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New chemical sponge has potential to lessen the carbon footprint of oil industry
November 28 2014 UK scientists have discovered a ground-breaking technique with the potential to dramatically reduce […]
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Tags: crude oil, Dr A.J. Ramirez-Cuesta, Dr Sihai Yang, EPSRC, ERC, funding, hydrocarbons, Leverhulme Trust, multi-disciplinary, Nature Chemistry, NOTT-300, ORNL, Professor Martin Schröder, refinement, research, synchrotron science facility
Times Higher accolade for Nottingham research
November 28 2014 The University of Nottingham has won ‘Research Project of the Year’ at the […]
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Tags: 'Research Project of the Year, Dr Dalia Said, Dr Lana Faraj, Dua's Layer, layer of eye, Ophthalmology, Professor Harminder Dua, Professor Saul Tendler, The Times Higher Education Awards, Times Higher Education Awards 2014, tissue of the cornea, Trevor Gray and James Lowe
National survey to shape the future of hearing loss research
November 27 2014 People whose lives have been touched by hearing loss are being offered the […]
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Tags: diagnosis and management, funding, Hearing Link, hearing loss, Helen Henshaw, Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Research, National Institute for Health Research, National survey, Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit, Nottingham Hospitals Charity, online survey, prevention, research
Atoms colder than outer space are the key to futuristic nano-sensors
November 26 2014 Experts at The University of Nottingham have secured a £6 million grant to […]
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Tags: BIS, Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Additive Manufacturing, Dstl and the Knowledge Transfer Network, EPSRC, GCHQ, George Green Institute for Electromagnetics Research, GPS technology, Innovate UK, microchips, nano-sensors, National Physical Laboratory, Nottingham Geospatial Institute, Professor Mark Fromhold, Professor Philip Nelson, Professor Saul Tendler, Quantum Technology Hub, research, School of Physics and Astronomy
Study highlights under 5s at risk from broken bones
24 November 2014 Public health researchers have discovered new clues about which children under five years […]
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Tags: Archives of Disease in Childhood, broken bones, children, Dr Ruth Baker, epidemiological survey, injury prevention, injury prevention initiatives, public health, research, risk factors for fractures, School of Medicine, The Health Improvement Network
Primary care research in Nottingham shares £30m funding boost
November 20 2014 The Division of Primary Care at The University of Nottingham, along with eight […]
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Tags: £30 millions, Bristol University, Keele University, Newcastle University, NHS priorities, primary care researchers, Professor Tony Avery, research funding, School for Primary Care Research, The Division of Primary Care, The National Institute for Health Research, The University of Manchester, the University of Oxford, University College London, University of Cambridge, University of Southampton
Putting an end to modern slavery
November 17 2014 This week the Modern Slavery Bill was debated by the House of Lords. […]
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Tags: ‘Care for the Future, AHRC, anti-slavery, Arts and Humanities Research Council, contemporary slavery, Department of American and Canadian Studies, House of Lords, Modern Slavery Bill, Professor Andrew Thompson, Professor Jean Allain, Professor John Oldfield, Professor Kevin Bales, Professor Peter Ling, Professor Stephen Mumford, Professor Zoe Trodd, Queens University Belfast, The University of Hull
‘Smart’ drugs won’t make smart people smarter
November 12 2014 It is claimed one in five students have taken the ‘smart’ drug Modafinil […]
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Tags: ‘Smart’ drugs, cognitive function, Dr Ahmed Dahir Mohamed, Hayling Sentence Completion Test, Modafinil, negative effects, neuropsychological task, PLOS one, randomised double blind study, research, School of Psychology, UNMC