Press releases

The University of Nottingham is introducing carbon labels on its food menus in a new effort to support Nottingham’s carbon neutral targets and increase the university’s sustainability.

Two researchers from the University of Nottingham have been recognised for their exceptional contributions to standards-making, after winning at this year’s British Standards Institution’s (BSI) Standards Makers Award.

Researchers have discovered how plant roots adapt their shape to maximise their uptake of water, pausing branching when they lose contact with water and only resuming once they reconnect with moisture, ensuring they can survive even in the driest conditions.

University of Nottingham Professor and You Tube science hero, Sir Martyn Poliakoff, has been honoured for his contribution to his local community by being admitted as a new Freeman of the Borough of Broxtowe.

People in Nottingham could soon find themselves talking to lamp posts, benches and even bins as part of a new project to gather views on what climate change means to the city.

The team behind an innovative study aiming to change the landscape of mental health research is looking to enlist participants to take part in the next stage of the project.

Researchers at the University of Nottingham are looking to form a new dementia singing group in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, to further study the effects of singing on people with dementia.

Research into finding new personalised treatments for inflammatory bowel disease has received funding to analyse and predict patient responses to drugs, and volunteers are needed to take part.

An award-winning community energy scheme in Nottingham has introduced a brand-new energy system, which predicts to reduce residents’ energy bills over the next year.

Experts from the University of Nottingham are part of a project awarded funding to make the prescribing of medicines in Scotland more sustainable.