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This is the place where research transforms lives

Our campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia share a mission to deliver discoveries to shape a fairer world. Where our innovators form partnerships to drive change and transform lives in the communities we serve and across the world.

7th

in the UK for research power

REF 2021

Top 20

UK university

QS World University Rankings 2025

3000

research staff

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Where global challenges meet their match

We are placed 7th in the UK for research power (REF 2021). We deliver sustainable solutions to complex global challenges, from healthcare to future transport. We ensure fairness and social justice are at the heart of all that we do.

 

 

A university without borders with campuses in the UK, Malaysia and China.

 

 

This is the place that gave the world MRI

Fifty years ago, Sir Peter Mansfield published the research paper that led to magnetic resonance imaging, an invention that transformed medicine. Today, an MRI scan is estimated to take place every second, helping to improve the lives of countless people around the world

We are soon to host the UK’s most powerful MRI scanner and our innovations in medical imaging continue to revolutionise understanding of brain function and human disease.

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Professor Liam Ball
Scientist wins 2025 Blavatnik Award

A young scientist from the University of Nottingham has been named as a 2025 Laureate of the prestigious Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK.

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Satellites predict landslides

New research from the University of Nottingham and Peatland Action has highlighted how satellites can be used to predict an area’s landslide susceptibility.

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