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Outdoor play gives children opportunities to build confidence, independence and problem-solving skills. But warnings about danger, restrictions on getting dirty and adults’ responses to risk can shape how children approach play.

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Fireworks might be an exciting spectacle for us, but for our pets they can be a frightening and stressful experience. Dr Jacqueline Boyd, an animal scientist at Nottingham Trent University, explains why fireworks can trigger fear and anxiety in animals and shares practical advice on how to keep pets safe, help them feel more secure and prepare them for firework season.

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Images of inside Nottingham’s most secretive Cold War site – which stood largely unseen by the public for decades - will go on display as part of a new exhibition at Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/exhibition-to-reveal-the-hidden-world-of-the-nottingham-war-rooms

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and the University of Nottingham (UoN) are inviting people from across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to apply for a unique opportunity to undertake fully funded PhD research designed to create positive change within local communities.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/nottinghams-universities-invite-local-residents-to-apply-for-fully-funded-phds

Nottingham Trent University is a partner in a programme awarded £20m funding to boost innovation in advanced manufacturing and clean energy.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/20-million-funding-boost-for-innovation-in-the-east-midlands-set-to-create-over-1,700-jobs

Research by Nottingham Business School finds gaps between workplace wellbeing and inclusion policies and employees’ everyday experiences.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/organisational-culture-gaps-leadership

Dr Kevin J. Hunt of the Nottingham School of Art & Design explains how the sci-fi film Annihilation could help reframe the real-world narrative about AI in positive ways

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/scifi-movie-shows-how-disruption-by-ai-could-be-positive

From tiny rockfalls to enormous slope collapses, landslides can happen almost anywhere. Professor Dave Petley explains what causes them, whether we can predict them and how climate change could make them more common.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/why-do-landslides-occur-and-can-we-predict-them

A blog on how Nottingham became synonymous with lace, by Dr Gail Baxter of the Lace Archive at the Nottingham School of Art & Design

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/10/nottingham-and-lace-a-journey-through-changing-technologies

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