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Join us for Open Access Week: 22-26 October

October 15th, 2018

Message from Caroline Williams, Director of Libraries:

Once a year we get the chance to celebrate the ethos behind open access by marking International Open Access Week. This year there’s a wide range of short and informative events aimed at our university’s researchers to support open access endeavours as we get closer to REF2021.

These events aim to capture the spirit of this year’s theme: ‘Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge’, which highlights the need to include all disciplines, people and knowledge when talking about open access in this dynamic environment.

Highlights of the week — taking place Monday 22 October-Friday 26 October 2018 — include:

  • Vice-Chancellor Professor Shearer West will be opening the first session of the week, OA innovations. This is a two-part event showcasing some of the exciting developments in the world of open scholarly publishing. Please do book to attend (1:30-3:30pm, Monday 22 October at the Hemsley, refreshments provided).
  • OA Innovations includes invited speakers from within and outside of the University who will explore recent OA publishing innovations including OA monographs, open data publishing, Book Sprints and open media, such as the open journalism platform, The Conversation.
  • Open access pop-ups: the library research support team will be popping up across campus to answer your OA and REF queries.  There is no need to book onto these pop-up sessions – just come and speak to us on the day.
  • ORCID competition: Submit your name and ORCID iD to library-researchsupport@nottingham.ac.uk to enter the prize draw for the chance to win a £25 voucher.
  • Open Access: how to access millions of free research articles event: Learn the basics of accessing free open access resources outside of university life in this interactive session.
  • OA training: for those of you new to open access or who would like a refresher, this training session will provide a full overview of what, why and how you can publish OA.
  • OA film screening: There will be two showings of the award-winning documentary ‘The Internet’s own boy’, an openly available film following the life of Aaron Schwartz, computer programmer and internet activist.

To find out more see our Open Access Week webpages, or book your place at one of our events via the Eventbrite page.

There is no need to book for the pop-up events.

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Make the Headlines on University Park

October 11th, 2018

A training conference will take place next month designed to give staff a taste of how they can use the media to support their research.

The event has three headline sessions:

  • an overview of how the press office can help you
  • a panel discussion on what journalists are looking for
  • a talk from Eric Stoller on using social media.

Breakout sessions on writing opinion pieces, using video, becoming a television expert and working with external organisations are also on offer.

The free event, titled Making the Headlines, has been put together by the University’s award-winning press office and includes guest speakers from the Guardian, the BBC, and the Engineer, academics who have had tangible benefits from engaging with the media, as well as film makers and leading experts from Nature, the British Science Association, the Science Media Centre, and the Medical Research Council. More speakers will be confirmed nearer the time.

The event will take place 9am – 5.30pm on Thursday 22 November at Nottingham Lakeside Arts. Attendees are invited to sign up for the whole day or simply the sessions they are most interested in. Food and drink is provided.

Following the conference Registrar Dr Paul Greatrix will host the University’s first social media awards and launch a Tweet Up initiative. The University’s Knowledge Impact and Exchange Awards will take place at East Midlands Conference Centre later in the evening with two of the event’s awards dedicated to media work.

Making the Headlines is suitable for anyone with involvement in generating impact and promoting research.

To book your place please visit Eventbrite and add a ticket for each element you are interested in attending.

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Undergraduate and Postgraduate Student Recruitment forums – updated times

October 11th, 2018

*UPDATE: The times for this year’s Student Recruitment forums have been updated.*

The Student Recruitment forums are an opportunity to receive updates from teams within External Relations concerning student recruitment activities. All staff are welcome to attend but it is especially relevant for those involved with student recruitment activities.

For those familiar with the old format of the forums, please be aware that we are now hosting separate forums for undergraduate student recruitment and postgraduate student recruitment.

Upcoming forum dates

The times for this year’s Undergraduate Student Forum have been updated and can be seen below. Please note that times remain subject to change – attendees should refer to the agenda for each event for the most up-to-date timings.

  • Autumn Postgraduate Forum
    1pm-3pm, Wednesday 10 October 2018: A41, Sir Clive Granger Building
  • Autumn Undergraduate Forum
    1pm-3pm, Wednesday 17 October 2018: A41, Sir Clive Granger Building

New ‘live’ mailing list

To find out more and opt into further communication about the Student Recruitment forums, please visit our Workspace site and sign up to calendar invites via our live mailing list.

If you are interested in finding out about upcoming forums and receiving invitations it is essential that you add your University email address into the appropriate column in the mailing list. All previous mailing lists will be overridden by this live list and you will not receive an invite if you do not provide your email address to subscribe.

If you subsequently wish to opt out of communications (e.g. if the forum is no longer relevant to your role), you are able to do so at any point. To unsubscribe simply remove your own email address from the mailing list.

We will process your personal data in accordance with the University’s privacy policy. Your email address will be used for the sole purpose of communicating with you about the Student Recruitment forums.

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Introducing the Campus Solutions User Groups

October 10th, 2018

The latest Campus Solutions blog post highlights the new User Groups that have been set up to drive engagement across the University, as we move to the new student records system.

Visit the Campus Solutions Implementation blog to find out more about this initiative.

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Future Leaders Programme opens for applications

October 10th, 2018

The 2018/19 Leadership and Management Academy (LMA) Future Leaders Programme is now open for applications.

Through a mix of workshops, coaching, 360° analysis, and the application of learning in practice through a work based project, you can learn and work with your peers from across the University, and enhance your leadership and management practice.

Future Leaders is the programme for you if you’re moving from an operational leadership to a more strategic leadership role. You might have ambitions to become a head of a school or a professional service team, or perhaps wish to take on more responsibility across the University.

Your role is likely to be at L5 or L6, and staff from all job families at these levels are welcome to apply.

The Future Leaders Programme will help to develop and support you as an existing leader to be ready for future leadership roles across the University.

The deadline for applications is Saturday 10 November 2018.

Find out more

The Future Leaders Programme combines blended learning, personal diagnostics, group coaching, the application of learning in practice through a work based project, and the opportunity to learn with peers from across different areas of the University. Find out more by looking at the programme pages of the LMA Hub on Moodle, or contact a member of the Leadership and Management Team.

There’s also a raft of on-line learning resources and diagnostic tools available for all staff to access on the Learning and Resources page of the LMA Hub – from performance management and emotional intelligence to personal impact and managing stress, there’s a range of topics to choose from. You can also discover more about what’s available from the Leadership and Management Academy by downloading the prospectus. If you’d prefer a hard copy, please email a member of the LMA team.

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Getting Started with… OneDrive, Teams, OneNote and Forms

October 10th, 2018

Office 365 workshop dates have been announced for Autumn 2018.

Want to get to grips with all that Office 365 has to offer?

This series of hour-long sessions will give you the basics to get started with four key Office 365 applications:

  • OneDrive,
  • Teams
  • OneNote
  • Form

All workshop dates and registration links are available now on the Digital Network blog.

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Teaching and Learning Building — technology demo drop-in sessions

October 8th, 2018

As part of the handover of the new AV facilities in the Teaching and Learning Building, Information Services staff have organised drop-in sessions to demonstrate the new technology which has been installed in teaching rooms.

The emphasis will be on demonstrating what is new and different to our existing teaching rooms rather than in depth training.

These drop in sessions will be an informal affair where people can get hands on and see and ask questions about the new technology.

All Teaching and Learning, support and IS staff are welcome to attend.

Schedule:

  • 11am-12pm, Wednesday 10 October 2018: D11, Teaching and Learning Building
  • 2pm-3pm, Monday 15 October 2018: C11, Teaching and Learning Building
  • 11am-12pm, Wednesday 24 October 2018: D11, Teaching and Learning Building

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Rolls-Royce visit marks expansion of University Technology Centre in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology and unveils impressive Trent 1000 jet engine

October 8th, 2018

Paul Stein, Chief Technology Officer for Rolls-Royce Plc, visited the University of Nottingham for a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shearer West, and toured the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing Technology and On-Wing Technology, hosted in the flagship Advanced Manufacturing Building on Jubilee Campus.

Established in 1999 as part of the Rolls-Royce UTC network under Professor Dragos Axinte, Director of the Rolls-Royce UTC, the centre boasts a multi-disciplinary research team exploring all aspects of aerospace manufacture, with particular interest in areas of on-platform inspection and repair systems.

Mr Stein met with Professor Axinte, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange Professor Dame Jessica Corner, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engineering Professor Sam Kingman, to mark the planned expansion of the Manufacturing and On-Wing Repair UTC to include Mechatronics Manufacturing in light of very successful research activities involving robotics.

Commenting on the continued collaboration between the University and Rolls-Royce, Dame Jessica said: “It’s a really important relationship. The UTCs are at the centre of everything that we do, and we’ve got big plans to develop in related areas through projects like our Beacon investments.”

The Rolls-Royce and University delegation unveiled the loan of an impressive Trent 1000 engine for the UTC researchers to develop their mechatronics capability. The engine is tailored for use with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and embodies many new features which contribute to its reputation as one of the cleanest and quietest engines available in its class.

Touring the UTC and talking with members — including academics, research fellows and PhD researchers — to discuss the technical challenges and view some of the latest developments in robotics, fixturing and advanced manufacturing, Mr Stein, said: “Finding cleverer and smarter ways to inspect the product without having to take them off the wing and dismantle the whole aircraft, has massive implications in terms of efficiency and bottom line impact.

“The focus of the company right now is on the services and on-going care and life when the products are in the hands of our consumers. We want to see how we can make it more efficient and slicker and ultimately give a better service to our customers.”

The delegation went on to visit the University of Nottingham Technology Centre in Gas Turbine Transmission Systems, which is the second University UTC to focus on working closely with senior engineers at Rolls-Royce. Mr Stein viewed the latest test rigs, due to be commissioned in the next few weeks.

To date, Rolls-Royce has established a global network of 31 University Technology Centres. Each centre addresses a key technology and collectively they tackle a wide range of engineering disciplines.

“We’re very proud of our university network,” he said. “It’s seen as a success story for Rolls-Royce and one that our competitors look upon enviously.”

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Women Leading Education Conference 2019 — call for papers

October 8th, 2018

The seventh international Women Leading Education Conference will be hosted by the University of Nottingham in 2019. Abstracts are currently being welcomed from those who would like to present at the conference.

The conference theme is ‘ways of seeing women’s leadership in education: stories, images, metaphors, methods and theories’. A group of esteemed scholars from across five continents will present their research in the field of gender and women in educational leadership.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is Monday 29 October 2018.

Find out more about the conference — including details of the programme, how to book your place, and how to submit abstracts — at nottingham.ac.uk/conference/wle.

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Shortlist announced for the Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards

October 3rd, 2018

The Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards celebrate the contribution of our University’s research to society and the economy.

Over 80 entries were received in nine award categories this year. The shortlist has been selected by judging panels across the University.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the East Midlands Conference Centre on Thursday 22 November.

Here’s the shortlist in full:

Expert commentator of the year

  • Dr Afzal Ashraf, School of Politics and International Relations
  • Dr Ansgar Koene, School of Computer Science
  • Dr Paul Smith, School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies

Research story of the year

  • Nottingham Dollies, Professors Kevin Sinclair, David Gardner and Sandra Corr
  • Slavery from Space, Dr Doreen Boyd
  • #SnailLove, Dr Angus Davison

Policy impact award

  • Professor Antoni Kapcia, School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies
  • Dr Ansgar Koene, School of Computer Science
  • Dr Fernando Casal Bertoa, School of Politics and International Relations

Faculty of Arts award

  • Bringing Vikings back to the East Midlands – Professor Judith Jesch, Dr Roderick Dale
  • Linguistic tools to improve compliance with regulatory requirements – Dr Kathy Conklin, Dr Richard Hyde, Dr Fabio Parente, Dr Kay Snowley
  • The curator of Rebellion at Nottingham Castle – Dr Richard A Gaunt

Faculty of Engineering award

  • GeoSHM – Structural health monitoring of bridges – Dr Xiaolin Meng, Paul Bhatia, Dr John S. Owen, Dr Panagiotis Psimoulis, Dr Yilin Xie, Dr Dinh Tung Nguyen
  • Project SCENe – Sustainable Community Energy Networks – Dr Lewis Cameron, Professor Mark Gillott, Dr Lucelia Rodrigues, Dr Rob Shipman, Claire Hardwidge
  • Remote keyhole surgery for jet engines – Professor Dragos Axinte

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences award

  • Reducing rates of clinically important errors in medicines management – Professor Tony Avery, Dr Sarah Rodgers, Professor Sarah Armstrong, Dr Ndeshi Salema, Christina Sheehan, Dr Brian Bell, Anthony Chuter, Glen Swanwick, James Barrett
  • Enabling personalisation of care in breast cancer – Professor Emad Rakha, Professor Ian Ellis
  • The Scarred Liver project – Dr Neil Guha, Professor Guru Aithal, Dr Emilie Wilkes, Dr Martin James, Professor Steve Ryder, Dr Dave Harman, Dr Rebecca Harris, Dr Jane Chalmers, Dr Joanna Morling, Dr Tim Card

Faculty of Science award

  • Bacteria-resistant plastics – Professor Morgan Alexander, Emeritus Professor Martyn Davies, Professor Paul Williams, Professor Derek Irvine
  • Breeding better tomatoes with longer shelf life – Professor Graham B. Seymour, Dr Natalie Chapman
  • Novel compounds to reduce campylobacter infection in animal farming – Professor Panos Soultanas, Dr Jafar Mahdavi

Faculty of Social Sciences award

  • Antislavery data: Measuring and mapping to end global slavery – Professor Kevin Bales, Professor Bernard Silverman, Professor Todd Landman, Dr Doreen Boyd, Dr James Goulding, Dr Alex Trautims, Minh Dang, Andrea Nicholson, Dr Austin ChoiFitzpatrick
  • Internationalisation of Higher Education in Zimbabwe – Dr Juliet Thondhlana, Dr Evelyn Garwe, Professor Simon McGrath
  • The Nottingham slave trade legacies initiative – Dr Susanne Seymour

There will also be a special Vice Chancellor’s award announced on the night for research impact over the course of an individual’s career.

Congratulations to all nominees.

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