School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
We’re a centre of expertise for aspiring and professional designers, architects, civil engineers, surveyors and property and construction experts. Based at the University’s City Campus in the heart of Nottingham, we’re home to over 3,000 students and a large and diverse team of academic, technical and professional staff, organised into five departments.
Our mission is to provide outstanding education and research in design and built environment disciplines that inspires and shapes the world we live in.
We have an excellent graduate employment record, built on many factors. These include the standard and relevance of our courses; the quality and international perspectives of our teaching; our incredible industry partnerships and commercial links; and our extensive professional accreditations. Our reputation is reinforced by our globally significant research and huge alumni network making their mark on the built environment worldwide.
Latest News
Nottingham Trent University researcher and AECOM win prestigious ICE award
Wed 07 Aug 2019
Product Design students celebrate success at New Designers 2019
Tue 16 Jul 2019
Product design students have the summer of a lifetime in South Korea
Mon 15 Jul 2019
Product design alumni represent NTU at creative exhibition in China
Wed 03 Jul 2019
Product Design students scoop runner-up prize at the Engineers Without Borders UK challenge
Fri 28 Jun 2019
#NTUDEGREESHOW Spotlight: Jan Farn Chi
Fri 07 Jun 2019
Our latest publications
The future of public space: how to measure active public space in the digital era
Factors influencing upcycling for UK makers
Challenges and opportunities for scaling up upcycling businesses – the case of textile and wood upcycling businesses in the UK
An assessment of achievements of the WEEE Directive in promoting movement up the waste hierarchy: experiences in the UK
Evaluating approaches to resource management in consumer product sectors - an overview of global practices
A novel approach for the assessment of thermal insulation in buildings using infrared thermography and artificial intelligence
94% of our undergraduate and postgraduate taught students are in graduate level study within six months of finishing their studies (latest DLHE survey 2016/17)
We've got the largest number of year-long placement students studying architecture, building and planning in the UK (HESA 2017/18)
We're ranked in the UK's Top 10 for our Building and Town and Country Planning courses (Guardian League Tables 2020)
90% of our undergraduate students would recommend studying at NTU to others (NSS 2018)
Our Land and Property Management courses are ranked 4th in the UK (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019)
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