Press releases

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.

The quality of the University of Nottingham’s degree apprenticeship programmes, which produce talented graduates who meet the workforce needs of local organisations, has been recognised with a leading regional industry award.

The University of Nottingham has been ranked in the Top 30 UK universities by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

Sarah Sharples, Professor of Human Factors at the University of Nottingham and Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Transport, has been elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

The University of Nottingham continues to make strides in collaborative work with industry professionals and the public sector, demonstrated in this year’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) rankings.

An ice hockey Paralympian and international leader in disability access has been named as the very first ambassador for the new National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC).

A collection of documents dating back to at least the 17th century, which was discovered in a chest in a Nottinghamshire village last year, is being donated to the University of Nottingham’s archives.

A landmark partnership between the University of Nottingham and Notts County Football Club is set to deliver exciting new developments in sporting performance, community enrichment and education for the city.

A community champion who has gifted an Olympic torch from the 2012 Games to the University of Nottingham, says she hopes it will help to inspire athletes of the future to achieve their sporting ambitions.

More than 800 local primary and secondary school children are being offered the chance to try their hand at Touch Rugby by the University of Nottingham as part of celebrations to mark the sport’s world championships, which are currently underway in the city.