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March 2010

   
   

Small firms driving job creation

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Small business create two-thirds of country's jobs

Prime Minister unveils election pledges at University of Nottingham

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Gordon Brown unveils Labour's key election pledges at University of Nottingham.

Offer your prayers to a new exhibition

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New exhibition will use prayers in sound installation.

Tackling the obesity epidemic

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Understanding more about the relationship between social factors and obesity.

Prescott on China and climate change

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Lecture to explore China's role in global climate change

Triple shortlisting for Nottingham in Times Higher Education Awards

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Triple shortlisting in the Times Higher's Leadership & Management Awards 2010.

Saints, sinners and storytellers

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Unique collection of Wollaton Hall medieval manuscripts to go on show.

PM praises Nottingham Vice-Chancellor for 'absolutely crucial' public service

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Gordon Brown praises Prof David Greenaway for 'absolutely crucial' public service.

Take smoking completely out of children's lives

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Calls to promote smoke-free homes to protect children from passive smoking.

New China role for John Prescott

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Labour MP named as new patron of China Policy Institute.

Battle of the Trent - grudge match for Nottingham student rowers

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Grudge match for Nottingham student rowers as they take on reigning European champions.

Bringing Malaysia and the EU closer together

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New business and higher education initiative to increase awareness of the EU in Malaysia.

Student games bring Brunei to Nottingham

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Hundreds of students from Brunei to gather for annual BruNotts Easter Games.

Cheap and green

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New Nottingham spin-out to revolutionise sustainable energy

Government minister to open new £9m research facility

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David Lammy MP to officially launch Nottingham Geospatial Building.

Tales of the high seas from a record-breaking yachtswoman

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Dame Ellen MacArthur MBE to give a public lecture at the University on April 22nd.

The cost of Britain's 'booze culture'

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University expert leads team to advise government on alcohol pricing.

Designs on science go on show

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The Royal College of Art unveils some unusual designs on university science research.

Vet students enter the Dragons' Den

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The entrepreneurship and business acumen of vet school students is put to the test.

Using stem cells to mend damaged hips

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New research using stem cells could revolutionise hip replacement operations.

Playing God?

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Ethics and implications of artificial life to be debated.

Business opinion split on impact of upcoming General Election

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No consensus reached on potential effect of political uncertainty.

Ancient galactic secrets probed in new Hubble survey

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Crucial data on galaxy formation and supermassive black holes will be gathered.

The University of Nottingham counts down to Shanghai Expo

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University's zero-carbon research to be seen by 70 million people.

Shakespeare's 'lost play' finally published

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University Professor gets Shakespeare's 'lost play' finally published.

Nottingham veterinary students get financial help from Hill's

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£30,000 donation from Hill's Pet Nutrition will help veterinary students.

New evidence-based resource for vets in clinical practice

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The Vet School hosts new Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine.

National Geographic Live comes to Nottingham

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Public invited to go on a global journey charting the effects of climate change.

The myths and realities of life in St Ann's

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Discussing the myths and realities of life in one of Nottingham's most deprived areas.

Election 2010 under the microscope

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Unique perspectives on Election 2010 on a dedicated blog site.

'Software bloat' to cause environmental timebomb, academics warn

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Pressure to upgrade software could see almost 2.5 billion PCs needlessly junked.

Big win for Nottingham student film maker

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Winning film singled out by BAFTA members.

New academic opportunities in China

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Talented academics sought for next phase of development in Ningbo, China.

Pinpointing how cancer cells cope with chemotherapy

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Scientists pinpoint one of the mechanisms cancer cells use to survive chemotherapy.

Nottingham collaboration on modernising Chinese medicine

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Collaboration with one of China's largest pharma companies in international initiative.

Award winning researcher gets SET for Westminster

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A tiny heart monitor for newborn babies is presented to parliamentarians.

Any-Body Month launches at The University of Nottingham

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Staff and students of all abilities encouraged to try new sports

A rocking good lecture

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Part-time bass guitarist recognised for his outstanding work in microbiology.

3i chief to give insights into private equity

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Group Chief Executive of 3i to speak at Jubilee Campus.
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