Press releases

A new spin out company from The University of Nottingham is to help keep passenger planes in the air, while reducing the risk of injury to the engineering ground crews who maintain them.

Two eminent University of Nottingham academics have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng).

The University of Nottingham (UoN) is working with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) to explore microwave technology for recycling PMMA (acrylic).

A series of demonstration flights between Exeter Airport and Cornwall Airport Newquay have started this week, to advance the use of sustainable aviation, driving down costs and emissions on short regional routes. The flights are part of a series of government-backed trials aimed at moving the UK towards sustainable aviation.

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have become the first in the world to find a way to observe how plant roots take in and circulate water at the cellular level, which could help to identify future drought and flood-resistant crops.

A new £5m research centre aims to put UK manufacturing on the map for the sustainable and scalable production of high-value, customised products using smart and connected factories.

Using satellite technology to look at how bogs “breathe” could help build a better picture of peatland condition and restoration progress in Scotland. Research by the University of Nottingham using a technique developed with the university's spinout company Terra Motion Ltd, demonstrates the potential to map the movement of the ground’s surface.

Nottingham researchers have been awarded nearly £2 million as part of a major project to investigate the potential to harness offshore wind and marine renewable energy for conversion to hydrogen and zero carbon fuels.

The University of Nottingham (UoN) and the University of St Andrews are collaborating with Mitsubishi Chemical in the UK (MC UK) on a £4.34m UK Research and Innovation ‘Prosperity Partnership’ to decarbonise acrylic-based materials.

A bike helmet that ‘eats’ air pollution and a virtual reality office simulator for home workers are a few of the ideas on show from Product Design and Manufacture students at the University of Nottingham.