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Tue 20 May 2025
Vitamin B12 deficiency in pregnancy could pose metabolic health risk, research suggests
Vitamin B12 deficiency in pregnancy can disrupt how fat is processed in the body, potentially raising the risk of diabetes and heart problems for both mother and offspring, a new study suggests.
Researchers reveal risk to estuarine ecosystems threatened by climate change and development
Mon 19 May 2025
Expert Blog: Remaking the region - the East Midlands in transition
Fri 16 May 2025
Expert Blog: Bones on the bus - how should we treat ancient human remains?
Wed 14 May 2025
Political motives behind global adoption of Central Bank Digital Currency revealed in new study
Wed 14 May 2025
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Expert blog: Why cut off the poorest before reforming the pension system?
Associate Professor Liz Curran, Nottingham Law School, discusses the need for reform before cutting benefits for some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Expert Blog: Understanding China on Its Own Terms - Human Rights, Tianxia, and Religious Perspectives
An expert blog on human rights, tianxia, and religious perspectives in China by Dr Tao Zhang of the School of Arts and Humanities
Expert blog: A model for legal education in challenging times for access to justice
Dr Liz Curran, Associate Professor of Clinical Legal Education at Nottingham Law School, comments on the release of a research report examining the impact of law students providing access to justice during their studies.
Expert blog: Meta's farewell to fact-checking opens the door to more social media chaos
Dr Tine Munk, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, discusses why it is unrealistic to expect social media users to take on the critical and challenging task of monitoring misinformation.
Expert Blog: Jimmy Carter Obituary - his life, ethics and politics
Dr Colin Alexander (Senior Lecturer in Political Communications) discusses the life, ethics and politics of former US President Jimmy Carter, who died in December 2024.
Expert blog: Design and Technology education at a crossroads - crisis, opportunity, and the path forward
Associate Professor Alison Hardy on why the curriculum needs to recognise Design and Technology education as a priority in a world driven by technological systems.
Expert blog: The importance of children seeing themselves in their reading material
Reading for enjoyment is an important focus for primary and secondary schools. Dr Emma Vardy and Dr Loren Abell at Nottingham Trent University along with former student Mary Scorer, now an Educational Psychologist Doctorate Candidate at the University of Nottingham, have been focusing on the importance of representation in reading material to promote reading for enjoyment in schools.
Expert blog: The Labour Party Budget: Instrumentalism, Working People, and Investment? Mazzucato, Picketty, Starmer and Reeves
Starmer and Reeves and the interpretation of Piketty and Mazzucato.
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