Archaeology at Rendlesham
April 22, 2016
This blog post was written by Dr. John Baker, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Name-Studies. We’re familiar with stories about richly furnished burials such as Taplow in Buckinghamshire and Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, where the dead were placed under large mounds and accompanied by treasures. Increasingly, we’re able to shed light on the wider landscape of …
The Book, The Tea, The Place to Be…
April 18, 2016
This blog post was written by final year American Studies and English student, Radhika Chond, from the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies. It’s that time of year again when Easter is somehow all done and dusted and you’re caught out wondering where the time has raced off to… In and amongst those academic …
Q&A with Svenja Adolphs, GRT Lead for Cultures and Communication
April 6, 2016
Taken from the Research Blog posted on April 1, 2016, by Michael Jennings This is the fourth of our monthly Q&As with our five Global Research Theme (GRT) leads, for you to find out about who they are, their research and what it means to lead one of the University’s five GRTs. Read previous Q&As …
The Experience of Writing and Directing Ambergate Reservoir
April 1, 2016
This blog post was written by second-year English student, Emma White. In the autumn term, we were encouraged as second-year creative writers to embrace our potential to be contemporary. I found myself writing performance scripts without feeling restricted by traditional methods; instead, I was building on them. My characters had individual desires which controlled the …
Interpreting the Viking Age
March 31, 2016
This blog post was written by Judith Jesch, Professor of Viking Studies in the School of English. The Isle of Man, in the Irish Sea between Britain and Ireland, was conquered by Vikings in the ninth century, and it was ruled by Viking and Norse kings until the thirteenth century. It is now a self-governing Crown …
How Lovesick can you get?
March 23, 2016
This blog post was written by Michael Leahy, a Teaching Associate in the School of English. Today, a good deal of controversy surrounds the issue of medicalisation as an increasing amount of behaviours or complaints assume a medical character. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome and generalised anxiety disorder are all examples of conditions that …
Alternative Places to Buy Books in Nottingham
March 21, 2016
This blog post was written by final year student, Katie Randall, from the School of English. As English students we’re required to read a lot of books. As there aren’t infinite copies of the core texts in the library, here are a few alternative places you can try looking, which also happen to be cheaper …
The Amazing Study/Work/Social Life Balancing Act
March 14, 2016
This blog post was written by English and Hispanic student, Sally Hirst. Whilst at university, free time can often involve a certain degree of guilt due to the buckets of critical reading, revision, and activities which need to be completed outside of contact hours – just because not many hours are spent in class, doesn’t …
“Get over it” – attitudes towards personal wellbeing
March 7, 2016
This blog post was written by final year student, Una Kunhya, from the School of English. Currently, I am on the Exploring Health Communication module and we have been looking at doctor-patient interactions. There have been various instances where patients have come into GP surgeries feeling down, depressed, or even suicidal. Their reasoning for “being down” ranged …
Any Means Necessary – New Drama Exposes Intimate Betrayal of Women by Undercover Police
February 29, 2016
This blog post was written by second year English student, Victoria Lorriman from the School of English. On for a limited time only at the Nottingham Playhouse, Any Means Necessary is a new commission written by Kefi Chadwick that examines the true stories of women deceived into relationships with undercover police officers. Having interviewed the real …
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