Press releases

A technician from the University of Nottingham has won a prestigious Papin Prize at the Higher Education Technicians Summit in Birmingham.

A new study has shown that differences in learning between boys and girls in Malawi can be prevented with the help of interactive tablet technology.

New research suggests that regular use of certain types of commonly-prescribed drugs used to treat bladder conditions, Parkinson’s disease and depression, could significantly increase the risk of dementia in later life.

Scientists from the University of Nottingham have discovered that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate ‘brown fat’, the body’s own fat-fighting defenses, which could be the key to tackling obesity and diabetes.

A new type of psychological and behavioural treatment for people with diabetes is to be tested in a £2.5 million clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Nottingham and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

The vital role played by university technicians in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of students has been recognised by a new report produced in collaboration with the University of Nottingham.

The world’s largest online archive of modern slavery survivor testimonies has been launched by experts from the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham.

The most commonly prescribed ADHD drug methylphenidate does not increase the risk of psychotic episodes in patients, according to experts from the University of Nottingham.

New research has found that reality TV programmes like Love Island, TOWIE and Geordie Shore have exposed children and young people to smoking and alcohol, partly because they’re available on catch-up outside the 9pm watershed.

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.