Posts categorised as ‘Research’
Tamiflu® saved lives during flu pandemic
An international study led by academics at Nottingham, has found that patients hospitalised worldwide with swine […]
Appears in Issue 77
Tags: Anti-Influenza Drug Effectiveness (PRIDE) study, Oseltamivir, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, Tamiflu®, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Improving breast cancer prognosis
Over 30 years ago, researchers at the University developed the globally recognised tool, Nottingham Prognostic Index […]
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Tags: Nottingham Prognostic Index Plus (NPI+), NPI, Professor Ian Ellis
Reacting to death toll on Malaysia’s roads
Malaysia has one of the world’s highest death rates from road accidents, according to the International […]
Appears in Issue 73
Tags: Dr Elizabeth Sheppard, Driving Research Group, Early Career Research and Knowledge Transfer, International Transport Forum, Phui Cheng Lim, School of Psychology, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, UNMC
The people’s green spaces
Researchers are exploring the social history of Nottingham’s green spaces.
Appears in Issue 69
Tags: Arboretum, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Connected Communities Programme, Culture and Parks, Dr Paul Elliott, Forest Recreation Ground, Friends of the Arboretum, Friends of the Forest, Goose Fair, John Beckett, Nottingham City Council Department of Communities, Nottingham Women’s History Group, Nottinghamshire Archives, Professor of English Regional History, Robin Hood’s Chase, Rowena Edlin-White, sport, The social history of the green open spaces that ring Nottingham’s city centre is to be explored as part of a new research project being led by the University.
Dream role at BBC
A computer scientist has teamed up with the BBC to help close the gap between research and industry.
Appears in Issue 69
Tags: BBC, Dream Fellowship, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Horizon Digital Economy Research Hub, MediaCityUK, Professor Chris Rudd, Professor of Computer Science, Steve Benford
Fun and learning
Playing games using words and pictures can help people to learn a new language, say researchers.
Appears in Issue 68
Tags: Dr Kathy Conklin, Dr Richard Tunney, Dr Walter van Heuven, Marie-Josée Bisson, PLOS ONE, School of Psychology
Lawrence’s beauty blast
A manuscript by DH Lawrence attacking a form of 1920s’ sexism has been discovered.
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Tags: Adelphi, DH Lawrence, Dr Andrew Harrison, The Ugliness of Women
What made them do it?
Can you guess what triggered this reaction?
Appears in Issue 68
Tags: Can People Guess What Happened to Others from Their Reactions, Dhanya Pillai, Dr Elizabeth Sheppard, PLOS ONE, Professor Peter Mitchell, School of Psychology, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, UNMC
Poetry of the Vikings
Vikings were renowned as warriors but a new book reveals their poetic side – and a ribald sense of humour.
Appears in Issue 67
Tags: British Museum, Centre for the Study of the Viking Age, ISBN 978 0 7141 2830 6, Professor Judith Jesch, Professor of Viking Studies, Viking Poetry of Love and War
Primetime TV exposes children to smoking
Primetime television exposes children to smoking, say University researchers.
Appears in Issue 67
Tags: BMJ journal, Dr Ailsa Lyons, Tobacco Control, UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies