A revolutionary cancer treatment using microscopic magnets to enable 'armed' human cells to target tumours has been developed by researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Research published online in the journal, Gene Therapy, shows that inserting these nano-magnets into cells carrying genes to fight tumours, results in many more cells successfully reaching and invading malignant tumours.

Researchers, who are in the process of developing a blood test that may diagnose breast cancer up to four years earlier than a mammogram, need the help of thousands of people living in the East Midlands.

Emerging computer technologies will change our lives for the better by 2020. But we need to retain control to ensure that these developments do not impact negatively on basic human values, according to a new report co-edited by a University of Nottingham academic.

UK astronomers have developed the most sensitive infrared map of the distant universe ever produced, revealing the origins of the most massive galaxies in the cosmos.

U21Global, the world's premier online graduate school, has announced the appointment of Nick Hutton as its Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 April 2008.

Women aged 65-plus find it harder than men of the same age to preserve muscle — which probably impacts on their ability to stay as strong and fit, according to new research.

The secret of China's exporting success may lie in unfair production subsidies, according to new research presented at the Royal Economics Society annual conference by a team from The University of Nottingham's Globalisation and Economic Policy Centre (GEP).

Scientists at The University of Nottingham's Sutton Bonington campus will be putting a group of local schoolchildren through their paces as part of National Science Week.

Students from non-privileged backgrounds who attend Sutton Trust university summer schools go on to do very well in their university degrees, a new review suggests.

Students on a unique new postgraduate course at The University of Nottingham will get to grips with the biggest public health challenges of the 21st century.

Smokers trying to quit in the future could do it with the help of cannabis based medicines, according to research from The University of Nottingham.

A British theatre production investigating homosexuality, cross-dressing and gender has been invited to Israel to encourage artistic dialogue.