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Need some help navigating University life? Whether you need academic, administrative, financial or personal support, there are experts on campus ready to help you. Watch the video to find out more.…
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Dr Ali-reza Bhojani explains the distinction between sharia (what is the right way to live as known within the mind of God), the exposition by jurists – fiqh –of what this is from sources…
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Dr Ali-reza Bhojani one of the key questions about morality that confronts theists: is the Good what God commands, or, is what God commands ‘the Good’?
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Dr Ali-reza Bhojani introduced the notion that the basis of morality is not simply based in the acts of divine revelation, but is inherent in the moral order that human beings find within themselves.
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Dealing with the body of someone who has died – generically referred to as ‘disposal’ – is a crucial intersection of social custom, religious practices, human ritual,…
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Researchers at The University Nottingham are placing green chemistry at the heart of innovation in food, medicine and every aspect of a sustainable future. More information:…
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All religions use time as a central element
in the way they celebrate. They have a sacred year – a sequence of festivals
arranged in an annual cycle. Most also have a sacred month or a sacred…
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Rabbi Mendy Lent explains the significance of attached to the festival of Shavuot which takes place 50 days after the celebration of Passover. It was this celebration which was continued by the early…
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Prof. Philip Goodchild introduces the thought of Simone Weil
(1909-1943) who has been described as a philosopher, a religious thinker, a
mystic, and linked with any number of philosophers from Plato…
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Conor Cunningham looks at the intimate connection between Goodness, Truth, and Beauty as these are studied by theologians. Together these are known as the transcendentals because they are…
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Conor Cunningham introduces the issue of theism as
confronting ‘deep’ materialism and nihilism. The question that theologians must
address is not the traditional ‘is there life…
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The students of the EPSRC sponsored Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Therapeutics and Nanomedicines at Schools of Pharmacy at The University of Nottingham and University College London are…
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Rabbi Mendi Lent, who lives in Nottingham, describes the origins of the feast of Hanukkah and how it commemorates the time of the Maccabees and what it means for Jews today: lighting a flame is a…
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Monsignor Kevin McGinnell discusses with Professor Tom O’Loughlin two questions. First, what does it means to celebrate liturgy today; and second, how does the study of liturgy relate to other…
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Many people think that the Hebrew Bible / the Old Testament is simply packed full with violent episodes! Dr Carly Crouch and Tarah Van De Wiele discuss this perception and ask how best way to…
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M13210 Comparative Electoral Systems with Caitlin Milazzo
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Many people ask ‘what does the bible say about sex and ethics’ and assume that there is a simple and consistent answer in the form of a set of ‘do’s and don’ts’!…
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Dean of Social Sciences at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Prof Stephen Morgan, welcomes second year students from the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham…
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Dr Musharraf Hussain, the Chief Imam in the Karimia Institute in Nottingham, describes the significance of the first month of the Islamic Year: Muharam. During it Moslems remember the migration of…
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Most of the time of most humans for most of history has been spent obtaining and preparing food for our survival. So for theists, food is both the gift of God and the work of human hands, and each…
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Dr Dominic Erdozain argues that when one studies the words of Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) in the context of the religious life of seventeenth century Amsterdam and the people with whom he was in…
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The first Olive Stevenson memorial lecture, celebrating her life and legacy, was held on Wednesday 12 February 2014. Harry Ferguson, Marian Charles, Phyllida Parsloe* and Deborah Kitson share their…
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Dr. Peter Watts draws attention to the number of songs and hymns that can be found in the books of the Hebrew Bible. The most famous collection of these is the Book of Psalms, but there are many more…
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The Firth Memorial Lectureship was founded by the Reverend John d'ewe Evelyn Firth in memory of his father, John Benjamin Firth, Historian of Nottingham and his mother Helena Gertrude Firth. The…
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The Firth Memorial Lectureship was founded by the Reverend John d'ewe Evelyn Firth in memory of his father, John Benjamin Firth, Historian of Nottingham and his mother Helena Gertrude Firth. The…
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Energy YES is an annual business plan competition designed to raise awareness of commercialisation among postgraduate energy researchers. It is the first event of its kind specifically for the energy…
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Dr David Monkton gives an insight into the key elements of Methodist spirituality which he sees as a direct legacy of John Wesley (1703-1791) and concludes that there is no holiness that it not…
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Professor Jerry Roberts explains how the Doctoral Training Centres can benefit both students and industry.
To read more about the Doctoral Training Centres visit http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/dtc
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Could CO2 be the conduit for carbon-neutral aircraft fuel in the future?
Find out more about Professor Snape's work on our website:…
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Traded raw agricultural commodities such as wheat, coffee, sugar, cocoa and rice, and the way those flows move around the global economy, has implications for consumption and production. It also has…
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Mark discusses the support the Horizon Doctoral Training Centre provides for its students.
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