Press releases

Families in Nottingham have helped to create an innovative installation that uses digital technology to upcycle elements selected from the National Gallery’s historic Collection to re-imagine a more sustainable future.

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.

A new project to encourage more people to reap the health benefits of ‘wild swimming’ has been launched by a group of researchers at the University of Nottingham.

Archaeologists and historians from the University of Nottingham have launched a new project to bring the city’s hidden history to life as part of the regeneration of the Broadmarsh area – currently one of the largest city centre redevelopment projects in Europe.

Fascinating new collaborations between students and researchers at the University of Nottingham and an important archaeological park in Italy will soon be up and running thanks to the appointment of a Nottingham expert to run its two sites.

A new exhibition on DH Lawrence, one of the most iconic, but also controversial figures in English literature, is opening at Lakeside Arts next month.

The bones of ancient bears, sound postcards and a giant clarinet are among the unusual characters in a new interactive experience for visitors to the shores of Highfields Boating Lake at the University of Nottingham.

A major exhibition that gives visitors the chance to literally step into a photograph from the Holocaust using virtual reality technology is opening at Lakeside Arts on University Park in Nottingham.

The celebrated British actor, producer and University of Nottingham alumna Ruth Wilson is backing a new national campaign to showcase the enormous impact of the arts on society and the economy.

The power of the arts to change society and improve lives was spotlighted last night as researchers from the University of Nottingham scooped two major awards at the Oscars of the university world – the Times Higher Education Awards 2021.