Press releases

Experts at the University of Nottingham are looking at the best way of assessing iodine levels in people following concerns that people following a vegan diet may be iodine deficient and unaware.

A new childhood cancer awareness campaign, Child Cancer Smart, has been launched today by CCLG: The Children & Young People’s Association and researchers at the University of Nottingham, aiming to speed up diagnosis and improve survival for children and teenagers with cancer.

Professor Gary England, Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University of Nottingham, has received an Honorary Degree from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC).

Postgraduate students from the University of Nottingham’s Faculty of Engineering recently took part in a hands-on workshop on Model-Based Design, delivered in collaboration with MathWorks, the developers of MATLAB and Simulink.

A new international report led by Universitas 21 (U21), a global network of leading research-intensive universities, supported by expertise from the University of Nottingham, reveals that low pay, excessive workload, and diminished professional status continue to undermine efforts to recruit and retain teachers in the UK, Sweden, Australia, and the United States.

Two University of Nottingham academics, and a student careers service, have each received a prestigious Advance HE Award for promoting excellence in higher education and for demonstrating the impact of teaching in the sector. 

A new report from the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham has highlighted the human and environmental impacts of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and made recommendations to businesses and policymakers to improve working conditions.

Trailblazers from the fields of charity and science have been awarded Honorary Degrees by the University of Nottingham.

A scientist from the University of Nottingham has teamed up with experts from London Zoo and Cuba to find the world’s most beautiful snail, to understand how it evolved and how it can be best conserved.

The UK’s Minister for Skills heard how the launch of a new cancer research consortium is set to transform the way cancer is understood, diagnosed and treated around the globe, during a visit to the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) this week.