NTU Psychology has a track record of sector leading teaching excellence and a diverse and powerful programme of cutting-edge research, exemplifying the University’s commitment to enriching communities and positively influencing the lives of individuals both locally and globally.
Through our work, we are reimagining psychology. From tackling social media and gaming addiction to investigating the role that sleep plays in our health and wellbeing, our Psychology research is helping to find solutions to some of the most significant challenges facing the world today.
Our suite of undergraduate and postgraduate courses draw upon the multidisciplinary nature of the team through their expertise, research interests, practitioner industry experience and external partnerships and are designed to maximise student employability.
Rankings and accreditations for NTU Psychology
NTU Psychology is ranked in the Top 150 in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2024)
NTU Psychology holds the Athena SWAN Silver Award. Read our award submission.
Psychology courses
Our Psychology courses draw upon the multidisciplinary nature of the team through their expertise, research interests and industry experience and many have also published textbooks in their specialist area of interest.
NTU Psychology Laboratories
As a psychology student at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), you'll benefit from expert teaching, professional equipment, and a range of specialist laboratories.
Our research centres
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.
Re:searchers Re:vealed.
Here at NTU, our researchers come from a variety of backgrounds, and they all have a powerful story to tell. In this series, we share their stories. From the mothers, the dancers and the engineers, to the refugees, the survivors and the volunteers.
More from Psychology
Outreach
From taster sessions and school visits, to twilight talks, engagement events and research – find out more about our outreach work at NTU Psychology.
Research and research degrees
NTU Psychology has over 90 doctoral students either studying for a PhD or a DPsych in Forensic Psychology. These students are an integral part of our research environment and culture, working with staff on a broad range of research topics.
NTU Psychology: Scholarship and Research in Higher Education
The Scholarship and Research in Higher Education group brings together psychological knowledge and expertise in all aspects of university education to better understand and improve learning, teaching, and assessment for everyone.
NTU Psychology blog
The NTU Psychology blog is for anyone interested in psychology and aims to share advice, insight into some of the activities and opportunities here at NTU Psychology and beyond, as well as summaries of the latest research from our team of academics.
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