Press releases

New research, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that certain types of medication used to treat diabetes may be effective in reducing alcohol use.

Experts from the University of Nottingham, in collaboration with the Kenya Paediatric Research Consortium (Keprecon), will carry out a ground-breaking trial aimed at reducing hypothermia in premature babies in Kenya.

After 18 years as Registrar of the University of Nottingham, Dr Paul Greatrix will be leaving the University at the end of the year.

New research has found that people with a genetic defect in their ability to digest sucrose eat less cake, sweets and chocolate, which could hold the key to helping the wider population to eat less sugar.

A successful programme to train the next generation of Nottingham bioscientists from the city’s two universities has secured £14 million funding from UK Research and Innovation. (UKRI)

The University of Nottingham's Institute for Policy and Engagement has today called on the UK Government to embed a set of principles designed to ensure fairness and opportunity around the transition to a low carbon energy system.

New research from the University of Nottingham has highlighted how Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) systems could be made more efficient at converting solar power into usable energy if they used wavy pipes instead of conventional straight pipes.

A new research project using loyalty card data to explore shoppers’ perceptions about food and the environment has received funding and could help people make more sustainable food choices.

New research into a chemical produced by a caterpillar fungus that has shown promise as a possible cancer treatment has revealed how it interacts with genes to interrupt cell growth signals. The discovery is an important step towards developing new drugs for the treatment of the disease.

A new report published today (5 November) explores the extent and nature of Nottingham’s two universities’ historic links to African enslavement and the transatlantic economy.