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HR failing to lead the way in gender inclusive job adverts
18 April 2024Despite being a women-dominated profession, the human resources industry is failing to set an example in attracting women to senior leadership roles due to job adverts containing masculine language and a lack of EDI and flexible working statements.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/04/hr-failing-to-lead-the-way-in-gender-inclusive-job-adverts
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Do you want support to inform policymakers about your work and ideas?
16 April 2024Applications are open for the School of Social Sciences second round of Nottingham Civic Exchange’s Policy Fellowships programme which starts in the new academic year in 2024.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/04/do-you-want-support-to-inform-policymakers-about-your-work-and-ideas
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Expert blog: Ruling on state obligation to protect generations from environmental harm is a victory for climate justice
15 April 2024Irene Sacchetti, PhD researcher in climate change and refugee law at Nottingham Law School, explains the impact of the ECHR climate ruling on the obligation of states to protect present and future generations from environmental harm.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/04/ehrc-ruling-a-victory-for-climate-justice
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Research shows increased risk of death by external causes for people on probation or serving a community sentence
10 April 2024People on probation following a prison sentence or serving a community sentence face an increased risk of death by external causes such as suicide, homicide and drug overdose, according to new research.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/04/increased-risk-of-death-by-external-causes-for-people-on-probation-or-serving-a-community-sentence
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Expert blog: When a business is at risk of being obsolete, a product pivot could be the solution
9 April 2024Professor Xiao Ma, director of the Centre for Business and Industry Transformation (CBIT) at Nottingham Business School, demonstrates why businesses facing tough times should look to their core competencies for survival.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/04/struggling-businesses-should-look-to-core-competencies-for-survival
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Combination of trail cameras, AI and volunteers to find robust hedgehog population estimates
25 March 2024A pioneering new three-year pilot project - the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme (NHMP) – has been launched.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/03/combination-of-trail-cameras,-ai-and-volunteers-to-find-robust-hedgehog-population-estimates
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Funding for an innovative new research project that will help universities integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into their art and design education programmes has recently been secured by the Nottingham School of Art & Design, in partnership with Chelsea College of Arts (University of the Arts London), Liberty Fabrics, and Norwich University of the Arts.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/03/funding-secured-to-develop-ai-toolkit-for-universities-teaching-art-and-design
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Smart textile in bra would monitor breast cancer growth
18 March 2024Scientists are developing a smart textile which could fit inside a bra and monitor whether a breast cancer tumour is growing.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/03/smart-textile-in-bra-would-monitor-breast-cancer-growth
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Monkey mothers shown to put babies at risk during drought
12 March 2024The internal body temperature of pregnant and breastfeeding monkeys has been shown to rise during times of drought – threatening the optimum conditions needed for successful reproduction and weaning, putting infants at risk.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/03/drought-puts-unborn-monkeys-at-risk
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Funding to train next generation of Chemists to take the East Midlands towards net zero
12 March 2024The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University have been awarded funding for a centre that will train chemists of the future to find new ways to decarbonise manufacturing sectors, and help the East Midlands achieve its net zero target.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/03/funding-to-train-next-generation-of-chemists-to-take-the-east-midlands-towards-net-zero