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Vaccines do work for pandemic flu, says study

Vaccines do work for pandemic flu, says study

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Vaccines are successful in preventing pandemic flu and reducing the number of patients hospitalised as a result of the illness, a study led by academics at The University of Nottingham has found.
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Last Year
Lakeside launches fundraising campaign to hatch a baby dinosaur!

Lakeside launches fundraising campaign to hatch a baby dinosaur!

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Nottingham Lakeside Arts has launched a campaign to raise money to hatch its very own baby dinosaur.
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Last Year
Cannabis compound may help treat anxiety and substance abuse disorders

Cannabis compound may help treat anxiety and substance abuse disorders

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Growing body of evidence suggests Cannabidiol could help in the treatment of anxiety-related and substance abuse disorders. But more studies are needed to determine the psychological, pharmacological and brain mechanisms involved.
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Last Year
How can Britain and the EU forge a new relationship? MPs and economists discuss Brexit

How can Britain and the EU forge a new relationship? MPs and economists discuss Brexit

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'The Government is not showing coherence and effectiveness in negotiating the leaving of the European Union,' according to a former Home Secretary speaking at The University of Nottingham this week.
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Last Year
Hairy Berry and Paw Hollywood in Nottingham students' Cake Off

Hairy Berry and Paw Hollywood in Nottingham students' Cake Off

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The 5th annual Sutton Bonington Cake Off competition takes place next week to raise money for Vets In The Community, a student-led charity giving free pet health care to homeless people in Nottingham.
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Last Year
Itchy dog research project to be launched at Crufts

Itchy dog research project to be launched at Crufts

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Dog lovers who own Golden Retrievers and Labradors are being invited to take part in new research into canine atopic dermatitis — otherwise known as skin allergy.
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Last Year
University of Nottingham alumnus appointed as federal court judge

University of Nottingham alumnus appointed as federal court judge

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A University of Nottingham graduate has been appointed as a Federal Court Judge. Datuk Prasad Abraham, 65, a Malaysian national, was former President of Nottingham Malaysian Graduates Association, following his law degree at The University of Nottingham, UK.
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Last Year
BBC antiques series Flog It comes to The University of Nottingham

BBC antiques series Flog It comes to The University of Nottingham

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Flog It, the popular BBC One antiques programme presented by Paul Martin, is set to visit The University of Nottingham on Friday 14th April.
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Last Year
Nottingham subjects among the best in the world

Nottingham subjects among the best in the world

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Subjects taught at The University of Nottingham are among the best in the world according to a new league table.This year's 'QS World University Rankings by Subject', features Nottingham as an elite institution in 37 of the 46 subjects surveyed.The ranking also features 21 Nottingham subjects in the global top 100, and seven in the top 50.
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Last Year
University legal expert informs first EU Brexit committee

University legal expert informs first EU Brexit committee

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Professor Sue Arrowsmith, an expert in Public Procurement Law at the University of Nottingham, was recently invited to present to the very first hearing of the European Parliament on Brexit, held in Brussels.
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Last Year
Clinical trial reveals a safer long term treatment for blistering skin disease

Clinical trial reveals a safer long term treatment for blistering skin disease

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Skin experts have revealed that an oral antibiotic is an effective and safer alternative to the current standard treatment of oral steroids in the treatment of the blistering skin disease 'bullous pemphigoid'.
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Last Year
Scientists find missing link that makes sheep horny in winter

Scientists find missing link that makes sheep horny in winter

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Scientists discover how animals link the change in seasons to their fertility. A study by The University of Nottingham reveals the link between breeding season and the hormone melatonin
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Last Year
Almost half of stroke survivors suffer fatigue, study reveals

Almost half of stroke survivors suffer fatigue, study reveals

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A study by The University of Nottingham has found that half of people who experience a stroke suffer from fatigue in the early stages of recovery.
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Last Year
International consortium to accelerate safer and more effective treatment for children's brain tumours

International consortium to accelerate safer and more effective treatment for children's brain tumours

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A new international consortium is being launched this week bringing together world-leading experts to explore the use of novel drug delivery systems to cross the protective 'blood brain barrier' to directly target tumours in the brain.
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Last Year
Record nominations for Nottingham in Student Nursing Times Awards

Record nominations for Nottingham in Student Nursing Times Awards

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Students and staff in the School of Health Sciences are celebrating the largest number of finalist nominations they have ever received in the Student Nursing Times Awards.
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Last Year
International creative academy helps transform museum management in China

International creative academy helps transform museum management in China

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A University of Nottingham project is bringing together some of the leading practitioners in Western and Chinese museums, with university academics, to train museum managers in China.
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Last Year
Genetic variation linked to drug-induced liver damage in some patients

Genetic variation linked to drug-induced liver damage in some patients

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Scientists have discovered an uncommon genetic variation that may identify patients with a higher risk of liver damage associated with a range of commonly-prescribed medications.
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Last Year
New tool to evaluate effects of climate change on peatland

New tool to evaluate effects of climate change on peatland

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Scientists at The University of Nottingham are using radar waves as part of a new tool developed to evaluate peatland sensitivity to global climate change.
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Last Year
Parasites clue to why allergies are more common in developed countries

Parasites clue to why allergies are more common in developed countries

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Scientists have discovered a molecular mechanism whereby antibodies generated by a human parasitic worm infection also respond to allergenic proteins in peanut and other common western allergens.
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Last Year
Families join forces to raise money to detect brain cancer early

Families join forces to raise money to detect brain cancer early

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Families affected by childhood cancer joined forces to launch a new fundraising campaign celebrating 20 years of the Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre.The University of Nottingham's annual fundraising appeal Life Cycle will this year focus on raising more funds for research into the deadly form of cancer. To launch the appeal, which this year will involve a 'superhero stroll', children at different stages in their treatment and their families, as well as families who have lost loved-ones to the disease, came together on International Childhood Cancer Awareness Day along with University experts, surgeons and students.
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Last Year
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