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Nottingham Trent University Graduate School Contents Welcome to our Graduate School ......................................................................................................01 Excellent support throughout your studies ....................................................................................02 Developing the next generation of researchers ..........................................................................03 Research that impacts lives and enriches society ......................................................................04 Nottingham Business School ..............................................................................................................05 Nottingham Law School ........................................................................................................................06 School of Social Sciences ......................................................................................................................07 School of Education ................................................................................................................................08 School of Art & Design ..........................................................................................................................09 School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment ....................................................10 School of Arts and Humanities ..........................................................................................................11 School of Science and Technology ....................................................................................................12 School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences ................................................................13 Professional Doctorates ........................................................................................................................14 Funding ........................................................................................................................................................15 How to Apply ..............................................................................................................................................16 Living in Nottingham ..............................................................................................................................17 Supporting research excellence, nurturing research talent. Graduate School | Welcome to our Graduate School Welcome to our Graduate School The Graduate School provides a supportive environment and a thriving research culture that encourages you to reach your full potential as a research degree student. Valuing ideas, Be part of our research A supportive enriching society With MPhil, PhD and Professional community Doctorate research degree We encourage new ideas and new We are committed to supporting opportunities across each of our ways of thinking across the whole and developing our research academic schools, we support University through a culture of students. students conducting research in a discovery and innovation. We diverse range of areas. Our You will have academic, believe our research has the research students form an administrative and personal potential to impact the world we important part of our research support throughout your studies live in and change lives. community and make a and access to dedicated significant contribution to our workspaces and exceptional Research excellence activity. facilities. Our research is recognised across the world. In the most recent We offer full-time, part-time and Research Excellence Framework distance learning research degree (REF 2014) most of our research opportunities. was considered internationally- Our Professional Doctorates offer excellent or you the opportunity to contribute world-leading. to research in your profession The University is committed to while attaining a research developing and expanding its qualification. activity to increase the scope, quality and impact of our research. 1 Graduate School | Support and Facilities Excellent support throughout your studies The Graduate School aims to provide excellent personal and practical assistance for our research students creating a supportive and pro-active environment. Support and guidance Outstanding facilities Learning resources Your main source of advice and As a research student at NTU you Students at Nottingham Trent support will be your own doctoral will have access to a wealth of University have access to a wealth supervisory team, which will facilities and resources to aid and of library materials including over include a director of studies and enhance your studies. The 480,000 books and 1,300 printed at least one other supervisor. This University is committed to journals, as well as an extensive team will be selected based on providing the best possible audio-visual collection of DVDs, their experience in your chosen facilities for all its students and we videos and slides. area of study or their background are constantly investing in new Electronic library resources are an in relevant practice. facilities and learning environments. increasingly important part of the The Graduate School Team will be support offered to research available throughout your studies. Dedicated study areas students, and more than 290 Our dedicated team will offer databases and 17,000 eJournals advice and guidance for your All our research students are able are accessible from any initial enquiry and application and study and writing areas giving you networked PC within NTU, or from introduce you to the University access to desks, laboratories and your home or off-campus PC. and to your supervisory team. IT facilities when you need it. Our experienced and knowledgeable library staff will help guide you to the most useful sources of information. 2 Graduate School | Researcher Training Developing the next generation of researchers We aim to nurture research talent and help our students thrive through their research degrees and into their future careers. Researcher A range of core activities will Our research students are Development support your journey from encouraged to take part in enrolment at NTU as a research conferences, seminars and Programme student, through to final external networks. These are an All research students are expected submission of your thesis. These excellent opportunity for you to to participate in a rolling activities will be complemented by share your work, meet other programme of professional a series of electives that you will researchers and build a network of development. You will have the choose to pursue, depending contacts. opportunity to attend a range of upon your developmental needs workshops and developmental as you progress in your research Our own research conferences activities mapped to the Vitae work. and seminars offer you the Researcher Development opportunity to present and Framework (RDF). Developing your discuss your work among the NTU research community. Our Research Development career Programme empowers you – in We pride ourselves on equipping You may also have the discussion with your supervisory our students with knowledge and opportunity to teach team – to create an individualized skills and encouraging initiative, undergraduate students or package of activities to support innovation and excellence. supervise laboratory work. your career development as a researcher. 3 Graduate School | Research Strategy and Themes Research that impacts lives and enriches society We create strong relationships that enable discovery, drive innovation, and change both the world and ourselves. Research strategy Our research Research degree Our research activity is already community opportunities seen as ‘world-leading’ and We recognise the importance of We have a range of opportunities ‘internationally excellent’ (REF) in our postgraduate community in for research students joining our a range of disciplines across our the pursuit of research excellence academic schools to work with academic Schools. As part of our and impact. We have a leading research groups and in Strategic Plan (2015-2020), we community of over 700 research leading research centres. are committed to further degree students. Their research expanding our research aligns with the broad disciplines The following pages provide an excellence. within our academic schools and insight into the research activity specialist areas of research in and opportunities within each of Integral to the strategic plan is a our schools. focus on the development of the both established and innovative next generation of researchers emerging areas. If you would like to discuss your and our existing research staff. options you can contact our Graduate School Team who will put you in touch with the relevant member of staff. Email [email protected] or call We have four research degree start dates +44 (0)115 848 8123 throughout the year: October, January, April and June. 4 Graduate School | Nottingham Business School Nottingham Business School Research Impact Decent Homes: Evaluation and Information Research by Professor Alistair Mutch and Dr Nestor Valero-Silva has enabled social housing provider Nottingham City Homes (NCH) to evaluate its activities on a major programme: Decent Homes, the government's social housing refurbishment initiative. Nottingham Business School (NBS) is internationally recognised for business impact and engagement. Our NCH applied the research to improving