Press releases

The University of Nottingham has been ranked as a European top 25 institution in the latest QS World University Rankings: Europe, with strengths in both sustainability and international research networks recognised within these results.

Four University of Nottingham mathematicians have been recognised by the prestigious Academy for the Mathematical Sciences (AcadMathSci) as part of its inaugural cohort of Fellows for 2026, at an event held at the Royal Society today (or) on 29 January 2026.

A brand-new exhibition jointly curated by the University of Nottingham Museum and Nottingham City Museums brings together, for the first time since the 1960s, the extraordinary discoveries from an early medieval cemetery at Broughton Lodge, Willoughby-on-the-Wolds.

A major new study has found that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which applies magnetic energy to the brain, can be a cost-effective treatment option for the NHS in treating moderate and severe forms of depression that have not responded to other treatments.

The University of Nottingham’s national MRI Facility that is currently under construction has been given a £2m funding boost by the Wolfson Foundation.

Brain tumour patients and their families from across the East Midlands are gathering today (Wednesday 28 January) to mark the launch of a new research centre focused on finding a cure for the devastating disease

The largest liver study in the history of the NHS is due for roll out next year, with the aim of preventing thousands of people at risk of liver disease from needing hospital care.

An astronomer from the University of Nottingham has been awarded a Leverhulme Award for her research into supermassive black holes.

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information, the findings could redefine how memory is understood and studied.

A groundbreaking new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that medicines used to treat gout can also reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with gout.