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Nottingham Trent named Guardian’s top university


Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has been named University of the Year by The Guardian. This represents another significant addition to the institution’s growing list of major accolades. The prestigious award comes


after NTU received the coveted Times Higher Education University of the Year 2017 and the influential Times and Sunday Times Modern University of the Year 2018. It also follows the university


soaring to 16th place – a jump of 18 places – in the Guardian University Guide 2019. Crucially, this national league table focuses on student satisfaction, graduate employment, and quality of teaching. The Guardian University of the


Year award is based upon performance and improvement in its Guardian University Guide as well as considering retention of students from low-participation areas and attainment of BME students. As part of its ‘Success for All’


agenda, NTU strives to provide the opportunity for all students to succeed and is at the forefront of understanding and implementing what works to support students. Nottingham Trent University Vice-


Chancellor, Professor Edward Peck, said: “I want to thank The Guardian for recognising the achievements of NTU over recent years. My colleagues and our students set out our shared ambitions and


Edward Peck


‘NTU strives to provide the opportunity for all students to succeed’


challenging objectives back in 2015 and we have all worked incredibly hard to deliver these.” Guardian University Guide Editor,


Judy Friedberg, said: “Nottingham Trent’s performance across a range of measures has been exceptional this year. The university delivers overall academic excellence while paying close attention to the success of each individual student, no matter their background.” NTU also won the Course and


Curriculum Design category at the Guardian University Awards for its


SCALE-UP project. Originally a small-scale idea trialled in the USA, NTU has enhanced and scaled-up this approach to teaching which turns its back on traditional lecture theatres and the student/teacher relationship and encourages students and lecturers to work more collaboratively in a roundtable environment. This initiative has successfully


reduced the attainment gap in underrepresented groups, and improved non-continuation rates across all groupings – so that all students now have a greater chance of obtaining a ‘good’ degree. For BME students specifically, the attainment gap reduced by 4.2%, attendance improved in the 90%- 100% category by 13 percentage points and the non-continuation rate almost disappeared. NTU was named Times Higher


Education University of the Year 2017 due to its impressive record on outreach and its use of learning analytics to improve retention. The university was also named


Modern University of the Year in the 2018 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, in recognition of its strong student satisfaction, quality of teaching, overall student experience and engagement with employers. NTU has also been rated Gold in


the Government’s Teaching Excellence Framework, the highest ranking possible.


Partnership deal is extended


The University of Derby, a Top 30 UK University in the Guardian University Guide 2019, has agreed a deal to extend its partnership with Derbyshire County Cricket Club. The relationship will see the university sponsor both


the club’s training kit and the reverse of the Vitality Blast shirt, which will be worn throughout this summer’s biggest competition. A longstanding official partner of the club, the


University of Derby will also continue its partnership with the Cricket Derbyshire Academy. Derbyshire continues to offer opportunities to Media


and Marketing interns from the university, while members of the Derbyshire squad will also support events at the university. Rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework


2017, the University of Derby provides industry- relevant, expert teaching, and the partnership is one of a number of initiatives aimed at engaging the local community. Ollie Shearer, Director of Sport and Derbyshire Student


Residences Limited at the University of Derby, said: “We are delighted to be continuing our partnership with Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Sport plays a major part in University of Derby life; our students have the


opportunity to study a number of sports-related degrees, and we encourage them, and the wider community, to make use of our state-of-the-art facilities. “This partnership reinforces our commitment to supporting the local community, helping develop talent, and strengthening our links to sport in the region.”


The University of Derby’s Kedleston Road campus


IN BRIEF


EMB Group wins at the East Midlands Business Masters Awards 2019


EMB Group has been chosen as the winner of the Medium Business (51 to 250 employees) category in the inaugural East Midlands TheBusinessDesk.com Masters Awards 2019. The award was presented to


Phoebe Edwards and Sean Read, Executive Directors of EMB Group, at a ceremony held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nottingham. EMB Group helps


organisations of all types and sizes become more effective, more efficient and more profitable, summed up in the phrase Catalysing Better Business. It does this by providing market-leading accreditation and risk management solutions, business improvement consultancy and through the delivery of a range of publicly-funded programmes. Stephen Smith, EMB Group


Chief Executive, said: “Thank you to everyone within the EMB Group of companies for all your hard work that has helped us to win this inaugural Business Desk East Midlands award.” Other shortlisted East Midlands’ businesses in the Medium Business category included Chamber member Frontline Recruitment.


Technology supplier to expand Innovation Centre facilities at Pride Park


Derby-based supplier of office technology solutions and services Document Network Services has announced new plans to expand its Innovation Centre facilities at Pride Park. The DNS Innovation Centre,


situated a short distance from The Debry Velodrome and Pride Park Stadium, is the first of its kind in the UK outside Xerox’s European Innovation Centre in Uxbridge. It brings together cutting-edge touchscreen technology, a unique interactive boardroom table and iconic discovery areas to showcase some of the latest award-winning technology and provide visitors with a first-hand experience of the office of the future. Managing Director, Darren


Marsh, said: “Our offices have been based on Pride Park for over 20 years and during this time we have grown and expanded into new markets. “The expansion will allow us to


reunite our team within a single, central hub – which will help improve the quality of the services that we deliver to our clients.”


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