made the discovery of silicone polymers at Nottingham. Major developments in the in vitro culture of plants and micropropogation techniques were made by plant scientists at Nottingham, along with the first production of transgenic tomatoes by Don Grierson in the 1980s. Other innovations at the university include cochlear implants for deaf children and the brace-for-impact position used in aircraft. In 2015, the Assemble collective, of which the part-time Architecture Department tutor Joseph Halligan is a member, won the Turner Prize for art.
== See also ==
Academic dress of the University of Nottingham
Armorial of UK universities
China Policy Institute
The George Green Institute for Electromagnetics Research
Institute of Contemporary Chinese Studies
International Trade Awards (2007)
List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)
List of universities in the UK
== Notes and references ==
== Bibliography ==
Derek Winterbottom, Bertrand Hallward: First Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, 1948-1965. A Biography (The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, 1995)
== External links ==
University of Nottingham website
University of Nottingham Alumni Association
Highfields and Nottingham University Parks – Information and pictures
