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From smart clothing that monitors health risks to wearable technology that supports communication, discover how Nottingham Trent University researchers are developing new ways to improve health, safety and accessibility through everyday objects.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/smart-textiles-wearable-technology-health-safety

The Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog will represent UK wildlife and feature as the central images on the Bank of England’s next series of banknotes.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/banknote-animals-announced

Research into cloth nappies reveals how feelings of satisfaction and achievement can help turn sustainable choices into lasting habits.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/cloth-nappies-sustainability-consumer-behaviour

A new project involving Nottingham Trent University aims to grow optical fibres using proteins, mimicking a process that has occurred in nature for millions of years.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/optical-fibres-using-biology

How can we understand what animals are feeling when they cannot tell us? An NTU Professor of Zoo Animal Welfare & Legislation explains how animal welfare science is helping us listen to animals and improve their lives.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/science-helps-to-understand-animal-welfare

Older people could be monitored safely in their own homes without the need for intrusive cameras or wearable devices thanks to new research by Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/elderly-could-live-independently-for-longer-thanks-to-new-home-sensor-system

A historian from Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has created an oral history toolkit to help young people explore, record and understand experiences of the Troubles.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/historian-creates-toolkit-to-help-young-people-explore-the-troubles

NTU researchers have helped shape a new national toolkit supporting communities across the UK to prepare for emergencies.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/ready-together-toolkit-launch

Immersive Inclusive Dance (ID2) is a project by Jonny Norridge & Neil Halliday. The work is currently exhibited in the the DDA Building 28th September - 9th October 2026.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/dancing-with-technology-creating-immersive-experiences-for-every-body

Dr Andrew Clapham and Rachel Harding argue that Ofsted needs a fundamental rethink of school inspection, not just another overhaul of its approach.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/oftsed-school-inspection-overhaul