Press releases

A new science and art collaboration will explore people’s responses to cuddling a robot. ‘Embrace Angels’ is unique live experience at Nottingham Contemporary that will explore how people and robots can interact.

A plant scientist from the University of Nottingham has been recognised for his pioneering research into root biology that is helping to understand how plants react in soil to challenging climate conditions.

An early mathematics approach developed by experts at the University of Nottingham, has been included in published findings from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), marking a significant contribution to the evidence base for early years education.

New research into mitotic chromosomes has found that they are covered in a liquid-like coating, that could allow them to bounce off one another, like dodgem cars, protecting them from being damaged during cell division.

A ‘public restaurant’ will be piloted in Nottingham as part of a new research project that will evaluate if this approach can help improve public health and wellbeing by providing everyone with access to high-quality food.

A University of Nottingham Technical Manager has received a prestigious award for excellence in sustainability, recognising his work to embed environmental practice into research.

A new study has found clear evidence of inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotic treatments to children and young people (CYP) and low levels of aftercare monitoring by GPs but has also raised concerns about the clarity of best practice guidelines across different care settings and the completeness of data available to researchers.

Black television professionals in the UK’s television industry continue to face persistent barriers to career progression, with progress towards equity and inclusion very slow, according to new research from academics at the University of Nottingham and Aston University.

A new study from the University of Nottingham has looked at how the anaesthetic gases breathed out by animal patients are released into the atmosphere and contribute to global warming.

Research into the development of lithium-sulfur batteries, a promising next-generation battery for transport has received a share of £97 million investment.