Press releases

Scientists have received funding to begin pre-clinical trials for a Zika virus DNA vaccine that can be manufactured within weeks and safely be deployed globally in future epidemics.

A UK-based team of Scientists, led by experts from the University of Nottingham and Imperial College London, have completed construction of a synthetic chromosome as part of a major international project to build the world’s first synthetic yeast genome.

Nottingham’s hugely popular Being Human Festival returns to the city this week with an exciting line-up of free events that will include cheese tastings, history walks and Viking poetry performances.

A scientist who led the development of new blood test technology to detect Mycobacteria in blood has had her research recognised with an award from the Microbiology Society.

The University of Nottingham has secured £1.1 million in funding from the Medical Research Council to undertake human trials for the world’s first optical fibre sensor-equipped endotracheal tube (iTraXS).

The University of Nottingham has secured £8mn in philanthropic funding from leading algorithmic trading company XTX Markets to establish the Observatory for Mathematical Education, in a new collaboration between the Schools of Education and Mathematical Sciences.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of Sir Peter Mansfield publishing his first research paper which led to the development of magnetic resonance imaging MRI – an invention that has revolutionised medicine, and that the University of Nottingham continues to advance.

An international group of experts from across the globe sought to investigate how water levels may be affected by changing global temperatures and used reconstructions from the past to try and predict future movements.

Teenagers are more likely to visit their GP about depression and anxiety at the start of the school year in the autumn, according to new research led by experts from the University of Nottingham.

Project leaders from the University of Nottingham have scooped a double win at a prestigious awards ceremony that celebrates collaboration between academia and businesses and highlights the positive impact of research on real-world challenges.