Press releases

A team of researchers and scientists at the University of Nottingham – brought together for their expertise in the field of heritage science, by £1.6m UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) grant funding – are to investigate the origins of one of Nottingham’s much-loved exhibits.

An anthology of brand-new poems, celebrating migrant experience and grassroots creativity in the region, will launch at Nottingham Playhouse later this week.

For the first time, the UK’s world-leading classical music festival, the BBC Proms, is coming to Nottingham, and it will feature an original piece of orchestral music written by a University of Nottingham academic.

Music written over 1000 years ago and thought to be some of the oldest surviving music in England, is set to be performed in a special church service as part of a project from the University of Nottingham.

What if we could smell the solar system, listen to a shooting star, or even feel the vibrations of a Mars-quake? These were just some of the fascinating ideas put to space enthusiasts – young and old – as part of the Bright Sparks family event series, which took place at Lakeside Arts on Saturday 20 July.

Fascinating Bronze Age finds, found in the wetlands of the River Trent, will be on display in a brand-new free exhibition at the University of Nottingham Museum.

Are politeness standards really declining? A new book from a University of Nottingham academic answers this long-debated question and reveals the important role politeness still plays in our work, relationships and lives.

A glossary of words, defined by young LGBTQ+ people in England, has been created by a University of Nottingham academic, to help people better understand the language used to describe their lives.

A state-of-the-art 3D tool, which is helping to drive transformation and modernise city planning, has won a prestigious Geography in Government 2024 award for outstanding innovation.

A varied programme of public events celebrating the controversial life and legacy of Lord Byron will take place this summer across Nottinghamshire to mark the bicentenary of his death.