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Nottingham School of Art & Design
Inspiring and innovating for over 175 years, the Nottingham School of Art and Design is one of the world’s leading art and design schools.
Fashion and Textile Research Centre
Representing a complex field in a global context, research in this centre focuses on cultures, heritage, design, business, sustainability and advanced textiles.
Research Centre for the Creative Industries
The Research Centre for the Creative Industries (RCCI) explores how a breadth of creative arts and disciplines can address local and global societal challenges.
School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
A nationally renowned stage for talent in making and design, the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment has a worldwide reputation for teaching and research.
Centre for Sustainable Design and the Built Environment
The Centre brings together five specialist groups to drive innovation in low-carbon futures, digital transformation and community-focused development.
School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences
The School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences is committed to the education, research and innovation needed to build a sustainable future.
Centre for Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences Research
Research in this area explores environmental issues, the exploitation of natural resources, sustainable agriculture, climate change, animal sciences, and waste management.
Nottingham Business School
Nottingham Business School is dedicated to providing research and education that combines academic excellence with positive impact on people, business and society.
CBIT - Centre for Business and Industry Transformation
Conducting world-leading & high-impact research in business transformation, building ventures to transform industries, empowering disruptive entrepreneurs through personalised education.
Centre for People, Work and Organizational Practice
The research within the Centre explores the ways in which leadership and HR practices influence employees’ attitudes and behaviours at work.
Centre for Economy, Policy and Place
The centre brings together research on economic and policy issues and public management across the whole public sector at international, national, regional and local scales.
Centre for Responsible and Sustainable Business
Founded in 2015 with the goal of supporting income generation, publication and business impact within the business school and across disciplines at NTU.
Nottingham Law School
Delivering first-class teaching and excellent facilities, Nottingham Law School is one of the UK’s largest and most established law schools.
Centre for Rights and Justice
The Centre for Rights and Justice (CRJ) was established in 2013. It is an inclusive Centre with a diverse membership, bringing together research, practice and scholarship, in the broad areas of human rights and criminal justice.
Centre for Law, Emerging Technologies and Business
The Centre for Law, Emerging Technologies and Business (C-LEB) was established in 2025, building upon Nottingham Law School's strong research foundation in the legal aspects of emerging technologies, and complementing existing strengths across business law, broadly defined.
Centre for Legal Education
Nottingham Law School's Centre for Legal Education drives the Law School's excellence and innovation in academic and professional legal education.
School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences is recognised across the globe for its theoretically informed and applied research.
Centre for Crime, Offending, Prevention and Engagement (COPE)
COPE contributes to the understanding of victimisation risk and crime harm, the transformation agenda for change in the Criminal Justice System, and community engagement with crime prevention.
Centre for Public and Psychosocial Health
This Research Centre brings together a wide range of research excellence in Social Science, including in Public and Population Health, Health and Wellbeing and Employment and Wellbeing.
Centre for Research in Language, Education and Developmental Inequalities (CLEDI)
The Research Centre is an interdisciplinary research centre which aims to understand different perspectives of language and education (at child, family, school, and community levels).
Centre for Policy, Citizenship and Society
The Centre for Policy, Citizenship and Society (CPCS) conducts research that seeks to understand the ways in which society operates, especially in relation to policy, theory and practice in social contexts.
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Social Interaction
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Social Interaction (CROS) is an interdisciplinary grouping of researchers from across NTU interested in the phenomenon of social interaction.
Centre for Research in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience (CRACN)
Researchers from this centre use behavioural and neuroimaging techniques to further fundamental theoretical knowledge of cognitive and neural processes and apply this to understanding performance in everyday tasks.
Centre for Research in History, Heritage and Memory Studies
The Centre connects NTU researchers and projects in policy, religion, conflict, race, gender, memory & welfare through varied methodologies & knowledge exchange
Centre for Research in Literature Linguistics and Culture
The Centre for Research in Literature, Linguistics and Culture is a multi- and interdisciplinary hub that promotes research innovation across Literary Studies, Linguistics, and Media, Film and TV Studies.
School of Science and Technology
With research that is rich and diverse, the School of Science and Technology provide significant contributions to scientific knowledge, advanced research training and commercial opportunities.
Centre for Systems Health and integrated Metabolic Research (SHiMR)
SHiMR is structured around four themes covering various aspects of human health and chronic diseases, including cancers which are treatable but not curable, diabetes and other inflammatory conditions.
Centre for Computer Science and Informatics (CIRC)
Discover how our Centre for Computer Science and Informatics (CIRC) is enabling technologies that drive advances in health, education, and wellbeing.
Imaging, Materials and Engineering Centre (IMEC)
To solve modern engineering problems requires an interdisciplinary approach. At IMEC this principle is embedded in the way we do research in the applied sciences and engineering, with our strengths in imaging, materials, and smart and medical technologies.
Sport, Health and Performance Enhancement Research Centre (SHAPE)
Providing a vibrant research environment to investigate the biological, physical, psychological and societal impact of sport and exercise for health, well-being and human performance
Other research centres
John van Geest Cancer Research Centre
The John van Geest Cancer Research Centre is a unique purpose-built scientific facility in the East Midlands with an aim to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Eastern Africa Centre (EAC)
The Eastern Africa Centre (EAC) is a strategic University-wide research centre established to support the development of sustainable and equitable research collaborations with our partners.
Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Parkinson’s (ADP) Research Team
The Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Parkinson’s (ADP) research team is developing innovative approaches to improve the treatment, analysis and understanding of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.