£69.5m funding is testament to the quality of our research and knowledge exchange
October 31, 2024
Research update by Professor Sarah Metcalfe, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange I am delighted to share news that the university is to receive £69.5m in quality-related research funding (QR) for the 2024/25 academic year. This is our largest source of public funding for research and is the university’s share of the £2bn allocated …
Nominate a researcher for a Tri-Campus Award
April 1, 2021
The Tri-Campus Awards, which recognise the achievements of postgraduate researchers, is this year also celebrating the contribution of our outstanding postdoctoral researchers, research staff and research supervisors across all faculties. Winners will be invited to join the Researcher Academy at the online Tri-Campus Award Ceremony in May. The closing date for nominations is 11 April. …
Update for our community of postgraduate research students
November 16, 2020
I would like to share an update bringing together a number of recent communications of interest to our community of postgraduate research students (PGRs). While Covid-19 and national restrictions are having an impact on all our lives and across our whole University community, it is important to recognise that the pandemic has been a particularly …
Our research continues
October 9, 2020
COVID-19 update from Professor Dame Jessica Corner In line with many areas of the country, the city of Nottingham and county of Nottinghamshire look set to face local restrictions from next week to manage increasing cases of COVID-19. While we await official confirmation on the nature and extent of the restrictions, I am confident that …
COVID-19 update: extensions to periods of study for postgraduate research students
July 9, 2020
Update from Professor Dame Jessica Corner Welcome to my latest update, including a key announcement on study extensions for postgraduate researchers, the latest on the return of research to our UK campuses and reaction to the government’s support for research. I am also delighted to share further outstanding successes from colleagues in our research community. Postgraduate research student extensions announcement In response to the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the studies and wellbeing of postgraduate research (PGR) students, the …
COVID-19: a milestone for our UK campuses
June 5, 2020
Update from Professor Dame Jessica Corner This week, the University has reached a milestone in the phased return of more research activity to our UK campuses with the first wave of buildings, research spaces and facilities being prepared to welcome back specific teams. However, as outlined in this week’s Recovery Group update by Deputy Vice-Chancellor …
COVID-19: preparing for the return of research to our UK campuses
May 22, 2020
Update from Professor Dame Jessica Corner I wish to share with you how the University is preparing for the return of research to our UK campuses. As outlined this week by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Andy Long – chair of the University’s Recovery Group – emerging from lockdown is a complex challenge. Our phased return to …
COVID-19: support for postgraduate researchers and invitation to a virtual town hall
May 7, 2020
Professor Dame Jessica Corner on the University’s response to COVID-19 In my latest update, I am delighted to share news of support for the University’s UK postgraduate researchers, whose studies have been affected by COVID-19. I am also inviting our research community to join me at a series of virtual town halls –as we come …
Researchers, we are listening
April 2, 2020
A message to postgraduate researchers from the Graduate School “Won’t somebody think of postgraduate researchers?” asked a higher education journal last week. We’ve been hearing the same sentiment from some of our own postgraduate researchers (PGRs) as well as some of our research staff and APM colleagues who support them. At the Graduate School we spend a lot of time advocating for all our researchers and …
