Press releases

New research has found that people with a genetic defect in their ability to digest sucrose eat less cake, sweets and chocolate, which could hold the key to helping the wider population to eat less sugar.

A successful programme to train the next generation of Nottingham bioscientists from the city’s two universities has secured £14 million funding from UK Research and Innovation. (UKRI)

The University of Nottingham's Institute for Policy and Engagement has today called on the UK Government to embed a set of principles designed to ensure fairness and opportunity around the transition to a low carbon energy system.

New research from the University of Nottingham has highlighted how Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) systems could be made more efficient at converting solar power into usable energy if they used wavy pipes instead of conventional straight pipes.

A new research project using loyalty card data to explore shoppers’ perceptions about food and the environment has received funding and could help people make more sustainable food choices.

New research into a chemical produced by a caterpillar fungus that has shown promise as a possible cancer treatment has revealed how it interacts with genes to interrupt cell growth signals. The discovery is an important step towards developing new drugs for the treatment of the disease.

A new report published today (5 November) explores the extent and nature of Nottingham’s two universities’ historic links to African enslavement and the transatlantic economy.

Nottingham scientists are part of a new ‘SUPERLASER’ research project to design a new type of laser that will use new sustainable materials to achieve high performance.

New research from the University of Nottingham has highlighted that increased cultural burning by Indigenous Australians prevented high-intensity fires for millennia.

Experts from the University of Nottingham have joined forces with high street retailer John Lewis to host a charity fashion show, with all proceeds going towards funding vital research into tackling breast cancer.