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Researching solutions to global water shortages
Making sure the world’s population has enough drinking water is one of the biggest challenges we face today. A rapidly increasing global population, the fact that only a very small percentage of global water is available for consumption and an uneven global distribution of clean drinking water are the main problems in regard to the current global water crisis....

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Looking back: when the Festival of Britain came to Nottingham
The populace of Nottinghamshire, who are old enough to remember, have been given the opportunity to contribute to an exhibition of the Festival of Britain, currently on display at the University Adult Education Centre, Shakespeare Street until 23 March 2007. The Exhibition opened with a lecture delivered by Sophie Hollinshead, Art Historian for the School of Education, who was also responsible for collating the material. ...

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[ Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:23:20 +0000 ]


Using appropriate technology
Dr Mike Clifford from the School of Mechanical Materials and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Nottingham has been working on simple, appropriate technologies to address some of the problems in the developing world....

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[ Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:39:16 +0000 ]


Flu pandemic: How prepared are we?
In this podcast Professor Robert Dingwall, Director of the Institute of Science and Society at the University of Nottingham, and a member of the UK government’s Department of Heath committee on the ethical aspects of pandemic influenza, discusses the causes and potential impact of a flu pandemic on the UK....

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[ Fri, 9 Feb 2007 10:18:15 +0000 ]


Using composite materials to replace bone
In this podcast, Professor Chris Rudd, Dean of the faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham, describes his work with composite materials in the car industry and how it can be applied to the field of medicine.Traditionally, patients who have lost bone in an accident or have had bone removed due to cancer have had to endure two very long and very painful operations. One operation to attach steel plates to the bone, and a second operation once the bone has healed, to remove them.For t...

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Advances in Nanotechnology
In this podcast, Professor Moriarty discusses nanotechnology, and how it has led to a convergence of the traditional sciences. He talks about the commercial applications of nanotechnology such as hard disk technology in laptops, stain free materials and fabrics, self-cleaning windows and advanced water filtration....

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Challenges to the Absolute Prohibition of Torture
Professor Manfred Nowak, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, delivered the Second Annual Paragon Human Rights Lecture, held each year to mark International Human Rights Day. He spoke about the current challenges facing the absolute prohibition of torture, particularly with respect to the ‘War on Terror’....

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[ Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:45:51 +0000 ]


Why Human Rights Matter
On the eve of International Human Rights Day, the Secretary General of Amnesty International, Irene Khan, delivered the inaugural Paragon Human Rights lecture. She spoke about the erosion of human rights in the name of counter-terrorism measures in the UK and across the globe....

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[ Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:42:15 +0000 ]


Engagement in e-learning
Dr. Cynthia White is a Professor of Applied Linguistics at Massey University in New Zealand where one of her research interests is Distance education and online learning. In this talk to the e-learning community at Nottingham, Dr White discusses tools and techniques that help teachers, tutors and managers with traditional teaching backgrounds come to grips with e-learning....

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[ Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:13:40 +0000 ]


The Brain of the Future
The Graduate School Centre at the University of Nottingham was formally opened on 12th October 2006 byBaroness Susan Greenfield, Director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain and Fullerian Professor of Physiology andComparative Anatomy at Oxford University. In this key note speech, Baroness Greenfield considers how humans will communicateand learn in the future, as technology becomes increasingly sophisticated, and the pace of change within society becomesever faster....

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Back bench rebels
Philip Cowley, Reader in the University’s School of Politics and International Relations, was recently nominated for the Times Higher young researcher of the year award. In this podcast, Philip discusses his research into back bench rebellions within the British parliament. Philip describes his research as practical politics, linking academic research to the real world of political debate....

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[ Fri, 8 Dec 2006 16:38:06 +0000 ]


North Korea: Nuclear threat?
The increasing world tension that built up after North Korea undertook an underground nuclear test on October 26th this year form the background for this interview with Professor Gilbert Rozman from Princeton University. A leading commentator and researcher on comparisons and relations in Northeast Asia, including China, Japan, Russia and Korea, Professor Rozman examines a number of the key facets of this complex and highly volatile situation....

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[ Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:39:59 -0000 ]


North Korea: Nuclear threat?
The increasing world tension that built up after North Korea undertook an underground nuclear test on October 26th this year form the background for this interview with Professor Gilbert Rozman from Princeton University. A leading commentator and researcher on comparisons and relations in Northeast Asia, including China, Japan, Russia and Korea, Professor Rozman examines a number of the key facets of this complex and highly volatile situation....

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[ Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:39:59 -0000 ]


North Korea: Nuclear threat?
The increasing world tension that built up after North Korea undertook an underground nuclear test on October 26th this year form the background for this interview with Professor Gilbert Rozman from Princeton University. A leading commentator and researcher on comparisons and relations in Northeast Asia, including China, Japan, Russia and Korea, Professor Rozman examines a number of the key facets of this complex and highly volatile situation....

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[ Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:39:59 +0000 ]


Bonkers or niche?
Dr Paul Greatrix looks at degree courses branded as bonkers by the media and asks if it's a fair appraisal of Zombies in Popular Culture, Underwater Basket Weaving and Golf Course Management to name a few....

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Who are the Greens?
The latest speaker in the Centre for British Politics seminar series was Paul Anderson from the Green Party, who poses a very good question - exactly who are the Greens?...

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Registrarism Ep. 4 - Student Employability
Registrar Dr Paul Greatrix looks at student employability in the current economic climate, and the Nottingham Advantage Award which aims to give our students a head start....

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That sinking feeling
Have British political parties become a joke? Assessing the impact of the email smears, MPs expenses and the handling of the economy is Professor Steven Fielding...

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