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Nottingham research leads to early cancer detection
University spin-out company Oncimmune Ltd has developed a ground breaking blood test which aids the detection of cancer up to five years earlier than current testing methods.
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Friendship through sport
Following on from the successful inaugural Tri-Campus Games, held on University Park in June 2009, the tournament moved to Malaysia this summer.
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Solar Decathlon Tom Corbett
Architecture student Tom Corbett is half way through his six-year course in the Department of the Built Environment. He was part of the Solar Decathlon team.
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Making the move
The first pupils to join the Nottingham University Samworth Academy (NUSA) enjoyed a transition day with a difference on University Park in July.
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Spotlight
Politics, fertility and the chemistry of football are some of the highlights of University media coverage over the summer.
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The HOUSE that Nottingham built – the story of the Solar Decathlon project
The idea — to build Europe’s most sustainable zero carbon, solar powered house. The house would be designed, constructed then transported to Spain for the very first Solar Decathlon Europe. Nottingham was to pit its expertise against 19 other universities from across the world.
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How the lion got its roar
Just seven years after his graduation, a Zoology alumnus from the University is forging an award-winning career in the field of scientific documentaries.
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Child’s play – Summer Scientist Week 2010
More than 270 children took part in this year’s Summer Scientist Week at the University’s Jubilee campus.
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Bringing cultures together
Economics graduate Toby Buist visited China this summer as part of a British Council initiative to introduce
future leaders from Britain and China to each other’s countries and cultures. These are his thoughts on his return.
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Navigating a new landscape – social media
For the enthusiast, social media platforms are a way of broadening their horizons, making contact with
like-minded people across the world and sharing
information in a fast and targeted manner. For their opponents, the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and the myriad other channels inhabiting the social media landscape are useless time-wasting devices that
distract attention from essential tasks.
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