In Nottingham, England, there is a public institution called Nottingham Trent University (NTU). Trent Polytechnic was converted into a new university and established in 1992. (later Nottingham Polytechnic). Its foundation was laid in 1843 with the founding of the university's current home of the Nottingham Government School of Design. The university is one of the biggest in the UK, with about 28,000 students spread across three campuses. The QS World University Rankings placed Nottingham Trent University in the 700 and above (701+) group of universities worldwide. The "top post-1992 University" in the nation according to The Complete University Guide in 2008 was Nottingham Trent. One of the finest employability records of any university in England and Wales may be found at this institution. Within six months of completion, 94% of students move on to full-time employment or higher study because to its strong relationships to more than 6,000 firms. [7] [8] The Guardian refers to Nottingham Trent as "the nation's most environmentally friendly institution." The People & Planet Green League, the only independent evaluation of British institutions' environmental and ethical performance, named it "the best environmentally friendly university in the UK" in 2009. Additionally, since 2009, all of the electricity used by the university has come from renewable sources. The university is well-known for its research, with 74% of it being deemed to be of "international level" and "an outstanding 8% recognized as world-leading" in 2008. In the 2014 REF, the university's research was given a higher ranking, with 90% of its publications being deemed to be "world-leading," "internationally good," or "internationally recognized." 84