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Global slavery expert joins Nottingham

Global slavery expert joins Nottingham

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A world-renowned expert on contemporary slavery has joined The University of Nottingham as a lead researcher in the world's largest group of Rights and Justice Scholars.
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Last Year
Super-efficient solar air-conditioning to cut energy use by 50 per cent

Super-efficient solar air-conditioning to cut energy use by 50 per cent

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The University of Nottingham is developing a solar air-conditioning system that cuts electricity consumption by up to 50 per cent compared to the conventional vapour compression (VC) system.
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Last Year
Alcohol content in YouTube music videos breaks industry codes of practice, new study finds

Alcohol content in YouTube music videos breaks industry codes of practice, new study finds

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Researchers have found that many popular YouTube videos viewed by young people are glamourising and normalising excessive drinking and linking it with sexual attractiveness and luxury lifestyle.
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Last Year
Nottingham research drives new national guidance to end discrimination of LGBT people in end of life care

Nottingham research drives new national guidance to end discrimination of LGBT people in end of life care

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Research by academics at The University of Nottingham is driving new national guidelines aimed at ensuring that LGBT people – and their loved ones – are treated fairly and with respect when they are dying.
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Last Year
Shedding light on deadly colic

Shedding light on deadly colic

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New research by The University of Nottingham has found that more than 90% of horse owners did not feel confident in spotting early signs of colic.
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Last Year
Nottingham shortlisted for University of the Year

Nottingham shortlisted for University of the Year

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The University of Nottingham has been shortlisted as Times Higher Education's University of the Year.Affectionately known as the Oscars of UK Higher Education, THE Awards are designed to showcase why and how institutions continue to prosper.
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Last Year
Understanding how the 'police' of the cell world deal with 'intruders' and the 'injured'

Understanding how the 'police' of the cell world deal with 'intruders' and the 'injured'

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Understanding the behaviour of the macrophage 'destroy and repair service'.
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Last Year
How a 1400 bike ride is helping women like Caroline

How a 1400 bike ride is helping women like Caroline

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Working as an oncologist Caroline Humber deals with cancer daily. But last year she went from consultant to patient when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is one of a group of women helping to promote the University of Nottingham's Life Cycle 6 campaign which this year is raising money for Breast Cancer Research.
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Last Year
Too much activity in one of the brain's key memory regions is bad for your memory and attention

Too much activity in one of the brain's key memory regions is bad for your memory and attention

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Higher brain functions, such as attention and memory, depend on well-balanced neural activity within the underlying brain regions.
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Last Year
Ethnicity of women undergoing fertility treatment can affect outcomes, study finds

Ethnicity of women undergoing fertility treatment can affect outcomes, study finds

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The study found that certain ethnic groups have significantly lower chances of live births using fertility treatments than other groups.
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Last Year
Cyclists set for 1400 mile challenge to beat Breast Cancer

Cyclists set for 1400 mile challenge to beat Breast Cancer

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A team of 12 intrepid riders are preparing to tackle the four 'compass points' of Great Britain to raise vital funds for Breast Cancer.The Nottingham Life Cycle 6 endurance riders are led by Professor Sir David Greenaway, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, who is embarking on his final fundraising ride.
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Last Year
Creating dementia friendly communities in Derbyshire's Peak Park

Creating dementia friendly communities in Derbyshire's Peak Park

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A ground-breaking research project to understand the needs and experiences of people affected by dementia in rural areas is to be carried out in Derbyshire's Peak District.
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Last Year
University to showcase cutting-edge support for the food industry at Food Matters Live

University to showcase cutting-edge support for the food industry at Food Matters Live

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The University will be showcasing some of its world-leading food and drink research at the Food Matters Live exhibition in London.
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Last Year
Tiny logo celebrates big ambition

Tiny logo celebrates big ambition

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It might be invisible to the naked eye but a minuscule logo has been created to celebrate the great and the good of Nottingham.University of Nottingham scientists, based at The Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre (NMRC) at University Park, have etched a Nottingham in Parliament Day logo onto a piece of Nottingham bridal lace.
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Last Year
Researchers seek roadkill badgers to test for TB

Researchers seek roadkill badgers to test for TB

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The DEFRA-funded survey aims to shed light on the prevalence and geographic distribution of TB in badgers in 'edge counties' in England (counties on the edge of the cattle TB epidemic)
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Last Year
Study demonstrates rapid decline in male dog fertility, with potential link to environmental contaminants

Study demonstrates rapid decline in male dog fertility, with potential link to environmental contaminants

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The research, published in the academic journal Scientific Reports, found that sperm quality in a population of stud dogs studied over a 26-year period had fallen significantly.
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Last Year
The world's largest mammals need international help to survive

The world's largest mammals need international help to survive

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Conservation biologists call for a worldwide strategy to prevent the extinction of the world's largest mammal species.
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Last Year
Malaysia's Top Research Scientist award scooped by engineering professor

Malaysia's Top Research Scientist award scooped by engineering professor

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A leading engineering professor from The University of Nottingham in Malaysia has been selected for the accolade of Top Research Scientist by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM).
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Last Year
Nottingham caps tuition fees for returning students in 2017

Nottingham caps tuition fees for returning students in 2017

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Students beginning degrees at The University of Nottingham this September will not pay inflation rates on tuition fees.The Government has recently announced changes to allow tuition fees to rise nationally in line with inflation from 2017/18.
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Last Year
Specialist mental health services do work - but they come at a price, study finds

Specialist mental health services do work - but they come at a price, study finds

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A specialist service offering a tailored approach to treating patients with severe depression is more effective than usual mental health care but comes at a higher cost, research led by academics at The University of Nottingham has revealed.
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Last Year
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