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PANORAMIC clinical trial finds molnupiravir does not reduce COVID-19 hospitalisation/deaths in vaccinated people at high risk

Researchers have today released findings from a clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of the antiviral treatment molnupiravir against COVID-19 – the first treatment tested in the ongoing PANORAMIC trial.

Nottingham professor appointed to prestigious role at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Professor Juliet Thondhlana, of the University of Nottingham, has been appointed as the UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development.

“STEM” into Christmas: Nottingham schoolchildren get a taste of engineering at annual festive lecture

Hundreds of schoolchildren from across the county have been learning about ‘The Future of Transportation” as part of the Faculty of Engineering’s Christmas Lecture at the University of Nottingham.

European buyout industry exceeds €100bn for sixth consecutive year in face of challenging market conditions

Europe’s buyout industry continued to show appetite to deploy capital through the economic cycle, despite exceptionally challenging market conditions, according to provisional full-year data from CMBOR, the Centre for Private Equity and MBO Research based at Nottingham University Business School.

Early forests did not significantly change the atmospheric CO2

Scientists have discovered that the atmosphere contained far less CO2 than previously thought when forests emerged on our planet, the new study has important implications for understanding how land plants affect the climate.

Christmas comes early for chemistry fans with visit to You Tube hero

A group of young chemistry fans travelled from across the world and the East Midlands to visit their science hero and YouTube star, Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff.

Wearable system allowing engineers to ‘see’ with their hands trialled for aerospace industry use

A unique system that allows engineers to use their hands as their eyes when working in confined environments is being trialled for use within the aerospace industry and other sectors.

Care leavers and students estranged from their families to benefit from new scholarship scheme at The University of Nottingham

A new scholarship scheme is to offer four University of Nottingham students, who are leaving care or are estranged from their families, assistance with their accommodation costs.

Nottingham students ‘Pack for Good’ – and raise £90,000 for research to tackle heart disease

Students in Nottingham have helped to raise almost £90,000 to fund vital research into heart and circulatory diseases by donating items that may otherwise have gone into landfill.

Nottingham academics win grant to improve financial education for rural communities in Africa

The University of Nottingham has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Royal Academy of Engineering to investigate the most effective practices for improving the financial literacy of coffee farmers in Uganda.

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