<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><channel><atom:link href="http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/rss.ashx" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Nottingham U-Now</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk</link><description>U-Now is the University of Nottingham's formal open courseware initiative.</description><dc:date>2013-05-19</dc:date><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><copyright><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></copyright><item><category>UNow</category><title>Environmental engineering</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=209a1b1c-3903-657f-9378-bd447323f5a8</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:29:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=209a1b1c-3903-657f-9378-bd447323f5a8</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/x-shockwave-flash</dc:format><dc:format>application/octet-stream</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[The Department  of Chemical and Environmental Engineering has concerns about the lack of knowledge amongst school pupils, and their teachers, of the type of work undertaken by  an Environmental Engineer. The interactive presentation was developed as part of an awareness raising exercise for  aspects of   Environmental Engineering. Targeted at KS3 pupils particularly in Year 9 (Y9) the themes of air/ soil/water  pollution were chosen because of their links to the  KS3 National Curriculum for Science ( eg unit 9g Environmental Chemistry). The rationale behind the presentation was that visually it must be engaging and provide a clear indication of the consequences of actions  but at the same time have questions using appropriate language that provide a basis for extending discussion / teaching beyond students/teachers current experience.

The presentation has been made available through our website and demonstrated at a variety of events where School Teachers meet eg 14-19 Conference ( School of Education) and PGCE Science Mentor Meetings ( School of Education).]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[The Department  of Chemical and Environmental Engineering has concerns about the lack of knowledge amongst school pupils, and their teachers, of the type of work undertaken by  an Environmental Engineer. The interactive presentation was developed as part of an awareness raising exercise for  aspects of   Environmental Engineering. Targeted at KS3 pupils particularly in Year 9 (Y9) the themes of air/ soil/water  pollution were chosen because of their links to the  KS3 National Curriculum for Science ( eg unit 9g Environmental Chemistry). The rationale behind the presentation was that visually it must be engaging and provide a clear indication of the consequences of actions  but at the same time have questions using appropriate language that provide a basis for extending discussion / teaching beyond students/teachers current experience.

The presentation has been made available through our website and demonstrated at a variety of events where School Teachers meet eg 14-19 Conference ( School of Education) and PGCE Science Mentor Meetings ( School of Education).]]></description><dc:date>2009-12-08</dc:date><dc:title>Environmental engineering</dc:title><dc:creator>Whitley David Dr.;Andresen Jon Dr.</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Physics in architecture</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=4c69e5f6-3606-7e64-c3d2-09f048295be9</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:04:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=4c69e5f6-3606-7e64-c3d2-09f048295be9</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>undefined</dc:format><dc:format>application/octet-stream</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[Developed in 1998 by Dr John Whittle (Department of the Built Environment) using Authorware, this package contains brief interactive notes on eight areas of physics in which architects need a working knowledge. However, it is also useful to others in science, engineering and social sciences looking for an introduction to the topics concerned. These topics are: Units of measurement; Scalar and vector quantities; Newton’s laws; Mass and weight; Action and reaction; Waves; Heat, work and energy; and Light.

Suitable For: Undergraduate Year One Students and Vocational Training

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Dr John Whiittle, School of Built Environment

Dr John Whittle is the Quality Assurance Officer for Medicine and Administrator of the Medical Education Unit at The University of Nottingham.  After reading Physics at The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, he remained in the University to carry out research for his PhD in computer simulation of the performance of houses.  He then undertook post-doctoral research in Newcastle at The Building Science Section of the School of Architecture before taking up a lectureship at the University of Nottingham. After many years teaching and researching he migrated into full time administration and is now a senior member of staff in the Nottingham Medical School]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[Developed in 1998 by Dr John Whittle (Department of the Built Environment) using Authorware, this package contains brief interactive notes on eight areas of physics in which architects need a working knowledge. However, it is also useful to others in science, engineering and social sciences looking for an introduction to the topics concerned. These topics are: Units of measurement; Scalar and vector quantities; Newton’s laws; Mass and weight; Action and reaction; Waves; Heat, work and energy; and Light.

Suitable For: Undergraduate Year One Students and Vocational Training

To view and download this resource, right click view resource and choose ‘Save Target As’ if using Internet Explorer browser and ‘Save Link As’ if using Firefox.

Dr John Whiittle, School of Built Environment

Dr John Whittle is the Quality Assurance Officer for Medicine and Administrator of the Medical Education Unit at The University of Nottingham.  After reading Physics at The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, he remained in the University to carry out research for his PhD in computer simulation of the performance of houses.  He then undertook post-doctoral research in Newcastle at The Building Science Section of the School of Architecture before taking up a lectureship at the University of Nottingham. After many years teaching and researching he migrated into full time administration and is now a senior member of staff in the Nottingham Medical School]]></description><dc:date>2009-08-25</dc:date><dc:title>Physics in architecture</dc:title><dc:creator>Whittle John Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>physics</dc:subject><dc:subject>architecture</dc:subject><dc:subject>mass</dc:subject><dc:subject>weight</dc:subject><dc:subject>waves</dc:subject><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>light</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Sustainability and engineering</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=1c4d7433-74db-9779-b605-7681374bc79a</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:20:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=1c4d7433-74db-9779-b605-7681374bc79a</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type>text/html<dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This module is intended to give you a broad understanding of issues related to environmental sustainability in the context of engineering. The environmental problems facing our world are becoming more apparent day by day, and the term “sustainability” is used more frequently in the media. This module will explore the concept of sustainability and discuss some of the issues surrounding the subject. 

Each chapter will begin with an overview of the the content, and will then introduce key factors and the current world systems in place for the subject matter such as energy, materials, food, water and shelter. The social and economic factors of sustainability in an engineering context will also be covered. The problems associated with these systems will then be highlighted, specifically their environmental or social impacts and what part of the systems that could be considered unsustainable. Alternatives will then be introduced and outlined including what options there are and what are the challenges involved in implementing them. 

School of Engineering, University of Nottingham

]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This module is intended to give you a broad understanding of issues related to environmental sustainability in the context of engineering. The environmental problems facing our world are becoming more apparent day by day, and the term “sustainability” is used more frequently in the media. This module will explore the concept of sustainability and discuss some of the issues surrounding the subject. 

Each chapter will begin with an overview of the the content, and will then introduce key factors and the current world systems in place for the subject matter such as energy, materials, food, water and shelter. The social and economic factors of sustainability in an engineering context will also be covered. The problems associated with these systems will then be highlighted, specifically their environmental or social impacts and what part of the systems that could be considered unsustainable. Alternatives will then be introduced and outlined including what options there are and what are the challenges involved in implementing them. 

School of Engineering, University of Nottingham

]]></description><dc:date>2012-08-09</dc:date><dc:title>Sustainability and engineering</dc:title><dc:creator>Eales Aran</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>Engineering</dc:subject><dc:subject>Sustainability</dc:subject><dc:subject>Nottingham</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>The end of the road?</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=27f1e827-178b-3f05-8d2c-de089587ef84</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:48:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=27f1e827-178b-3f05-8d2c-de089587ef84</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>audio/mpeg</dc:format><dc:format>audio/x-mp3</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[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 Department of Civil Engineering describes the research taking place in Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre and the improvements such knowledge can make to road materials, structures and sustainability.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[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 Department of Civil Engineering describes the research taking place in Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre and the improvements such knowledge can make to road materials, structures and sustainability.]]></description><dc:date>2007-07-25</dc:date><dc:title>The end of the road?</dc:title><dc:creator>Collop Andy Professor</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Using composite materials to replace bone</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=adbc44bd-7459-7651-842e-2a4ea19f2c64</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:47:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=adbc44bd-7459-7651-842e-2a4ea19f2c64</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>audio/mpeg</dc:format><dc:format>audio/x-mp3</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[In this podcast, Professor Chris Rudd, Dean of the faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham, describes his work with composite materials in the car industry and how it can be applied to the field of medicine.

Traditionally, patients who have lost bone in an accident or have had bone removed due to cancer have had to endure two very long and very painful operations. One operation to attach steel plates to the bone, and a second operation once the bone has healed, to remove them.

For the past ten years, Professor Rudd and his team have been researching degradable polymers that would be as strong as the steel plates, but could be absorbed by the body, thus eliminating the need for secondary surgery.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[In this podcast, Professor Chris Rudd, Dean of the faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham, describes his work with composite materials in the car industry and how it can be applied to the field of medicine.

Traditionally, patients who have lost bone in an accident or have had bone removed due to cancer have had to endure two very long and very painful operations. One operation to attach steel plates to the bone, and a second operation once the bone has healed, to remove them.

For the past ten years, Professor Rudd and his team have been researching degradable polymers that would be as strong as the steel plates, but could be absorbed by the body, thus eliminating the need for secondary surgery.]]></description><dc:date>2007-07-25</dc:date><dc:title>Using composite materials to replace bone</dc:title><dc:creator>Rudd Christopher D. Professor</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Bone replacement</dc:subject><dc:subject>Degradable polymers in the body</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item></channel></rss>