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Lessons from the Past: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic in The University of Nottingham Historic Collections
September 2nd, 2010
Date: Thursday 10 September to Sunday 19 December
Time: Monday to Friday: 10am to 4pm
Venue: Weston Gallery, University of Nottingham Museum, Department of Archaeology, University Park
Admission: Free
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Holden Botany Lecture: Molecular biology of tomato fruit ripening — from pTOMs to the genome sequence
September 2nd, 2010
Prof Jim Giovannoni, Cornell University
Date: Thursday 16th September
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Vet School Auditorium, Sutton Bonington Campus
Admission: Free
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Confronting the Challenges of Cosmopolitan Criminal Jurisprudence
September 2nd, 2010
Prof Paul Roberts, inaugural lecture
Date: Friday 10th September 2010
Time: 6pm
Venue: Room B63, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park
Admission: Free
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Astronomy Public Lecture Series: Big Telescopes and Technology
September 2nd, 2010
Prof Mike Merrifield, School of Physics and Astronomy
Date: Thursday 23 September
Time: 6pm
Venue: Room B1, Maths and Physics Building, University
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How has the teaching of reading changed over the past 100 years — and has it changed for the better?
September 2nd, 2010
Prof Colin Harrison, School of Education
Date: Monday 27 September
Time: 1pm Venue: Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park
Admission: Free
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Lessons from the Past: Reading Writing and Arithmetic in The University of Nottingham Historic Collections.
August 31st, 2010
Friday 10 September to Sunday 19 December, Weston Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, admission free.
Examining the teaching of basic education over the centuries, this exhibition looks at ways in which children were helped along the path to literacy. From arithmetic exercise books to examples of penmanship, the exhibition draws heavily from the Briggs Collection of Educational Literature. A series of lunchtime talks expands on the materials — visit www.lakesidearts.org.uk or call the box office on 0115 846 7777 for more info.
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Lectures at the Playhouse
August 27th, 2010
Academics from the University will be part of the autumn programme at the Nottingham Playhouse. Prof Julie Sanders will share her thoughts on Twelfth Night on Wednesday 6 October at 6pm. Prof Brean Hammond will take part in the Lost Shakespeare Day on Monday 11 October, with the first public reading of Double Falsehood since he identified the work as being based on Shakespeare’s Cardenio. Call the box office on 0115 941 9419 or visit www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk for more info.
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