The honour is the second Royal Award to be won by the University in less than three months. The latest award will be celebrated at a reception to be held at the Department of Trade and Industry's Conference Centre in London on Monday April 23, at which HRH The Duke of Kent will be guest of honour. The awards are Britain's 'Oscars' for enterprise and with their enterprising spirit and dynamism the winners exemplify the best of UK innovation and creativity. The event will be attended by the Vice-Chancellor, Sir Colin Campbell, who said the two awards were closely linked.
Global standards inform all our teaching and research activities.
Our teaching to students from 125 countries is truly international. The discovery and development of magnetic resonance imaging means that our technology is to be found not only in hospitals in the United Kingdom but internationally. MRI is a life-saver in all continents of the world. This is the first branch campus of a British university in Malaysia and is playing its part in helping to spearhead Malaysia's ambition to become a regional centre for excellence in higher education. Nottingham is also a founder member of Universitas 21, an international grouping of major research universities which is currently working with private sector partners to establish a worldwide e.learning network.