Planet Four: Craters – take part in a citizen science project
April 2, 2015
James Sprinks, PhD candidate at the Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training and Lead of the Planet Four: Craters Project, explains how members of the public can change our understanding of the planet Mars. Planet Four: Craters is a citizen science project designed to help planetary scientists identify and measure craters on the surface of Mars. …
British Science Association Media Fellowships – deadline approaching
This is on the News Room blog but just in case you missed it. There are just a few hours left to apply for a funded place on the British Science Association’s Media Fellowship Scheme. Deadline tomorrow. If you have a real enthusiasm for science communication – and can give examples to support this – then read …
Multidisciplinary Aerospace Research Challenge
April 1, 2015
Prof Hervé Morvan, Director of the Institute for Aerospace Technology, gives some background on the Aerospace Research Challenge, an opportunity for researchers across all faculties to receive project funding up to £50,000. The Institute for Aerospace Technology (IAT) is running a multidisciplinary Aerospace Research Challenge (MARCh) aiming to seed new ideas for research with applicability …
When the chips are down, is poker a skill?
March 24, 2015
A new study has reignited the debate over whether poker winnings should be taxed by suggesting that the game becomes one of skill after around 1,500 hands. Researchers at Nottingham analysed hundreds of millions of online plays to arrive at the finding, which could have major repercussions for card-sharps around the world. Poker is among …
Engineering — not just for boys
March 6, 2015
It’s International Women’s Day today. So it seems appropriate to share the thoughts of one of our top engineers on the subject of how STEM subjects are VERY DEFINITELY #notjustforboys Being in an engineering faculty means working closely with industry, and seeing the impact of our work on real systems. That’s certainly #notjustforboys — says …
STEM is #notjustforboys at UoN
February 19, 2015
UoN technician extraordinaire Kelly Vere and her colleagues have been featured as part of a national government campaign to promote women in traditionally-male working environments — the #notjustforboys campaign. She explains why in this guest blog post. The Employment Minister Esther McVey MP and the Department of Work and Pensions launched the #NotJustForBoys campaign yesterday, …
Research staff — sign up for your development conference
February 4, 2015
Have you signed up for the Research Staff Development Conference yet? Learn more about the event in this guest post from our friends in the Graduate School… New Year, new you? The annual Research Staff Development Conference is an opportunity for research staff at the University to take a day out to focus on their …
Can you explain your PhD in the pub?
January 19, 2015
What do PhDs and pints have in common? Guest blogger Kash Farooq explains in this post about the PubhD programme. PubhD is a monthly event that showcases local research to the public, and celebrates its one year birthday this month. The basic idea originated from the question: “Do you think we could persuade local PhD …
Classics does Thought Bubble
November 18, 2014
By now you’ll know all about Prof Steve Hodkinson’s work with acclaimed comics writer Kieron Gillen on Three — we’ve blogged about it here, here, here and here. And we told you that last weekend Steve and his Classics colleague Dr Lynn Fotheringham were speaking at a couple of Thought Bubble events — the Comics Forum …
Violence in comics — Three at Thought Bubble
November 10, 2014
So, it’s Thought Bubble this week, the annual festival of comic art which culminates in the Leeds comic con at the Royal Armouries this weekend. Do you like comics? Or are you even just vaguely interested in sequential art? Then you should go. It’s jam-packed with talks, artists, writers and cosplayers. It’s friendly, interesting and lots …
