Press releases

A community champion who has gifted an Olympic torch from the 2012 Games to the University of Nottingham, says she hopes it will help to inspire athletes of the future to achieve their sporting ambitions.

An Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham has been appointed as the new Thematic Research lead for the Arts and Humanities in UK Parliament.

Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly who specialises in person-centred machine learning and assistive robotics has been appointed as University of Nottingham Academic Lead for the NHS National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC).

Prescribing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to people at high risk of harm is estimated to cost the NHS in England around £31 million and cause more than 6,000 lost years of good health over 10 years, finds a new study.

Researchers are to trial a ground-breaking screening test for pre-eclampsia, a potentially life-threatening condition affecting pregnant women and their unborn babies.

A professor of engineering from the University of Nottingham, and an EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Research fellow, has been elected as a Fellow of ASM international, the world’s largest association of materials-centric engineers and scientists.

What if we could smell the solar system, listen to a shooting star, or even feel the vibrations of a Mars-quake? These were just some of the fascinating ideas put to space enthusiasts – young and old – as part of the Bright Sparks family event series, which took place at Lakeside Arts on Saturday 20 July.

New research from the University of Nottingham and University of Birmingham has highlighted that blue light has the ability to kill antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria isolated from ear infections in dogs.

More than 800 local primary and secondary school children are being offered the chance to try their hand at Touch Rugby by the University of Nottingham as part of celebrations to mark the sport’s world championships, which are currently underway in the city.

Two researchers from the University of Nottingham have been awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships worth over £3m to expand their research.