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Ibn Taymiyya (d. 1328) was a famous Muslim jurist from Damascus. This video, part of a series on the concept of benefit (maslaha) in Ibn Taymiyya’s thought, explores how he viewed the concepts…
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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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Grapevine (Vitis) from
the plant family Vitaceae is a flowing vine plant with 79 different species and
is an economically important source of grapes, both for the consumption of the
fruit itself and…
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Pisum sativum is more commonly known as the pea
plant. These plants are well known for growing peas in pods which are the plant’s
fruit. This is an important crop now grown in many parts of the…
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Pisum sativum is more commonly known as the pea
plant. These plants are well known for growing peas in pods which are the plant’s
fruit. This is an important crop now grown in many parts of the…
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Spinach, Spinacia oleracea, is a flower that is
best known for its edible leaves. It is thought the plant originated in Iran
and then moved across the world until finally reaching the UK in the…
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Wild alpine strawberry, Fragaria vesca, is one of 20
different strawberry species. The most common strawberry found in the supermarket
is a cross between two species, fragaria and ananassa, and…
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Rocket, Eruca sativa,
is also known as arugula in America. This edible plant is in the Brassicaceae
family which includes many well-known plants such as broccoli and kale. It has
been part of our…
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Asparagus, Asparagus
officinalis, is a well-known spring vegetable enjoyed since ancient times.
A recipe including asparagus is included in one of the first known recipe books
written by the romans…
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This X-ray CT
scanned Freesia is from the species Fressia alba which is native to the
cape of South Africa. Freesias are known for their funnel shaped flowers and
are part of the Iris family. The…
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Adromischis maculatus is commonly known as Calico Hearts or Chocolate drops
due to their spotted leaves. These plants are known as succulents as the leaves
are thickened and fleshy in order to retain…
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Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, is a member of the
nightshade family of plants which is well known for being poisonous. Luckily
for all tomato lovers the fruit does not contain any poison. Tomato…
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Sugar beet, Beta vulgaris, grows a root that
contains a high percentage of sucrose and therefore is used to produce sugar.
The first factory devoted to producing sugar for these beet plants was…
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Pisum sativum is more commonly known as the pea
plant. These plants are well known for growing peas in pods which are the
plants fruit. This is an important crop now grown in many parts of the…
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Picea abies, Norway spruce, is a coniferous pine
tree best known as a Christmas tree! Every Christmas Norway provides London
with a Norway Spruce for Trafalgar Square. This tree is native to most…
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Maize (Zea mays), also known as corn, is one of
the most widely grown and widely eaten crops. It is a grass that forms large
ears full of kernels, which are sweet corn when eaten in the un-ripe form…
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Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as date palm, is well known for its sweet fruit. This
flowering plant is in the palm family Arecaceae. Date palm trees grow 20m tall
and have large leaves that can…
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Brachiaria
ruziziensis, known as congo grass, is a tropical grass. In the tropics
it is one of the most common feeds for livestock. The grass is native to Rwanda
and Eastern Congo but can now be…
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This Tepary
bean, Phaseolus acutifolius, is
native to Mexico and can grow in extremely dry conditions. Bean and pea plants
both belong to the same family of plants and are grown all over the world…
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The Hounsfield Facility at the University of Nottingham Sutton Bonington campus houses our state-of-the-art X-ray computed tomography (CT) technology. This enables scientists to explore the internal…
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Prof. Tom O’Loughlin examines what is meant when theologians refer to ‘the analogy of being’ (analogia entis). Other videos that look at the same topic include; Why Study the…
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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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Dr Francisca Rumsey reflects in the significance of the
Second Vatican Council (1963-5) in conversation with Prof. Tom O’Loughlin
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John Milbank and Simon Oliver discuss the significance of
the work of Blessed Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464) for the way we do theology
today. Nicholas, in challenging the role of the Principle of…
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Dr Christina Lee, Associate Professor of Viking Studies in
the School of English, examines the central role played by religion in medieval
societies, and argues that an understanding of the religion…
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Dr. Peter Watts points out that embedded in many of the earliest Christian documents, such as the letters in the New Testament, there are pieces of poetry that were probably originally hymns sung by…
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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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Our staff and students describe the counselling course offered at Nottingham.
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Undergraduate civil engineering student, Munshif Munzir, talks about the Nottingham Advantage Award and his shortlisting for the Vice Chancellor's Award.
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