"Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a public research university in Nottingham, England. It was founded as a new university in 1992 from Trent Polytechnic (later Nottingham Polytechnic). It's roots go back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design which still exists within the university today. It is the 14th largest university in the UK (out of 166) with 27,920 students split over four different campuses. In 2008 The Complete University Guide named Nottingham Trent the "top post-1992 University" in the country. The university has "one of the best employability records of any university in England and Wales". It maintains close ties to over 6,000 businesses and 94% of students progress to full-time employment or further education within six months of graduating. The Guardian calls Nottingham Trent "the most environmentally friendly university in the country".
In 2009, it was awarded the title of "the most environmentally friendly university in the UK", by The People & Planet Green League (the only independent ranking of British universities' environmental and ethical performance). Also since 2009, 100% of the university's electricity has been generated by renewable sources.
The university has a strong research arm with, in 2008, 74% of the university's research considered of "international status" and "an impressive 8% ranked as world-leading". The 2014 REF upgraded the status of the university's research, with 90% considered of either "world-leading", "internationally-excellent", or "internationally-recognised" status. In November 2015, the university was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education, "the highest national honour for a UK University" based on numerous research projects.
City Campus -
Located just north of Nottingham City Centre, the City site is home to over 17,000 students from Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Law School, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, School of Art & Design, School of Social Sciences and the Centre for Broadcasting & Journalism, which regenerated Newton and Arkwright, two of the university's largest and oldest owned buildings. On 18 May 2011, the two buildings were officially opened by Sir David Attenborough.
The university has these research units:
Betting Research Unit
Political Forecasting Unit
International Fraud Prevention Research Centre
International Centre for Public Services Management
International Centre for Talent Management and Development
Centre for Business Performance and Lean Leadership
Communication for Inclusion Research Unit (CIRU)
Emergency Services Research Unit (ESRU)
Nottingham Crime Research Unit
Nottingham Centre for Study and Reduction of Hate Crimes, Bias and Prejudice
Sexual Offences, Crime and Misconduct Research Unit (SOCAMRU)
Specific Language Impairment Research Unit (SLIRU)
The International Gaming Research Unit (IGRU)
Advanced Design and Manufacturing Engineering
Centre for Research in Advanced Textiles (CReATe): containing the Advanced Fibre Materials; Textiles Practice; Textile Collections and Archives research groups
ICAn – Institute for Cultural Analysis
Strategy in Communication (SinC)
Theory, Culture & Society Centre
NIfER
Raymond Williams Centre for Recovery Research
Centre for Colonial and Postcolonial Studies
Centre for Travel Writing Studies
Centre for Research in the Romantic Era
Centre for Creative Writing
Contesting Euro Visions
ReFrance: Contemporary French Studies
Energy and Environmental Security
Teaching and Learning Languages
Energy and Environmental Security
Centre for Museum and Heritage Management
The Centre for Legal Research
Biomedical, Life and Heath Sciences Research Centre
The John Van Geest Research Centre
Physical Sciences, Engineering and Computing Research Centre
The Centre for the Study of Architecture and Cultural Heritage in India, Arabia and the Maghreb (ArCHIAM)Notable alumni -
Keith Albarn – Artist
Matt Berry – Actor, writer and comedian
Olav Bjortomt – Quiz setter for The Times and notable contestant
Christopher Blanchett – BBC presenter and weather forecaster, currently at Reporting Scotland.
Hazel Blears – Labour Party MP for Salford, Chair of the Labour Party
Ana Boulter – Actress, TV Presenter
Ben Bradley – Conservative MP
Anthony Burgess – Football pundit
Daniel Byles – Guinness world record holding Ocean Rower and polar explorer, Conservative MP for North Warwickshire from 2010
Mark Crossley – broadcaster, Absolute Radio
Vernon Coaker – Labour Party MP
Shane Cullinan – composer
Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham 1977–2011 – Red Arrows pilot
Alan Dapre – Children's Author, BBC Radio and Television Playwright: Brum, Boohbah
George Daniels – Watchmaker
Varun Dhawan – Hindi film actor
Steven Dixon – Sky News presenter
Nick Easter – Rugby Union player
Nick Freeman – Celebrity defence lawyer.
Bobby Friction – BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ
Jonathan Glazer – Film and Video Director
Dan Hardy – mixed martial artist, UFC Welterweight fighter
Steve Hogarth – Lead Singer of Marillion
Jonathan Huxley – Artist
Martyn Jones – Former Labour Party MP
Samson Kambalu – Artist, Writer
Paul Kaye (Dennis Pennis) – Actor, Comedian
Dame Laura Knight – First female artist to be made a Dame of the British Empire
Neal Lawson – Political commentator
Adam Leventhal – Presenter – Sky Sports News
Dave Lewis – CEO of Tesco PLC (former President of Global Personal Care at Unilever)
Jon McCarthy – Footballer
Ed Macfarlane – Singer, Friendly Fires
Tim Noble and Sue Webster – Artists
Christian O'Connell – Broadcaster, Absolute Radio
Mike Parry – Broadcaster
Louisa Preston – Journalist
Alex Rodman – Professional Footballer at Aldershot Town F.C.
Donald Rodney – Artist
Mark Simmonds (former Member of Parliament) – former MP for Boston and Skegness
Alan Simpson – MP for Nottingham South (Students' Union President 1969–70)
Six By Seven – Nottingham-based rock band
Simon Starling – Turner Prize Winner, 2005
Simon Taylor-Davis – Guitarist in the Klaxons
Sarah Travers – Journalist
David Tress – Anglo-Welsh Artist
Glenis Willmott – Labour MEP for East Midlands
Nick Waplington – Artist and Photographer"
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