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Significant parts of Britain will experience a decline in economic growth over the next twenty years, a study says.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/03/uk-competitiveness-index-paints-bleak-economic-picture-for-areas-outside-london

Two vertical ‘container farms’ capable of producing natural crops which are more nutritious, have far bigger yields – and are ready to harvest in at least half the time – have been created by Nottingham Trent University.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/03/vertical-container-farms-can-produce-bigger-and-better-natural-crops

Final year History students are looking to collect stories from Nottinghamshire residents who have experiences of conflict and war for a digital archive.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/03/history-students-appeal-for-your-stories-of-war-and-conflict-for-the-first-archive-in-the-region

After a season of hard work and outstanding performances, the final battle for glory is here. Four of NTU’s best teams make the short trip across the city to our neighbour, the University of Nottingham, for BUCS Big Wednesday 2019 to compete for gold in the Trophy and Championship.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/03/bucs-big-wednesday-preview

The ‘cancer-killing’ white blood cells from patients with prostate cancer, part of the body’s natural immune system, can be triggered to fight the disease a new study has found.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/03/cancer-killing-blood-cells-can-be-activated-to-fight-prostate-cancer,-study-shows

As part of the second year ‘Design Studies’ lecture series, our product design cohort were recently visited by Zara Arshad, a journalist, designer, researcher, and lecturer.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/03/product-design-second-years-are-visited-by-zara-arshad-designer,-curator-and-journalist,-for-a-design-research-workshop-day

The 2019 Varsity series is here! The spectacular sporting showcase gets underway with the first ‘Super Wednesday’ on 20 March. As NTU look to take back the crown, we preview the opening fixtures of the series.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/03/varsity-super-wednesday-preview

An FdSc Horticulture student has won a BBC and Royal Horticultural Society garden design competition. Her design will now go on to be built at the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show in June.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/03/horticulture-student-wins-royal-horticultural-society-and-bbc-garden-design-competition

Second year English students have developed an online magazine, 'Triggered' and are hosting a magazine launch event at Antenna Media Centre in Nottingham on the 4th April

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/03/english-students-to-launch-their-own-magazine-triggered-with-a-live-poetry-event

Linguistics lecturer Dr Natalie Braber and Research Associate David Amos have created a touring exhibition exploring the coal industry in the East Midlands, which is now at Mansfield Museum

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2019/03/arts-and-humanities-academics-launch-exhibition-coal,-community-and-change-at-mansfield-museum