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Expert blog: First Covid-19 Public Inquiry report is an opportunity to learn lessons on managing societal wide emergencies
17 July 2024On 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
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Expert blog: Washing away labour exploitation in Britain’s hand car washes - lessons from NTU research for the next government
25 June 2024Researchers 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
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Young people need meaningful involvement in local authority environmental policy – new report
5 April 2023A 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
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NTU student and staff research helps develop a unique ‘skateboard-friendly’ public space in central Nottingham
20 December 2022A 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
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Girl skateboarders share experiences of the sport as research recommends more inclusive skate spaces
14 December 2022Girl 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
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Nottingham residents’ right to clothing discussed ahead of Human Rights City launch
1 December 2022The 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
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New tools to identify non-compliant business locations created to support regulation and enforcement
30 November 2022New 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
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Mispronouncing student names can impact learning motivation and sense of belonging
4 October 2022Consistently 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
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Social Vulnerabilities and Climate Change Adaptation: Gender Inequality, Poverty and Exclusion Workshop
18 May 2022Overview 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
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Expert blog: The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Hungary’s continuing dance between East and West
2 March 2022Dr 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