Press releases

Professor Duncan Angwin has been appointed the new Dean of Nottingham University Business School. He joins the School of Business from Lancaster University where he is currently the Sir Roland Smith Professor in Strategic Management and Head of Department for Entrepreneurship and Strategy.    

Scientists have discovered how some plants can quickly detect that they are under water when flooded, and initiate processes that prevents them from drowning, a finding that could pave the way towards flood-proof crops that can thrive even under stressful conditions.

Beneath those carefully crafted profiles on dating sites there are traits that evolution has crafted that drive what we look for in a partner, now new research has shed light on which traits are most important to people when looking for love and revealed it’s compassion that sets hearts racing.

A blood test which can detect lung cancer at an early stage, and was pioneered by experts from the University of Nottingham, has produced positive top line results following a successful study in Scotland - Early Cancer Detection Test - Lung Cancer Scotland ("ECLS") Study.

Minerals and metals used in touchscreen mobiles are becoming scarce yet these changes to the environment are currently underrepresented in global sustainability efforts

A greater investment in services to support people with ADHD in both employment and education is needed to reduce the considerable economic cost to society, according to a new research project.

Scientists have discovered new genetic clues in the fight against serious diseases that are killing koalas in different parts of Australia.

The University of Nottingham is one of five UK-based consortia to receive a share of up to £55 million from the Faraday Institution to conduct application-inspired research to make step changes in the development of battery chemistries, systems and manufacturing methods.

People are more likely to punish a selfish individual if someone else does it first according to the findings of a large-scale experiment.

A major new study has revealed that the Brexit process has created a large, broad and long-lasting increase in uncertainty for British businesses.