In our new industrial age, smart factories will deliver
highly personalised goods and services. This demands profoundly new approaches
to how we create, manufacture and…
The University of Nottingham is the home of MRI and has an
internationally leading position in biomedical imaging research. We aim to
establish the University as a…
Propulsion in transport is on the cusp of a revolution and
societies are being challenged to think differently about how we move people
and goods. Our discoveries in…
In the face of climate change we must develop new, resilient
crops. Yields must also increase to feed the additional two billion people
expected by 2050. Future Food…
There are 46 million people enslaved around the world today. Yet we are at a tipping point: there is a global political commitment to ending slavery by 2030. Our…
Today, many products are manufactured from fossil fuels
using energy-intensive petrochemical technologies. We will spearhead the
transformation of energy-intensive…
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have made a significant leap forward in understanding the workings of one of the mysteries of the universe. They have…
Our competitive, internally funded fellowships aim to
attract and retain exceptional early career researchers to deliver
world-leading research.
Lisa White, a current…
Our competitive, internally funded fellowships aim to attract and retain exceptional early career researchers to deliver world-leading research. Dr Frankie Rawson, a…
Our competitive, internally funded fellowships aim to
attract and retain exceptional early career researchers to deliver
world-leading research.
Gary Mirams, a current…
Our competitive, internally funded fellowships aim to
attract and retain exceptional early career researchers to deliver world-leading
research.
Samanta Piano,…
Researchers at The University of Nottingham are studying whether simple eye drops could be used instead to treat patients for the condition diabetic retinopathy and…
Community scientists at the University of Nottingham are
calling for people all over the Midlands to help them hunt for an alien invader
which is preying on the…
A new and unique smartphone app to help people with asthma manage their condition has been developed by lung experts at the Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit and the…
Scientists led by experts in nanoscale and microscale research at the University of Nottingham have succeeded in filming inter-molecular chemical reactions – using…
A
clinical trial into the treatment of the severe blistering skin condition ‘bullous
pemphigoid’ has found that starting treatment with an oral antibiotic is…
A molecular mechanism which could explain why allergies are more common in developed countries has been discovered
by researchers at The University of Nottingham.
The…
A new study by researchers at the University of Nottingham’s
Vet School has revealed fascinating insights into the motivations of pet owners
who volunteer their…
On 25 October 2016 over 100 organisations from across Nottinghamshire came together to celebrate the county's business, education, research, culture, sport and…
Scientists
at The University of Nottingham hoping to study the genetics of an ultra-rare
garden snail are asking the public for its help in finding the lonely mollusc…
Astronomers have long sought to determine how many galaxies there are in the universe. This is a fundamental question that we have only been able to address with any…
Levels
of a hormone when measured in hair can significantly predict the likelihood of
pregnancy in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment,
scientists at…
The University of Nottingham sponsored three British Science Association Media Fellows in 2016. They were placed with The Times, the FT and BBC Science. Find out how…
Dame Jessica Corner,
Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, discusses the impact of the EU referendum on
our research academics and what the University is doing to support…
Dame Jessica Corner,
Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, talks about how the EU referendum could
affect research students and what the University is doing to support them.
Scientists
at The University of Nottingham have demonstrated for the first time that it is
possible to selectively sequence fragments of DNA in real time,…
The Ape Heart Project is a
European-wide research programme led by leading primate specialists at Twycross
Zoo, in collaboration with The University of Nottingham, to…
Meet Sue - one of the women at the heart of our Life Cycle 6 #BreastCancerAndMe campaign. In this powerful and moving interview Sue talks about fear, family and life…
Meet Lisa - one of the women at the heart of our Life Cycle 6 #BreastCancerAndMe campaign. In this powerful and moving interview Lisa talks about positivity, anxiety and…
Meet Caroline - one of the women at the heart of our Life Cycle 6 #BreastCancerAndMe campaign. In this powerful and moving interview Caroline talks about her children,…
Take a look behind the scenes at the work of our world-leading cancer research teams. Based at hospitals in both Nottingham and Derby, our researchers include practicing…
Meet Leanne - one of the women at the heart of our Life Cycle 6 #BreastCancerAndMe campaign. In this powerful and moving interview Leanne talks about family, treatment…
Four women – Lisa, Caroline, Leanne and Sue – are at the heart of our Life Cycle 6 #BreastCancerAndMe campaign. At different stages in their breast cancer…
An
international team of researchers has discovered a gene in snails that
determines whether their shells twist clockwise or anti-clockwise – and could
offer clues…
Traditional fruit gardens planted by indigenous communities in the Malaysian rainforest increase the diversity of the animals who make it their home. The study, led by…
Dr Philip Oldfield from the Department of Architecture in the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Nottingham talks about his experience as a British Science…
Dr Jon Henderson from the Department of Archaeology at The University of Nottingham talks about his experience as a British Science Media Fellow embedded with the…
A well-known ‘superbug’ which was thought to have been a static or
non-motile organism has been observed showing signs of active motility by
scientists at…
Could spaceflight slow the process of ageing? New research has shown that the effect of spaceflight on a microscopic worm — Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans)…
A new research team at The University of Nottingham is
using MRI scans to learn more about the role of the cerebellum in Developmental
Coordination Disorder (DCD)…
Using their state-of-the-art simulation facility in the School of
Psychology scientists at The University of Nottingham are exploring the use of
car driving simulators…
Nottingham City Council have honoured Sir Peter Mansfield by naming one of their trams after him. Sir Peter, who won the Nobel Prize for his role in inventing the MRI…
Dr Jasmeet Kaler at The University
of Nottingham has been named this year’s Universities
Federation for Animal Welfare’s (UFAW) Young Scientist of the…
Experts at The University of Nottingham have
discovered the first fully synthetic material with potential to grow billions
of stem cells. The discovery could forge the…
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) affects less than 400
people each year but it can be so severe in some cases it has led to
amputation. The condition is so rare it is often…
The answer to this question will help with the exploration of burial sites around Stonehenge as part of the €8m Stonehenge Hidden Landscape project. It is hoped…
Dr Ahmed Mohammed at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus is trying to find out if mindfulness can improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people.
Electric fences
and trenches have proved to be the most effective way of protecting farms and villages
from night time raids by hungry elephants. But researchers think…
A one thousand year old Anglo-Saxon remedy for eye infections which originates from a manuscript in the British Library has been found to kill the modern-day superbug…
Jonathan Ball is a Professor of Molecular Virology in the School of Life Sciences at The University of Nottingham. As a BSA Media Fellow he has become a science…
Help us raise £350,000 to use our Nobel prize-winning expertise in MRI scanning to conduct world-leading research into dementia.
To read more and to sponsor a…
Scientists at The University of Nottingham have identified the mechanism used by plants in stress conditions to sense low oxygen levels and used advanced breeding…
The hormone-releasing Mirena coil intrauterine device (IUD) is a better treatment for heavy menstrual periods than other conventional medical approaches, according to…
Using
magnetic levitation to imitate weightlessness, researchers led by physicists at
The University of Nottingham have manufactured solid wax models of splash…
A
truly ground-breaking experiment at The University of Nottingham could herald the creation of graphene and boron nitride layers in
a controlled way at a scale never…
University of Nottingham vet students hold vet clinics twice a month at the offices of the Big Issue in Nottingham for the pets of the homeless and vulnerably housed.…
Often seen as the ‘unsung heroes’ of Higher Education it is recognised that without technicians, institutions like The University of Nottingham would not be…
A 54-strong 'Viking Navy' led by a University of Nottingham scientist and Viking expert has just returned from an unusual expedition to Norway, to row the…
Scientists who discovered a group of
new materials capable of repelling bacteria have each won a prestigious
research award worth a combined £2m to find out why.…
John Timpson graduated from The University of Nottingham in 1964 with a degree in Industrial Economics.
His great grandfather William Timpson launched a shoe retailers…
Design and construct a low cost, zero carbon, family starter home, transport it to Spain, build it, landscape it and open it to the public. That was the challenge faced…
The Institute for Aerospace Technology (IAT) -- an
internationally leading centre for aerospace research at the University -- is exhibiting at the Farnborough…
In the malaria research labs at The University of Nottingham Dr Rita Tewari and her team are trying to identify the best drug and vaccine targets for malaria. Here she…
Dr Rita Tewari heads up the malaria research labs at The University of Nottingham. She knows all to well what it's like to have the disease. She's had it seven…
Muniirah
Mbabazi, from Uganda, is researching nutrition policy in Uganda for her PhD. In
the past she has also carried out research into sustainable diets,…
Dietitians Week 9 - 13 June 2014 - here's some advice from dietitians in The University of Nottingham's School of Biosciences on getting the best out of food…
Dietitians Week 9 - 13 June 2014 - Iga
Kasperek, a Masters in Nutrition student at The University of Nottingham, was President and is now Vice-President of the…
A
lecturer in dietetics at The University of Nottingham has helped to start a
campaign to encourage more men to consider taking up careers in the field of
nutrition.
…
One of the two prize winners speaking in the ‘Future generations’session of this year's UK PlantSci event organised by UK Plant Sciences Federation was…
The first major exhibition on Vikings at the British Museum for over 30 years which opened on 6 March in London highlights a new research project by Viking experts at…
The University of Nottingham is involved in a European wide study which aims to identify and learn more about the biological and environmental factors that might…
TEDxUoN are staging the biggest event they have ever organised. Among the 12 invited speakers at the sell-out event, on Jubilee Campus at The University of Nottingham,…
Students
from The University of
Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) are developing their leadership and
management skills by running education and healthcare workshops…
As the latest Warner Bros fantasy blockbuster, The Hobbit, hits the cinema screens, Dr Alison Milbank of the University's Department of Theology and Religious…
A study by psychologists at The University of Nottingham has shown that babies who are weaned using solid finger food are more likely to develop healthier food…
After the wettest winter on record, Colin Thorne, Professor of Physical Geography at The University of Nottingham, talks about what can be done to stop our homes…
A
group of university students are enjoying a specially designed fruit smoothie a
day to discover whether it can improve their appearance and make them feel
healthier.…
Dr Nick Raine-Fenning elaborates on a joint study with
researchers in Brazil which showed that endometrial scratching in fertility
treatment increased clinical pregnancy…
On
March 10 241BC a huge naval battle took place off the coast of Sicily between
the Romans and their archenemies the Carthaginians. It put an end to the First
Punic War…
Drawing on historical records and personal recollections the £1m British Climate Histories project, led by Professor Georgina Endfield from the School of Geography…
An entire street of ecohouses at The University of Nottingham
has been completed with the opening of the Mark Group ecohouse. The
house will showcase some of the latest…
A major breakthrough in the search for alternatives to antibiotics and the treatment of infection could provide microbiologists with a whole new insight into the way…
At the age of 15 he was told he didn't have the qualifications to become a scientist. Today Sir Peter Mansfield, from The University of Nottingham, holds a Nobel…
The University of Nottingham won the RHS Best Environment Exhibit Award at the 100th Chelsea Flower Show for its stand highlighting the challenges of global food…
