Research Exchange

The University of Nottingham retired its blog service in December 2025.

The following is a list of preserved posts from the Research Exchange blog.

• £1m EPSRC award for researcher developing bioelectronics technology to transform healthcare
• £1.5m EPSRC fellowship for Professor Neil Champness
• 2001 and the human-machine relationship
• 2017: a landmark year in research at our University
• 2018: our year in research
• 3D printing – watch this space
• 40 million slaves hidden in plain sight
• £55m funding success: Nottingham Research Fellow to help power next generation of electric vehicles
• £69.5m funding is testament to the quality of our research and knowledge exchange
• A glimpse into the future of UK fruit production for PhD researcher
• A sense of community and a welcome shot of adrenaline: Life Sciences PGRs hail virtual conference
• A summer break and looking ahead
• A warm hello from Professor Dame Jessica Corner
• A welcome message from Pip Peakman, Director of Research and Innovation
• A world top 100 university and champion of UK innovation
• Accelerating our discoveries into commercial applications
• Addressing the imbalance — WinSET conference 2014
• After Columbine: Learning to rebuild our lives
• An Invitation to Digital Research Week
• Anne McLaren and Nottingham Research fellowships: apply now to develop your research career
• Arts researchers double triumph at university Oscars
• Athena SWAN award for Malaysia campus faculty
• Back in the field: greetings from the Arctic
• Back to my lab: an overwhelming sense of camaraderie
• Banjos and Discrete Technologies
• BBSRC funding: University of Nottingham joins UK top three
• Being a lab rat – driving simulator
• Beyond counting the edges
• Blue skies and fair winds: Professor Hervé Morvan
• BME research focus? WE NEED YOU!
• Brexit and research funding – update on the Prime Minister’s pledge
• Brexit: availability of EU funding to UK institutions for research
• Brexit: European research funding
• Brexit: whatever the outcome, our commitment to building research partnerships across Europe is unwavering
• British Academy honours Professor Judith Still
• British Science Association Media Fellowships – deadline approaching
• Building on an excellent foundation
• Building research networks in Europe
• Building work begins on national MRI facility
• Calling all technicians! Are you interested in professional registration with the Science Council?
• Calm analysis and rational planning: how I completed PhD fieldwork during Covid
• Can you explain your PhD in the pub?
• Care homes trial offers hope
• Celebrating excellence and improving the research experience
• Celebrating our influential researchers
• Celebrating our international impact in 2024
• Celebrating our postdocs
• Celebrating the achievements of our Research Priority Areas
• Celebrating the work of technicians at the 2015 Higher Education Technicians’ Summit
• Celebrating women in STEM
• Centre for Healthcare Technologies wins prestigious national award
• Chemistry… Suck it and See: Professor Pete Licence’s inaugural lecture
• Chief Scientific Adviser, fellowships and honours for researchers
• Classics does Thought Bubble
• Climate change: we are determined to make a difference
• Comics and classics part four — dog-skin caps
• Comics and classics part three — statues and helmets
• Comics and classics part two — Helots and Spartans
• Conducting ethical research remotely: a silver lining of learnings from the Covid-19 pandemic
• Conference examines the impact of science on our society
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): a message from Professor Dame Jessica Corner
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): update from Professor Dame Jessica Corner
• COVID-19: a milestone for our UK campuses
• COVID-19: preparing for the return of research to our UK campuses
• COVID-19: support for postgraduate researchers and invitation to a virtual town hall
• COVID-19: thank you for your resilience, dedication and compassion
• COVID-19 update: extensions to periods of study for postgraduate research students
• Dame Jessica becomes Registrar at the Academy of Medical Sciences
• Dame Jessica joins Research England
• Dame Jessica updates on our response to COVID-19
• Daphne Jackson Fellowship opportunity at the University of Nottingham
• Delivering the next generation of hydrogen research leaders
• Delivering select committee oral evidence: a personal reflection
• Dementia – what does it mean to you?
• Dementia in the workplace
• Design at Nottingham – you really should have a look
• Developing the world’s first blood test for early detection of breast cancer
• Digital Research Roadshows: helping you make the most of our support and expertise
• Discovery. For the world: celebrating the impact of our exceptional research
• Doctoral training at Nottingham: do you have a passion for using imaging to transform medical diagnosis and personalised health treatment?
• Don’t miss Research Showcase 2015
• Don’t miss the Library Research Week Symposium
• Double success as university researchers land UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
• Drone flights, elephants and Hendrix
• Education and autism: research into practice
• Ending links with Russia universities – guidance for researchers
• Energy performance study – can you help?
• Engineering — not just for boys
• Engineering’s new APVC for research
• Entrepreneur in Residence to help foster culture of enterprise and innovation within Faculty of Engineering
• EU funding – how do I access it?
• EU referendum and research – video message from Professor Dame Jessica Corner
• EU Referendum and research
• Everybody is looking forward to when a bit more buzz and normalcy can return
• Exploding brain syndrome – PG Research Showcase
• Fantastic progress as we accelerate our on-campus research
• Festival fever: our passion for bringing world-class research to a street, school and pub near you
• Finding new ways to deliver with partners in Africa
• First Briton in space to speak at technicians’ conference
• Free events for Month of the Mind
• Frontier research for growth and recovery: our vision for Digital Nottingham
• Funding to help you work with small businesses
• Future Food widens debate on bioscience and ethics at UKRI China showcase
• GCRF: deadline for expressions of interest
• Global Challenges Research Fund: launch of £1.5m internal awards
• Global Research Theme Lead Professor Georgina Endfield
• Good news on research performance
• Gradual but significant steps towards national recovery
• Green shoots of recovery: my return to the Plant Sciences labs
• Grow a sunflower and shine a light across our community
• GSK Labs: An exciting place for PhD researcher
• Gurkhas get lunch!
• Happy and proud to be a Future Food Research Fellow
• Hello!
• Hello from Professor Sam Kingman
• Help shape our vision for research
• High-profile guests and fascinating spiders join launch of Institute for Policy and Engagement
• Human/agent interactions – disaster planning and response
• I’m so proud to be part of the outstanding technical team leading us back to campus
• Improving patient care through data: Professor Richard Hubbard
• In the zone?
• Increasing health and wellbeing along the lifespan
• Institute for Policy and Engagement: ensuring our research has the impact it deserves
• Institute for Policy and Engagement launches
• Interacting Under Canvas
• Interdisciplinarity explained…
• Interdisciplinary discovery: the next step in our ambitious research vision
• Interdisciplinary Research Clusters and the Flexible Fund: supporting ambitious, challenge-led discovery
• Interdisciplinary Research Clusters: supporting the University’s vision for delivering world-class research
• International Open Access Week: five reasons to share after publication
• International Research Collaboration Fund is now open
• International Women’s Day talk with DCC Susannah Fish
• Internet Safety Day: how data literacy can help young people stay safe online
• Introducing Green Chemicals: discovering carbon-neutral solutions for a sustainable future
• Introducing Smart Industrial Systems: towards smart production of smart products
• Introducing the Responsible Publication Metrics Working Group: how can you feed in?
• Invitation: research culture workshops 16-26 May
• It’s all about sharing knowledge
• It’s been quite a privilege: my 30 years at Nottingham
• It’s exciting to pull together and help make a difference in this pandemic
• Join the next generation of outstanding research leaders
• Join us in March to discuss improving policy engagement with the Global South
• Joining Horizon Europe: exciting opportunities for our research
• ‘Killers of the King’ with Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
• Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards 2018 – our inspirational winners
• Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards: applications open
• Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards: why you should enter
• Knowledge exchange: have your say on the University’s strategy
• Launch of Biodiscovery Institute: celebrating our research and wonderful people
• Let’s reflect, relax and recharge this Easter
• Life Beyond the Phd: Current student Liz gives an account of the Cumberland Lodge conference
• Lifting of Covid restrictions and anticipating new challenges
• Lively and thought-provoking town halls
• Location, social media and the perception of identity
• Lockdown, wireworms and me: it’s good to back in the Hounsfield
• London gathering to sample Colombian chocolates made in Nottingham
• Long live the tomato
• Looking ahead after a difficult year and support for postgraduate research students
• Loud music wrecks your hearing – discuss
• Making Science Public
• Me, some research & a blog – The Clinical Series
• Me, some research & a blog – The Clinical Series: Achieving what all scientists want to achieve
• Me, some research & a blog – The Clinical Series: Doing my bit for HeadSmart
• Me, some research & a blog – The clinical Series: Engaging the patients
• Me, some research & a blog – The Clinical Series: Seeing the impact myself – by Zoe Baker, Graduate Trainee
• Me, some research & a blog – The Clinical Series: Tackling rumours around childhood eczema
• Me, some research & a blog – The Clinical Series: Achieving what all scientists want to achieve
• Medical devices that bacteria can’t grip
• Medieval insight – the postgrad perspective
• Men, masculinity and early labour – can you help?
• Monetising music
• Multidisciplinary Aerospace Research Challenge
• My pledge for research at a challenging time for our university
• My thanks and a look ahead to 2022
• New Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellors to support delivery of world-class research
• New Director of Centre for Biomolecular Sciences
• New Horizons awards for seven transformative research projects
• New publishing opportunities for researchers
• New virtual town halls and underlining our commitment to research
• Next steps in research strategy consultation
• Next steps in research strategy consultation, and tackling climate change
• NHS at 70: Professor Dame Jessica Corner is celebrated among its most influential nurses and midwives
• Nottingham: a history of Britain’s global university
• Nottingham Catalyst — funding now available
• Nottingham Catalyst — public engagement opportunity for researchers
• Nottingham Impact Accelerator — apply now for £40,000 knowledge exchange fund
• Nottingham represents at the Collider exhibition
• Nottingham researcher is recognised by the British Carbon Group award
• Nottingham researchers – it’s all about the money
• Nottingham’s Biodiscovery Institute makes my heart go boom
• Nottingham’s pledge: no hiding place here for slavery
• On International Women’s Day, meet some inspirational people dedicated to transforming lives
• On track to reopen all major research facilities by September
• Open access and REF 2021: an important deadline for researchers
• Open Access opens doors
• Open access: research funders issue 2020 deadline
• Open Access Week 22 – 26 October 2018
• Our commitment to a positive culture for research
• Our commitment to research as we enter new national restrictions
• Our commitment to research at a challenging time
• Our commitment to sharing knowledge for the benefit of all
• Our drive to contribute increases the itch to return to lab life
• Our gradual and careful approach for research as restrictions are lifted
• Our key role in attracting global R&D investment and driving economic growth
• Our leading role in delivering UK’s strategic vision
• Our message of hope at COP26: research can truly change the world
• Our research continues
• Our Research Vision: one year on
• Our Research Vision: what it means for you
• Our resilient researchers are rising to the challenge
• Our world-leading research: an update from Professor Dame Jessica Corner
• Party party party
• PG Showcase winners
• PhD student Colette is research quiz winner
• Plan S: updated principles and guidance on open access
• Planet Four: Craters – take part in a citizen science project
• Popular Culture Lecture Series review and final public event
• Power snack: insects and innovation in rural Africa
• Precision Imaging: driving the development of personalised medicine
• Precision Imaging: find out more about the beacon and catalyst funding for research
• Professor James Moran: why cultures are enriched by writing and performance
• Professor Kevin Bales: how science can help end slavery
• Professor Sarah Sharples joins the Council of the EPSRC
• Professor Tom Rodden is new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange
• Propulsion Futures: We’re at the heart of a revolution in greener propulsion of transport
• Public engagement grants scheme is launched
• Public engagement has never been more important
• Q&A with Svenja Adolphs, GRT Lead for Cultures and Communication
• Radar, MRI, quantum theory and more: how an enigmatic baker’s son influenced some of science’s greatest discoveries
• Re-establishing and growing our research capacity as we return to campus
• Ready to engage with Horizon Europe
• Reducing pollution: Professor Tao Wu
• REF 2029: staff encouraged to apply to serve on assessment panels
• REF2021: heartfelt thanks and congratulations to all involved
• REF2021 results: congratulations and thank you
• REF2021: we’re in good shape thanks to your dedication and continuing hard work
• REF2028: what we know so far
• Reflecting on my time at the University of Nottingham
• Research continues during new national lockdown
• Research culture conference: an inspirational day
• Research culture: looking forward to further progress
• Research England appoints Professor Tom Rodden to key role supporting Research Excellence Framework
• Research Fellow Nesma: For me, this is the best place in the world to be
• Research fellow’s GCRF success: climate change and building social resilience
• Research fellowships: bringing exceptional talents to our University
• Research integrity workshop
• Research Priority Areas: a vital part of our research ecosystem
• Research Priority Areas: big ideas for global challenges
• Research project studies tic ‘habits’ in children with Tourette Syndrome
• Research remains our priority as the academic year begins
• Research roadshows: Find out about our £200m investment, plus guidance on publication of research
• Research Showcase roundup
• Research Showcase roundup part the second – including the winner!
• Research staff — sign up for your development conference
• Research strategy consultation and town halls: your wonderful response
• Research strategy consultation: join our town halls and share your thoughts
• Research Strategy update – an invitation to join colleagues at faculty-based briefings
• Research Strategy update: thank you for sharing your insights
• Research Vision: celebrating a remarkable year
• Research Vision Malaysia: an update from Professor Deborah Hall
• Researcher Academy: championing researchers for the world
• Researchers, we are listening
• Researchfish 2019: get ready to report on the outcomes and impact of your funding
• Researchfish: a vital tool for assessing research impact
• Rights Lab: discover how we can end slavery
• RIS — find out more at roadshows across the University
• Royal Academy of Engineering honours University researchers
• Royal Society calls for proposals
• Safe arrival: Nottingham’s breakthrough in maternal monitoring
• Season’s greetings and a look ahead to 2024 in research
• Season’s greetings and welcome to my final research update of 2022
• Season’s greetings as we look forward to a better 2021
• Shape the future of research: a call for your big ideas
• Sharing our Research Vision: faculty drop-in sessions
• Sharing their passion: Graduate School Research Showcase 2016
• Sharing your research — what does Simon Singh think?
• Significant investment in our world-changing research
• Signing off with news of excellent Knowledge Exchange Framework results
• Social media, what is it good for (when used as part of your work)?
• Sound studies: an Impact Fellowship at the Science Museum
• Standing up for the invisible workforce
• STEM is #notjustforboys at UoN
• Steve Benford: new ways to enrich our lives, digitally
• Strong research funding performance is a fantastic achievement
• Students engage MPs with scientific research
• Supercharging the future: Professor George Chen
• Supporting interdisciplinary research: an invitation from new UNICAS director
• Supporting open access, boosting your research profile
• Tackling ‘hidden hunger’: GeoNutrition team’s unprecedented Malawi survey
• Taming microbes at the University’s Biodiscovery Institute
• Technician – and proud!
• Technicians win sustainability award for reducing the impact of our labs on the environment
• Technicians rule
• Technicians: vital frontline support for student wellbeing
• #TechniciansMakeItHappen at The University of Nottingham
• Thanking our remarkable colleagues for their contribution to REF 2021
• The 11 building blocks for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
• The best job at our university
• The power of knowledge exchange
• The return of research to campus
• The Rights Lab shares antislavery expertise at the United Nations
• The student experience of Roche Continents 2015
• The University’s crown jewels – an insight from Professor Dame Jessica Corner on research and knowledge exchange
• The ‘wow’ factor: Professor David Bates and the University of Nottingham’s Centre for Cancer Sciences
• Tinnitus Awareness Week: Nottingham’s research into this chronic hearing condition
• Town halls and shaping our vision for research after COVID-19
• Trajectories into Practice
• Transformative Technologies – changing people’s lives for the better
• Transforming healthcare with the humanities
• Trent Building lights up for the elements
• Trio of success for healthcare technologies networks
• UKRI’s new research funding service: guidance and FAQs
• UK’s first forum for female academic entrepreneurs launches at the University of Nottingham
• Ultra High Field (UHF) MRI: the next steps
• Underground sounds: Sensory engagement in Nottingham’s caves
• University invests in ambitious vision for the future of research
• University of Nottingham academics appointed to UK panels for REF 2021
• University of Nottingham Malaysia: research and KE highlights 2024
• University of Nottingham Ningbo China: research and KE highlights 2024
• University of Nottingham professors shortlisted for prestigious Newton Prize
• University of Nottingham relaunches International Research Collaboration Fund
• University signs the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment
• University’s largest ever funding award for UK’s most powerful MRI scanner
• University’s one million Open Access downloads
• UoN at the Houses of Parliament
• Update for our community of postgraduate research students
• Update: Institute for Policy and Engagement
• Using the papaya leaf to cure dengue fever: Dr Ching Lik Hii
• Valentine’s Day reality check — questioning true love and monogomy
• Vice-Chancellor: help shape our vision for research
• Violence in comics — Three at Thought Bubble
• Virtual Reality (VR) and beyond: Professor Eugene Ch’ng
• Welcome to my first research update
• Welcome to the new academic year
• We’ve come a long way: Professor Neil Crout’s farewell update
• What can the Graduate Research Showcase do for you?
• When digestive disease meets art – exploring your inner self
• When the chips are down, is poker a skill?
• Where comics and classics collide — story telling and Three
• Why does a chromosome have a coat?
• Winning projects at Research Showcase 2015
• Wonder: amaze and inspire by sharing your passion for world-class research
• World Water Day: our commitment to securing this priceless global resource for all
• World Water Day: valuing this priceless global resource
• Universities at the heart of UK’s Industrial Strategy
• Ye olde football league….
• Your chance to ‘nudge’ government policy and change the world