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BBSRC funding: University of Nottingham joins UK top three

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Dr Richard Masterman, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research Strategy and Performance, celebrates the University's outstanding success in securing funding from BBSRC.
Date:
30/01/2018

University of Nottingham professors shortlisted for prestigious Newton Prize

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Two University of Nottingham professors have been shortlisted for the 2017 Newton Prize, an annual £1 million fund awarded for the best research or innovation that supports the economic development and social welfare of developing countries.
Date:
30/01/2018

Hormone discovery marks breakthough in understanding fertility

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Scientists at The University of Nottingham have shown, for the first time, that a naturally occurring hormone plays a vital part in regulating a woman's fertility, a discovery that could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of infertility.
Date:
30/01/2018

Emeritus Professor receives top Chinese honour

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An Emeritus Professor from the University of Nottingham has been given one of China's highest academic honours having been made a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).
Date:
30/01/2018

£4.4m to help reduce 'hidden hunger' in Ethiopia and Malawi

Description
A multidisciplinary team of researchers including those working in agriculture, nutrition, socio-economics, geography, and ethics has received more than £4.4m from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help alleviate micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs).
Date:
30/01/2018

Radiographs of Dolly's skeleton show no signs of abnormal osteoarthritis

Description
Original concerns that cloning caused early-onset osteoarthritis (OA) in Dolly the sheep are unfounded, say experts at the University of Nottingham and the University of Glasgow.
Date:
30/01/2018

'Hawaiian Skirt' gene discovery sets new fashion in regulating plant growth

Description
Plant scientists at the University of Nottingham have identified a 'Hawaiian Skirt' gene that plays a critical role in plant growth and development – a discovery that will help improve crop yields and address the growing problem of food security.
Date:
30/01/2018

Managing the microbes - the key to solving the global nitrogen crisis

Description
Experts from the UK and Brazil have joined forces to address the challenges and opportunities for agricultural nitrogen science in Florianopolis, Brazil.
Date:
30/01/2018

James Wong explains how to make everyday foods healthier and tastier

Description
James Wong, the ethnobotanist who describes himself as a plant scientist with a lifelong food fixation, will give a straight-talking guide to making everyday foods healthier and tastier when he visits the University of Nottingham's Sutton Bonington Campus on Wednesday 13 December 2017.
Date:
30/01/2018

Spring Semester 2018: Language Centre module enrolment

Description
Students can diversify their degree course by choosing a language module for credits with the Language Centre.
Date:
09/01/2018
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