Posts categorised as ‘Features’
A decade of success
A pioneering international scholarship scheme which has supported 850 overseas students from more than 30 countries in their ambition to study in the UK is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
Appears in Issue 58
Tags: Developing Futures, Developing Horizons, Developing Solutions, Dr Christine Humfrey, Dr Sheila Greatrex-White, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, mpact Campaign, Najabat Ali Khan, School of Nursing, The Commonwealth Shared Scholarships, United Nations Millennium Development Goals, Vincenzo Raimo
Mike’s having a wild time…
Alumni Mike Dilger, of the BBC’s The One Show, has been back to the University both to film and to speak to students.
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Tags: Dr Sara Goodacre, Mike Dilger, School of Biology, SpiderLab
New chapter in medieval book’s history
A rare medieval service book is being unveiled in ‘virtual form’ in the Nottingham parish church where it was used during the 15th and early 16th centuries.
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Tags: Dr Dorothy Johnston, manuscripts and special collections, Professor Thorlac Turville-Petre, School of English, Sir Thomas Chaworth, Turning the Pages, Wollaton Antiphonal
Sole sister
Alumna Diana Rikasari has fallen head over heels for a new business venture.
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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.
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Tags: Arts and Humanities Research Council, Chris Burgess, Matthew Parris, People’s History Museum, Picturing Politics: Exploring the Political Poster in Britain
Jump in… and Wheee!
Wheee! — Lakeside’s International Children’s Theatre and Dance Festival — will premiere the EXXOPOLIS to help celebrate Architects of Air’s 20th anniversary.
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Tags: Alex Patterson, Architects of Air, Arts Council England, Cultural Olympiad, EXXOPOLIS, Grants for the Arts, Igniting Ambition, Jump In, Lakeside’s International Children’s Theatre and Dance Festival, Legacy Trust UK, luminarium, Spark Children’s Arts Festival, Wheee!
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.
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After Lowry, there’s Burra
Hot on the heels of the record-breaking Lowry exhibition comes the first exhibition in over a quarter of a century of Edward Burra, one of the most individual British artists of the 20th century.
Appears in issue 56
Tags: Edward Burra, Lefevre Fine Art Ltd, Lowry, Pallant House Gallery Edward Burra Supporters’ Circle
Raleigh call to city youngsters
Youngsters at a Nottingham primary school had a lesson in road safety… 1950s style.
Appears in issue 56
Unlocking potential
A pioneering scheme to help children to be the best that they can be has been launched with a £2.1m donation from an alumnus.
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Tags: Carphone Warehouse, David Ross Foundation, Impact: The Nottingham Campaign, IntoUniversity, Nottingham Potential, Nurturing Talent, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Access and Community Relations, Professor Sarah O’Hara