Posts categorised as ‘Research’
Join John’s hill walk
Geographers and weatherman John Kettley are guiding walkers at a Cumbrian beauty spot.
Appears in Issue 67
Tags: Discovering Britain project, Georgina Endfield, Gordon Manley, Great Dun Fell, Helm Wind, Institute of British Geographers, John Kettley, Professor of Environmental History, School of Geography, The Royal Geographical Society, Weather Walks and Weather Talks: Exploring Popular Climate Histories and Futures
Liverpool fans insight
Researchers in Nottingham are studying the response to a TV documentary about Liverpool FC.
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Tags: BEING: Liverpool, Channel 5, David Nathanson, Director of Business Engagement and Innovation Services, Director of the Institute for Screen Industries Research, Dr Gianluca Sergi, Executive Vice President and General Manager of FOX Soccer, FOX Soccer, Institute for Screen Industries Research, Liverpool FC, Mike Carr
LGBT research
Researchers are asking LGBT people 60 and over about their experiences and concerns surrounding end of life care.
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Tags: Dr Kathryn Almack, LGBT, Marie Curie Cancer Care Research Programme, Sue Ryder Care Centre, The Last Outing
Royal Society award
A Nottingham professor’s work towards the development of regenerative medicine has been recognised by the Royal Society.
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Tags: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Kevin Shakesheff, Professor of Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Royal Society, School of Pharmacy, Wolfson Foundation, Wolfson Research Merit Award
Bold drugs vision
Chemists from The University of Nottingham are taking part in the biggest-ever European research programme to […]
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Tags: Associate Professor and Reader of Organic Chemistry, AztraZeneca, Bayer, BioCity, Dr Robert Stockman, Dr Simon Hirst, Janssen, Lundbeck, Merck., Sanofi, School of Chemistry, Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Sygnature Discovery, UCB
Casting light on natural charms
Mathematicians at the University are helping to build understanding of how iridescent petals attract insects.
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Tags: Centre for Plant Integrative Biology, Interface, Mathematics in the Plant Sciences Study Group, Rea Antoniou Kourounioti, Royal Society, School of Biosciences
Secret sex life a boost for penicillin
Exposing the secret sex life of the fungus that produces penicillin could lead to cheaper and more effective production of the antibiotic.
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Tags: Dr Paul Dyer, Penicillin, Penicillium chrysogenum, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, School of Biology
IUD helps heavy periods
A study into treatment of heavy periods may change clinical practice.
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Tags: ECLIPSE study, Janesh Gupta, Joe Kai, National Institute for Health Research, Professor of Primary Care
Tough call on climate change
A study by University researchers has predicted the effects of a concerted global action on climate change.
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Tags: climate change, Dr Simon Gosling, Edward Davey, greenhouse gases, Nature Climate Change, School of Geography, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Reluctant to pay for TV at our fingertips
UK television viewers expect access to high-quality programmes on the internet, smartphones and tablets. But they are reluctant to pay for such digital content, according to University researchers.
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Tags: Department of Culture, Dr Liz Evans, Film and Media, Media Industries Project, University of Santa Barbara’s Karsey-Wolf Center