Press releases

Plant scientists have been awarded funding to find out why wheat loses water during the night and develop new ways for growers to identify and develop plants that maintain yields under rising global temperatures.

A Nottingham mother whose daughter died from an aggressive brain tumour last year, has raised over £21,000 for the University of Nottingham’s Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre.

The University of Nottingham is leading a €2m High Performance Computing (HPC) project to optimise the sustainable exploitation of wind power in both the European and Brazilian energy markets.

Children from Blue Bell Hill Primary School have been given an exclusive sneak preview of the first- ever Nottingham Periodic Table, ahead of its official unveiling at the University of Nottingham’s Wonder event on the 15 June.

Melanie Leng, Professor of Isotope Geoscience, is one of two Queen’s Birthday Honours being celebrated by The University of Nottingham today.

Researchers have discovered how a common houseplant can absorb and withstand arsenic, a find which could lead to the development of new plant varieties that will clean contaminated soil.

David Ross Sports Village, located at the University of Nottingham, has been used as a training facility for defending ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 champions, Australia, as they hone their preparations for their title defence over the next few weeks.

The call is out for aspiring entrepreneurs across the UK to enter into an international space competition.

An initiative led by The University of Nottingham to develop an HE sector-wide approach to supporting the mental health of international students coming to the UK to study is set to benefit from a share of £6 million in funding from the Office for Students.

People would rather give away unwanted food to strangers than waste it, according to research from experts at the University of Nottingham