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@ntunews.bsky.social'The industry was so successful that by the 20th century most people couldn’t tell the difference between hand and machine-made lace,' Prof Amanda Briggs-Goode and Dr Gail Baxter on the history of #Nottingham #lace 👗 www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/new...
@ntunews.bsky.socialFrom tiny rockfalls to enormous slope collapses, landslides can happen almost anywhere - and some have devastating consequences.
But what causes them, can we predict them, and how could climate change make them more common?
New explainer via @davepetley.bsky.social.
@ntunews.bsky.socialAn overlooked sci‑fi movie shows how disruption by AI could be positive for society, by Dr @kejhu.bsky.social for @theconversation.com #AI #filmsky #Annihilation 📽️🍿
@ntunews.bsky.socialRobert Ryman: The Real Thing at the Barbican – these mesmerising paintings must be seen in person, by Dr Benedict Carpenter Van Barthold for @theconversation.com #FineArt #Barbican 🖌️🧑🎨🎨
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@ntunews.bsky.socialProfessor @chrisreynolds68.bsky.social comments on the student protests in France and #1968 🎓📚
@ntunews.bsky.socialProfessor @chrisreynolds68.bsky.social creates a toolkit with @ulstermuseum.org to help young people explore and record memories of The Troubles #NI #NorthernIreland #TheTroubles #NTUResearch
@ntunews.bsky.social'More than four decades after the UK epidemic began, medicine has transformed what it means to live with HIV,' writes PhD candidate Hannah Revill in relation to how the experiences of living with HIV and Aids have changed since the 1980s. #HIV #Aids
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@ntunews.bsky.social🤝 How can communities become more resilient to crises? Ready Together, launched today by the National Emergencies Trust, draws on NTU research from 19,500+ sources to provide practical guidance for local action. 🛡️ www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/new... #BePrepared #CommunityResilience #NTUResearch
@ntunews.bsky.socialPartita by Barbara Kingsolver: the touching story of a musician striving to bring the movements of her life together, by Dr Jenni Ramone for @theconversation.com #literature 📚📖 theconversation.com/partita-by-b...
@ntunews.bsky.socialRenoir and Love is a wonderful celebration of the fleeting joys of life, by Dr Benedict Carpenter Van Barthold for @theconversation.com #FineArt 🎨🖌️🧑🎨
@ntunews.bsky.socialWould a 50 mph motorway speed limit really save much fuel? Professor Amin Al-Habaibeh investigates for @uk.theconversation.com #Sustainability #FuelCosts 🚗🛣️⛽
@ntunews.bsky.socialNine political books to inspire young people – chosen by experts, including Dr Ana Isabel Nunes on Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932).
#Politics #YouthVote 🗳️🎓
@ntunews.bsky.socialEngland is rainy again. So why is it still in drought?
Dr Lucy Clarke, Associate Professor of Environmental Resilience at NTU, explains more in her latest piece for The Conversation.
@ntunews.bsky.socialResearch from NTU backs up today's calls from @naht.org.uk for #Ofsted graded school inspections to be halted due to the impact on teacher health and wellbeing 🔗 www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/new...
@ntunews.bsky.socialWho is responsible when AI breaks the law? 🤖⚖️ Professor Rebecca Parry explores whether English law is ready for agentic AI systems which can make decisions and carry out tasks with minimal human intervention🔗 www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/new... #AI #AIslowdown #AIRegulation #LegalNews #NTUResearch
@ntunews.bsky.social'In order to solve this implementation puzzle, the UK government does not have to start from scratch,' writes PhD candidate Moe Hafez for @theconversation.com in relation to UK plans to sanction Israel’s illegal West Bank settlements #Israel #Palestine
@ntunews.bsky.socialYou finish a workout feeling pleased with yourself - but an hour later all you want to do is sit down.
This feeling is often described as “post-workout fatigue”, but what is it and how can you prevent it?
Dr Athalie Redwood-Brown explains in The Conversation.
@ntunews.bsky.socialBayeux tapestry: Matilda of Flanders – the woman who was instrumental to William the Conqueror’s success, by Dr Natasha Hodgson for @theconversation.com #History #BayeuxTapestry 📜 theconversation.com/bayeux-tapes...
@ntunews.bsky.social“Demand for affordable and stylish clothing remains high, but Shein will have to balance low cost with transparency and quality to meet changing consumer expectations and gain customer trust,” Dr Rose Marroncelli tells @the-independent.com #FastFashion 👗👖
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@ntunews.bsky.socialSophie, Standing There by Meg Mason: a tale of introspection and burgeoning self‑awareness Jane Austen would have relished, by Dr Jenni Ramone for @theconversation.com #Literature #Humanities 📚📖 theconversation.com/sophie-stand...
