3+ week, 10+ hour ago  (414+ words) A new food footprint calculator has been developed to allow consumers to measure the environmental impact of their shopping. Experts from the University of Nottingham's School of Psychology and Business School have developed a web portal where people can upload…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (328+ words) A plant scientist from the University of Nottingham has received a prestigious award for her research into improving the breeding of wheat to improve crop yields. Dr Surbhi Grewal, Associate Professor in the Division of Plant and Crop Sciences in…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (690+ words) New rice varieties that can withstand prolonged drought and heat are being developed by researchers at the University of Nottingham as climate change brings more extreme weather to some of the world's biggest rice-growing countries. This research by a team…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (446+ words) A phase 2 human clinical trial of an antigen for a parasitic infection caused by hookworms has been shown to be effective in limiting the intensity of infection, paving the way for the development of a vaccine. A team of international…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (317+ words) Researchers from the University of Nottingham are part of a study led by the University of Leeds that has revealed how lycophytes - a type of ancient plant - not only survived a mass extinction 250 million years ago but then came to…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (383+ words) A new research project will decode historical texts to uncover lost horticulture methods and techniques to find out whether they could provide new solutions for plants that are difficult to grow and multiply. Experts in horticulture, linguistics and artificial intelligence…...