Research culture: looking forward to further progress
January 22, 2025
Research and knowledge exchange update from Professor Jeanette Woolard Welcome to our university’s first research and knowledge exchange update of 2025. Happy new year! This is also my first blog as Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Researcher Academy and Research Culture Development. My remit includes delivery of a key pillar of our research strategy – helping …
A summer break and looking ahead
July 24, 2024
Professor Tom Rodden’s research update My monthly blog and the Discover research newsletter are taking a summer break in August. My next update will be September, and will look forward the new academic year, with news of our vision for 2024-25 and beyond. For now, I’d like to highlight recent successes, reflect on the challenges …
Strong research funding performance is a fantastic achievement
June 27, 2024
I am delighted to report that the University of Nottingham is expected to exceed our target of £186m of new research funding awards this year. We are also seeing a strong performance in new research bid applications which are expected to reach a target of £726m for 2023/4, compared to £707m last year. Our research …
Our key role in attracting global R&D investment and driving economic growth
May 22, 2024
Professor Tom Rodden’s research update The University of Nottingham is part of a ground-breaking coalition of Midlands universities that has launched a £3m international campaign to attract inward investment into R&D, innovation and science – leveraging our global connections to drive economic growth across the region. I am delighted that the university is part of …
University’s largest ever funding award for UK’s most powerful MRI scanner
June 23, 2022
Update from Professor Dame Jessica Corner The University of Nottingham, the birthplace of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), has received its largest ever funding award to establish the UK’s most powerful MRI scanner. The £29.1m award, from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will establish a national scanning facility to help the UK lead the world in …
