Press releases

A gene therapy system that can repair and regenerate human tissue is being developed for use in orthopaedic surgery with the launch of a new spin-out company.

Cutting-edge technology used to search for signs of life on Mars is poised to revolutionise disease detection and monitoring, via research supported by the EPSRC InLightenUs project involving the Universities of Nottingham, Southampton, and Edinburgh.

Two groups of student food entrepreneurs from the University of Nottingham have scooped the top two prizes at the UK final of a national competition for food innovation.

Researchers at the University of Nottingham are looking to form a new dementia singing group in Loughborough, Leicestershire, to further study the effects of singing on people with dementia.

Are fairies real? Does God eat? – these are some of the questions children will be asked as part of a new study examining how beliefs develop.

Sex workers in Nottingham are being invited to join a research advisory committee, to provide advice to experts who are developing a tool to improve their safety.

University of Nottingham experts are part of a new study to investigate the extent of forced marriage and female genital mutilation.

Modern slavery experts and geographers at the University of Nottingham have won funding to investigate how the UK government can better protect people exposed to the impacts of both modern slavery and climate change by integrating associated policies.

A novel study undertaken by the University of Nottingham has found that, in the absence of someone in the driving seat, pedestrians trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.