Press releases

A new report published in Nature Photonics highlights the work from a global community of experts about how to determine a material’s stiffness, just by using light.

Engineering researchers from the University of Nottingham have been named on the list of the top 50 women in engineering at this year’s WE50 awards, run by the Women’s Engineering Society.

Laser trackers help improve precision and reduce operational costs of industrial robots, new research from the University of Nottingham says.

Robots could be the solution to filling the shortage of welders in the UK, thanks to existing human expertise, a new study from the University of Nottingham has revealed.

Academics at the University of Nottingham are helping Scotland to break new ground in environmental monitoring with the launch of a powerful new method to assess the health of its peatlands—some of the country’s most important natural assets for climate, biodiversity, and water management.

University of Nottingham power electronics researchers have supported talented youngsters from three Nottingham primary schools to design, build and race their own electric racing cars.

Researchers from the University of Nottingham and CSIRO Australia have developed a pioneering combined milling and combustion performance model to improve the selection of low carbon fuels for power generation.

The East Midlands Investment Zone (EMIZ) has completed its first year of place-based grants supporting businesses at the forefront of the UK’s green industrial future. Over £500,000 in funding was awarded to a cohort of 15 ‘fast start’ pilot projects – each pairing businesses with university-based researchers to accelerate the development of profitable, low-emission technologies.

Professor Sarah Sharples in the Faculty of Engineering and currently Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Transport has been appointed as Deputy Chair of Sub-panel 12 (Engineering) for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029 – the UK’s national system for assessing the quality of research in higher education.

Scientists and engineers at the University of Nottingham have measured the stiffness of space rock for the first time.