Foresight: the rise, fall and then exponential rise of a financial services group

Bernard Fairman, Founder and Chairman of Foresight Group will speak on the topic of ‘Foresight: the rise, fall and then exponential rise of a financial services group’. Foresight is a leading, independent infrastructure and private equity investment firm that has an important relationship with the Nottingham area through the £40 million Foresight Nottingham Fund, based in the Creative Quarter.

Tags: Bernard Fairman, business, Business Leaders Series, Foreshight Group, Foresight, local, Nottingham, Nottingham University Business School

NUSA moves out of ‘special measures’

Improvements at Nottingham University Samworth Academy (NUSA) have lifted the school out of special measures, according […]

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Tags: community, local, Nottingham, Nottingham University Samworth Academy, NUSA, Ofsted, school, teaching

Being Human 2015: A Festival of the Humanities

The Being Human Festival returns in 2015, showcasing the role that the humanities have in the cultural, intellectual, political and social life in the UK. This year’s Nottinghamshire theme is ‘Creative City’. The University of Nottingham, working with a range of external partners in the East Midlands, will hold a series of events focused on the city of Nottingham as a creative space and source of inspiration.

Tags: Being Human, Being Human Festival, community, culture, local, Nottingham, performance, poetry

The University of Nottingham contributes £1.1bn a year to UK economy, report says

The University contributes £1.1bn a year to the UK economy and supports around 18,000 jobs across […]

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Tags: commuity, David Greenaway, economics, economy, jobs, Nottingham, Nottingham City Council, staff student, The Economic Impact of The Universityof Nottingham

Nottingham is England’s Home of Sport

Last week Nottingham was announced as England’s official Home of Sport. The announcement came on the […]

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A journey with George Africanus

Norma Gregory, Historian and Director of Nottingham News Centre, takes us on ‘A journey with George Africanus’, exploring the life of Nottingham’s first black entrepreneur. George Africanus was brought to England in slavery aged three, but ended his life as a successful businessman. Part of Black History Month 2015.

Tags: Black History Month, Black History Month 2015, George Africanus, history, local, Norma Gregory, Nottingham, Nottingham News Centre, people

Vote Nottingham to be England’s ‘Home of Sport’

Nottingham has been nominated to be England’s ‘Home of Sport’ – and your vote could make the difference! […]

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AMBA awards five year re-accreditation for the Nottingham MBA

The global accreditation organisation the Association of MBAs (AMBA) has confirmed re-accreditation of all Nottingham University […]

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Staff and students to unveil Mansfield Quakers heritage trail

Staff and students from the Department of Theology and Religious Studies have contributed to an audio […]

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Tags: Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Frances Knight, history, local, Mansfield, Nottingham, Quakerism, Religion

‘Weekend’ screening

Join the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies for a screening of ‘Weekend’. This free screening will feature an introduction and Q&A with Dr Hongwei Bao. Part of LGBT History Month.

Tags: film, LGBT, LGBT History Month, Nottingham, School of Cultures Languages and Area Studies, screening