Press releases

A new research project, led by experts from the University of Nottingham, is enabling survivors of obstetric fistula (OF) to tell their stories on a global platform, about the serious condition which affects nearly half a million women and girls globally.

New rice varieties that can withstand prolonged drought and heat are being developed by researchers at the University of Nottingham as climate change brings more extreme weather to some of the world’s biggest rice-growing countries.

A new study, from experts across the field of Media and Culture Studies, has revealed that almost one third of reality television participants interviewed for a project have experienced instances of severe harm and trauma.

Hope can inspire climate creativity for action according to new study

Researchers from the University of Nottingham are part of a major new project that has been awarded £1.19m to tackle pharmaceutical pollution in the water environment.

Chemistry professor, Sir Martyn Poliakoff was presented with The Special Recognition Business of Science Leadership Award at this year’s Business of Science Conference (BoSC26) hosted by the University of Nottingham.

A study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that persistent and distressing upper gut symptoms experienced by people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), are not due to structural problems with the gullet (oesophagus), as previously assumed.

To mark Dementia Action Week (18–24 May 2026), Boots is funding new research with the University of Nottingham to explore how Memory Boxes could support everyday dementia care, and the potential for the initiative to be scaled as a social prescribing tool.

A University of Nottingham historian has played an important supporting role in the development and delivery of West Midlands Police’s first anti-Jewish racism training, contributing academic expertise and research-led insight to strengthen the programme’s impact.

The world-renowned BBC Concert Orchestra returns to Nottingham this May for a residency week with the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University (NTU), culminating in the premiere and professional recording of new orchestral film works created by students from both universities.