Assange to appeal Sweden extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he will appeal extradition to Sweden to face sex crimes accusations, following a UK court ruling. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
STS-133 Daily Mission Recap - Flight Day 1
A video recap of flight day 1 of the STS-133 mission of space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station.
"Something Left Undone" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (poetry reading)
I have a great regard for Longfellow in spite of the fact that his work is unpopular with critics these days. In his day he was much more popular than Walt Whitman. He wasn't a great poet but he was a competent one. The way he chose to see the world seems laudable to me.
A mendicant means a beggar but the term is most frequently used for religious ascetics, such as monks or nuns, who live on charity. Saint Francis of Assisi was the founder of a mendicant Order of Friars. The painting of St
RBS profits hit by Ireland woes
The Royal Bank of Scotland may have returned to profit in 2010 but it is being held back by poor performance in its investment arm and debt charges in its Ulster division.
LSE Literary Weekend - Political Satire
Alistair Beaton is Britain's leading writer of political satire. Martin Rowson is an award-winning political cartoonist whose work appears regularly in The Guardian, The Times, The Independent on Sunday, the Daily Mirror, the Scotsman, Tribune, Index on Censorship and Granta.
Change of Humus Content on Farmland 1965 - 2009
A lecture by Dr. Georg Dersch, AGES Institute for Soil Health at the seminar "Humus, Forgotten Chance for the Global Climate? Oktober 2010 
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UMass Amherst partners with WGBY to create and deliver new knowledge and education. Students gain unprecedented experience and have real world impact through class work, faculty mentoring, and research opportunities that change lives forever.
This Week @Minnesota: Feb. 20-25, 2011
In our third edition of "This Week @Minnesota" for the week of Feb. 20-25, 2011, we join students at the State Capitol for Support the U Day when President Robert Bruininks testified to the House Higher Education Committee about the State of the University. Plus, we join the Gopher wrestling team as they take on their border rivals -- the Iowa Hawkeyes -- and give you a look at a campus-wide snowball fight.
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Breastfeeding Call to Action
On Jan 20, 2011, Dr. Diane L. Spatz of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia joined U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin for her release of "The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding." In this video, Dr. Spatz discusses the importance of breastfeeding in the lives of at-risk newborns and provides lactation support at CHOP for a new mother and her 2-day-old daughter.
Flu pandemic: How prepared are we?
In this podcast Professor Robert Dingwall, Director of the Institute of Science and Societyat the University of Nottingham, and a member of the UK government’s Department of Heath committee on the ethical aspects of pandemic influenza, discusses the causes and potential impact of a flu pandemic on the UK. In particular, examining how prepared the UK government is to cope with the medical and social impacts of a flu pandem
Researching solutions to global water shortages
Director of the University of Nottingham’s Centre for Clean Water Technologies.
Making sure the world’s population has enough drinking water is one of the biggest challenges we face today. A rapidly increasing global population, the fact that only a very small percentage of global water is available for consumption and an uneven global distribution of clean drinking water are the main problems in regard to the current g
Professor Nidal Hilal
The end of the road?
Road traffic has grown more than 80% since 1980 – as a result roads have deteriorated more quickly than could have been envisaged. Britain’s road network is one of the countries largest national assets.
Professor Andy Collop from the School of Civil Engineering describes the research taking place in Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre and the improveme
Professor Andy Collop
Conservation and Bio-Diversity
Dr. Richard Field research interests lie in conservation, biodiversity and the forces that structure ecological communities.
In this podcast, Dr Field from the School of Geography compares and contrasts his experiences as a researcher in national parks in Honduras and Indonesia, and the different types of ecological communities he has studied, and goes on to introduce t
Dr Richard Field
Orchestrating cell separation in plants: What are the risks and benefits?
In this podcast, Professor Roberts from the School of Biosciences discusses his research into the mechanism responsible for regulating cell separation in plants. In particular how plants ‘shed’ parts of themselves such as leaves or fruit. Professor Roberts explores the potential application of his research, through prevention or encouraging of the ‘shedding’ proces
Professor Jerry Roberts
Getting Personal for UCAS
Writing a personal statement for any application is tough, let alone writing one that can shape your whole future. In this podcast, Nathalie Thomas School’s Liaison and Events Manager at the University of Nottingham, explains how you can take great strides towards getting your personal statement right.
Nathalie Thomas
Bottoms up - the science of slurping
Why is it so difficult to perfect low alcohol wine? How do you measure aroma? And is wine-tasting an effective indicator of wine quality, or just plain, old-fashioned snobbery?
In this podcast Professor of Flavour Technology at The University of Nottingham, Andy Taylor, answers these and other questions, based on his pioneering research in the Division of Food Sciences at the
Professor Andy Taylor
A Year in Focus - Assessing Gordon Brown Part 3
In this podcast Doctor Steven Fielding takes a look back at Gordon Brown's first half-term in office.
In the third and final part of this podcast Doctor Fielding looks ahead to 2008 and what political issues could possibly dominate in the New Year.
Doctor Fielding works in the University's School of Politics and International Relations. He i
Steven Fielding
A lot of hot air
He captures the debut appearance of the University of Nottingham hot air balloon on British soil, piloted by Dr Janet Folkes.
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In this video, filmmaker in residence for Nottingham Science City, Brady Haran, gets behind the scenes on a BBC shoot at University Park.
Deliver us from Evil
The Catholic Church has approved plans for an exorcism centre in Poland, where there are more than 50 exorcists working. But as Dr Richard Bell explains - exorcisms are more common than we might like to think and much closer to home.
Dr Bell is the author of Deliver us from Evil and works i
Dr Richard H. Bell
Sharia Law - the heart of the debate
Why does it seem impossible to have a rational public debate on the relationship between the West and the Islamic world?
Professor Hugh Goddard answers this question as he reflects on 24 years as Professor of Christian Muslim Relations at The University of Nottingham.
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Professor Hugh Goddard
