Campus News
International Women’s Day Civic Showcase – can you join us on Sunday 8 March?
January 31st, 2020
On Sunday 8 March, the University of Nottingham will be joining with Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham City Council for an event in the Old Market Square to celebrate International Women’s Day.
As with similar public engagement events like Wonder, we are hoping to showcase some of the amazing work that happens across our campuses, in a fun and interactive way. For this International Women’s Day event, we want to show, in particular, some of the fabulous women of our university community, to inspire the young women of Nottingham to ignore preconceptions and prejudice about gender roles and limitations.
Where and when?
UoN-NTU shared marquee on the Old Market Square, Nottingham
Sunday 8 March, 10:30-14:30 (if a planned activity doesn’t require much setup, we could split the day into 10:30-12:30 and 12:30-14:30 sessions)
Who?
Inspiring women from the UoN community. In particular we would love to feature women whose jobs or roles challenge traditional stereotypes, and those who represent the broader diversity of our community.
What?
Public engagement / showcasing activities aimed at the general public, particularly families and young women – we can provide electricity and a table or space to setup a stand. We have a little funding available to help cover the cost of getting equipment there on the day, although we aren’t able to pay people to take part.
Objectives
This is part of a broader set of celebrations around International Women’s Day 2020, which will include staff and student focused activities on campus in the surrounding weeks. This event aims to work proactively with Nottingham Trent University and the City Council to showcase – to the public and our civic partners – some of the inspiring and world-changing research happening here in Nottingham. We are also aiming to promote core messages of UoN as an inclusive local employer and encourage local women to come and work with us.
I’m in! How do I take part?
Please get in touch with Natalie Lewis as soon as possible, but by Friday 14 February at the latest, with as much information as possible about you and your team, your proposed activity, space requirements and any equipment needed.
Tags: Equality Diversity and Inclusion, International Women's Day, International Women's Day 2020, IWD2020
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LGBT History Month – share your recommended reads
January 31st, 2020
The theme for this year’s LGBT History Month is ‘Poetry, Prose and Plays’ and University of Nottingham Libraries want to work with you to continue to diversify our collections, making libraries a more inclusive and welcoming space for everyone.
Do you have a favourite book that explores the diversity of the LGBT experience and community? Share it with Libraries before Saturday 29 February to help build a reading list that explores LGBT history and culture. Any suggested titles not currently in our library collections will be considered for purchase.
Submit your recommendations:
- online form
- suggestion boxes in our libraries
- instagram or twitter (@uonlibraries)
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Headliner Victory for Women’s Water Polo
January 30th, 2020
On Wednesday 29 January, Nottingham hosted the second Headliner event of the academic year.
Our girl’s Water Polo team went up against Warwick for an intense 4 quarters and came out on top with the final score resting at 33-5 to Nottingham.
We had an excellent start to the game with Nottingham scoring 3 goals in the first few minutes. The 1st quarter finished 12-2 to Nottingham after some confident saves by our Nottingham goalie, Rhona Savin, and an excellent score by Rachael Lewin with less than 30 seconds left on the clock.
Nottingham’s strong defence created 3 turnovers in the 2nd quarter after Warwick could not get past the #GreenandGold defensive line. Another goal was scored by Lewin with only 4 seconds on the clock to close the first half, 17-4 to Nottingham.
Half time saw an excellent performance by UoN Sport’s Synchronised Swimming club, hyping up the crowd for the final half of the game.
Nottingham took the ball with style into the 3rd quarter. They continued the quarter with top class saves from Nottingham goalie, Savin once again. Alex Bryant also had a smashing goal in the final quarter, raising Nottingham’s score to 28-4 going into the final quarter.
Crowds were full off support after a high-scoring game and were confident in the #GreenandGold to secure a victory. After some intense game play, the final quarter finished with Warwick smashing the ball into the back of the net just as the horn sounded. This left the final score at an amazing 33-5 to Nottingham!
We caught up with our Water Polo captain, Abigail Turner, about how she felt the game went; “I think it went really well, the score board reflects how we played in the water. It shows the teams we are going to play against in the future that we are not here to mess around.”
Speaking about performing at the Headliner; “It was such a great opportunity for Water Polo! It means so much to us, especially as a female team it is such an amazing opportunity.”
Abbie also spoke to us about the goals she wants for the future of the water polo team;
“I want to get us into the premier league. We were disappointed last year but I think we’ve got such a strong chance this year especially getting a goal difference at fixtures like this. There’s no reason for us not to be there.”
Rachel Lewin, player No.2, was awarded player of the match after scoring so many amazing goals and continuous top-class game play. Speaking about how she felt the game went;
“It went really well. I have to give my hat off to Warwick, being a new team coming here can be really intimidating and I think they held their heads the whole time and never gave up. As we’ve seen from this match our team is pretty well developed. I think we have some progress to make that will eventually get us into the premier league.”
Looking forward to the rest of the season, Head Coach, Sam Joyce said; “We changed up the team a bit during the game, so everyone got good match time. I am really pleased with the whole team performance. This is all part of the pathway we will be building on towards March for BUCS Big Wednesday here in Nottingham and hopefully the premiership play-offs as well.”
The Nottingham Women’s team will continue their season in BUCS Tier 1 and will be aiming to progress through the Trophy stages to play at home again in the BUCS Big Wednesday Final, on Wednesday 25th March 2020.
Find out more about BUCS Big Wednesday or learn about Performance Water Polo at the University.
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LGBT History Month at the University of Nottingham
January 29th, 2020
February 2020 will once again see the marking of UK Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans (LGBT) History Month at the University of Nottingham.
This year’s LGBT History Month will take place from Saturday 1 February to Saturday 29 February.
As in previous years, a variety of events will take place around the University during LGBT History Month. These are free to attend and open to everyone.
Our events programme includes:
Film Screening/Q&A: The Watermelon Woman by Cheryl Dunye
Thursday 6 February, 6.30pm-8.30pm
A30 Lecture Theatre, Arts Centre
Event link: https://watermelonwoman.eventbrite.co.uk
Please note: This film contains scenes of a sexual nature, which some viewers may find disturbing. Attendees must be aged 18 or over
The Watermelon Woman is set in the ’90s and was made in 1996 in the days when video shops were popular and most people had a video recorder and played VHS videos. The film’s main Character is called Cheryl (played by Cheryl Dunye) who is a young black film-maker and works in a video hire shop with her friend Tamara. Cheryl takes an interest in black actresses from the 1930s and notices that they are often not in the credits and stereotypically are given the role of a servant. Cheryl investigates further why one particular actress (Fae) has only made one film. Her research leads Cheryl to think this actress might have been a lesbian. As well as her investigation, Cheryl meets a white woman called Diana, in the store, who flirts with Cheryl. They have an affair and Tamara accuses Cheryl of wanting to be white.
Lecture and workshop: Decolonising queer spaces (in collaboration with UoNSU BME network)
Tuesday 11 February, 5.30pm-7.30pm
A17, Pope Building, University Park
Presented by Sara Khan (Access and Liberation Officer for the University of Manchester Students’ Union), this workshop is an interactive interrogation into colonalism and its’ influence on queer experiences. By thinking about positionality, we come to conclusions on how to build anti-racist, liberatory queer spaces with a focus on decolonisation.
Documentary Screening/Q&A with Angela Cooper
Invisible Women
Thursday 13 February, 6.30pm-8.30pm
A30 Lecture Theatre, Arts Centre
Event link: https://invisiblewomennottm.eventbrite.co.uk
Invisible Women is a short documentary that will tell the untold story of the North West’s LGBTQ past over the last 50 years through the lens of two women’s incredible journey of activism and rebellion. Angela Cooper and Luchia Fitzgerald have spent the last half a century fighting for their rights as women and as lesbians. Their work has revolutionised Manchester whilst transforming the lives of thousands of women and yet no record of them exists in the city’s archives; theirs is a story that risks disappearing from history.
Lecture/presentation and Q&A:
Cultures, Identities, Sexualities: what makes for an inclusive Higher Education space? A conversation for LGBT History Month with Dr Max Biddulph
Friday 14 February, 12.30pm-2.00pm
Room A33, Food Sciences Lecture Room, Sutton Bonington
Event link: https://cultures-identities-sexualities.eventbrite.co.uk
Reporting in 2018, Universities UK note that Higher Education in the UK has experienced consistent growth over the last decade with a change in the staff/student demographic to becoming progressively internationalized. In a parallel review, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA, 2017) note the polarization of attitudes towards gender and sexual minorities globally, with 72 countries criminalising same sex relations. What happens when this collision of people, faith, cultural diversity, values and attitudes inhabits the same higher education space? How can everyone get on and feel included?
Lecture/presentation and Q&A:
“This is who I am” by Ice and Fire – Organised by STAR
Monday 17 February, 6.30pm-9.30pm
Nottingham New Theatre, Cherry Tree Hill, University Park
Free drop-in session
Read by performers, “This Is Who I Am” interweaves first-hand accounts of LGBT+ people’s experiences of the UK asylum process. The reading will be followed by a Q&A discussion panel and a couple of short talks from charities working with refugees in Nottingham.
Lecture/presentation and Q&A:
An insight into non-binary experiences, with special guest speakers
Tuesday 18 February, 5.30pm-7.30pm
A17, Pope Building, University Park
Dex Grodner and Jezza Donovan from Gendered Intelligence join us to discuss gender diversity and their experiences. This venue is wheel-chair accessible.
Lecture/presentation and Q&A:
Queer in Academia: Defying expectations, with special guest panellists
Tuesday 25 February, 5.30pm-7.30pm
A17, Pope Building, University Park
How do you make it in academia as a queer individual? Several academics from various disciplines share their narratives of how they navigate Higher Education.
Special guest panellists including:
- Dr. Charlie Wand (Research Associate at The University of Manchester)
- Dr. Hannah Robbins (Associate Professor of Music at The University of Nottingham)
- Penny CS Andrews (Ph.D. Student at The University of Sheffield)
- Martina Astrid Rodda (DPhil in Classical Languages and Literature at The University of Oxford)
- Eleanor Louise West (Queer Art Theorist)
Lecture/presentation and Q&A:
50 years of LGBT+ issues in Education: An Autoethnographic Retrospective
Thursday 27 February, 6.30pm-8.00pm
Room A30, Lecture Theatre, Arts Centre
Event link: https://50-years-of-lgbt-issues-in-education.eventbrite.co.uk
In the final year of a career spanning more than 40 years in education, Max Biddulph uses autoethnography to link ‘the personal’ with ‘the political’ and ‘the cultural’ to trace the evolving story of LGBT+ issues and their intersection with education.
Lecture/presentation and Q&A:
Art and History: A creative exploration of identity
Friday 28 February, 2pm-4pm
Studio Live, University Park
Free drop-in session
Join your LGBT+ Network Campaign Managers Aleck and Maxime for our final event for LGBT+ History Month, where they’ll discuss various topics within LGBT+ History, followed by an arts and crafts creative workshop.
Share your recommended reads
Do you have a favourite book that explores the diversity of the LGBT experience and community? Share it with Libraries before Saturday 29 February to help build a reading list that explores LGBT history and culture. Any suggested titles not currently in our library collections will be considered for purchase.
Rainbow Road Openings
Sam Hawkins (UoNSU LGBT+ Officer) will open the Rainbow Roads, his campaign for LGBT+ visibility and representation across the various campuses at the University of Nottingham. Find out more.
Writing Diversely workshop
Join University of Nottingham Libraries on Monday 24 February, 5 – 6pm for a free workshop on Writing Diversely.
This practical workshop is a fantastic opportunity for budding writers to explore the core concepts of diversity in writing, discuss the importance of making work inclusive and begin to research and write their own diverse piece of fiction.
The workshop will be presented by twice Carnegie-nominated Young Adult author and University of Nottingham alumna, Lauren James. Lauren’s first book, The Last Beginning was named one of the best LGBT-inclusive works for young adults by the Independent. Lauren also teaches creative writing for Coventry University, WriteMentor, and Writing West Midlands.
Tickets for the event are free and are open to all students and staff. Book your ticket now.
Learn more about our work around Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
Tags: LGBT History Month, LGBT Staff Network, UoN LGBT
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Research Strategy update – an invitation to join colleagues at faculty-based briefings
January 27th, 2020
A series of Research Strategy briefings is being held across the University’s campuses to update researchers and all those dedicated to supporting the delivery of our world-class discoveries.
The briefings are being hosted at faculty level, underlining that communicating and engaging with all our researchers is central to our Research Strategy.
Each briefing is hosted by the faculty’s Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange. The Faculty of Social Sciences briefings have taken place and the remaining briefings take place on the following dates:
Faculty of Science
Professor Zoe Wilson
Monday 3 February, Thursday 6 February
Faculty of Arts
Professor Lynda Pratt
Wednesday 29 January
Faculty of Engineering
Professor Chris Tuck
Friday 7 February, Thursday 13 February
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Professor Richard Emes
Friday 31 January, Tuesday 4 February
The briefings are an opportunity for colleagues from across each faculty to hear about and discuss:
- your faculty’s priorities for research in 2020 and beyond
- progress of the University’s Research Strategy
- the support available to help deliver research
All are welcome. If you cannot attend a briefing related to your faculty, please consider attending one of the other briefings.
Find your faculty’s research briefing and register
There will be an open forum and Q&A to further explore these topics, with colleagues from Research and Innovation available to provide input.
Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange, said: “The University is dedicated to the delivery of world-class research and committed to working with our researchers to enrich and strengthen this vision.
“As we reflect on 2019’s achievements and look forward to another remarkable year of discoveries at Nottingham, my colleagues across our faculties are ready to update you on the University’s Research Strategy. These briefings also underline our determination to hear and learn from the dedicated and exceptional people at school, department and faculty level who support our research, helping to ensure that our strategy is agile and evolving.
“Your knowledge, ideas and experience are essential in helping the University continuously develop a sector-leading environment and support for the delivery of discoveries that change lives.”
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February special offers from the Employee Hub
January 24th, 2020
The Staff Discounts section of our Employee Hub is brimming with offers and discounts for staff to take advantage of.
This February, there are a number of brilliant special deals from partners. Here are some top picks:
Cinema Benefits
Enjoy heart stopping moments at your local cinema this February and get up to 40% off standard box office prices.
Hotels.com
Save 10% on hundreds of great hotels with Hotels.com when you use the promo code.
Flying Flowers
Grab yourself a 20% saving on a range of special and unique bouquets perfect for every occasion at Flying Flowers between Saturday 1 February – Monday 10 February when you use the promo code at the checkout.
M&S
Pick from a great gift selection from champagne to wine, jewellery and accessories at M&S and save 8% when you purchase an instant eVoucher or order a new reloadable card.
Buyagift
Try anything from helicopter flying, cookery lessons to supercar driving and save 22% on any experience you purchase between Saturday 1 February – Monday 10 February when you use the promo code at the checkout.
Find more special offers for February by logging into the Employee Hub and heading to the Staff Discounts section at the top of the page.
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Immersive campus videos
January 22nd, 2020
We’re proud to share with you our newest campus videos.
They’re designed to show viewers how it feels to be here by immersing them in the sights and the sounds of our campuses.
Enjoy the chiming bells of Trent Building clock, the cascading water fountains on Sutton Bonington and the gaggling geese on Jubilee Campus.
(Sound on for an immersive experience)
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National Student Survey 2020
January 22nd, 2020
Final-year undergraduate students will be invited to complete this year’s National Student Survey (NSS) from Monday 27 January.
The NSS gives final-year undergraduate studnets across the country the opportunity to provide honest feedback about their experience at University. It consists of 27 questions covering teaching, learning, assessment and feedback, academic support, organisation and management, student voice and overall satisfaction.
The results of the NSS are calculated on a University-wide basis but can also be broken down to a school/department or course level. They are used to inform prospective students on the satisfaction rates between universities and courses, and also to make improvements to the student experience here at the University of Nottingham.
The survey takes just 10 minutes to complete and consists primarily of Likert scale questions with open-ended comments.
Staff support
For NSS results to be made publicly available, a threshold of both 10 respondents and a 50% response rate must be reached both across the institution, and in each course or school/department.
The University is therefore requesting the support of all staff in communicating the NSS to final-year students.
The majority of UK students report learning about the NSS directly from staff members, so lectures, seminars and personal tutor meetings are opportune moments to communicate.
Please note that there are stringent guidelines in place that provide parameters around the manner of our communications. You can find clear guidelines in the NSS Communications Presentation for Staff.
If you have any questions, or would like access to NSS promotional materials, please contact the NSS representative(s) in your area – if you are unsure of who these are, please email studentcommsoffice@nottingham.ac.uk.
A list of FAQs can be found on the NSS website, should students have any queries throughout the duration of the survey period.
Launching the communications campaign
The NSS has been live and available for students to complete since Monday 6 January.
However, we will not be launching our communications campaign until Monday 27 January to avoid interrupting the exam campaign, and ask that all staff comply with this date, unless otherwise agreed in advance. The campaign will run until Thursday 30 April.
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Release date for Autumn Semester marks
January 21st, 2020
Autumn Semester marks will be released to students on Thursday 20 February, and not on Thursday 13 February as previously advised.
This decision has been taken by the Campus Solutions Senior User Group to allow for some contingency time in marks processing, should it be required.
Students will be advised of this change through the student news site, student newsletter, MyNottingham app and social media.
Further information regarding marks processing and Exam Boards preparation can be viewed on Campus News.
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