Press releases

The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is coming back to his student roots to learn about the University of Nottingham’s world-leading research and to meet nursing staff on the front-line of patient care at the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC).

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have discovered that repurposing a heart drug could significantly increase the survival rate for children with ependymoma – a type of brain tumour.

A new ground-breaking project will look to increase the number of young children who need glasses to wear them, with the aim of improving their academic, social and emotional learning long-term.

The University of Nottingham has received a £2.3M grant to develop its ground-breaking research into wearable functional brain imaging,

A former Vice-Chancellor, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, a leading writer, poet, TV and film producer, and the Editor-in-Chief of the world’s leading scientific journal Nature are all set to receive honorary degrees from The University of Nottingham at this year’s summer graduation ceremonies.

Small businesses in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire will be able to access free productivity support as a result of a new £7.1m programme being run by three local universities.

A new blood test for tuberculosis (TB) has shown the potential for a new blood test to not only diagnose human tuberculosis (TB) but also detect those at most risk of developing the disease.

The Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham will be an integral partner in a new cutting-edge policy and evidence centre announced by the Prime Minister today.

Scientists have detected changes in electrical signals from different types of cancer cells, that could lead to the development of devices that can be sent to a tumour to ‘switch off’ the cells.

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