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University launches new agile working project

February 21st, 2022

The university is launching a new agile working project, which will be part of the Getting in Shape programme.

The agile working project will help the University of Nottingham define the way we will work in the future, and it will shape the requirements for the infrastructure and policies that we will need to achieve our vision.

Agile working is focused on enabling everyone in our university community to feel supported in using time, technology, workspaces and campuses in the best way to deliver our shared goals for teaching, research and students.

Returning to new and different patterns of hybrid working has undoubtedly been challenging or awkward for many of us. One of the purposes of the agile project is to establish new models of working and effective approaches to the new environment which will address these issues.

To do this the agile working project will collaborate with colleagues across the university to create a shared vision of our future way of working, and then coordinate with Estates, Digital and Technology Services, HR and Planning, Performance and Strategic Change to develop a plan to implement the culture, policies, working environments and digital platforms that will make it happen.

The first phase of the project will run for the next two years and will lay down the foundations for how we will work as we enter the second quarter of the 21st Century. It is going to take us a bit of time to get there but we want to do this properly and get it right for everyone.

The project will build on the work of the Return to Campus and Hybrid Working projects. For the present time, we should all continue to work in the ways agreed with our local line management during these projects. Agile working will set the path for the university’s next steps.

Describing the project, Registrar and project sponsor Paul Greatrix said:

“Agile working really matters. To me, to you, to all of our staff community and for the University of Nottingham. It will be the means by which we empower our staff to achieve their potential and embed collaboration in all that we do. As we say we will in our University Strategy.

By developing a comprehensive agile working framework we will provide the structure and develop a culture which enables everyone to thrive, to deliver their best work for the university and to make more effective use of their time.

All of this will mean that we are all working better and smarter to help the university achieve our goals. This is not empty rhetoric. It is about providing everyone with the tools, environment, policies, collaborative opportunities to do what we all want to do: to deliver our best for the university in our core activities – supporting education, the student experience and research and knowledge exchange – together with all of the enabling operations that go with them.”

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Sustainability Action Week 2022 at UoN

February 21st, 2022

Sustainability Action Week is taking place from Monday 28 February – Sunday 6 March 2022 and there are a host of events and activities encouraging staff and students to engage with environmental and social issues and make a positive change.

The university’s Sustainability Team and Students’ Union are teaming up with Nottingham Trent University and Students’ Union as well as Nottingham City Council to offer a number of events and share advice and guidance for sustainable living.

Highlights of the week include:

Sustainability Fair at University Park, Tuesday 1 March

Staff and students are invited to the sustainability fair to find out about some of the university’s sustainable initiatives and research as well as how you can get involved and take action. There will be a mixture of stalls from external organisations and internal groups within the university.

Garden session with herb planting, Saturday 5 March

Come along and see first-hand why sustainability is important with UoN’s Conservation Society.
Enjoy a day in our community garden, gain inspiration for your own, and get your hands a little dirty with some herb planting in pots you can take home.

Nottingham Climate Action Workshop, Thursday 24 March

This is an online collaborative workshop and panel discussion around addressing the impacts of COP26 to Nottingham’s own climate goals, and what we, as institutions, plan to do reduce carbon emissions.

Green Rewards

Don’t forget to sign up to Green Rewards and get rewarded for the positive, sustainable actions that you take. We’ll have specific activities relating to Sustainability Action Week, as well as Fairtrade Fortnight which is happening from Monday 21 February – Sunday 6 March 2022.
Find out more about Green Rewards and sign up.

Visit our Sustainability webpages to find more events and information for Sustainability Action Week 2022.

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Vice-Chancellor’s Medal 2022: nominations open for staff and students

February 21st, 2022

Following on from the success of previous years, a call for nominations for the 2022 Vice-Chancellor’s Medal is now underway.

The Medal is awarded for exceptional achievement by staff or students.

Any current member of staff or current student at any of the university’s campuses in China, Malaysia or the UK may be nominated for a Vice-Chancellor’s Medal within the broad criteria for the award set out below.

Criteria for the award of the Medal

  • Exceptional achievement in a particular arena;
  • Outstanding contribution to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion in university life;
  • Notable endeavour which has made a difference to the university;
  • A substantive contribution which has enhanced the reputation of the University of Nottingham;
  • Activity which has had a noticeably positive impact for students, staff or the local community;
  • An individual achievement or sustained achievement over a period of time.

For the 2022 round of Medal awards, nominations for staff and students who have demonstrated exceptional achievements in supporting the response to the pandemic in whatever arena will be particularly welcomed.

Additional examples of exceptional achievement by staff might include sporting success, leadership of a community project, exceptional service as a school governor, innovation in service delivery, notable curricular innovation or significant research impact of some kind.

Student exceptional achievement could include contributions to Hall or JCR, sporting club, student society, other Students’ Union activities or representation, volunteering in the community, as a student ambassador, student caller, fundraising, or some other activity within a School.

Note though these are just examples and not intended to limit the grounds on which someone might be proposed for an award.

Nomination and selection process

The nomination and selection process for this year is as follows:

  • The deadline for nominations is 5pm on Friday 1 April 2022.
  • Normally nomination is through Head of School/Department or the Students’ Union Development Officer but anyone else can propose.
  • Nominations are considered once a year by a Panel, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor, which includes the Students’ Union Development Officer in its membership.
  • Those selected by the Panel to receive a Vice-Chancellor’s Medal are presented with a specially created medal and certificate at an appropriate university event during the academic year.

Nomination Process

Each nomination MUST include the following information, a link to the Microsoft Forms nomination is included below:

  1. Name, School/Department and email address of the nominee;
  2. A summary of the staff member or student’s employment or registration at the University;
  3. Confirmation of support from Head of School/Department and/or Students’ Union Development Officer (or another sabbatical officer) and name, position, email address and telephone number of proposer;
  4. The proposal for the award of the Vice-Chancellor’s Medal (indicating the nature of the achievement and why it should be recognised in this way). This section should be no less than 150 words nor any more than 500 words but attachments may be added if helpful.

Please use the button below to fill in a nomination form.

Nominations should be submitted no later than 5pm on Friday 1 April 2022.

It is expected that only a small number of Vice-Chancellor’s Medals will be presented in any year making this a very special award for University of Nottingham staff and students.

Resubmissions in subsequent years will be accepted. Note also that very rarely, and at the discretion of the Vice-Chancellor, awards are also made to individuals who are not staff or students of the university but have rendered some form of extraordinary service which merits recognition in this way.

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Launch of Curriculum Transformation Project

February 21st, 2022

Following the successful Designing Programmes for Learning conference that took place in January 2022, in which the university showcased its approach to curriculum design, there is now an institutional commitment to provide resources that will support all schools in redesigning their courses to embody programme-level design principles.

The university’s Education and Student Experience Strategic Delivery Plan set curriculum as one of its key priorities. Through a series of pilot studies in a selection of schools, we have developed and refined a framework for programme-level curriculum design which we shared with colleagues from other HEIs at a conference in January 2022. The framework initially involves the assembly of an evidence base obtained from various stakeholders (employers, alumni, students, market research).

This evidence base is used to inform the design of a programme of study that focuses on the student journey, leading to the skills and values that we expect UoN graduates to be able to demonstrate. The design process is undertaken by both staff and students, with the outcome a negotiated co-creation.

The process ensures that assessment is purposeful and sustainable, and that students are clear on why, how, and when, they acquire and demonstrate programme-level learning outcomes.

New university funding means that we are now able to roll out our design framework to schools across the institution, thus launching the Curriculum Transformation Project. The university commitment will provide support through central teams, through roles in faculties, and through the teaching backfill needed to allow staff in schools the time to devote to the design process.

The project will also capitalise on the integration of new digital solutions that will support both curriculum management and electronic assessment.

Various events will be held to ensure that information about the Curriculum Transformation Project is disseminated to staff and students.

If you would like to know more, please contact Katharine Reid.

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Catering, hospitality and conferencing update

February 18th, 2022

As more staff and students have returned to campus it is a good time to remind everyone of the outlets opening times and to tell you about a few outlets you may not have seen before.

We will continue to monitor usage of the areas and increase opening times as appropriate.  You can see an updated list of catering outlet locations and opening times at the university.

There are also few changes to be aware of, including:

Jubilee Campus

Spokes within Jubilee Conference Centre will be re-opening on Monday 28 February 2022 serving homemade cakes, noodles, paninis and coffee – opening times Monday-Friday 7am-4pm Dining (devere.co.uk)

Aspire Café within the Amenities Building – re-opening from week commencing 14 March serving a selection of homemade hot and cold meals – opening times Monday to Friday  8am -4pm

Café Terrazzo – within Exchange Building, has had a refurbishment now offering a deli and pizza selection – opening times Monday to Friday 8.30am-4pm

Sutton Bonington Campus

The Apiary new outlet within the Barn has now opened which is a café open Monday to Friday 8.30am-2.00pm with a great new seating area.

University Park

Bramleys Brasserie & Bar within the Orchard Hotel is a perfect place to have lunch with visitors to the university.  Contact Bramleys Brasserie at Orchard Hotel, Nottingham | Restaurants Nottingham (devere.co.uk) to book a table in advance or just call in for lunch.

Saijokai (top floor) of Portland Building is open Monday to Friday 11am-4pm new offering a Pan Asian menu – no booking required.

Subway – in Portland Building open Monday to Friday 11am-5pm and weekends 11am-5pm

Hemsley – a new Grab and Go outlet has opened Monday to Friday 8.30am-4pm

Starbucks in David Ross Sports Village – re-opened – Monday to Friday, 8.30am-6pm, Saturday, 8.30am-7pm and Sunday, 8.30am-6pm

Derby Medical School

The Café has re-opened Monday to Friday 8.00am-3.30pm.

Kings Meadow Campus

Costa Coffee is open now Monday to Friday 8.30am-3.15pm

Delivered Catering – is back and open for business Delivered Catering – The University of Nottingham – please order on line, however if you have any questions, please contact conferences@nottingham.ac.uk

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Professor Andy Long to become Vice-Chancellor at Northumbria University

February 15th, 2022

Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Andy Long will leave the university to become the new Vice-Chancellor of Northumbria University from 1 August 2022.

As Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Long has led operational planning and academic resources across the university, supporting Vice-Chancellor Professor Shearer West and colleagues across academic and professional services to ensure the delivery of world changing research, excellent teaching and the student experience. He serves on University Council and its Committees, as well as representing the university locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

During his term, Professor Long has also steered the creation of the new University Strategy setting out the institution’s strategic ambitions, goals and values; overseen the university’s response to the challenges of the pandemic and the recovery of its operations; and is currently leading the development of the new Castle Meadow campus.

Announcing Professor Long’s move, Vice-Chancellor Professor Shearer West said:

“I am delighted that Andy has secured the role of Vice-Chancellor at Northumbria University. During his long and distinguished career at Nottingham and within his academic field, he has demonstrated an unrivalled depth of understanding which I know will stand him in good stead at Northumbria. Of course, this is also a sad moment as we say goodbye to someone who has made numerous contributions to Nottingham from his time as a PhD student.  I hugely enjoy working with Andy and appreciate his wisdom, evidence-based approach and extraordinary commitment to the success of the university.”

Looking ahead to taking up his new role, Professor Long said:

“I am extremely pleased to be joining Northumbria University as its next Vice-Chancellor and am looking forward to the opportunities and challenges ahead. Of course, having worked at Nottingham for more than 30 years, I shall miss so many good friends and colleagues, and would like to thank them for supporting me at every stage of my time here.”

Professor Long has studied and worked at the University of Nottingham since 1990. Prior to his appointment as DVC he served as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Engineering from 2015-2018, and before that as Executive Dean (2011-15) and Associate Dean for Research (2008-11). He also served as Associate Dean to the Graduate School representing Engineering (2007-11).

He has a BSc in Applied Mathematics from the University of Warwick, an MSc in Computer Integrated Engineering from Loughborough University, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nottingham. He joined the staff at Nottingham in 1990 as a Research Assistant, and was appointed lecturer in 1994 before gaining promotion to a personal chair in Mechanics of Materials in 2003.

Professor Long is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. Throughout his time at Nottingham he has continued to teach undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as conducting research into high performance composite materials.

The university will commence recruitment for Andy’s successor as Deputy Vice-Chancellor shortly, with further details of the process published in Campus News in due course.

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UoN swimming lessons for children

February 15th, 2022

Next week is Derbyshire school’s half-term and there are spaces available throughout the week of Monday 21 – Friday 25 February 2022 on the university’s swimming courses.

UoN Sport’s week long intensive courses are a great way to boost your child’s swimming progress whilst being based right on-campus, and run from Monday to Friday offering a variety of options to develop new skills and improve technique.

Priced at £26, the courses of 5 days of 30 minute lessons represent brilliant value for money and are available for swimmers of all abilities.

If you’d like to take advantage of these lessons and book your children onto one of our available courses then please visit UoN Sport’s Holiday Lessons web pages for more information.

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Celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 at UoN

February 15th, 2022

International Women’s Day (IWD) takes place on Tuesday 8 March 2022, with activities taking place throughout March.

The theme for International Women’s Day 2022 is #BreakTheBias:

“Imagine a gender equal world.
A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.
A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
A world where difference is valued and celebrated.
Together we can forge women’s equality.
Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.” IWD 2022

We invite the entire university to be part of this conversation and show how you are breaking gender stereotypes. Why not share a photo and caption on the 8 March using #BreaktheBias, #WeAreUoN, #IWD_UoN.

Central Activities:

#BreakTheBias: A Focus on Women’s Health and Wellbeing
Thursday 10 March, 1pm – 2.30pm
Online, Microsoft Teams
Register your attendance

We invite the entire university to be part of this conversation and show how you are breaking gender stereotypes. Why not share a photo and caption on the 8 March using #BreaktheBias, #WeAreUoN, #IWD_UoN.

Join us for a panel discussion, chaired by Professor Katherine Linehan (PVC for EDI), where we explore how we can create an inclusive university that supports the health and wellbeing of women on campus.

We invite the entire university to be part of this conversation. Together we can #BreakTheBias.

Our speakers include:
Professor Katherine Linehan
Katherine Linehan joined University of Nottingham as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Equality Diversity, Inclusion and People in January 2022. Katherine joined the university from University of Sheffield where she was the deputy EDI lead for the institution as a whole, supporting the work of the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Katherine chaired the institution’s Gender Equality Committee, securing the Silver Athena SWAN award for it in 2018. She also led Sheffield’s response to the UKRI and EPSRC Race Equality Initiative and the diversification of the curriculum across her Faculty.
Katherine is committed to driving EDI at UoN “My ambition is to create a diverse and inclusive staff and student community in which all are given equal opportunity to thrive and showcase their talents. I want to foster an environment in which everyone feels comfortable and valued bringing their authentic self to the university to work or to study.”

Stacy Johnson
I am a Trinidadian immigrant nurse and academic activist. I am an Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences and the founder and Chief Scientific Officer of The Reverse Mentoring Practice, a University of Nottingham spin out. I have been thinking deeply about the impact of psychological and moral distress on women’s physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.

Daisy Forster
As a third year Liberal Arts student, I’ve struggled with chronic migraines and headaches throughout my degree and understand what it feels like to have a condition be overlooked and misunderstood. I decided to start a Women*s Health Campaign to close the Gender Health Gap at UoN and make women* with health conditions feel that they are taken seriously. Hearing heart-breaking stories from students and staff through this campaign has made me realise how important and serious the issue really is. I’m very excited and honoured to take part in this event!

Claire Thompson
I am the Associate Director (Student Wellbeing) at the university. I am a graduate of the Nottingham School of Psychology and entered the world of social work after I left university, specialising in the area of adult mental health. The social work values of equality and inclusion are very close to my heart and I am delighted to be a part of celebrating International Women’s Day.

30 Minutes for Me – IWD Moves+ Challenge

Why not take part in one (or all!) of our IWD 2022 Moves+ challenges? Through the Moves+ app we are setting a series of challenges that not only get us moving but also celebrate women who are #breakingthebias when it comes to sport.

Physical activity is so important for our health and wellbeing. Not only is it great for our physical health but it also de-stresses and boost mood.

It is important that we take time for ourselves, so this International Women’s Day we are encouraging you all to take ’30 minutes for me’. Go for a walk, run, swim or whatever floats your boat! Just get out there for 30 minutes and feel the benefit. Why not take a walk around the campus? Walking routes can be viewed here.

Our big challenge this year is in celebration of Preet Chandi, the first woman of colour to reach the South Pole. The physio and army captain managed to complete a 700-mile solo expedition to the South Pole in 40 days, seven hours and three minutes – becoming the third fastest female solo skier to ever complete the journey. We are challenging you to walk 8,000 steps a day (total of 56,0000 over the week) and collectively we hope to cover 700miles.

More information on the Moves+ app can be found here.

Remember sport is for everyone!

The university’s Department of Sport offers inclusive initiatives and Empower gives female students the opportunity to keep fit, educate themselves on a healthy lifestyle and become part of a dynamic community.

Local Activities:

IWD Creative Competition Social Event- School of Psychology
For the second year, the School of Psychology hosted a Creative Challenge Competition to celebrate IWD. You can view this year’s student submissions here. We are hosting an IWD social event and competition winners announcement on Tuesday 8 of March at 2pm in the Psychology Social space. We will have coffee and cake, announce the Creative Challenge Competition Winners and host a pub quiz by the Psychology Society, followed by an informal discussion on breaking the bias.

Project Period: Paint it Red
Thursday 3 March, 11am –2.30pm
Senate Chamber, Trent Building, University Park Campus
Register your attendance

A menstrual and menopause workshop hosted by Kavita Raniga, Kate Butcher and Dom Mosses, with special guest speaker, Dr Claire Hardy.

How Can We Stop Forced Marriage
Thursday 3 March, 1-2pm
A100, Law & Social Sciences Building
Register your attendance

Presented by Dr Helen McCabe, join the School of Politics and International Relations for tea, coffee, pastries -and a conversation on how we can stop forced marriages.

IWD Film Screening at Sutton Bonington
Thursday 3 March, 6.30pm
The Nest, Sutton Bonington Campus

To celebrate IWD, Sutton Bonington EDI in collaboration with ResX will be showing a free entry intersectional feminist film The film choice will be put to a vote in the run up to the day between ‘Hidden Figures’ (BAME) and ‘Orlando’ (LGBT+).

For more information on these film choices (and other great options for IWD) see these complementary links:

Parade:20 feminist films for IWD (including HF).
Vogue:12 feminist films for IWD (including O).

Inspiring Women in STEM
Tuesday 8 March, 6pm – 7.30pm GMT, Microsoft Teams
Book your place here.

To celebrate International Women’s Day the University of Nottingham are hosting “Inspiring Women in STEM: #BreakTheBias”, a virtual talk aimed at current and prospective students, alumni, staff and the wider community. Hosted by Chemical Engineering Professor Rachel Gomes and Programme Director for Biotechnology, Dr Nagamani Bora, the talk will explore the International Women’s Day 2022 campaign theme: #BreakTheBias.

We are bringing together a panel of female STEM graduates, to celebrate women’s achievements, challenge biases and forge women’s equality in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics.

Find more details about the guest speakers here.

Break ‘dance’ out the bias
Tuesday 8 March, Medical School Foyer

To celebrate IWD 2022 the School of Health Sciences and School of Medicine will be hosting an event in the Medical School Foyer.

We are requesting donations for the Hygiene Bank – a local organisation that believes it is not right that feeling clean should be a luxury or a privilege for anyone in our society, yet many are living in poverty and cannot afford to stay clean.

We welcome donations of unused, in-date personal care and household cleaning essentials – including deodorant, shower gel, shampoo, make-up, nappies, toilet roll, laundry detergent and surface cleaner.

Donation boxes will be in the following locations;

B99 Executive Office, School of Medicine, School of Health Sciences Staff Room

For more information contact Linda Allsop.

IWD in Chaplaincy and Faith
Tuesday 8 March, 3pm – 4pm
Location: A46, Trent Building, University Campus. Students and staff will have the option of attending in person or watching a live stream online.
Sign up for the event here.

The theme for International Women’s Day this year is ‘Break the Bias’. In keeping with this, we are asking each panel member to answer the following question:

‘What bias have you experienced as a woman of faith?’ 

Each panel member will have 5 minutes to share their response to this question and then we will open this up for a 30minute Q&A session.

IWD at KMC : Admissions and Enquiries Team
Tuesday 8 March 2022, Kings Meadow Campus
Contact: Helena Morgan and Heather Nelson

The Admissions and Enquiries team will be welcoming a guest speaker from POW Nottingham to learn more about the experiences of marginalised women in our local community, followed by a craft sale and book swap to celebrate the talented creators across the team.

Public Lecture: Decisions and outcomes of women – research in the School of Economics
Tuesday 8 March 2022, 4.30pm – 5.30pm
A48, Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park Campus

We are hosting a public lecture to celebrate International Women’s Day on Tuesday 8 March. Academics in the School of Economics will present a brief summary of their current research on women.

4.35pm – 4.45pm “Women are hardworking, men are brilliant? Evidence from the economics job market” Markus Eberhardt

4.45pm – 4.55pm “Social norms and money-hiding by wives in sub-Saharan Africa” Abigail Barr

4.55pm – 5.05pm “Women’s expectations in the job market are changing: a study of millennials to boomers” Trudy Owens

5.05pm – 5.15pm “Gender effects in the battle of the sexes: a tale of two countries” Silvia Sonderegger

5.15pm – 5.25pm “The Suffrage Movement and Women’s Mobilisation into Politics: Evidence from the 1913 Pilgrimage” Valeria Rueda

Gender+ and elections in India’s most populous state
Date: Friday 18 March 2022, 12pm – 1.30pm (UK)/ 5.30-7pm (IST)
Online MS Teams webinar
Registration link to follow

This webinar, organised for International Women’s Day 2022, will explore challenges for women’s political participation in India. India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, home to more than 200 million people, has just concluded its state election in February – March 2022 to elect its state government. It is a politically dynamic state with several major parties. The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party, also the ruling party of national government, has governed the state from 2017-2022. The 2022 election is particularly noteworthy for the implementation of a 40% gender quota for candidates from one of the parties in the contest, the Indian National Congress party.  Results will be declared on 10 March. All three webinar speakers have spent time on the ground during the election campaign and have been closely involved with understanding the challenges faced by diverse women candidates in this election and women’s experiences as voters. We very much look forward to hearing their insights, in terms of the campaign, the results, and broader reflections on the status of women’s political participation in India.

We are grateful to the University of Nottingham’s International Women’s Day programme for co-funding this event, along with UoN’s Asia Research Institute.
Find a list of speaker profiles for this event here.

Watch and Listen

We also encourage you to engage with the creative content which was developed as part of International Women’s Day 2021:

Videos, produced by staff and students at the UoN, to recognise and celebrate women.

A reading of ‘Hers for the taking’: a poem about female empowerment by Arshia Agrawal – UoN Staff and Students

Choosing to Challenge through Dance – The SU Dance Society

Celebrating Women in Engineering: Product Design and Manufacture – The Design Society

Celebrating IWD: A video from UoN staff talking about what IWD means to them – UoN Staff

Podcasts – Listen on Spotify

Episode 1 – How we can meet new challenges with a community of women – a conversation with Mel Berry and Holly Woodford

Listen to this podcast chat with Mel and Holly from HerSpirt. They talk about how HerSpirit, an innovative and inspirational initiative has supported women to embark on new challenges to promote physical and mental wellbeing.

Episode 2 – How I’ve challenged myself during lockdown – a conversation with Katharine, Liz and Linda from the University of Nottingham Womens Network

Listen to Katharine, Liz and Linda talk about their experiences of challenging themselves with new ventures that helped them to stay physically and emotionally positive and put a smile on their faces.

Episode 3 – How I have challenged myself to enter a field I love – a conversation with Lukeki Kaindama, alumna and Principal Scientist at Public Health England

Listen to this podcast to hear more from our inspiring alumna Lukeki Kaindama about her story to pursue a career in Public Health, what she had to do on the way to get to the job she loves now and her tips on the challenges she overcame on the way.

Episode 4 – How I challenged myself to take part in a huge physical challenge after a health scare- a conversation with alumna Emma Cole

Listen to this podcast to hear more from our amazing alumna Emma Cole, who although suffering from health problems early last year took on a huge physical challenge during lockdown.

Episode 5 – How I’ve been challenged during the pandemic and how I set up my business as a new graduate – a conversation with alumna Olivia Swift

Listen to this podcast to hear more from our Alumni Laureate Award winner Olivia Swift. Olivia is a trained midwife and entrepreneur who talks frankly about how she has faced challenges during the pandemic and working out how to continue to support her company, Lotus Maternity, during the pandemic and whilst settling up her brand.

Episode 6 – How I challenged myself to progress in a career in microbiology and space – a conversation with alumna Emily P. Seto

Listen to this podcast to hear more from our Alumni Laureate Award winner Emily P. Seto. Hear about Emily’s health issues in childhood and how this solidified her interests in microbiology. Emily has now moved from clinical sciences to aerospace and what challenges she has faced along the way include gender stereotypes around working in science.

Feminist Archive East Midlands at the University of Nottingham

A team of volunteers and former members of the Nottingham Women’s Liberation Group have been working with Manuscripts and Special Collections at the University of Nottingham to create a feminist archive for the East Midlands.

The archive consists of material compiled by women involved in various strands of activism between the 1960s and 1990s, relating primarily to the activities of the Nottingham Women’s Liberation Group (second-wave feminist activism).

Find out more.

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UoN Sport 7-day fitness pass now available

February 14th, 2022

University of Nottingham Sport have recently launched a new 7-Day Fitness Pass which provides access to one of our state-of-the-art fitness suites and extensive group exercise class programme.

If you are interested in trying out the incredible fitness opportunities on campus that are available to you as a University of Nottingham staff member, the Fitness Pass could be right for you.

Discover how you can build your fitness and wellness routine around your work, by being able to take advantage of this offer on the campus closest to you.

This offer is also available to members of the public so if you’d like to bring a family member or friend along to show them all that we have to offer at the university then they are more than welcome.

This site specific 7-Day Fitness pass can be activated at the time of purchase for 7 consecutive days between Tuesday 1 February and Thursday 30 June 2022, with the last available date of purchase being Thursday 24 June 2022. Find out more about the pass and how to purchase yours here.

Remember that we do also offer a Staff Sport and Fitness Membership which offers a comprehensive sport & fitness package, year-round.

Being a member offers excellent value for money with the opportunity to access our fitness suites and classes at any of our sites at any time, as well as the use of our swimming pool at David Ross Sports Village on University Park.

All of this whilst being based on the same campus as your workplace.

You can find out more and purchase a Staff Sport & Fitness Membership here.

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Stick to Science: university backs call to remove barriers to research collaboration in Europe

February 14th, 2022

Members of the university’s research community are encouraged to support Stick to Science, a campaign urging EU leaders and the UK government to agree to the UK’s association with Horizon Europe, the world-leading research and innovation programme.

The UK’s participation in Horizon Europe has stalled due to post-Brexit negotiations, delaying access to the €95.5 billion programme.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Shearer West and the University of Nottingham are joining the campaign’s call to put science ahead of politics and remove barriers to innovation across Europe.

Nottingham researchers are invited to sign an online petition calling for the UK’s urgent association to Horizon Europe. Switzerland is also locked out of the programme and the Stick to Science campaign warns that the current political impasse is preventing world-leading scientists from collaborating fully together across Europe.

Professor West is among research leaders and thousands of researchers from the UK and across Europe who have signed the petition, while Nottingham joins institutional signatories including fellow Russell Group universities, the Royal Society, Crick Institute, Academy of Medical Sciences and many of our partners in Europe.

Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange, said: “We fully support the Stick to Science campaign and whatever the outcome of negotiations between the UK and EU, we remain committed to developing innovation networks with our partners in Europe.

“Please do consider supporting the Stick to Science campaign– and meanwhile we strongly encourage our researchers to continue to apply to Horizon Europe and maintain our excellent record of engagement.”

The University of Nottingham has already seen more than 100 proposals submitted to Horizon Europe, with two winning collaborative research projects with European partners.

UKRI is guaranteeing funding for the first wave of researchers who have successfully applied to Horizon Europe but are unable to sign grants and access EU funding due to delays to the UK’s association to the programme.

University of Nottingham researchers and our UK partners are encouraged to continue to apply to Horizon Europe, to ensure bids are in progress once agreement on association or its equivalent is reached.

Dame Jessica added: “We will continue to lobby for association with Horizon Europe and stress the importance of fellowships, collaborations and engagement with Europe, while urging our researchers to continue to open up new conversations and be alert to such opportunities.”

Anyone interested in pursuing European funding, wanting more detail on the UKRI guarantee or advice on the various strands of funding available and the support at Nottingham, should contact EU Development Manager Matthew Rackley or their local research development professional.

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