City as Lab and the university’s Institute for Policy and Engagement supported NonSuch studios to launch NottsYouthTrends in 2023, Nottinghamshire's largest youth voice survey. NottsYouthTrends listens to the voices, opinions and demands of 11-25-year-olds living across Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire to make the city and county a better place to grow-up, learn and achieve in.

The survey collected anonymous data from 11-25-year-old from across Nottinghamshire and will form part of the range of data informing Nottingham’s journey to become a UNICEF Child-Friendly City. City as Lab is closely working with Nottingham City Council to curate data linked to young people through its City Data Connector platform.