Press releases

The University of Nottingham is leading a new project to investigate the potential of ammonia to fuel and decarbonise the long-haul shipping industry, and to boost the UK’s powertrain sector.

Dame Sara Thornton DBE QPM, the UK’s Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, has joined the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab as Professor of Practice in Modern Slavery Policy.

A scientist from the University of Nottingham has received nearly £2.5million from the European Research Council (ERC), to continue her research into the understanding of rapid atypical cell division, which could help to control the transmission of malaria.

A repair robot that takes inspiration from the bendiness and sensing ability of snakes to access hard-to-reach places in harsh, industrial environments is now being exploited for use in human surgery.

Experts from the University of Nottingham have developed a ground-breaking software, which combines DNA sequencing and machine learning to help them find where, and to what extent, antibiotic resistant bacteria is being transmitted between humans, animals and the environment.

The famous philosophy thought experiment known as The Trolley Dilemma, created by Philippa Foot in the 1960s, is usually confined to discussion in classrooms and lecture theatres but members of the public will be able to experience it in Virtual Reality (VR) during an event at the Nottingham Contemporary art gallery.

Professor Phil Garnsworthy has been recognised for his contribution to the field of animal science with the prestigious Sir John Hammond award from the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS).

The University of Nottingham is leading an international consortium aiming to accelerate the development of carbon capture and storage.

Experts from the University of Nottingham are part of a major new study aimed at identifying new ways to accurately predict whether patients will develop long-term complications as a consequence of concussion.

Families are being given the chance to get up close to a range of robots this Easter and find out more about how they work, what they can do and how they can help people.