Features
The changing face of British politics
A prestigious exhibition at the People’s History Museum in Manchester being curated by a politics student has attracted more than 26,000 visitors so far.
Wheee! — Lakeside’s International Children’s Theatre and Dance Festival — will premiere the EXXOPOLIS to help celebrate Architects of Air’s 20th anniversary.
I studied Law, and got a drama society 3rd…
Broadcaster and alumnus Matthew Bannister, who controversially turned BBC Radio 1 on its head in the 90s, returned to his old stomping ground to open the new Humanities Building.
News
May Fest 2012… bigger and better
The University is to throw open its doors to the public for its 4th community open day — May Fest 2012.
Hurtling along the Thames in the dead of night is not everyone’s idea of a good time. But that’s exactly what Professor Kevin Shakesheff is doing to raise money for Children’s Brain Tumour Research (CBTR).
Research
Paying the price for poor grasp of finances
Consumers with poor financial skills pay over the odds for loans and are eight times more likely to use expensive credit such as payday loans, new research has revealed.
Blood test for cancer is trialled by NHS Scotland
The NHS in Scotland is to conduct a major screening trial for lung cancer using a new blood test developed by Oncimmune Ltd, a University of Nottingham spinout company. It will be the first time the blood test has been used outside the US.
Conflict ‘inevitable’: far right supporters
Far right supporters in the UK believe violent conflict between different religious, racial and ethnic groups is largely inevitable, according to a new survey on political extremism.
