World-changing research

The academic community at The University of Nottingham continues to produce world-changing research by focusing on the problems and challenges that affect societies and people on a wide scale.

Achieving this involves:

• developing ideas and creating discoveries
• exchanging knowledge which generates real economic, social, environmental and cultural impact

The University is committed to investing in the people and infrastructure, and creating the environment that will deliver world-changing discoveries and address global challenges.

Principles

Investment in research and knowledge transfer will favour interdisciplinary, collaborative research while maintaining support for discipline-based research and promoting an emphasis on the international dimensions of research and knowledge transfer. It will:

• maximise the University’s impact by identifying research priorities which include input from key stakeholders, the wider community and end users
• focus investment in individual research excellence by supporting high potential early career researchers and doctoral training
• bring research expertise into the classroom, exposing students to the latest ideas and discoveries