Press releases

A fossil of a newly discovered species of ichthyosaur, which was found in a storeroom at the University of Nottingham, has been donated to Wollaton Hall.

New research, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that teachers may be attributing signs of age-related immaturity in children, to conditions such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities are poorly represented in genetic medicine research and artificial intelligence-based risk prediction tools used to calculate the chance of developing future disease.

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed a ground-breaking technique to analyse the atomic-level structure of RNA molecules with exceptional precision and speed, and are the first in the world to use the method to examine structural changes in RNA when a cell gets infected with HIV.

Leaders in science, healthcare and industry, along with members of parliament, have come together to mark 20 years of research that has taken place at the University of Nottingham’s Biodiscovery Institute (BDI).

Experts at the University of Nottingham are on the lookout for volunteers for a major new study looking at how physical activity levels affects our bodies as we age.

A new intervention, led by experts in rehabilitation from the University of Nottingham, will look at how to reduce the number of falls experienced by stroke survivors in their homes.

Researchers from the University Nottingham, in partnership with colleagues from the University of Adelaide, have secured a £500,000 grant from Diabetes UK as part of a £1m research project using pioneering neuroimaging techniques to identify how the tongue and digestive tract sense sweet stimuli and integrate this signalling in the brain of people with type 2 diabetes.

A £9.4 million collaborative research centre, involving researchers from the University of Nottingham, will accelerate improved tests, treatments and potentially cures for thousands of people living with rare respiratory diseases.

A significant milestone in the construction of the NHS National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) was cause for celebration this week for the project partners committed to making the facility a reality.