Accelerating our discoveries into commercial applications
September 17, 2025
Update by Professor Ed Lester I’m sure you all know there’s plenty of exciting research taking place the across the University of Nottingham. My role is to help accelerate the translation of these discoveries into real-world, commercial applications, and I’m pleased to share news of how collaboration, entrepreneurship and the sharing of knowledge with our …
Power snack: insects and innovation in rural Africa
October 22, 2020
A project aims to support rural communities in Nigeria to generate income from sustainable, nutritious insect-based snacks. The next step is creating innovative supply chains to allow production across Africa and beyond. Dr Jo Gould explains My interests lie in understanding the processing of sustainable ingredients. I am the technical lead for the Sustainable insect …
Re-establishing and growing our research capacity as we return to campus
August 28, 2020
COVID-19 update from Professor Dame Jessica Corner I am delighted to share with you news that around 100 buildings have now reopened on our UK campuses. Thanks to a remarkable and concerted team effort, we are on course to achieve an ambitious goal of reopening nearly all our research buildings and facilities by early September. …
2018: our year in research
December 19, 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, I reflect with pride on a year where our discoveries continue to transform lives and shape the future both in the UK and across the world. Next year I look forward to further building our knowledge exchange, positioning the University in readiness for REF 2021, and enhancing our international …
