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NTU recognised as Policing Academic Centre of Excellence
7 May 2025Nottingham Trent University has been recognised as a Policing Academic Centre of Excellence in a new initiative to ensure that policing is shaped by the latest and best scientific expertise.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2025/05/ntu-recognised-as-policing-academic-centre-of-excellence
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Access to justice in crisis: regulators must step up now
1 April 2025A groundbreaking report has issued an urgent call to action for legal services regulators to tackle the growing crisis of unmet legal needs in England and Wales.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2025/04/access-to-justice-in-crisis-regulators-must-step-up-now
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Expert blog: Why cut off the poorest before reforming the pension system?
25 March 2025Associate Professor Liz Curran, Nottingham Law School, discusses the need for reform before cutting benefits for some of the most vulnerable people in society.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2025/03/expert-blog-why-cut-off-the-poorest-before-reforming-the-pension-system
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Ian Hutton Memorial Moot 2025
3 February 2025On Wednesday 22 January 2025, Nottingham Law School held the fourteenth annual Ian Hutton Memorial Moot.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2025/02/ian-hutton-memorial-moot-2025
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Expert blog: It might be 2024, but there’s still no room at the Inn for Mary and her newborn
18 December 2024Associate Professor Liz Curran, Nottingham Law School, explores legal support for women and children escaping domestic violence.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/12/expert-blog-it-might-be-2024,-but-theres-still-no-room-at-the-inn-for-mary-and-her-newborn
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The NTU Choir joins the BBC Concert Orchestra in an epic evening of choral classics
5 December 2024On Wednesday 4 December, the NTU Choir joined the BBC Concert Orchestra, University of Nottingham Choir, and Choristers of Southwell Minster to perform Carl Orff’s choral classic, Carmina Burana.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/12/the-ntu-choir-joins-the-bbc-concert-orchestra-in-an-epic-evening-of-choral-classics
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Support Through Court National Helpline relocates to Nottingham Law School
7 November 2024A helpline for those going through court alone which has taken more than 17,000 calls each year over the last two years has been relocated to Nottingham Law School (NLS) – where volunteer law students will provide members of the public with immediate legal support and guidance.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/11/support-through-court-national-helpline-relocates-to-nottingham-law-school
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Gender eligibility report for FIFA recommends a move away from ‘yes or no’ debate in sport inclusivity
7 November 2024A report to examine competing perspectives on the participation of gender diverse athletes in sport, and their impact on the development of gender eligibility policies in football, has recommended a more nuanced and collaborative approach to gender eligibility in the sport.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/11/gender-eligibility-report-recommends-move-away-from-yes-or-no-debate
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Disability hate crime training found to boost police confidence and understanding
9 October 2024A new study by Nottingham Trent University (NTU) reveals that providing training for policing students and police employees on tackling learning disability and autism hate crime significantly improves their confidence and understanding, ultimately equipping them to better support victims.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/10/disability-hate-crime-training-found-to-boost-police-confidence
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Expert blog: Anti-whaling activist’s arrest demonstrates state failures
22 August 2024Following the arrest of anti-whaling activist, Captain Paul Watson, Nottingham Law School PhD researcher, Laurence Teillet, argues that authorities must reject the criminalisation of activism.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/08/anti-whaling-activists-arrest-demonstrates-state-failures