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    • Back-bench rebels 

      Cowley, Philip J.
      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 ...

    • Beyond infinity 

      Feinstein, Joel
      This popular maths talk gives an introduction to various different kinds of infinity, both countable and uncountable. These concepts are illustrated in a somewhat informal way using the notion of Hilbert's infinite hotel. ...

    • Blood vessels 

      Meal, Andy
      As taught Semesters 1 and 2, 2011 This learning object explains and describes how the structure of a blood vessel is related to its function. This learning object is used as part of the level 1 Biological Sciences module ...

    • Bone growth and repair 

      Meal, Andy
      Describes the growth of a long bone, and the process of bone fracture repair. Andy Meal – lecturer in Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham.

    • Brazilian Portuguese year 1 semester B 

      Unknown author
      This module is aimed at students in year 1 semester B (beginners Portuguese). The varied exercises cover a range of topics from a solar eclipse to the Portuguese language. The transcript reader of the listening exercises ...

    • British prime ministers 1783 - 1852 

      Gaunt, Richard; Tenney, Julian; Huskinson, Sandra
      To access this learning object you should copy and paste this link into a browser: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~cczjrt/pm/ The 'view resource' link on the right handside of this page is not currently working. This learning ...

    • British public policy 

      Denham, Andrew
      This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught Autumn Semester 2010/2011. The aim of this module is to analyse and explain the changing nature of policy-making in contemporary ...

    • BURN - Biosciences Undergraduate Research at Nottingham 

      Luck, Martin
      This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. Research produced 2006 - 2009. BURN brings final year undergraduate research work to public view in a professional and relevant way. ...

    • Caistor dig 

      Bowden, W. A.
      A skeleton, found in September 2009 at one of the most important, but least understood, Roman sites in Britain is puzzling experts from The University of Nottingham. Dr Will Bowden from the Department of Archaeology at ...

    • Cardiac muscle 

      Meal, Andy
      As taught Semesters 1 and 2, 2011 This learning object describes the structure and function of cardiac muscle. It is used as part of the level 1 Biological Sciences module delivered by the School of Nursing, Midwifery and ...

    • Career skills in economics 

      Harvey, David
      This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught in Autumn Semester 2009 Careers skills is a compulsory module for all Year 2 Economics students. It is not available to students ...

    • Cell membranes and compartments 

      Meal, Andy
      Outlines the proposed structure and properties of the plasma membrane in mammalian cells and identifies cell compartments that are separated from each other by at least one plasma membrane. Andy Meal – lecturer in Biological ...

    • Cell organelles 

      Meal, Andy
      As taught Semesters 1 and 2, 2011 This learning object describes the structure and function of mammalian cell organelles. It is used as part of the level 1 Biological Sciences module delivered by the School of Nursing, ...

    • Challenging reality 

      Barnatt, Christopher J.
      A behind the scenes interview with Professor Christopher Barnatt, Director and Producer of a new TV documentary on what we perceive to be real, and what, if any, future lies ahead for us. The TV documentary was televised ...

    • Charles Darwin lectures at the University of Nottingham 

      Brookfield, J. F.
      As part of the University of Nottingham, School of Biology's 200 years of Darwin celebrations, Darwin — aka evolutionary geneticist Professor John Brookfield in full Victorian attire — outlines the ideas from his 1859 ...

    • Clinical leadership and management of change 

      Simpson, Chris
      The content presented here provides module information, teaching materials and assessment details for module B74GS6 ‘Clinical Leadership and Management of Change’. This module is offered as part of the Post Graduate Diploma ...

    • Collagen formation 

      Meal, Andy; McCants, Colleen
      As taught Semesters 1 and 2, 2011 The learning object describes how collagen fibres are assembled in the formation of connective tissue. The learning object is used as part of the level 1 Biological Sciences module delivered ...

    • Complex health needs 2: adult 

      Nairn, Stuart
      The content presented here provides module information, teaching materials and assessment details for module B74GA5 ‘Complex Health Needs 2: Adult’. This module is offered as part of the Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing ...

    • Complex health needs 2: mental health 

      Stacy, Gemma
      The content presented here provides module information, teaching materials and assessment details for module B74GM5 ‘Complex Health Needs 2: Mental Health’. This module is offered as part of the Post Graduate Diploma in ...

    • Conservation and biodiversity 

      Field, Richard
      Dr. Richard Field research interests lie in conservation, biodiversity and the forces that structure ecological communities. In this podcast, Dr Field from the School of Geography compares and contrasts his experiences ...