The University of Nottingham has announced its next round of staff appointments to build on the growing success of its pioneering campus in China.

One of the world's leading scholars of Islam and its relationship with the West will be in Nottingham on March 10 and 11 2008 to deliver this year's Firth Lectures in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at The University of Nottingham.

A highly specialised computer modelling technique developed at The University of Nottingham has been instrumental in the design of a revolutionary new swimsuit which is now being hailed as the fastest in the world.

Although smoke free policies have been introduced at all NHS Hospital Trusts a study by researchers at The University of Nottingham has found that smoking is still prevalent, even by staff in uniform.

These days there's a consumer group to fight our cause in almost every walk of life. Now a remarkable group of people are using their own experience to help shape pioneering research into the medical treatment and rehabilitation of stroke patients.

Hopes of a single-currency Asian Economic Union (AEU) are doomed because China will soon outgrow its neighbours, a leading economist has warned.

The recent strike by Hollywood screenwriters threw some important questions into relief: who does the entertainment industry really depend upon to keep its business going? Where is the money made now that DVD profits far outstrip box-office revenues? What impact does Hollywood have on regions of the world when its global operations are suddenly fused?

New research to be carried out at The University of Nottingham could have a major impact on the way that people struggling with low back pain are helped to stay in work.

The University of Nottingham has again been confirmed in the intercontinental higher education elite, in global tables published this month (February 2008).

“Antarctica is the ultimate destination for anyone interested in natural history but it also challenges those people who visit to think broadly about our responsibilities to all life on Earth.” That's the view of Dr Robert Lambert, a lecturer on Tourism and the Environment at The University of Nottingham, who has just returned from the Antarctic in his role as an Observer for the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO).

Pregnant women who suffer from the high risk condition pre-eclampsia — which leads to the death of hundreds of babies every year — are putting the lives of their unborn children at significantly increased risk if they continue to smoke during pregnancy.

One of the film world's most prestigious awards has been won by a student at The University of Nottingham.