The Expert Series

Interactive session with hands-on activities to help students understand what antimicrobial resistance is, why it is such an important global problem, and what is being done to tackle it.

This experiment studies the response of blowfly larvae (maggots) to light. It offers opportunities to discuss how maggots respond to the direction of light sources and their colour. Maggots usually behave in a predictable way in response to a stimulus in their surroundings. A few days before they pupate they will crawl away from light. This response is known as negative phototaxis. It increases the likelihood that the maggot will reach a suitable environment, so has a survival value for them.

Hands on activity in which students design an experiment then take environmental samples onto agar plates to find out how many microbes are present and how diverse they are.

Hands on activity learning to use a micropipette and understanding how and why these are used in biology labs.

A lecture-style taster session, introducing the wonders of stem cells and their potential to regenerate our bodies.

*Microscopes required.

Taster lecture about the special abilities some bacteria have, how these can cause problems (e.g. antibiotic resistance) and how Super Microbes could be used to save the planet (e.g. biofuel production, plastic degradation).

An interactive session in which you will learn fascinating facts about our nervous system. After a brief introduction, you will have an opportunity to look at histological samples of various nervous system-related specimens including: the spinal cord, cerebellum, neuron smears and glial cells, meninges, and peripheral nerves. This will help you to gain appreciation of the microscopic anatomy of these structures.

*Maximum number of students: 30; Length of session: 1-2 hours.

How studying a language and gaining an international experience is becoming increasingly important to equip young people in business to make sure we can trade and compete in the global market.

We hear a lot now about Artificial Intelligence and how it will change the World.  We want to examine those claims in more detail and consider how AI might really affect the world of Business. Could it just impact employment by changing job roles and skill requirements? Or might it change what businesses look like and the whole way they operate?  Why not listen and hear what our Academics think.

This involves cross-platform mobile application development for both Android and iOS using Flutter. Students get the opportunity to see their app built in real time.

Using Sphero mini-robots and Lifesize robots to explore computational thinking and apply coding knowledge.

Development of air quality devices to include understanding circuit building, connection of sensors, soldering and coding.

Writing python programmes to demonstrate applying coding skills in real-world scenarios.

In July 2023, Australia appointed their first woman economist to head the central bank. Great news, but this should become the norm. However, in the UK, there is a growing decline of women studying economics.

Explore the distinctions between Fashion Management, Marketing, and Communications with our diverse array of fashion business and creative courses at the Nottingham School of Art & Design. Whether you're inclined towards visual creativity, eager to excel in promotion, communication, and curation, or possess a business acumen aimed at management, marketing, and buying, our extensive range of courses offers the ideal path to discover and pursue your perfect career in the dynamic world of fashion.

Journalism is one of those jobs where every day is different, and you can be sure it will never be boring. This session is an eye-opening look from someone who’s been a practising journalist and is now teaching on some of the best journalism courses in the country.

What kind of skills will a journalism degree give you? What kind of career paths could you pursue after graduating – would you like to be an investigative reporter, a content producer, or a public relations executive?

This session will give you an insight into the twists and turns of the journalism of today and look at what it's really like to study and work in this fast-paced field.

Focuses on the study of law itself, what you’ll actually do in a Law degree, the transferable skills you’ll develop and the fascinating areas of study within it – as well as an eye on the future careers – what is a solicitor and a barrister and how do you become one, what other careers does it open up etc.

In this session, you will go beyond the core areas of psychology to discover the power of asking real questions about real life psychological issues. You will create powerful research questions that uncover the hidden depths of the human mind. We will delve into the secrets of cognition, behaviour, and emotions, exploring applied areas of psychology such as sleep, body image, prisons, driving, and trauma. You will then design your own project to work out how you can answer these questions.