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The story of MRI - told by one of the scientists who made it possible

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At the age of 15 he was told he didn't have the qualifications to become a scientist. Today Sir Peter Mansfield, from The University of Nottingham, holds a Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for his role in the development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Date:
30/04/2013

1.3m EPSRC grant enables large scale graphene production at Nottingham

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£1.3m of funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will be used to buy a new molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system for The University of Nottingham.
Date:
30/04/2013

Unilever signs strategic research agreement with University

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Unilever, one of the world's biggest suppliers of fast-moving consumer goods, has signed a framework agreement with The University of Nottingham which will see the company exploring new research opportunities with the University in a range of areas including consumer psychology, green processing, and energy and sustainability.
Date:
30/04/2013

Building Global Engagements - experts meet at The University of Nottingham

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World-leading experts in quantum technologies, energy and the digital economy will gather at The University of Nottingham to discuss how they collaborate on a global scale.
Date:
30/04/2013

University Staff Oscar

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The School is proud to annouce that Julie Kenney has been awarded the 2013 University Staff Oscar for the Best member of support staff - School/Department. Staff Oscars are awarded by the Students Union based on nominations made by students. Julie will be presented with this richly deserved award at an event on 2 May 2013.
Date:
04/04/2013

Nottingham MRI Physicists shed new light brain nerve fibres

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World-leading experts in Magnetic Resonance Imaging from the School's Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre have made a key discovery which could give the medical world a new tool for the improved diagnosis and monitoring of neuro-degenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis.
Date:
24/10/2012

Honoured at the 2012 Human-Competitive awards

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In an effort to make scanning probe microscopy a more effective and efficient technique, Dr. Richard Woolley and collaborators from the Nanoscience group, Computer Science (UoN) and the Beckman Institute (Illinois) were honoured with the Silver Humies award for human-competitive results in evolutionary and genetic programming.
Date:
22/10/2012

Quantum Dot Day 2013

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The School is to host the latest in a series of prestigious workshops on semiconductor quantum dots. The meeting, slated for 10 january 2013, will cover the physics, materials science and device applications of these important structures.
Date:
05/10/2012
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