Campus News

Athena SWAN — latest awards announced for UoN

October 12th, 2017

The School of Life Sciences and School of Physics and Astronomy have become the latest UoN schools to successfully renew their Athena SWAN Charter awards.

Both of the schools have been granted a Silver Athena Swan award – signifying their work to promote gender equality and address related challenges.

The Athena SWAN Charter works to advance gender equality in all its forms in relation to academic roles in all disciplines, professional and support staff and trans staff and students — in relation to their representation as well as the progression of students into academia, the journey through career milestones and the staff working environment.

By gaining Athena SWAN awards — which are overseen by the Equality Challenge Unit — the schools have shown that they are committed to adopting a number of recognised principles within their policies, practices, action plans and culture.

Silver awards recognise that Schools have changed working practices to address issues they have identified. Further, it shows that they have demonstrated the positive impact these changes have had on multiple aspects of staff and student experience and career progress.

Speaking about the University’s latest Athena SWAN achievement, Marion Walker, Associate PVC for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, said:

“My sincere congratulations to the Schools of Life Sciences and Physics and Astronomy on their recent successful Athena SWAN Silver awards.

“Athena SWAN silver awards are highly prestigious and testament to the significant commitment from each school to embed the Athena SWAN principles within their day-to-day work. These awards recognise the considerable efforts addressing workplace barriers for all genders which the University of Nottingham is fully committed to resolving.

To learn more about Athena SWAN at the University, contact peopleandculture@nottingham.ac.uk.

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Admissions application system changes

October 12th, 2017

The UTT application cycle will start on Friday 27 October and all new applications received will be processed in Campus Solutions.

For Postgraduate applications the current online application portal will be closed to applicants from the end of the working day of Wednesday 18 October; from Monday 23 October the current online application portal will reopen for applications to courses that start before 01 April 2018.

From Monday 23 October, MyNottingham will open for agents and new applications made to courses commencing from 01 April 2018 onward.

For existing applications made for courses commencing 01 April 2018 and beyond, it is anticipated that details for logging into MyNottingham will be provided to applicants from Thursday 26 October.

From Monday 23 October, Admissions will be extending the use of Campus Solutions to include the management of direct applications to courses starting from 01 April 2018 and beyond – mostly postgraduate and international applications. The current system (PGA) and application portal will continue to be used for applications to courses starting prior to 01 April 2018.

Various communications will be issued to applicants at different stages of the application cycle to inform of the forthcoming changes.

Accessing the application forms in the future

On Monday 23 October we will be updating the Admissions pages of the University website and the portal with a link to the new system.

While we are running with both the current and new systems, prospective students will be presented with two links. One link will be for courses that start before 01 April 2018 and will lead them to the current application system. The other will be for courses starting from 01 April 2018 and will lead to MyNottingham.

Systems Access

There will be a limited time when PGA cannot be updated; however, colleagues can access Saturn PG Web during this period.

From Monday 23 October onward, to view the most up to date applications:

  • For a start date of 01 April 2018 onward, these applications will be maintained and updated in MyNottingham
  • With an earlier start date, these applications will be maintained and updated in Saturn PG Web/PGA

If you are working in a school or Student Services and have any concerns about activities in your school or department during this downtime, please contact Business Readiness Manager, Martin Joyce.

MyNottingham for Applicants

Using the MyNottingham Applicant portal, direct applicants will be able to track their application, update their personal details, submit supporting documents, view events and apply for further courses. This system is already being used successfully in China and Malaysia.

Those applying for UK 18/19 courses will also be able to apply for the range of scholarships through MyNottingham that were previously managed by the International Office; for more information about the Online Scholarship Application form, read the Business Readiness Newsletter.

For more information about the Campus Solutions and MyNottingham functionality used in Admissions, read the “What Campus Solutions does” Workspace page.

For general information about the Admissions go-lives, visit the Project Transform Workspace.

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Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day

October 10th, 2017

Tuesday 10 October 2017 marked Ada Lovelace Day – a day focused on celebrating Ada Lovelace, the gifted mathematician recognised for creating the first computer programme and foreseeing a digital future.

To celebrate, there events have been scheduled to take place at the University today, including:

  • A panel discussion on careers in physics in the 21st century, held from 4:00pm-6:00pm Tuesday 10 October at C5 Physics
  • A school colloquium celebrating the work of another 19thcentury female scientist, Mary Sommerville, held from 4pm Wednesday 11 October at B13 Physics

We’ve also created a new blog explaining more about Ada Lovelace Day and why it is celebrated.

The blog includes a new video from Dr Dov Stekel, an expert in Integrated Systems Biology in the School of Biosciences, discussing Lovelace’s contribution to science, women’s role in science, and why he thinks so highly of her.

To find out more, visit the News Room.

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Nottingham Impact Accelerator: Hermes Call 14 now open

October 9th, 2017

The latest call for Expressions of Interest under the Nottingham Impact Accelerator for Hermes Fellowships is now open.

This is the 14th round of Hermes awards and it continues with the themes of Innovation, Business Engagement and Outreach.

Expression of Interest forms can be downloaded from the Hermes section of the Nottingham Impact Accelerator Workspace, and completed forms should be submitted by 10.00am on Monday 30 October.

It is strongly recommended for applications within the Innovation stream that applicants liaise with their appropriate IP Commercialisation Manager in advance of submission.

For further details please contact david.southall@nottingham.ac.uk or telephone on extension 67246.

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Nottingham in the running for ‘most beautiful university’ award

October 9th, 2017

The University of Nottingham has been shortlisted in a competition to pinpoint the UK’s most beautiful university.

In total, 14 institutions around the UK have been shortlisted and remain in the running to win the accolade. The award will be provided by HolidayLettings of TripAdvisor.

To win the competition, Nottingham University will need to have received the most votes by Tuesday 24 October.

Do you agree that the University of Nottingham is the UK’s most beautiful university?

Find out more about the award, and cast your vote, on the competition webpage.

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Want to lie in bed for research?

October 9th, 2017

Healthy volunteers are required as “Pillownauts” (Astronauts in Bed) — helping a manned mission to Mars!

The volunteers will be involved in a study investigating insulin resistance during bed rest (as part of a larger study with the European Space Agency (ESA).)

Volunteers will be required to undergo a medical screening visit, three days of bed rest with three experimental sessions and three days of rehabilitation, at the University of Nottingham. The volunteers must be healthy, male and aged 20-45 years.

This study is taking place now and will end December 2018. To get involved, please email Dr Natalie Shur, Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham (natalie.shur@nottingham.ac.uk or mbznfs@nottingham.ac.uk).

You can also find more details about this volunteering position here.

An inconvenience allowance will be provided.

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Graduate Trainee positions available through Ambitious Futures

October 9th, 2017

Ambitious Futures is a nationwide programme aimed at introducing graduates to leadership careers within the university sector. It’s ideal for ambitious and talented graduates.

There are currently two positions available to staff and students at the University of Nottingham with a start date of September 2018. These positions are open to all graduates who have graduated in the last five years.

Successful applicants will get an insight into the challenging and stimulating operations of a university. You’ll meet some of the most talented people in the country and learn to work alongside a diverse range of partners and stakeholders.

To apply, visit the Ambitious Futures website.

If you have any queries, please contact jonathan.lamley@nottingham.ac.uk – note that applications sent to this email address cannot be accepted.

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The Future Leaders programme from the LMA is open for application

October 9th, 2017

The Future Leaders programme from the Leadership and Management Academy (LMA) is for members of staff who want to develop the skills, qualities and level of personal understanding needed to lead into the future.

Recognising that leadership requirements are changing and that the demands of leadership require a broader range of skills than may currently exist, it supports the University’s need to encourage and enable individuals across all job families to grow and develop in their leadership roles.

Whether you already have leadership experience in research groups, project teams or support functions, or have been identified as a high potential leader or “high flyer” as part of your PDPR review, you are welcome to apply to join the programme.

Staff from all job families are invited to apply, and the deadline for applications is Friday 10 November.

Find out more/apply.

Other development programmes from the LMA

The Leadership and Management Academy (LMA) has other programmes specifically aimed at developing your leadership skills, and three of our other development programmes are also still open for applications until Monday 30 October:

  • The Strategic Leaders Programme – aimed at leaders with University wide responsibility looking to develop their strategic leadership skills.
  • The Stepping into Leadership Programme – if you’re in your first leadership role, this programme is for you, whether you’re leading a team, a project or a piece of work; it’s also a great place to start if you’ve been leading for a while but haven’t yet had an opportunity for formal leadership development.
  • The Aspiring Leaders Programme – for any member of staff thinking about taking on their first leadership role

You can also find out more about these programmes by visiting the LMA Hub on Moodle, or by contacting a member of the Leadership and Management Team.

There’s a raft of on-line learning resources available for all staff to access on the Learning and Resources page of the LMA Hub. From change management and emotional intelligence to personal impact and managing stress, there’s a range of topics to choose from. You can also discover more about what’s available from the Leadership and Management Academy by downloading the prospectus. If you’d prefer a hard copy, please email a member of the LMA team.

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Undergraduate and Postgraduate Forum

October 9th, 2017

The next Undergraduate and Postgraduate Forum will take place on Wednesday 18 October from 1:00pm to 3:30pm.

The forum will be held in A41 in Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park and all staff are welcome to attend.

This forum is an opportunity to receive updates from staff across External Relations and will be particularly useful for anyone involved in student recruitment. The forum will be divided into three sections and staff may attend the whole forum or just the sections that are most relevant to them.

Agenda:

  • 13:00 – Introduction and welcome (Richard Berry)

Undergraduate:

  • 13:05 – UG Marketing update (Lizzy McCaig-Last and Sarah Athow-Frost)
  • 13:10 – Decliners survey presentation (Matt Dunn, DH Insight)
  • 13:35 – Digital Communications update (Paul Hodgson and Tom Travis)
  • 13:55 – Schools and Colleges update (Adele Ruston)
  • 14:05 – Student Recruitment Projects update (Laura Bray)

14:15 – Refreshment break

Undergraduate and Postgraduate

  • 14:30 – Admissions update (Dave Feeley and Rosalyn Dobrzanski)
  • 14:40 – International Office update (Jeremy Burgess)
  • 14:55 – Student Recruitment Enquiries Centre Update (Emma-Rose Colk and Joseph Parker)
  • 15:05 – Student Recruitment Events update (Wenonah Barton)

Postgraduate

  • 15:15 – PG Marketing update (Lorraine Hammond)
  • 15:25 – Close (Richard Berry)

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Half term Kings Camps scheduled at David Ross Sports Village

October 4th, 2017

Kings Camps Team Challenge experiences for children aged 4-14 are set to take place at the David Ross Sports Village during October half term (Tuesday 24 October – Thursday 26 October).

The Kings Camps experiences will include up to 30 different sports and activities, as well as an end of week event called ‘The Kings Games’. Each programme will feature fun activities and challenges designed to encourage communication and team work.

The David Ross Sports Village provides excellent sports facilities — including the sports hall, swimming pool and all-weather sports pitch.

The following three action-packed packages are available:

  • Morning hours (drop-off at 8:30am, pick up at 12:30pm)
  • Standard hours (drop-off at 9:00am, pick up at 4:00pm)
  • Extended hours (drop-off at 8:30am, pick up at 5:30pm)

Please be aware that 4 year olds can only be booked on to morning-only programmes.

Kings Camps packages for the Nottingham event start at £51. Staff from the University of Nottingham can get 15% off using code VCD33.

For more information, including booking details, please visit the Kings Camps website.

 

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