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On the release of the first report of the Covid-19 Public Inquiry, NTU researchers who were at the forefront of the pandemic response explore what lessons can be learned on how the UK manages emergencies.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/07/first-covid-19-public-inquiry-report-opportunity-to-learn-lessons

Researchers from NTU who have been working to understand the hand car wash sector and prevent worker exploitation set out their wishes from the government post-election.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2024/06/washing-away-labour-exploitation-in-britains-hand-car-washes

A new report has called on local authorities to meaningfully involve young people in environmental policy after research showed they are feeling over-whelmed and disillusioned.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2023/04/young-people-need-meaningful-involvement-in-local-authority-environmental-policy-new-report

A unique free-to-use ‘skateboard-friendly space’ has opened for public use in central Nottingham following significant input from students and researchers at Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2022/12/ntu-student-and-staff-research-helps-develop-a-unique-skateboard-friendly-public-space-in-central-nottingham

Girl skateboarders have shared their experiences of skateboarding spaces and interactions as part of a study, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, which explored what enables girls and young women to take up and stay in skateboarding, and what makes it harder for them.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2022/12/girl-skateboarders-share-experiences-of-the-sport-as-research-recommends-more-inclusive-skate-spaces

The right of Nottingham residents to access clothing is to be discussed at two special events as part of the City’s plan to become a Human Rights City in 2023.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2022/11/nottingham-residents-right-to-clothing-discussed-ahead-of-human-rights-city-launch

New tools to map the location of non-compliant businesses have been created following a report which found that hand car washes, nail bars, and other informal economy sectors are more likely to be found within specific types of neighbourhoods.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2022/11/new-tools-to-identify-non-compliant-business-locations-created-to-support-regulation-and-enforcement

Consistently mispronouncing a student’s name can impact on their learning motivation and sense of belonging, according to research by Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2022/10/mispronouncing-student-names-can-impact-learning-motivation-and-sense-of-belonging

Overview of the Social Vulnerabilities and Climate Change Adaptation Workshop.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2022/05/social-vulnerabilities-and-climate-change-adaptation-gender-inequality,-poverty-and-exclusion-workshop

Dr Eszter Simon, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, is a researcher in Hungarian foreign and domestic politics. Here she discusses the contradictory role of Hungary in the Russia Ukraine war, as a country with allegiances to both East and West.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2022/03/expert-blog-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-and-hungarys-continuing-dance-between-east-and-west