FIRST CITY UC’S PARTNER, NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY NAMED THE UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR

We’re delighted to announce our partner university,  Nottingham Trent University has been named the University of the Year, at the Times Higher Education Awards!

These prestigious annual awards celebrate the outstanding contributions and achievements of universities in the UK.

Why has NTU been selected as University of the Year?

The teaching, research and support services work together to enable students to fulfil their academic potential. The University of the Year award confirmed their success in:

  • supporting people into university, by engaging with 30,000 students at local schools every year
  • promoting social mobility, with 25% of NTU’s undergraduate students now coming from homes with an average income of £15,000 or less
  • providing an award-winning Student Dashboard to support personalised learning
  • improving our graduates’ prospects through dedicated employer engagement teams, placements, internships, and opportunities to work and study abroad.