Press releases

The traditional graduation mortar board was given a designer label makeover at the University of Nottingham today, as the university recognised Nottingham’s home-grown fashion designer Sir Paul Smith with an honorary degree.

The University of Nottingham scooped STEM Research Project of the Year at last night’s Times Higher Education Awards for prioneering research to develop a new non-invasive treatment for Tourette’s Syndrome.

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) recently welcomed the British Ambassador to China, Dame Caroline Wilson DCMG, for her first campus visit since taking up post in 2020.

The University of Nottingham’s commitment to sustainability has been recognised by an international league table, which has ranked it among the top 40 of the world’s ‘greenest’ universities.

The University of Nottingham, in collaboration with Loughborough University, has been selected to receive a significant funding boost from East Midlands Freeport to accelerate the translation of zero carbon research into high-impact commercial and policy solutions.

The University of Nottingham has become the first university in the country to be awarded the coveted Athena Swan Gold Award for its commitment to advance gender equality across higher education and research.

Technical staff with teaching responsibilities working in higher education and research can now benefit from an accredited teaching qualification, the Postgraduate Certificate Higher Education Global, to enhance their skills and careers.

Project leaders from the University of Nottingham have scooped a double win at a prestigious awards ceremony that celebrates collaboration between academia and businesses and highlights the positive impact of research on real-world challenges.

The Princess of Wales visited Nottingham this morning as part of a series of engagements across the country to mark World Mental Health Day.

The Rector of a Ukrainian university is to meet academics and scholars who were displaced to the East Midlands following the Russian invasion of their country, as part of a visit hosted by the University of Nottingham.