Press releases

A new £5m research centre aims to put UK manufacturing on the map for the sustainable and scalable production of high-value, customised products using smart and connected factories.

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

Professor Paul Roberts, a leading researcher and law teacher at the University of Nottingham has been made a Fellow of the prestigious British Academy.

Using satellite technology to look at how bogs “breathe” could help build a better picture of peatland condition and restoration progress in Scotland. Research by the University of Nottingham using a technique developed with the university's spinout company Terra Motion Ltd, demonstrates the potential to map the movement of the ground’s surface.

New technology is being trialled at selected parks across the UK to count people using phone signals, providing valuable data that can be used to improve safety and services.

New research has enabled economic experts to pinpoint the UK’s local authorities most in need of the government’s £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund.

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have supported the development of a new web platform to host immersive events. It features a video audience where people can appear to watch performances and interact with the live acts.  

Nottingham researchers have been awarded nearly £2 million as part of a major project to investigate the potential to harness offshore wind and marine renewable energy for conversion to hydrogen and zero carbon fuels.

The University of Nottingham (UoN) and the University of St Andrews are collaborating with Mitsubishi Chemical in the UK (MC UK) on a £4.34m UK Research and Innovation ‘Prosperity Partnership’ to decarbonise acrylic-based materials.

A bike helmet that ‘eats’ air pollution and a virtual reality office simulator for home workers are a few of the ideas on show from Product Design and Manufacture students at the University of Nottingham.