Press releases

Hundreds of student nurses from The University of Nottingham are volunteering to support frontline medical staff during the coronavirus pandemic, by signing up for extended paid placements in the NHS.

A free online resource has been launched to help those working in healthcare cope with the stress of dealing with Covid-19 and help maintain their psychological wellbeing during and after the pandemic.

Physiology experts are urging people on surgical waiting lists to consider using high-intensity interval training (HIIT) to boost the fitness of their heart and lungs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scientists are looking for volunteers to take part in a major new questionnaire and hair sample study to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the physical and emotional health of people in the UK.

Universities in Nottingham are helping to protect scientists testing for COVID-19, by providing the Government with essential safety cabinets.

As most people face weeks of staying at home to try to stop COVID-19 spreading, researchers at Nottingham University Hospitals and the University of Nottingham have started a new clinical research study to find ways to defeat the disease.

Final-year medical students are being graduated early at The University of Nottingham to offer them the opportunity to support the NHS response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Staff and students from the University of Nottingham are part of an international team of experts who are today (2 April) launching QuaranTrain - a student-led healthcare project to help provide information and resources to stay fit and well during periods of isolation.

New research will look at how digital technology can be used to help support young people with mental health problems, including those emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to government funding.