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Nottingham Trent University is delighted to announce the launch of a new opportunity for aspiring writers – The John Harwood Bosworth Creative Writing Bursary.

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NTU student finalist for the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) Industry Prize 2020.

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The most common cause of potentially-fatal heatstroke in dogs is being exercised by their owners, the largest study of its kind has found.

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Equine scientists are using artificial intelligence to recognise pain in horses from subtle changes in their facial expressions.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2020/07/study-aims-to-identify-pain-in-horses-from-their-facial-expressions

A ground-breaking carbon recycling project, REACT-FIRST, that is set to transform the UK’s food production systems, has launched today.

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A rare Suffolk Punch horse has given birth to a filly foal following an innovative approach using sex sorted sperm to determine the gender.

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People are being warned about the dangers of leaving their dogs in parked cars after a study found that internal temperatures were hot enough all year round to pose a risk to dog health.

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Scientists are monitoring night-time sleep in horses as part of a study which aims to see if equine rest patterns could provide early warnings about their ill health.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2020/07/could-horses-sleep-patterns-act-as-early-warning-for-their-ill-health

Breeds with flat faces (brachycephalic) – such as bulldogs, French bulldogs and pugs – are particularly at risk of developing heat stroke, the largest study of its kind suggests.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2020/06/flat-faced-dogs-such-as-bulldogs,-french-bulldogs-and-pugs-most-at-risk-of-heat-stroke,-study-shows

MSc Biodiversity Conservation student Jen MacIsaac, has been shortlisted for her research project, acoustic surveying of hazel dormice in Nottinghamshire, for the CIEEM Postgraduate of the year award 2020.

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