Registrarism Ep 17: The funny side of campus life
20 Aug 2010 @ 07:10 am
In this podcast the registrar looks at some of his favourite campus security logs which show just how bizarre life can be on campus on occasion.
Registrarism Ep 16: A very private education?
19 Aug 2010 @ 11:31 am
In this podcast the registrar looks at various arguments about the growth of private universities in the UK. Will they be bad for the sector, or encourage growth and competition?
Registrarism Ep 15: Everyone's a winner
19 Aug 2010 @ 11:24 am
In this podcast reaction to a call for Amazon style sub categories in university league tables.
Becoming a Psychologist part 3: Cognitive aspects of autism
19 Aug 2010 @ 07:59 am
In the third and final of these special podcasts recorded in Malaysia, Dr Peter Mitchell and Elizabeth Sheppard discuss the cognitive aspects of autism. This interview was recorded during a programme for Business FM in Malaysia, and is used with kind permission.Dr Mitchell is Dean of Science at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus.
Becoming a Psychologist part 2: Autism
19 Aug 2010 @ 07:54 am
In the second of three special podcasts recorded in Malaysia, Dr Peter Mitchell, Associate Professor Dr TeohHsienJin and Mr TehBengChoon discuss the topic of autism. This interview was recorded during a programme for Business FM in Malaysia, and is used with kind permission.Dr Mitchell is Dean of Science at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus.
Tackling the unprecedented increase in stray dogs
19 Aug 2010 @ 05:11 am
Experts at The University of Nottingham are to set up a database of homeless animals in the hope of finding a solution to an unprecedented increase in the number of unwanted pets in the UK.
Registrarism Ep 14: Peer review rankings
16 Aug 2010 @ 07:37 am
In this podcast the Registrar, Dr Paul Greatrix, weighs up research into rankings based on peer review.
Registrarism Ep 13: NSS pressure
16 Aug 2010 @ 07:30 am
In this podcast the Registrar, Dr Paul Greatrix, looks at media reports accusing some universities of pressuring students to fill in the National Student Survey
High definition diagnostic ultrasonics on the nanoscale
13 Aug 2010 @ 09:44 am
Electrical engineers at The University of Nottingham have built the world's smallest ultrasonic transducers. This revolutionary technology - many thousand times tinier than current systems will, among many other things, allow us to see inside individual cells to help diagnose serious illness.
Bafta winning TV career for Zoology student
13 Aug 2010 @ 09:12 am
Seven years after graduating Alex Tate, a Zoology student from The University of Nottingham, is forging an award winning career in the field of scientific documentaries. This year Alex won a television Bafta for the ground-breaking specialist factual series ‘Inside Nature’s Giants’. The series, which features dissections of some of the world’s biggest animals, is made by Windfall Films for Channel 4.
