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A new Nottingham Trent University and Natural England study is aiming to support the long-term recovery of endangered water voles in England.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/07/study-aims-to-strengthen-water-vole-recovery-across-england

Scientists have developed a new type of ‘virtual’ metasurface – capable of controlling light in ways traditional lenses and optics can’t – which they say is superior to the current approach which relies on ultra-thin engineered materials.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/06/ultra-fast-light-shaping-technology-could-be-game-changer-for-future-imaging2

Pupils from primary schools across Nottinghamshire took part in an inspiring new outreach initiative as Nottingham Trent University’s Department of Computer Science hosted its first-ever ‘Girls Can Code’ event in collaboration with the Equals Trust academy.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/06/pupils-design-and-develop-retro-arcade-games-as-part-of-girls-can-code-event-at-ntu

Why do footballers get injured? Professor Ian Varley explains the most common football injuries, injury trends, ACL risk and how clubs use science to protect players.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/06/football-injuries-explained

Many people in the UK assume ancient diseases are a thing of the past, but outbreaks like TB continue to pose serious threats worldwide. In this Q&A, an epidemiology expert an NTU explains how pathogens spread and how genomic research at NTU can help track outbreaks and detect drug resistance.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/04/think-infectious-diseases-are-a-thing-of-the-past-think-again

The High Performance Wellbeing - by Design Conference at Nottingham Trent University was a fantastic opportunity to bring together 150 researchers, practitioners, and leaders from 80 organisations across 9 countries who are committed to understanding how high-performance environments can be intentionally designed to support both achievement and wellbeing.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/06/the-high-performance-wellbeing-conference

Scientists at Nottingham Trent University are creating a glioblastoma ‘tumour on a chip’ – a tiny living system capable of mimicking the key features of the human brain and providing a deeper understanding of how the aggressive brain cancer works.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/05/living-tumour-on-a-chip-will-give-best-ever-insight-into-aggressive-brain-cancer

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

The UK’s capability in ‘decentralised artificial intelligence’ – whereby AI is embedded on small devices rather than large data centres – is set to be bolstered through a new national research network.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/03/new-uk-research-network-to-advance-low-cost,-low-energy-ai

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