Press releases

Sarah Sharples, Professor of Human Factors at the University of Nottingham and Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Transport, has been elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

A Spitfire cockpit simulator, designed and developed by engineers from the University of Nottingham, has been officially unveiled at a local gallery.

Three Nottingham academics have been awarded Research Fellowships from the Royal Academy of Engineering for projects looking at satellite communications, processes to speed up drug design and failure of cancer treatments.

Researchers at Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology at the University of Nottingham have developed ultra-thin soft robots, designed for exploring narrow spaces in challenging built environments.

A group of alumni from the University of Nottingham’s Faculty of Engineering have received funding for a new device that could significantly reduce carbon emissions for the food and beverage industry.

The University of Nottingham has kicked-off a £5.3 million programme of research to support the development, manufacture and test of a revolutionary cryogenic hydrogen-electric propulsion system.

New research shows a new digital method could be the key to understanding how structures, such as buildings, behave when they are damaged.

A professor of engineering from the University of Nottingham, and an EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Research fellow, has been elected as a Fellow of ASM international, the world’s largest association of materials-centric engineers and scientists.

As the King outlines the new government's plans at the State Opening of Parliament, University of Nottingham academics have reacted to some of the announcements being made.

Post-graduate students and lecturers from the University of Nottingham have helped to support the European Space Agency (ESA) during the launch of their Young Professional’s Satellite using the monitoring ground station in the heart of University Park campus.