Campus News
Libraries 24-hour opening dates 2023/24
October 24th, 2023
Whichever campus you are working or studying on, there’s a library nearby open 24-hours for most of term time.
George Green Library on University Park campus, Djanogly LRC on Jubilee Campus and James Cameron-Gifford Library on Sutton Bonington campus will be open 24-hours a day, seven days a week for most of the autumn, spring and summer terms.
The 24-hour libraries have been selected due to their location, size and facilities.
24-hour library dates
Autumn term
- Monday 30 October (8am) – Friday 15 December (9.45pm): James Cameron-Gifford Library
- Monday 6 November (8am) – Friday 15 December (9.45pm): George Green Library and Djanogly Learning Resource Centre
Spring term
- Monday 15 January (8am) – Thursday 28 March (9.45pm): George Green Library, James Cameron-Gifford Library and Djanogly Learning Resource Centre
Summer term
- Monday 29 April (8am) – Friday 21 June (9.45pm): George Green Library, James Cameron-Gifford Library and Djanogly Learning Resource Centre
For access to libraries during extended hours, you will need your University Card or MyNottingham app.
Other university libraries will be open term time hours. When these libraries are not open 24-hours, other spaces are available for use 24/7.
For more information about using our 24-hour libraries including services to support with accessing resources from other libraries, visit the Libraries webpage.
New evening bus from libraries to Lenton and Beeston
A free term-time evening hopper bus service to make it easy and cheap for students to travel from University Park and Jubilee campuses to Lenton and Beeston is being trialled from 28 October 2023 – 28 March 2024.
The 906 hopper will run every hour from 7.30pm – 10.30pm and will call at a number of bus stops across University Park, Jubilee Campus, Lenton and Beeston, including libraries.
Bus stops for the libraries include George Green Library, Hallward Library and the Exchange (for Djanogly LRC and Business Library). Take a look at the timetable.
For students based at Sutton Bonington, the 901 hopper bus runs from University Park to Clifton, Sutton Bonington Campus and Kegworth throughout the evening with the last bus leaving just after midnight.
Guidance for students on personal safety and the Safer Taxi Scheme can be found on the Living in the community webpages.
For help and support with using libraries or finding resources, contact Library staff by email, phone, live chat or ask any member of staff wearing a blue lanyard.
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LMA Bitesize courses return
October 23rd, 2023
The Leadership and Management Academy one-off Bitesize Sessions are about to recommence in November and December 2023.
The sessions aim to provide staff with a variety of practical insights, tools, and tips to help tackle trickier matters you may experience in the workplace.
The “Insights on” series, previously known as “Spotlight”, offer a chance to focus on a range of topics and challenges faced by many staff within Higher Education. “Insights on” sessions are usually two hours long, but some are shorter.
In addition, the “Management Essentials” series will also be running. These sessions are shorter and are designed to run through the basics of management, including but not limited to topics such as inductions, absence and sickness, delegation, and more.
“Management Essentials” usually last 1 hour, but some are slightly longer.
No matter if you are in a new role, or have been in your job for some time, there is something here for everyone.
The main focus of these sessions will be on exchanging ideas with others, learning together and bringing key issues for discussion with the University experts leading the sessions.
Whether you want to attend the entire series or cherry-pick a few topics, the choice is entirely yours! With some courses being delivered in-person whereas others are delivered online, it’s easy to find a course that best suits your needs.
Further information, including dates and how to book, can be found here.
Please note; information for sessions taking place in 2024 will be made available in due course.
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Pint of Science 2024 – call for volunteers
October 20th, 2023
Pint of Science is an international science festival that takes place in May each year and sees science researchers making their way from the lab to the pub to share their research stories with the public.
Organisers are currently looking for a team of enthusiastic and inventive volunteers to help run the festival in May 2024. The role requires part-time commitment from October 2023 – May 2024.
Pint of Science is a great way to boost your CV and to develop your team-working, event management and science public engagement skills, plus you’ll meet likeminded people and help showcase the world-class science that happens at UK universities.
At the festival, we have the opportunity to host events on the following topics:
- Beautiful Mind (neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry)
- Atoms to Galaxies (physics, chemistry, maths, astronomy)
- Our Body (medicine, human biology, health)
- Planet Earth (geosciences, plant sciences, zoology)
- Tech Me Out (biotechnology, robotics, computers)
- Our Society (law, history, politics, policy, languages)
- Creative Reactions – where science meets art (a gallery space showcasing work inspired by our speakers)
This year, event organisers are looking to recruit team members, event leads, a finance manager and a social media manager.
For more information, visit the Pint of Science website and if you have any further questions, contact the team.
Sign up to volunteer
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Update regarding eduroam wireless issues
October 19th, 2023
Digital and Technology Services and our Digital Partner, CGI, are working to resolve the issue where some students and staff are unable to connect to eduroam.
To ensure students and staff can connect to eduroam, new authentication services have been put in place across all our buildings on UK campuses.
You should now be able connect to eduroam as normal. The feedback we are receiving, along with the growing number of devices using the new services, tells us the new authentication services are working well.
We are working closely with our suppliers to ensure eduroam continues to be available. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
Please follow these steps if you cannot access eduroam:
For university-managed Windows devices
- Click Start
- Search for ‘Eduroam Setup 092023’
Note: if the version is not the same, use the online installer here: Configuration Assistance Tool - For username, enter your full university email address
- Enter your university password
- Click Install and then Finish at the end
- Restart your computer, go to the Wi-Fi list and select ‘eduroam’, you may be asked to enter your university email address and password
- Click Connect
For personal and other devices
- Forget the eduroam network or any networks containing ‘eduroam’ such as ‘eduroam via partner’ by:
- Navigating to your device’s Wi-Fi settings
- Locate and select the eduroam network
- Choose the option to “Forget” or “Remove” the eduroam network from your known networks list
- Reconnect to the eduroam network by:
- Searching for available Wi-Fi networks
- Select “eduroam” from the list of available networks
- Enter your email address and password when prompted
If the above steps fail to connect to eduroam, please proceed with the following:
- Run the automated Configuration Assistance Tool
- Restart your device
- Select “eduroam” from the Wi-Fi list and enter your email address and password when prompted
*Please note, you may see eduroam® in your wireless list or during the setup, this is normal and denotes eduroam as a registered trademark.
If you continue to experience problems with connecting to eduroam, please phone the IT Service Desk on 0115 95 16677 or raise a request using the Self Service Portal.
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Director of Communications and Advocacy to join university in new year
October 19th, 2023
Louella Houldcroft will take up the role of Director of Communication and Advocacy, starting her role at the university on Monday 8 January 2024.
Louella joins us from Newcastle University where she is Director of Communications & Public Affairs. Overseeing the creation of the new directorate during a period of unprecedented change and intense scrutiny on the sector, she leads on all aspects of the Newcastle University’s strategic communications. She is Co-Chair of the Russell Group Directors of Communications Network.
After completing a degree in Biology at the University of York, she went on to train as a journalist and spent 10 years working in regional and national newspapers, winning national recognition for her expose of the contaminated blood scandal which affected thousands of haemophiliacs and their families.
Louella said: “Nottingham is a university with a great reputation for world-class research and outstanding teaching and support for students, and I feel really honoured to be joining the team to help build on the fantastic work they are already doing to promote the institution’s global reputation for excellence.
“I look forward to being able to meet everyone soon and becoming part of the university community and Nottingham’s exciting future.”
In taking up the role, Louella will develop a clear vision for strategic communications and driving advocacy in an increasingly complex and fluid external environment – across higher education and beyond.
This will include delivering a step-change in the university’s brand and reputation and ensuring that the strategy, people, processes and systems are in place to build on the university’s current activities whilst preparing the team for future opportunities and challenges.
A key part of the Director role is to drive real change and innovation in an increasingly important area for the University. There is a desire to significantly increase the university’s global brand and reputation through media coverage, public affairs and advocacy and digital and engagement activities and channels.
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Helen Pennack said: “I am delighted that Louella will be joining External Relations in the new year.
“Her skills and experience will bring a new dimension to the work of our already-established Communications and Advocacy team, bringing new insights and direction. I look forward to seeing where she takes us.”
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UoN graduate launches ‘Tech Academia’ a new centralised career hub
October 18th, 2023
Tech Academia was founded by Oluwatosin Toba, a recent Mathematics and Economics graduate, after he realised there was a lack of information around how to break into tech careers.
When Oluwatosin was applying for technology internships in his second year of university, he struggled to find relevant and detailed information tailored specifically to UK university students.
He decided to document his journey on social media, impacting 100,000+ students and young people. He also built a technology community of over 1,900+ members and secured a technology internship at a top investment bank and a software engineering internship at a leading fintech company.
He was recognised as the third Most Outstanding African Heritage student in the UK 2022-2023 by Powerful Media, sponsored by the London Stock Exchange and won the Outstanding Community Contribution Award from the School of Mathematical Sciences.
Oluwatosin used the prize money from the Outstanding Community Contribution Award to build Tech Academia, a platform to educate young people on how to break into careers in tech. It currently has seven main career modules:
- Writing your First Technology CV
- Securing your First Technology Internship / Graduate Job
- Starting and Completing your First Technology Project
- What Jobs are Available in the Technology Industry
- Acing your Technology Interviews
- Acing your Coding Tests and Technical Interviews with Data Structures and Algorithms
- How to ACE your exams
Speaking of his achievements, Oluwatosin said: “I grew up in a low-income household, so I understand how important and vital access to information is. It changed my life! I am extremely passionate about social mobility and will continue to scale my initiatives further!”
Tags: Black heritage, Black students, Outstanding community Contribution Award, Tech Academia
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UNNC innovation & entrepreneurship information sharing session
October 18th, 2023
In partnership with Nottingham University Innovation Park and Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) warmly invites you to this half day information-sharing event to learn of the latest development at the China campus and opportunities for innovation and enterprising engagement.
The event will take place on Friday 3 November 2023, from 9am – 12noon, at the university’s Jubilee Conference Centre, Jubilee Campus.
If you would like to attend the event, please RSVP by emailing incubator@Nottingham.edu.cn by Monday 30 October 2023.
- UNNC is a key member of the University of Nottingham global
educational system across the UK, China and Malaysia. - We have 150 University partners worldwide.
- We recruit world-renowned academics to contribute to local research
development in key strategic areas
Agenda
9:00 – Arrival and networking with coffee and tea
9:30 – 9:40 – Welcome and overview of UNNC 19 years on by Prof Giampaolo Buticchi, VP for RKE, UNNC
9:40 – 9:45 – Remarks from UNUK: Amreesh Mishra (UNIP); Prof David Park (NUBS UK)
9:45 – 10:05 – Introduction of UNNC’s innovation and entrepreneurship highlights by Min Rose, Interim Director of RKE, UNNC
10:05 – 10:20 – Engagement opportunities by Prof Tao Wu, Dean of FoSE and VP of China Beacons Institute: intelligent manufacturing, green chemical and energy; life science and healthcare
10:20 – 10:25 – Short video of Li Dak Sum incubator, UNNC
10:25 – 10:45 – Entrepreneurship at UNNC and soft-landing services for UK entrepreneurs, with three stories from incubator tenants (online)
• Alumni story
• Staff story
• Student story
10:45 – 11:00 – IP and commercialisation by Min Rose and Adam Xu, Senior KE Manager
11:00 – 12:00 – Q&A and networking
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Play your part in shaping your workplace
October 18th, 2023
Colleagues at Levels 1-3 are being called on to play a part in the decision-making processes of the university and help shape the policies and procedures that impact our working environment.
New staff representatives are sought for membership to the following non-union seats on the Consultative Committee for Support staff. The roles begin immediately and run until 30 September 2026.
- Technical Services Staff Seat (Constituency G – Digital and Technology Services (DTS) and Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences)
- Operations and Facilities Staff Seat (Constituency D – Estates)
The Consultative Committee for Support Staff provides a forum for communication, consultation and discussion between the university and support staff representatives regarding university policies, current issues and future developments.
This includes general issues regarding working conditions, training and welfare of support staff. Issues will normally be raised through the appropriate university channels prior to it being raised at the Consultative Committee. The Committee reports to the People & Culture Committee, a sub-committee of the University Executive Board.
Visit our SharePoint site for more information about the roles, and to access the nomination forms.
To be eligible for nomination, you must not be a trade union representative or official, but may be a trade union member. Individuals nominated must be working within the constituencies they would serve.
A full list of constituencies and the areas they serve is available on the SharePoint site. They must be proposed and seconded by members of staff from the same staff group who are also working in that constituency. A commitment of around ten hours a year is expected for the role.
The deadline for nominations is Tuesday 31 October 2023. Consider nominating yourself or your colleagues using the online nomination form.
Director of HR, Jaspal Kaur said: “The Consultative Committee for Support Staff provides valuable insight, comment and discussion of the university’s key policies and processes.”
“The Committee is an essential part of our change and continual improvement, and I urge staff at Levels 1-3 to find out more and consider nominating themselves or their colleagues.”
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Bereavement support: the bereavement journey – new sessions
October 17th, 2023
Loss needs to be processed for our physical and mental health and wellbeing. Unresolved grief can also affect our attitudes, relationships and attainment.
The Bereavement Journey® is a place to talk - seven online sessions of films and discussion for anyone, whether grieving a death now, or wanting to explore a previous bereavement that may be unresolved.
This course is for bereaved staff and students to do their own grief work. It is supported by a Guest Manual and facilitated online by Chaplaincy volunteers.
Attendance is recommended for all the Sessions. It is most beneficial to attend at least a few weeks after the death – ideally after the funeral, but this is not essential and The Bereavement Journey can benefit those in anticipatory grief, also pregnancy loss.
Topics include:
- Attachment, separation and loss
- The pain and responses of grief
- Anger and guilt
- Coping with others’ reactions
- Delayed and suppressed grief
- Adjusting to change
- Moving forward healthily
Faith is reserved for the final, seventh session on Faith Questions in Bereavement, which is optional, making the course suitable for anyone of any faith or none.
Course Dates
All sessions will be delivered online
Week 1: Thursday 2 November, from 2pm-3.30pm
Week 2: Thursday 9 November, from 2pm-3.30pm
Week 3: Thursday 16 November, from 2pm-3.30pm
Week 4: Thursday 23 November, from 2pm-3.30pm
Week 5: Thursday 30 November, from 2pm-3.30pm
Week 6: Thursday 7 December, from 2pm-3.30pm
Week 7: Thursday 14 December, from 2pm-3.30pm (Optional Session on Faith Questions)
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Trial of new free evening bus service to Lenton and Beeston
October 17th, 2023
A new evening bus service is being trialled throughout winter 2023/4.
To make it easy for student to get back home to Lenton and Beeston during the darker winter evenings, a free evening hopper bus service is being trialled which will stop at libraries and other key locations on both University Park and Jubilee campuses.
The new 906 bus route will operate daily throughout term time from 28 October 2023 – 28 March 2024.
The hopper will leave from George Green Library every hour from 7.30pm – 10.30pm and will serve bus stops across University Park, Jubilee Campus, Lenton and Beeston, including stops close to the university’s libraries.
For students based at Sutton Bonington, the 901 hopper bus runs from University Park to Clifton, Sutton Bonington Campus and Kegworth throughout the evening with the last bus leaving just after midnight.
The full timetable will be available on the Hopper Bus webpage from 28 October. Students are encouraged to try the bus service during the trial period and to share their feedback.
Stephen McAuliffe, Deputy Registrar said, “This is something our students have said is important to them so we want to put this service on and work with the SU to see how it is used; helping ensure our students can travel and feel safer heading back late at night.”
Poppy Read-Pitt, SU Community Officer commented: “With the approach of winter comes shorter days and often tighter finances, with our student population feeling no relief from the ongoing cost of living crisis.”
“The university’s new 906 hopper bus service, which visits two of our most popular student areas, ensures that feeling safer during the longer evenings comes at no cost to our students.”
Guidance for students on personal safety and the Safer Taxi Scheme can be found on the Living in the community webpages.
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