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Latest research news
Tue 30 Nov 2021
NTU awarded funding for widening participation in postgraduate research
NTU has been awarded funding under a joint Research England and Office for Students (OfS) programme to improve access and participation for Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups in postgraduate research (PGR) study.
Expert blog: In the wrong hands, vaccination statistics can prove deadly - Simpson’s Paradox shows why
Tue 30 Nov 2021
Nottingham Business School alumni Eleanor Long wins 'Rising Star Award' in the Great British Businesswoman Series
Mon 29 Nov 2021
Carers Rights Day: raising awareness and supporting carers
Tue 23 Nov 2021
Levelling up of the UK economy demands significant additional investment according to the latest Competitiveness Index
Fri 19 Nov 2021
Our Expert Blogs
With hundreds of expert researchers in our community, our Expert Blogs allow you to explore their ideas and opinions in more detail.
Expert blog: In the wrong hands, vaccination statistics can prove deadly - Simpson’s Paradox shows why
Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams, Nottingham Business School, unravels ONS statistics which show Covid-19 death rates by vaccination status.
Expert blog: Creating a social and economic vision for Libya
Dr Suliman Alshahmy, Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Nottingham Business School, was selected by the UN to participate in writing an economic and social vison for Libya's future after long conflict. The report - Towards prosperity, justice and strong State institutions: A rights-based socioeconomic vision and road map for sustainable development in Libya - has just been published.
Expert blog: New guidance fails to address the human rights of gender-diverse athletes
As the Sports Councils Equality Group (SCEG) Guidance for Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport is released, Dr Seema Patel – an expert on gender rights in sport at Nottingham Law School – gives her reaction.
Expert blog: When intuition fails, how to use probability and statistics to find the real answers
Much of our thinking is flawed because it is based on faulty intuition, says Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams. But by using the framework and tools of probability and statistics, he explains how we can overcome this to provide solutions to many real-world problems and paradoxes.
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