Nottingham Trent University

The university was formed by the amalgamation of many separate institutions of higher education. It originated from the Nottingham Government School of Design founded in 1843. In 1945, the Nottingham and District Technical College was established. In 1958, Nottingham Regional College of Technology opened and in 1959, the Nottingham College of Education began at Clifton. In 1964, Nottingham Regional College was opened and in 1966, the original Nottingham College of Design was linked with the Regional College. Together they merged and the institution was upgraded to Polytechnic status in 1970 to become 'Trent Polytechnic'. In 1975, it amalgamated with Nottingham College of Education. Under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 all Polytechnics and some higher education colleges became eligible for full university status; at this point, the institution officially became 'Nottingham Trent University'. The university is composed of three colleges and nine schools:

College of Business, Law and Social Sciences

• Nottingham Business School
• Nottingham Institute of Education
• Nottingham Law School
• School of Social Sciences

College of Art, Architecture, Design and Humanities

• School of Art & Design
• School of Arts and Humanities
• School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment

College of Science and Technology

• School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences
• School of Science and Technology