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There are at least two trillion galaxies in the universe, ten times more than previously thought

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During the past 20 years very deep Hubble Space Telescope images have found a myriad of faint galaxies, and it was approximated that the observable Universe contains about 100 billion galaxies in total. Now, an international team, led by Christopher Conselice, Professor of Astrophysics at The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´, has shown that the actual number is much higher than this.
Date:
19/10/2016

MASS visits sustainable housing development

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Is it possible to live a sustainable life and still enjoy our modern day luxuries? Our MASS: 'Modelling and Analytics for a Sustainable Society' Leverhulme scholars visit Hockerton Housing Project to find out.
Date:
18/10/2016

Grant awarded to develop tools to explain network behaviour

Grant awarded to develop tools to explain network behaviour
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Grant success for Stephen Coombes and Ruediger Thul for their EPSRC responsive mode application.
Date:
10/10/2016

Nobel prize for inspirational Honorary Professor

Nobel prize for inspirational Honorary Professor
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Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart, an Honorary Professor in the School of Chemistry at The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´, has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Date:
06/10/2016

2016 School Prize Winners

Date:
04/08/2016

Nottingham Dollies prove cloned sheep can live long and healthy lives

Nottingham Dollies prove cloned sheep can live long and healthy lives
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Three weeks after the scientific world marked the 20th anniversary of the birth of Dolly the sheep new research, published by The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´, in the academic journal Nature Communications has shown that four clones derived from the same cell line — genomic copies of Dolly — reached their 8th birthdays in good health.
Date:
26/07/2016

Collaborative research between the School and the George Green Institute for Electromagnetic Research achieves great things

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?Funding has been awarded to a team of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ researchers for a 30-month collaborative project for the US Office of Naval Research Global, "Propagating electromagnetic signals through complex built-up structures – Resilience of electronic components in the presence of EM noise and environmental uncertainty".
Date:
25/07/2016

School of Mathematical Sciences hosts Quantum Roundabout postgraduate conference

School of Mathematical Sciences hosts Quantum Roundabout postgraduate conference
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The Quantum Roundabout postgraduate conference on quantum physics was held in the School of Mathematical Sciences from 6-8 July 2016. The event brings together early career researchers, working at the crossroads between physics and applied mathematics, providing them with the opportunity to network and interact with their peers in related areas, as well as recognised experts.
Date:
11/07/2016

Astronomers release spectacular survey of the distant Universe

Astronomers release spectacular survey of the distant Universe
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Astronomers at The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ have released spectacular new infrared images of the distant Universe, providing the deepest view ever obtained over a large area of sky. The team, led by Omar Almaini, Professor of Astrophysics in the School of Physics and Astronomy, is presenting their results at the National Astronomy Meeting taking place this week at the University's Jubilee Campus.
Date:
08/07/2016
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