any time in history. It’s a shocking statistic. Yet Kevin Bales, Professor of Contemporary Slavery in the School of Politics and International Relations, says we are at a tipping point. Thanks to cutting-edge research, antislavery movements and campaigners have an unprecedented picture …
Significant investment in our world-changing research
January 26, 2017
Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange, introduces the new Beacons of Excellence – leading research areas that will have a far-reaching impact on some of today’s global challenges. In my previous blog post, I wrote about our vision for the future of research here at the University. This vision is exciting, …
