Press releases

Today (9 April), the Leverhulme Trust Board announced the three winners of its 2025 Leverhulme Research Centre competition. Each centre will be funded for up to £10 million over ten years.

A new study has shown how aspects of brain function change with age, revealing that excitatory processes in the brain decrease, while inhibitory processes increase as children get older. The findings are an important step in understanding disorders like autism.

Building on initial awards totalling over £1.6m, a team of researchers are receiving further investment to explore the capabilities of quantum computing for developing new drugs for myotonic dystrophy.

Policymakers, academics and practitioners are being brought together for an event at Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) to discuss how marketing concepts and frameworks can be used to strengthen democratic-voter engagement.

Researchers have called into question claims that turning on television subtitles can help children learn to read.

A plant scientist from the University of Nottingham is one of the winners of this year’s the Black in Plant Science Research Excellence Awards.

From idyllic and picturesque scenes to the realities of rural life, a brand-new free exhibition at Lakeside Arts explores how the English countryside has been used and depicted over the last 200 years, and the powerful and enduring impact it has had on people.

The University of Nottingham is set to further strengthen its para and inclusive sport offerings, thanks to the launch of a partnership with leading Midland’s construction firm, GF Tomlinson.

Researchers at the University of Nottingham and one of its leading spinouts, The Thinking Pod innovations (TTPi), have partnered with VIDAR to develop groundbreaking technology at the heart of an intelligent electric motor, which will revolutionise the energy efficiency of industrial processes in harsh environments.

A new Mathematics and Education Secondary Teacher Degree Apprenticeship has been launched by the University of Nottingham to support the region’s schools to tackle national shortages for secondary maths teachers.