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A large proportion of the damaging chemical changes which occur in the body’s cells due to diabetes and obesity could be prevented by a naturally occurring molecule, a new study suggests.

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Children who are fitter performed better than their peers in cognitive tasks, a new study found.

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Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics has scooped two Outstanding Teaching Awards.

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The Department of Engineering at NTU, has been officially accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for the first time for their undergraduate engineering degree programmes.

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Athletes and sports players who exert too much ‘self-control’ before and during competing risk hindering their sporting performance, a new study suggests.

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A current student and four Nottingham Trent University graduates are part of the British Canoeing team heading to Tokyo for the Olympics.

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Women interested in studying computer science have been able to apply for a bursary worth £12,000 – the first of its kind ever offered at Nottingham Trent University.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/07/bursary-boost-for-female-tech-students

A single bout of exercise triggers processes in bone cells which could help to protect against the spreading of cancer to the bones, a new study suggests.

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A new first of its kind scheme to enable primary care workers to undertake research has been launched at Nottingham Trent University.

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An extinct species of dwarf elephant experienced a weight and height reduction of 8,000kg and almost two metres after evolving from one of the largest land mammals that ever lived, a new study has confirmed.

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