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Triangle

 

Industry innovation and infrastructure

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation 

We are committed to establishing Nottingham and the East Midlands as a national hub for net zero innovation and the translation of sustainable technologies into real-world impact. We are recognised as one of the country’s leading universities for partnering with industry and have supported thousands of businesses to innovate and grow.  

 

 

around 40

spin-out companies

£204m

Generated for the UK economy by National Biofilms Innovation Centre

175

businesses supported in 2022 with postgraduate placements

 

 

Research

A false-coloured picture of a biofilm with Pseudomoans aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus bound to Candida albicans hyphae under anoxic conditions
Biofilms generate economic impact

We are generating around £204m of economic impact for the UK through biofilm research that accelerates industry innovation, supports skilled jobs and delivers solutions to global challenges such as antimicrobial resistance, food safety and water security.

Find out how biofilms are solving global challenges

Learning and students

Ingenuity building on Jubilee Campus
Jump-starting community enterprise

The Ingenuity Lab, based at the Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is where our students and alumni partner with the local community and launch enterprises to help tackle social and environmental challenges.

 

Engagement and impact

Close up photo of a circuit board
Spin-outs: increasing our real-world impact

We are a leading university for working with industry and commercialising our discoveries. We have a current portfolio of around 40 spin-out companies, which develop commercial applications for our inventions, from nanomaterials to neonatal monitoring.

Policy and operations

Institute for Aerospace Technology building on Jubilee campus
Advancing Europe’s journey to net‑zero aviation

We are the first UK university to become an Associated Member of the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking, contributing our expertise through its technical committee to shape future funding, research priorities and roadmaps that will deliver a sustainable, net‑zero aviation sector.

Explore our role in net-zero aviation