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New research will transform ‘waste to wealth’ thanks to major funding

Two innovative research projects from experts at the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM), which will use waste to create fuel and renewable biocoal, have received funding from the Newton Ungku Omar Grand Challenge initiative called Waste to Wealth.

New sequencing protocol could lead to better understanding of diseases

Experts at the University of Nottingham have discovered a more precise way to analyse the human microbiome, which could lead to a better understanding of diseases and disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, obesity and some cancers.

Sticky antibiotic provides glue for successful treatment

Researchers have found how an antibiotic used to treat a debilitating gut infection stays put inside the body giving it time to effectively treat the problem, a discovery that will pave

The first women graduate to new careers after completing TechUP Women

The first women from the TechUP Women programme are on the path to a new career after completing a new training initiative to provide them with skills and confidence to work in the technology sector.

Global leader in tackling modern slavery joins the Rights Lab

A global authority on the UN, organised crime and modern slavery is joining the world’s largest team of modern slavery scholars.

Preparing land for palm oil causes most climate damage

New research has found preparing land for palm oil plantations and the growth of young plants causes significantly more damage to the environment, emitting double the amount of greenhouse gases than mature plantations.

Findings of new study are a potential step towards new cancer drug development

Experts from the University of Nottingham have discovered a new DNA damage pathway, which could be a new lead in cancer research.

Nottingham’s universities launch collaboration to change local lives

Nottingham’s two world-class universities have launched a pioneering collaboration to help change the lives of local people for the better, as independent research reveals that every 22 seconds someone in Nottingham interacts with one of the city’s universities.

Walking with atoms – chemical bond making and breaking recorded in action

Scientists have for the first time captured and filmed atoms bonding, using advanced microscopy methods they captured a moment of breaking a chemical bond, around half a million times smaller than the width of a human hair.

Lame sheep adjust their behaviour to cope with their condition, says a new study

Using novel sensing technology, experts from the University of Nottingham have found that lame sheep adjust how they carry out certain actives, such as walking, standing or laying down, rather than simply reducing the amount they do.
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