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Furniture for the ages and Irish silver for sale at Adam’s For racing lovers, the 1969 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe trophy, won by the Irish-bred and -trained horse Levmoss, will delight

'The global furniture industry is valued at over $579 billion yet more than 12 million tonnes of #furniture is discarded in landfills each year' - research by #NTU PhD candidate Katryn Furmston & Dr Naomi Braithwaite on #fastfurniture #throwawayculture #NTUResearch www.irishtimes.com/life-style/f...

How Tate Modern is serving up Frida Kahlo – from canvas to cuisine This is the challenge of the Kahlo legacy: the more ubiquitous her image becomes, the more its original and liberating meaning risks being flattened.

'Creative translation, like Kahlo’s adoption of indigenous clothing, or Lastra’s cooking, is the key to maintaining a creative legacy,' says #FineArt expert Dr Benedict Carpenter Van Barthold in preview of Frida: The Making of an Icon @tate.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-tate-mod...

Epstein files: who decides what information is released to the public? The US government has to balance the need to know with the right to privacy. It’s a delicate balancing act.

Epstein files: who decides what information is released to the public? By Dr @mattmokhefiashton.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com #NTUResearch #Politics #EpsteinFiles
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📢 Open Research Week is coming...

16–20 March
📍Online

Packed with keynotes, panels and case studies, this year’s event is bigger than ever, offering valuable sessions for the whole research community and those who support it.

👉 Programme & bookings: buff.ly/JCANngY

Research reveals mental health strain within swimming coaching Two-thirds of UK swimming coaches report symptoms of depression and anxiety a new study has revealed.

Two-thirds of swimming coaches report symptoms of depression and anxiety a study has found.

It is hoped the research, by sport and exercise psychologists at NTU, could inform the development of interventions to improve coaches’ mental health and wellbeing.

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Wuthering Heights and the 'egregious' race question it can't escape Experts weigh in.

Details about Heathcliff 'suggest that he is probably Black or mixed race', says #NTU literature expert Dr Jenni Ramone in expert interview on Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights for Metro #NTUResearch #WutheringHeights #EmeraldFennell #Humanities metro.co.uk/2026/02/12/e...

New study highlights dangers of treating school inspection distress as a personal mental health issue A study has cautioned against focusing solely on individual mental health when discussing distress around Ofsted inspections.

A new study has cautioned that focusing solely on individual mental health when discussing distress around #Ofsted inspections may overlook the impact of social pressures and disturbed working environments facing teachers. www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/new... #NTUResearch @silverwriter.bsky.social

Winter sports scream glamour, but women’s ski-wear falls short when it comes to actually skiing The image of skiing – both as a sport and leisure activity – has long held associations with glamour.

Winter sports scream glamour, but women’s ski-wear falls short when it comes to actually skiing, by PhD candidate Tamsin Johnson for @theconversation.com #NTUResearch #Fashion theconversation.com/winter-sport...

Smart vest to prevent hypothermia deaths in elderly Scientists at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have developed a smart textiles vest which can monitor body temperature and detect risk of hypothermia in older people.

Scientists at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have developed a smart textiles vest which can monitor body temperature and detect risk of hypothermia in older people.

#NTUResearch #SmartTextiles

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