University of Nottingham

This World Space Week, the University of Nottingham’s Aerospace Unlocking Potential (UP) programme has announced it has pledged more than £110,000 in funding to three UK businesses working to improve sustainability in the aerospace…

A research group at the University of Nottingham has hired a Creative in Residence to bring the worlds of engineering and art together for the first time in the university’s history.The appointment is part of a collaboration between the…

Dr Philippa Tomczak has received the 2022 Young Criminologist Award from the European Society of Criminology, in recognition of her research into prison safety.Dr Tomczak, Principal Research Fellow in Criminology and prisonHEALTH Director…

A new exhibition will use art to explore the lives of people who have been affected by breast cancer, as either a patient, relative, friend or caregiver.‘Breast Cancer and Me’ will take place at the Angear Visitor Centre (adjacent to the…

Researchers from the University of Nottingham have been awarded funding for a project that aims to cut the number of stillbirths by examining blood flow through the placenta.Every 16 seconds one baby is stillborn, this amounts to more…

A diagnostic test, developed by experts at the University of Nottingham, will speed up the diagnosis of colorectal cancer in patients ensuring they receive treatment more effectively, potentially saving thousands of lives.Based on…

Low-levels of pesticide may still be a threat to a natural ecosystem according to experts, and a more thorough risk assessment is needed before they are used in the environment to avoid potentially killing ‘good’ insects, plants or fungi…

The University of Nottingham today confirmed that it has introduced a revised procedure for the recognition of chaplains of all faiths who are nominated to work in the university Chaplaincy.The procedure allows for a preparatory year to…

A new study has, for the first time, produced global maps of local plant biodiversity, based on field surveys around the world.The main difference from previous global maps is that the new ones are based on species living together in…

Modern slavery experts are set to investigate whether people who experience cognitive impairments as a result of mental ill-health, learning disability or memory loss could be more susceptible to exploitation.The academics, from the…