Arts and culture

• ‘Yet I Alive!’: COVID-19 and the future of the novel

  From Defoe to Zoom, storytelling evolves – but the urge to connect will always be with us, May 2020
• What is distancing doing to our social lives and wellbeing?

  An international study to inform government response to the pandemic and understand its societal impact. May 2020
• Streaming Shakespeare: the theatre industry in lockdown

  Dr Peter Kirwan ponders what theatre will look like when the lights go back up May 2020
• Bringing museums to life through sound

  From soundscapes of Bradford to compositions in caves, Dr James Mansell explains how he is working with museums to enrich visitors’ experiences. October 2019
• The future of film

  What next for the movie industry? A researcher is helping film-makers in Hollywood plan ahead. October 2019
• The art of dementia care

  Every year in the UK 200,000 people receive a diagnosis of dementia. Professor Justine Schneider is finding new ways to help them live well – through the arts. October 2019
• Chemists to the nation, pharmacy to the world

  An international history of Boots the Chemists promises to shed new light on a Nottingham company that has grown to be a global player. June 2019
• The story of glass

  How studying the chemical composition of ancient glass objects reveals a hidden past June 2019
• Golden years

  Our heritage lottery-funded project has helped the Theatre Royal to develop a new volunteer-led approach to researching its history. June 2019
• Remembering our rebellious past

  A successful £13 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant will see a new Rebellion Gallery unveiled at Nottingham Castle. June 2019
• Heads and tails

  Iron Age coins are revealing fascinating details about the East Midlands during this period. June 2019
• Triumph of the dinosaurs

  Bringing an iconic collection of dinosaur fossils from China to a Nottingham museum was a remarkable coup and forged new partnerships with the fastest-growing sector of its kind in the world. June 2018
• Norse Star

  Dr Roderick Dale’s fascination with the Vikings is shared by many: 9,000-plus people attended the record-breaking exhibition Danelaw Saga: Bringing Vikings Back to the East Midlands. June 2018