Press releases

A team of scientists and experts have been awarded funding to evaluate the new National Health Service (NHS) Pharmacy First service.

University of Nottingham spin-out company Cerca Magnetics has been awarded £2m as part of £45 million government investment in the UK's quantum sector for wearable brain imaging research to help detect early signs of dementia.

Astronaut costumes, air rockets and a light up brain room are some of the exciting activities being delivered by researchers from the University of Nottingham as part of the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity that returns next week.

A novel approach to studying the progression of tuberculosis (TB) from infection to disease has identified and treated people at increased risk of developing the disease that current methods of testing would not.

For the first time, scientists have successfully trapped atoms of krypton (Kr), a noble gas, inside a carbon nanotube to form a one-dimensional gas.

A new study has revealed how residents in Nottingham were negatively impacted by the heatwave in July 2022 and that those from socially and economically vulnerable groups were more affected, but also that community spirit and caring for each other helped people to cope.

Road users across Nottinghamshire are being called on to help researchers identify areas across the county where accidents are likely to happen by sending in videos of their ‘near-crashes’.

Engaging children early with science can have long term impacts on subject choices at GCSE and A level, and improve uptake of STEM subjects, according to new research.

A wider range of food and drink businesses from the whole supply chain will have access to specialist support and expertise with the new Food Innovation Centre.

Meat-eaters who take part in Veganuary could cut their saturated fat and cholesterol intake but may also miss out on vital micronutrients, according to a new study.