Our Research and Impact
Through our Research Peaks, Centres and Themes, we’re delivering ground-breaking research that has a profound real-world impact on individuals, communities, businesses and policies.
From social media addiction to sustainable farming, we’re inspiring the brightest minds to rise up and work together to find solutions to some of the most significant global challenges facing society.
Research Peaks
NTU's Research Peaks exemplify our outstanding research and pioneering researchers who work to develop world-leading projects that have life-changing and global impact.
Research Themes
Our research experts are working with partners and funders across five key research themes that aim to respond to a range of challenges in business, industry and wider society.
Research Centres
Spanning all academic Schools, our specialist Research Centres bring together experts to undertake life-changing research that is helping to shape our future.
Research governance and integrity
At Nottingham Trent University we’ve developed an environment that provides researchers with excellent support and ensures that our research meets the highest ethical standards.
Research Governance
Our Research Office oversees the development of research policies and strategies and ensures that our research meets the highest ethical standards.
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Research Integrity
As a high-performing research institution, NTU upholds the highest standards of research integrity within the framework of our policies and procedures.
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Research Excellence Framework (REF)
At NTU, our research has deep connections with the real challenges faced by communities in our city, region, country and beyond. Our research has an impact that changes lives and the world we all share.
REF is the UK’s system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. As well as informing funding allocations, the REF provides accountability for public investment in research and provides important reputational benchmarks for research performance in the UK.
Latest results
See our REF 2014 results in individual units of assessment.
Our results for REF 2021 are set to be announced in 2022.