Press releases

The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is coming back to his student roots to learn about the University of Nottingham’s world-leading research and to meet nursing staff on the front-line of patient care at the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC).

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have discovered that repurposing a heart drug could significantly increase the survival rate for children with ependymoma – a type of brain tumour.

Scientists have detected changes in electrical signals from different types of cancer cells, that could lead to the development of devices that can be sent to a tumour to ‘switch off’ the cells.

Hot chocolate! How to get the best possible flavour and price from Colombian cocoa beans.

Dr Catrin Rutland in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science is the University's new BSA media fellow and is set to spend her placement this summer getting a flavour of how the media industry operates by working in the busy Sky News newsroom.

New light has been shed on an ancient and crippling hoof disease in horses thanks to unique and multidisciplinary research led by scientists at the University of Nottingham.

New research suggests that regular use of certain types of commonly-prescribed drugs used to treat bladder conditions, Parkinson’s disease and depression, could significantly increase the risk of dementia in later life.

Scientists from the University of Nottingham have discovered that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate ‘brown fat’, the body’s own fat-fighting defenses, which could be the key to tackling obesity and diabetes.

A new type of psychological and behavioural treatment for people with diabetes is to be tested in a £2.5 million clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Nottingham and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

The most commonly prescribed ADHD drug methylphenidate does not increase the risk of psychotic episodes in patients, according to experts from the University of Nottingham.