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How the University of Nottingham supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals

At the University of Nottingham, we address the complex challenges facing our planet and are committed to making an outstanding contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals…

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Overview of the MBA Sustainable Decisions and Organisations module

Dr Niamh O’Sullivan and Professor David Pemberton and others talk about the Nottingham MBA’s Sustainable Decisions and Organisations module where students take on C-suite roles for a week…

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MBA Sustainable Decisions and Organisations module

Dr Niamh O’Sullivan talks about the Nottingham MBA’s capstone Sustainable Decisions and Organisations module where students take on C-suite roles for a week to run a fictitious company in…

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Professor Simon Gosling discussed the impact of the global coronavirus crisis on climate change

Professor Simon Gosling in the School of Geography discusses whether the reduction of pollution from lockdown will have a lasting effect on the planet’s climate following the global Covid-19…

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A student invention to ensure your balls are match fit

A team of mechanical engineering students at the University of Nottingham has developed a portable impact tester to accurately gauge the rebound of a tennis ball.

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Sue's story - #BreastCancerAndMe Life Cycle 6

Meet Sue - one of the women at the heart of our Life Cycle 6 #BreastCancerAndMe campaign. In this powerful and moving interview Sue talks about fear, family and life changing experiences. Show your…

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Lisa's story - #BreastCancerAndMe Life Cycle 6

Meet Lisa - one of the women at the heart of our Life Cycle 6 #BreastCancerAndMe campaign. In this powerful and moving interview Lisa talks about positivity, anxiety and the road to recovery. Show…

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Caroline's story - #BreastCancerAndMe Life Cycle 6

Meet Caroline - one of the women at the heart of our Life Cycle 6 #BreastCancerAndMe campaign. In this powerful and moving interview Caroline talks about her children, friendship and enjoying the…

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Meet our cancer researchers - #BreastCancerAndMe Life Cycle 6

Take a look behind the scenes at the work of our world-leading cancer research teams. Based at hospitals in both Nottingham and Derby, our researchers include practicing clinicians working to treat…

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Rebecca's story: Children's Brain Tumour Research

Sue Clark talks to us about her daughter Rebecca, who continues to benefit from the ongoing work of the Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre (CBTRC) here in Nottingham.…

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Tarzeen's story: Scholarships

Scholarship recipient Tarzeen tells us how her scholarship has made a real difference to her time here at Nottingham. http://nott.ac.uk/scholarship

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Charlotte's story: Nottingham Potential

Summer School Ambassador Charlotte tells us how Nottingham Potential has helped her and why it is such an important project to be involved in. http://nott.ac.uk/nottinghampotential

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Impact - The Nottingham Campaign

In this short film we meet some of the people benefiting from, and working on, the campaign's fundraising efforts so far and hear how Impact: The Nottingham Campaign is directly helping them.…

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Life Cycle 5 - gearing up to beat dementia

Help us raise £350,000 to use our Nobel prize-winning expertise in MRI scanning to conduct world-leading research into dementia. To read more and to sponsor a rider…

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Continuing Professional Development Services

The benefits of Continuing Professional Development Services.

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Supporting Palliative and End of Life Care

Palliative and end of life care could ease the suffering and distress of 100 million patients and their relatives a year across the world. Yet only a small minority receive it. Will you help give all…

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New piano keeps Derby in tune

The University of Nottingham at Derby Choir society benefited from Cascade funding for a new piano. In this video, students involved in the choir explain why the piano is such an important part of…

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Remembering Nottingham

By remembering The University of Nottingham in your Will, you can make an impact that will touch generations. This video showcases just some some of the ways that legacy gifts are making a crucial…

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The University of Nottingham Scholarships Reception Nov 2013

Students across our University are benefitting from scholarships, bursaries, and prizes thanks to the support of our Donors. In this video, attendees at our Scholarships Reception tell us just how…

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The Nottingham New Theatre Seat Naming Appeal Launch

BBC Broadcaster and University of Nottingham Alumnus Matthew Bannister helps launch a new seat-naming appeal to raise funds for England's first and only entirely student-run theatre. To find out…

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Impact: the first £100m

Celebrating the first £100 million raised for Impact: the Nottingham Campaign and how this money is already transforming lives locally, nationally and internationally. For more information…

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Impact Campaign - An Introduction

Impact: The Campaign for Nottingham will raise £150 million in philanthropic support across five strategic themes over the next five years. Our five themes encompass a series of high-impact…

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Impact Campaign - Sustainable Futures

Impact: The Campaign for Nottingham will raise £150 million in philanthropic support across five strategic themes over the next five years. Our five themes encompass a series of high-impact…

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Impact Campaign - Ingenuity

Impact: The Campaign for Nottingham will raise £150 million in philanthropic support across five strategic themes over the next five years. Our five themes encompass a series of high-impact…

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Impact Campaign - Health and Well-Being

Impact: The Campaign for Nottingham will raise £150 million in philanthropic support across five strategic themes over the next five years. Our five themes encompass a series of high-impact…

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Impact Campaign - Nurturing Talent

Impact: The Campaign for Nottingham will raise £150 million in philanthropic support across five strategic themes over the next five years. Our five themes encompass a series of high-impact…

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Impact Campaign - The Nottingham Experience

Impact: The Campaign for Nottingham will raise £150 million in philanthropic support across five strategic themes over the next five years. Our five themes encompass a series of high-impact…

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The University of Nottingham's Doctoral Training Centres

Professor Jerry Roberts explains how the Doctoral Training Centres can benefit both students and industry. To read more about the Doctoral Training Centres visit http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/dtc

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Global Food Security and Efficient Plants

How are scientists working to double global food production by 2050? The University of Nottingham is producing world-class research into producing nutrition-efficient plants, as part of a wider look…

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Young Carers and Young Adult Carers

Nearly one million children and young people provide unpaid care to family members. Will you help support the invisible army of children and young adults who have to care at home?

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The Vaughan Parry Williams Coaching Fund

Sports coaches are the driving force behind sporting success. Will you help take Nottingham's student sport to new heights?

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Stroke Rehabilitation

Will you help stroke survivors and their carers rebuild their lives? An estimated 15 million people worldwide suffer from strokes each year. Five million will die and another five million will…

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Bioenergy

Fossil fuels provide 95% of the world's total energy, yet are considered to be the largest contributing factor to global warming. Will you help us to develop sustainable solutions to secure…

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Scholarships and Bursaries

A university education and an enriching student experience should not be limited by financial constraints. Will you help support the aspirations of the brightest and best students? More…

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MRI and the Developing Brain

One in five children will suffer from a mental health disorder. Will you help improve quality of life for children with mental health problems? http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/impactcampaign

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Cascade

We want the student experience at Nottingham to be outstanding, not only in our lecture theatres, laboratories and libraries, but in the wealth of opportunities available through societies and…

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Nottingham Potential

"Learning is the greatest game in life and the most fun." Glenn Doman, founder of the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential. With the support of philanthropists who share the…

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The New Theatre

The only 100% student-run theatre in England Will you help the New Theatre maintain its pioneering status?

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The Nottingham Advantage Award

Graduates need more than academic knowledge and skills to stand out from the crowd in today's competitive global job market. Will you help promote the employability of our graduates?

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Nottingham University Samworth Academy

The Nottingham University Samworth Academy replaced an unpopular comprehensive school on a Bilborough council estate. The academy -- already oversubscribed -- offers an inspirational setting for the…

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Offshore Wind Turbines

Since 2005, the Engineering Faculty has been developing systems to harvest renewable energy in the form of compressed air, and storing that air as necessary. This opens up the possibility of a…

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Solar Cells

Today's solar cells convert just a third of the sun's energy into electricity. Will you help optimise solar power to secure clean and sustainable energy? For more on the Impact Campaign…

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Sickle Cell Disorder Monitor

Sickle Cell Disorder is the most common genetic condition in England and is associated with high morbidity. Will you help predict onset of a sickle cell crisis and improve quality of life for…

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Achieving Lifelong Health for Children

Childhood obesity is one of the most serious global public health challenges of the 21st century. We are heading towards the first generation of children who will die younger than their parents.…

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Lakeside: Cultural Impact

One million people have experienced prestigious exhibitions, innovative theatre and creative workshops at Lakeside in the past ten years. Will you help Lakeside reach out to a further one million…

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Pain and Arthritis

Millions of people in the UK live with chronic pain every day. Will you help relieve the crippling pain of arthritis sufferers? People with arthritis live with severe pain. Even just getting dressed…

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Hospital Superbugs

Hospital superbugs kill at least 5,000 people each year in the UK alone and cost the NHS £1 billion. Will you help us to fight hospital infections and save lives?

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Global Food Security

The University of Nottingham understands the diversity of factors that contribute to making food security one of the most important global issues today. Will you help us to identify environmentally,…

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Heartlight: Newborn Resuscitation

When a newborn baby doesn't breathe, every second counts. Will you help save the lives of newborn babies and improve their outcomes? http:www.nottingham.ac.uk/impactcampaign

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Career Development and Employability Hub

With 70 applications submitted for every graduate job, the need for careers and employability support for students has never been greater. Will you help our graduates to succeed in the most…

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Early Career Research Fellowships

Promising researchers can struggle in their early careers: securing funding can be difficult when they have little post-doctoral experience and a limited publication record. More support is needed to…

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Improving Dementia Education and Awareness

One person in four over the age of 80 is likely to develop dementia Will you help radically improve the care of people with…

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Developing Solutions

Developing Solutions is the University's flagship international scholarship programme. Priority subjects are environment, health, food, science and technology - key areas in the progress of…

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Creative Energy Homes

Climate change caused by carbon emissions is now accepted as the greatest threat faced by mankind. Will you help deliver global solutions to low and zero carbon…

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Contemporary Chinese Studies

China is predicted to become the world's largest economy by 2020. Will you help educate leaders who understand contemporary China in an international context?

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Children Facing Adversity

Children in the UK face adversity in many forms, with 1.6 million living in severe poverty and hundreds of thousands living with disability, ill health or trauma. Will you help children overcome…

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Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre

Information about the Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre.

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Carbon Capture and Storage

Fossil fuel power stations and other industrial sources account for more than 65% of global CO2 emissions Will you help us reduce global CO2 emissions to protect our environment? Global carbon…

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Cancer Immunotherapy

One in three people develop cancer; one in four people will die of it. Cancer has touched every family in the UK. It has a devastating impact on lives globally. Harnessing our natural immune…

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Cancer: Early Detection

By 2030, cancer cases are expected to have doubled worldwide. Will you help more people survive cancer through earlier detection? The most common forms of cancer worldwide are lung, breast, colon,…

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