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A new study from psychologists has found that historic buildings significantly enhance the scenicness of English cities, offering aesthetic and potential well-being benefits comparable to those provided by natural features such as forests and lakes.

A bioengineer from the University of Nottingham has been awarded a Wellcome Accelerator Award for research using optical microscopy to create detailed electrical "maps" of brain neurons to help understand how they change as disease progresses.

A new research project from the University of Nottingham will set out to explore our understanding of early modern travel by placing sound at the centre of historical investigation.

The University of Nottingham has strengthened its partnership with ITP Aero UK to enable closer engagement with world-class academic expertise to develop solutions for a wide range of complex aerospace engineering and manufacturing challenges.

Videogame avatars can offer safer alternatives for exploring and expressing gender identities for transgender and gender diverse people, according to a new research review.

A new study led by a University of Nottingham historian offers a comprehensive examination of apprenticeship in artisanal production during the second half of British colonial rule in India, revealing that no single, uniform system of training existed – instead uncovering a diverse and shifting set of practices shaped by custom, commerce and colonial intervention.

A new study has revealed that neural inhibition and balanced neural activity in a specific area of the brain is required for recognition memory. The findings could help provide better understanding of cognitive disorders, including schizophrenia, dementia, and age-related memory impairments.

Researchers have discovered that not all atoms in a liquid are in motion and that some remain stationary regardless of the temperature, significantly impacting the solidification process, including the formation of an unusual state of matter—a corralled supercooled liquid.

Shard Diagnostic has become the latest company to join the University of Nottingham’s investment portfolio, supported through Nottingham Technology Ventures – the university’s wholly owned subsidiary responsible for managing its spin-out portfolio and related inves

Scientists from the University of Nottingham are part of an international collaboration which has taken a step closer to understanding why bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics