Posts categorised as ‘Features’
Team Janet tribute flight
The University of Nottingham’s hot air balloon took to the skies during the Chatsworth Country Fair this year in memory of Dr Janet Folkes who died earlier this year after a long battle with cancer.
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Tags: Dr Janet Folkes, Team Janet
More than just a gigolo?
Maurice Roëves has a reputation for playing Scottish hardmen. But he admits to feeling a little “scared” by his latest role.
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Tags: DH Lawrence, Maurice Roëves, Stephen Lowe
Mishaps, missed ways and minor misdemeanours
The VC’s blog of Life Cycle 2, warts and all (abridged).
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Tags: Life Cycle
Giant hairy balls and chicken heads
As is tradition for Lakeside’s outgoing artist-in-residence, Kashif Nadim Chaudry bid a fond farewell to his time at the Arts Centre with a summer exhibition at Djanogly Art Gallery.
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Picture the past
The history of the University is told through a series of picture postcards.
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Exhibition gives a voice to the displaced
The stories of millions of people left stranded far from home in Europe following the end of World War II are being told through an exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
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For Campbell
When Bekki Burns had her third child, she never dreamt that just weeks into his life her baby would be diagnosed with a rare, fatal disease.
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Tags: Campbell Burns
Heroes’ welcome
Months of planning by Lakeside Arts Centre and Dance4 culminated in an Olympic extravaganza in Nottingham’s Old Market Square.
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Sport for all
Legacy was at the heart of the UK’s bid for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. One man’s impact on sport at the University lives on.
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Tags: Director of Sport Dan Tilley, Impact: The Nottingham Campaign, Tim Brabants, Vaughan Parry Williams
The ‘other 2012 Games’
For nearly 200 young athletes, the University’s Tri-Campus Games gave them a taste of the Olympics.
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