Press releases

Scientists, government officials and senior leaders in research and healthcare from across the UK, turned out in force yesterday (6 September) to mark the official opening of the University’s Biodiscovery Institute (BDI).

Fields Medal winner Caucher Birkar, who studied mathematics at the University of Nottingham after escaping the war between Iraq and Iran, has been made an Honorary Professor.

An early career researcher whose research aims to transform how brain tumours are diagnosed and monitored, has been awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering.

A series of demonstration flights between Exeter Airport and Cornwall Airport Newquay have started this week, to advance the use of sustainable aviation, driving down costs and emissions on short regional routes. The flights are part of a series of government-backed trials aimed at moving the UK towards sustainable aviation.

A wearable brain imaging system developed by researchers at the University of Nottingham has been installed at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto for ground-breaking research into autism.

Scientists have created a new type of catalyst that will lead to new, sustainable ways of making and using molecules and protect the supply of precious metals.

A revolutionary new stimulation treatment for Tourette’s, proven to reduce tics, has moved closer to being available to people as a wearable wrist device with the launch of a new spin-out company.

The excellence and innovation of teaching at the University of Nottingham has achieved national recognition, after scooping two prestigious awards.

The University of Nottingham’s asymptomatic Covid-19 testing service has been recommended for accreditation from the government to allow its unique non-invasive saliva testing process to be simplified and sped up by removing the need for a second confirmation NHS test.

A laboratory on Sutton Bonington campus has opened after a multi-million pound refurbishment to modernise and improve the building.