With 39,724 students and 5000 staff from 160 countries spanning six university sites, Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is one of the largest and most influential higher education institutions in the UK. The University is committed to driving forward meaningful change and has received a wide range of prestigious awards for its research, dynamism and innovation including being named UK ‘University of the Year’ five times between 2017 and 2023.
NTU was awarded the highest rating of GOLD in the UK Government’s 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) assessment and its results in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) were the most improved in the sector, with 83% of NTU’s research activity rated as either world-leading or internationally excellent. NTU’s commitment to sustainability has seen it ranked the most sustainable university in the UK and 2nd in the world in the UI Green Metric University World Rankings 2023. As an associate partner of EDUC, NTU is seeking to internationalise further its research, teaching and student experience in priority areas that resonate with EDUC alliance members.
Established in 1843 (as our founding college, the Government School of Design)
39,724 students (29,749 undergraduates; 6793 postgraduates) including 7851 international students
5000 staff
9 academic schools