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Dr Mark Griffiths, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Behavioural Addiction, reacts to UK government plans for a ban on social media use for children under the age of 16.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/06/expert-blog-children-should-not-be-banned-from-using-social-media

Associate Professor Alison Hardy explores why debates around the national curriculum feel so personal for the education community.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/06/why-national-curriculum-debates-feel-so-personal

Dr Colin Alexander of the School of Social Sciences writes an expert blog on propaganda

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/05/expert-blog-what-is-propaganda-a-short-essay

Devesh Patel and Dr Julie Johnston on the importance of parental resilience in youth sport – and how parents can help to manage stressful moments while supporting their children

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/04/expert-blog-parents-must-look-after-themselves-too-why-parental-resilience-matters-in-youth-sport

Votes at 16 might become a reality across the UK. But that alone won’t ensure an increase in the participation of young people in democratic politics. James Sloam, Matt Henn and Ana Nunes offer a diagnosis of why young people haven’t been voting as much as their elders, and put forward proposals for how to change that.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/04/expert-blog-how-to-make-a-success-of-votes-at-16

As April 2026 marks three significant milestones in labour exploitation policy, NTU researchers look back on 20 years of enforcement.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/04/20-years-of-labour-exploitation-policy

Dr Mark Chadwick, Nottingham Law School, explains whether Iran has a legal right to 'close' the Strait of Hormuz.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/03/expert-blog-what-legal-right-does-iran-have-to-close-the-strait-of-hormuz

Elliot Doornbos, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, examines the overlooked world of insect trafficking and the forces that drive this illicit activity.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/03/expert-blog-the-seizure-of-2,000-ants-highlights-the-hidden-scale-of-insect-trafficking

Dr Katie Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Sport at Nottingham Trent University, discusses the importance of women's sports history - and why it needs to be understood and celebrated

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/03/why-womens-sports-history-matters-seeing-ourselves-in-the-game

War is unfolding between the US, Israel and Iran. But the battlefield is hybrid; it is not only physical but also digital.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/03/expert-blog-when-diplomacy-becomes-a-digital-spectacle