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People on probation following a prison sentence or serving a community sentence face an increased risk of death by external causes such as suicide, homicide and drug overdose, according to new research.

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Professor Xiao Ma, director of the Centre for Business and Industry Transformation (CBIT) at Nottingham Business School, demonstrates why businesses facing tough times should look to their core competencies for survival.

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A pioneering new three-year pilot project - the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme (NHMP) – has been launched.

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Funding for an innovative new research project that will help universities integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into their art and design education programmes has recently been secured by the Nottingham School of Art & Design, in partnership with Chelsea College of Arts (University of the Arts London), Liberty Fabrics, and Norwich University of the Arts.

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Scientists are developing a smart textile which could fit inside a bra and monitor whether a breast cancer tumour is growing.

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The internal body temperature of pregnant and breastfeeding monkeys has been shown to rise during times of drought – threatening the optimum conditions needed for successful reproduction and weaning, putting infants at risk.

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The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University have been awarded funding for a centre that will train chemists of the future to find new ways to decarbonise manufacturing sectors, and help the East Midlands achieve its net zero target.

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Researchers are developing artificial intelligence which they hope will help to identify patients most at risk of lung cancer before symptoms have even appeared.

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More needs to be done to understand the extent of harmful lead exposure in wild mammals, researchers have warned, after a study revealed how widespread it is among species across the globe.

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New data produced by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has identified the Nottingham city region as a cutting edge cluster of innovation and growth in the FinTech sector. Professor Jim Devlin and Professor Andrew Leyshon from the Centre for Finance, Technology and Society explain why this is so significant for the region, and how the University is helping to grow the skills needed to support the burgeoning sector.

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