A national project that has established a successful network for LGBTQ+ people working in STEM fields, led by a senior research librarian at the University of Nottingham, has been recognised with a prestigious honour by the Royal Society.

A blood test developed as part of pioneering research at The University of Nottingham is offering new hope for increasing survival rates from deadly lung cancer by significantly enhancing the early detection of the disease, a study has shown.

Nottingham’s two universities, together with the City and County’s Local Authorities, hospitals and Local Enterprise Partnership, have today launched the Universities for Nottingham Civic Agreement – the first of its kind in the country.

The University of Nottingham’s renowned expert in Viking and Old Norse Studies, Professor Judith Jesch, has been made a Fellow of the British Academy in recognition of her outstanding work in the field.