Press releases

Results from a survey of UK clothing manufacturers, analysed by academics from the University of Nottingham, the University of Leicester and the independent trade justice charity Transform Trade, have revealed that unfair purchasing practices by brands and retailers are common-place within the garment manufacturing industry.

The University of Nottingham has been presented with a prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education by Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla, in recognition of its pioneering research to tackle modern slavery.

As legislation to lower the voting age to 16 begins its passage through Parliament, new interdisciplinary research co-led by the University of Nottingham, is providing timely and in-depth insight into how young people across the UK understand democratic engagement and the prospect of voting for the first time.

Local businesses invited to operate pilot public restaurant supported by University of Nottingham

Four University of Nottingham mathematicians have been recognised by the prestigious Academy for the Mathematical Sciences (AcadMathSci) as part of its inaugural cohort of Fellows for 2026, at an event held at the Royal Society today (or) on 29 January 2026.

A new study from psychologists has found that historic buildings significantly enhance the scenicness of English cities, offering aesthetic and potential well-being benefits comparable to those provided by natural features such as forests and lakes.

The University of Nottingham has been awarded a prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education for its groundbreaking research tackling modern slavery.

A new shared vision for realising future financial services growth in the East Midlands was welcomed by participants in a visit to the University of Nottingham last week, to showcase financial services as the UK’s highest productivity sector and the key to achieving faster economic growth.

The inaugural Review of Mathematical Education (RoME 2025) is published today by the University of Nottingham’s Observatory for Mathematical Education.

UN Tourism has appointed University of Nottingham academic Professor Marina Novelli to the prestigious role of Chair of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics (WCTE), for the 2025-2029 term.