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From Debs Storey
“Blood Under the Skin” is a documentary created by Chris Godwin, inspired by the research project of Dr. Morteza Hashemi, an assistant professor in sociology… -
From Helen Sykes
N-MESH (Nottingham Materials and Environment Science and Heritage) is a network of researchers, capabilities, and facilities from across the University of Nottingham,… -
From Anne Smart
For the first time, scientists have successfully trapped atoms of krypton (Kr), a noble gas, inside a carbon nanotube to form a one-dimensional gas. Professor Andrei… -
From Robert Ounsworth
At the University of Nottingham, we address the complex challenges facing our planet and are committed to making an outstanding contribution to the United Nations… -
From Clare Harwood
There are so many wonderful world changing projects taking place at the University of Nottingham. Transforming our world will take collaboration, research, education and… -
From Paul Hodgson
A year in which we supported our communities, collaborated with partners and joined the global effort to fight Covid-19. Our research continued to make a significant… -
From Faith Pring
This video has been produced as part of the University of Nottingham's Institute for Policy and Engagement 'Limelight' series. The programme is throwing a… -
From Faith Pring
This video has been produced as part of the University of Nottingham's Institute for Policy and Engagement 'Limelight' series. The programme is throwing a… -
From Faith Pring
PhD student Amy Wilcockson talks about her chance discovery of previously unseen poems and letters by the famous nonsense poet Edward Lear. The handwritten items were… -
From Robert Ounsworth
Watch Dr Angus Davison, evolutionary geneticist at the University of Nottingham, as he hunts for some very specific snails out in the Ko’olau mountains of Oahu. -
From Faith Pring
Dr Andrew Harrison, Director of the DH Lawrence Research Centre at the University of Nottingham tells the story of the author's colourful friendship with an… -
From Faith Pring
On the one year anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown, Dr Tim Hutchings from the Department of Theology and Religious Studies gives his take on the effect of the… -
From Faith Pring
Professor Louise Mullany from the School of English gives her overview of the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on our language and linguistics. How do words and phrases… -
From Faith Pring
Dr Nick Baragwanath from the Department of Music has personal experience of the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on music performance. The former concert pianist also… -
From Faith Pring
The exact moment a crystal is formed from a previously scattered group of atoms has been captured on video in real time in a world-first experiment by experts in… -
From Faith Pring
The exact moment a crystal is formed from a previously scattered group of atoms has been captured on video in real time in a world-first experiment by experts in… -
From Faith Pring
The exact moment a crystal is formed from a previously scattered group of atoms has been captured on video in real time in a world-first experiment by experts in… -
The public is being asked to help in the national fight against Covid-19 by downloading and using the new NHS track and trace app but is their data safe? Dr Colin…
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From Emma Thorne
Professor Simon Gosling in the School of Geography discusses whether the reduction of pollution from lockdown will have a lasting effect on the planet’s climate… -
Roger Kerry, Associate Professor In the School of Health Sciences, talks about the importance of exercise in lockdown and how to keep fit while the gyms are closed.
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From Paul Hodgson
Universities in Nottingham are helping to protect scientists testing for COVID-19, by providing the Government with essential safety cabinets. The Category 2 Cell… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Knowledge Exchange), gives heartfelt thanks to staff who are supporting the COVID-19 national effort… -
From Debs Storey
The University of Nottingham has launched a pioneering collaboration with Nottingham Trent University to help change the lives of local people for the better, as… -
From Debs Storey
Georgina Wilding; University of Nottingham alumna, creative and professional writer and the first Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature Young Poet Laureate, performs her… -
From Debs Storey
Malcolm Graham received a timely liver transplant, and a new lease of life after following a diagnosis pathway developed at the University of Nottingham. Liver disease… -
From Debs Storey
Harry, aged 10, was introduced to Nottingham Trent Children’s University through his school, Worksop Priory C of E Academy. As part of the project, Harry has been… -
From Debs Storey
Ten year old Abdulhameed Elgareidi has been taking part in workshops designed to support children to build key life skills, deliver their own social action projects and… -
From Debs Storey
Anika Vassell set up Teen-Behaviour.Com Ltd with help from the University of Nottingham Ingenuity Lab. Teen-Behaviour.Com Ltd helps businesses improve the mental… -
From Debs Storey
Isobelle Farrar is still reaping the benefits of winning the Nottingham Young Creatives competition some years ago. Supported by both universities, the competition is a… -
From Debs Storey
The University of Nottingham has helped bring ideas, people and businesses together to test low energy housing and community energy solutions at Trent Basin. Trent… -
From Debs Storey
Olivia Swift expanded her breastfeeding brand Lotus Maternity Ltd with help from both universities. After studying midwifery at the University of Nottingham, Olivia… -
From Debs Storey
Husna Gul is a degree apprentice at Nottingham Trent University - meaning she can study her degree in Civil Engineering while also working four days a week for a… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Scientists have discovered how plants create networks of air channels – the lungs of the leaf – to transport carbon dioxide (CO2) to their cells. Botanists… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Software developed to help children around the world to teach themselves reading, writing and arithmetic – and backed by academics at The University of Nottingham… -
From Elizabeth Cass
An investigation into how authorised firearms police officers make decisions in high stress situations is being carried out by researchers from the University of… -
From Emma Lowry
University of Nottingham researchers have secured a major grant to develop a smart wound dressing embedded with optical fibre sensors to assess whether affected tissue… -
From Emma Lowry
With manufacturing on the cusp of a technological revolution, a flagship research facility has opened its doors at the University of Nottingham to help future-proof UK… -
From Robert Ounsworth
The discovery of new bacteria-resistant plastics to reduce the incidence of hospital acquired-infections, one of the UK's most significant heritage regeneration… -
From Emma Lowry
Development of the first electric race airplane has taken a major leap forward due to an innovative partnership announced between the University of Nottingham and Air… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Having already succeeded in ‘filming’ inter-molecular chemical reactions – using the electron beam of a transmission electron microscope (TEM) as a… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Children rely more on auditory information. This means they are less susceptible to illusions in which vision changes sound. Conversely, adults are more likely to be… -
From Elizabeth Cass
'When the Uncertainty Principle goes to 11' or ‘How to explain Quantum Physics with Heavy Metal’ Yes, a professor of physics at the University of… -
From Faith Pring
An irresistible ‘rabbit cuteness’ survey has been launched to help animal scientists understand what makes a bunny cute and which facial features make some… -
From Elizabeth Cass
How are experts at the University of Nottingham's Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre (nmRC) and 3D printing experts in the Centre for Additive Manufacturing… -
From Emma Lowry
In the UK just 11% of engineering and technology undergraduates are women. Why? We approached some of our female experts, both academic and technical staff, in the… -
From Faith Pring
A new technique that uses ultrasound to predict a racehorse’s likelihood of a return to racing after a tendon injury has been developed by researchers at the… -
From Faith Pring
Mr Whippy, the Tail-less Whip Spider, is one of the arachnids who could benefit from a new crowdfunding campaign to raise money for a new arachnarium for the… -
From Elizabeth Cass
As economic development forges ahead in Peninsular Malaysia so do the dangers to the country’s wildlife. Roads like the East-West Highway in the north of… -
From Robert Ounsworth
2017 was an unprecedented year for research at the University of Nottingham. The largest planned investment in research in the University's history was announced at… -
From Paul Hodgson
Thanks to UoN A Capella Society for providing their beautiful voices! Check them out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uonacappella/ Singers from left to right:… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Visitors to this year’s Southwell Bramley Apple Festival are going to be asked a big question – does apple juice made from Bramleys cloned from the original… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Scientists have discovered that Southeast Asia’s endangered fruit bats – commonly known as flying foxes – play an important part in the pollination of… -
From Debs Storey
Securing sustainable food supplies, ending slavery and developing greener transport systems, are three of six most pressing global challenges the University of… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Scientists at the University of Nottingham are working with University College London on a five year project which has the potential to revolutionise the world of human… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Using the very latest wide-bore MRI scanning equipment at the University of Nottingham experts in the School of Physics and Astronomy together with Nottingham University… -
From Debs Storey
In our new industrial age, smart factories will deliver highly personalised goods and services. This demands profoundly new approaches to how we create, manufacture… -
From Debs Storey
The University of Nottingham is the home of MRI and has an internationally leading position in biomedical imaging research. We aim to establish the University as a… -
From Debs Storey
Propulsion in transport is on the cusp of a revolution and societies are being challenged to think differently about how we move people and goods. Our discoveries in… -
From Debs Storey
In the face of climate change we must develop new, resilient crops. Yields must also increase to feed the additional two billion people expected by 2050. Future Food… -
From Debs Storey
There are 46 million people enslaved around the world today. Yet we are at a tipping point: there is a global political commitment to ending slavery by 2030. Our… -
From Debs Storey
Today, many products are manufactured from fossil fuels using energy-intensive petrochemical technologies. We will spearhead the transformation of energy-intensive… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have made a significant leap forward in understanding the workings of one of the mysteries of the universe. They have… -
From Debs Storey
Our competitive, internally funded fellowships aim to attract and retain exceptional early career researchers to deliver world-leading research. Lisa White, a… -
From Debs Storey
Our competitive, internally funded fellowships aim to attract and retain exceptional early career researchers to deliver world-leading research. Dr Frankie Rawson, a… -
From Debs Storey
Our competitive, internally funded fellowships aim to attract and retain exceptional early career researchers to deliver world-leading research. Gary Mirams, a… -
From Debs Storey
Our competitive, internally funded fellowships aim to attract and retain exceptional early career researchers to deliver world-leading research. Samanta Piano,… -
From Emma Thorne
Researchers at The University of Nottingham are studying whether simple eye drops could be used instead to treat patients for the condition diabetic retinopathy and… -
From Elizabeth Cass
CT images of underground soil structures, created by worms, have been captured by experts in the Hounsfield Facility at the University of Nottingham. -
From Faith Pring
Community scientists at the University of Nottingham are calling for people all over the Midlands to help them hunt for an alien invader which is preying on the… -
From Faith Pring
A new and unique smartphone app to help people with asthma manage their condition has been developed by lung experts at the Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit and the… -
From Faith Pring
A clinical trial into the treatment of the severe blistering skin condition ‘bullous pemphigoid’ has found that starting treatment with an oral antibiotic… -
From Elizabeth Cass
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From Tom Travis
On 25 October 2016 over 100 organisations from across Nottinghamshire came together to celebrate the county's business, education, research, culture, sport and… -
From Faith Pring
Scientists at The University of Nottingham hoping to study the genetics of an ultra-rare garden snail are asking the public for its help in finding the lonely mollusc… -
From Elizabeth Cass
The University of Nottingham sponsored three British Science Association Media Fellows in 2016. They were placed with The Times, the FT and BBC Science. Find out how… -
From Faith Pring
Scientists at The University of Nottingham have demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to selectively sequence fragments of DNA in real time,… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Nottingham’s Dollies – Debbie, Denise, Dianna and Daisy – have proved cloned sheep can live long and healthy lives. Research findings, published in… -
From Emma Thorne
The Ape Heart Project is a European-wide research programme led by leading primate specialists at Twycross Zoo, in collaboration with The University of Nottingham, to… -
From Sarah Blythe
Meet Sue - one of the women at the heart of our Life Cycle 6 #BreastCancerAndMe campaign. In this powerful and moving interview Sue talks about fear, family and life… -
From Sarah Blythe
Meet Lisa - one of the women at the heart of our Life Cycle 6 #BreastCancerAndMe campaign. In this powerful and moving interview Lisa talks about positivity, anxiety and… -
From Sarah Blythe
Meet Caroline - one of the women at the heart of our Life Cycle 6 #BreastCancerAndMe campaign. In this powerful and moving interview Caroline talks about her children,… -
From Sarah Blythe
Take a look behind the scenes at the work of our world-leading cancer research teams. Based at hospitals in both Nottingham and Derby, our researchers include practicing… -
From Faith Pring
An international team of researchers has discovered a gene in snails that determines whether their shells twist clockwise or anti-clockwise – and could offer clues… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Traditional fruit gardens planted by indigenous communities in the Malaysian rainforest increase the diversity of the animals who make it their home. The study, led by… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Dr Philip Oldfield from the Department of Architecture in the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Nottingham talks about his experience as a British Science… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Dr Jon Henderson from the Department of Archaeology at The University of Nottingham talks about his experience as a British Science Media Fellow embedded with the… -
From Faith Pring
A well-known ‘superbug’ which was thought to have been a static or non-motile organism has been observed showing signs of active motility by scientists at… -
From Debs Storey
Could spaceflight slow the process of ageing? New research has shown that the effect of spaceflight on a microscopic worm — Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans)… -
From Elizabeth Cass
A new research team at The University of Nottingham is using MRI scans to learn more about the role of the cerebellum in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Using their state-of-the-art simulation facility in the School of Psychology scientists at The University of Nottingham are exploring the use of car driving simulators… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Nottingham City Council have honoured Sir Peter Mansfield by naming one of their trams after him. Sir Peter, who won the Nobel Prize for his role in inventing the MRI… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Dr Jasmeet Kaler at The University of Nottingham has been named this year’s Universities Federation for Animal Welfare’s (UFAW) Young Scientist of the… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Experts at The University of Nottingham have discovered the first fully synthetic material with potential to grow billions of stem cells. The discovery could forge the… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) affects less than 400 people each year but it can be so severe in some cases it has led to amputation. The condition is so rare it is often… -
From Elizabeth Cass
The answer to this question will help with the exploration of burial sites around Stonehenge as part of the €8m Stonehenge Hidden Landscape project. It is hoped… -
From Elizabeth Cass
Dr Ahmed Mohammed at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus is trying to find out if mindfulness can improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people. -
From Elizabeth Cass
Electric fences and trenches have proved to be the most effective way of protecting farms and villages from night time raids by hungry elephants. But researchers think… -
From Faith Pring
A one thousand year old Anglo-Saxon remedy for eye infections which originates from a manuscript in the British Library has been found to kill the modern-day superbug… -
From Sarah Blythe
Help us raise £350,000 to use our Nobel prize-winning expertise in MRI scanning to conduct world-leading research into dementia. To read more and to sponsor a…
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