Press releases

The University of Nottingham, in partnership with East Midlands Freeport, Research England and Loughborough University, has opened the Zero Carbon Innovation Centre (ZCIC).

A revolutionary immersive mixed reality experience called "Quantum Lens" that uses a state-of-the art Apple Vision Pro headset to overlay the abstract world of quantum physics has been launched to bring this phenomena to life in the gallery space.

What is it like to come face-to-face with a lion, be attacked by an angry seabird, or experience the countdown to the live television outside broadcast Springwatch?

A new study from the University of Nottingham has revealed that poor sleep quality may increase susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs, with depression likely playing a key role in this relationship.

Scientists have sent nanoemulsion formulations on a space flight to investigate whether chitosan – a material derived from shrimp and widely used to control the release of medications – performs well in controlling medicine delivery when exposed to zero gravity.

A temporary exhibition in the form of an extraordinary concert performed at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, will bring to life rarely heard historical musical instruments and their ‘lost’ sounds, on 15 March 2025.

With more exhibitors and visitors than ever before, Science in the Park had a bumper weekend with visitors getting hands-on with a huge range of exciting activities, from scanning brains with the latest wearable technology to finding out about the origins of George the gorilla and building robots.

Researchers from the Universities of Nottingham, Newcastle and Bristol are set to receive a £7 million grant from a funding council to develop sustainable technologies to reduce energy wastage.

Researchers have created a novel machine learning method to analyse gravitational waves emitted from neutron star collisions almost instantaneously – even before the merger is fully observed.

Groundbreaking research that has led to the development of a wrist device to help control tics in people with Tourette syndrome is now being used to investigate whether it can help reduce tremor in people with Parkinson’s Disease.