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Using linguistics to improve the accessibility and awareness of new vaccination campaign

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A team of language experts at the University of Nottingham has joined a multi-agency campaign to tailor health communications and improve the accessibility of immunisation communications. The campaign, which launched across London on Monday 7 October 2024, aims to help raise awareness about the importance of vaccinations – particularly within communities where vaccine uptake is lower – and create space for open conversations.
Date:
05/12/2024

2024 Seasonal Photography Competition!

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We're delighted to announce that the 2024 Seasonal Photography Competition is now live! The theme for this year's competition is LIGHT, this might include (but is not limited to!) Christmas lights, candlelight, sunlight…anything that you can think of to bring a little bit of light! The deadline to submit your entry is Tuesday, 3 December 2024. The winners will be announced before the end of term.
Date:
26/11/2024

Our students longlisted for the Aurora Prize for Writing!

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Congratulations to Cathy Symes, Lauren Colley and Lucile Deslignères, all current School of English students who have been longlisted for the Aurora Prize for Writing! The Aurora Prize is a national writing competition run by Writing East Midlands, in partnership with the Society of Authors, that has run since 2016 and seeks outstanding new writing in short fiction and poetry. The judges for this year are best-selling crime novelist Vaseem Khan for the Short Fiction category and esteemed poet and author Andrew McMillan for the Poetry category, the winners will be announced at the award ceremony on the 30th October 2024.
Date:
27/09/2024

Students research inclusive language in workplaces for summer internships

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In July 2024, two interns were appointed to work with the Knowledge Transfer Partnership team as part of the Faculty of Arts' Summer Research Placement Programme. During this four-week paid placement, Melissa Campbell-Oulton and Katia Thordsen worked alongside our Knowledge Transfer Partnership with law firm, Browne Jacobson LLP, to research inclusive language in workplaces.
Date:
30/08/2024

Dr Andrew Harrison releases "The Life of the Author: D. H. Lawrence"

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Andrew Harrison has just published a new monograph on Lawrence with Wiley-Blackwell, in their 'Life of the Author' series.
Date:
30/04/2024
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