Press releases

A study using wearable scanning technology has revealed how brain function differs in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). It is the first study to use this newly developed technology in MS and demonstrates its potential for studying neurological disease.

New research has found that microbial communities in soil have the capacity to remember and adapt to past environmental events, helping plants to withstand drought stress.

New research has shown opt-out organ donation policies may reduce living organ donors, leaving systems overall no better supplied with lifesaving organs.

The School of Pharmacy at the University of Nottingham is kicking off centenary celebrations to mark 100 years of excellence in pharmaceutical science, education, and healthcare.

A chemist at the University of Nottingham has been awarded a prestigious 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize for his research.

Building work has started on the new national MRI facility being established at the University of Nottingham that will be home to the UK’s most powerful MRI scanner, which will be used by researchers and doctors to give unprecedented insights into brain function and the mechanisms of human disease.

Two major new research projects have been launched to harness the latest advances in crop science and expertise to unlock the potential of underutilised crops to combat food insecurity and climate change.

A new study led by academics at the University of Nottingham has shown that University Maths Schools are having a transformative impact on the lives of young people across England by boosting attainment and progression and significantly widening participation in mathematics and STEM.

A new film following the life of Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson MBE is hitting screens this week and it features University of Nottingham research into the development of a wrist device that delivers electrical pulses to control tics.

Recent research has found a new way to make graphene that adds structural defects to improve the performance of the material that could have benefits across a range of applications - from sensors and batteries, to electronics.