Campus News
University of Nottingham Student Shortlisted in National Competition
September 15th, 2016
A student at the University of Nottingham has been shortlisted in a national radio script writing competition.
Ellie McCall, 20, is one of five finalists in Creating Waves 2016, a competition to write a radio ad on the subject of National Accident Helpline’s Accident Awareness Week.
Ellie, from Grimsby, said: “I entered this competition because it is my absolute dream to work in radio. I’m a part of the university’s student radio, URN, and saw this as a fantastic opportunity to win a work placement within Global; and what better way than to practice skills I would need if lucky enough to one day work for them! I hadn’t written a script since I studied Drama at GCSE so it’s really encouraged me to get back into it.”
The winner will gain a work placement with Global, the media & entertainment group which is home to some of the UK’s best loved radio brands including Heart, Capital, Capital XTRA, Classic FM, Smooth, LBC, Radio X and Gold. They will also have their script made into a real life ad with professional voice actors.
Simon Forster, Regional Creative Director at Global, is one of the judges for Creating Waves. He said that Ellie’s script was chosen as a finalist because of its “clear target audience and clear explanation of radio ad scenario and characters.”
As a finalist, Ellie will be able to tour Global’s famous studios in London’s Leicester Square and rub shoulders with top presenters like Chris Moyles, Emma Bunton, Jamie Theakston, Lisa Snowdon and Vernon Kay.
To view all of the five finalists and find out the winner when they’re announced next month, visit the National Accident Helpline website.
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Blackwell’s price match guarantee on books
September 14th, 2016
Blackwell’s book shop based in the Portland Building at University Park, has launched a student price match guarantee on text books used for study at the University.
Blackwell’s is committed to supporting students with the cost of study and guarantee’s to be the most cost effective place for students to obtain the books they need.
The store will match the price of any textbook if a student finds it cheaper at another retailer, including Amazon, Waterstones or WHSmith. All you need to do is show a member of staff where you have found the cheaper price on your phone and the cost of the book will be reduced for you straight away.
Please speak to a member of staff at the shop for full terms and conditions.
You can also email Nottingham@blackwell.co.uk for more information.
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Life Cycle 6: University Challenged
September 12th, 2016
It’s the start of term and that means it’s the start of quiz season!
We’ve got the questions to challenge your colleagues, friends, and families in aid of our breast cancer research. A Christmas Edition is also available!
For more information or help on how to host a winning quiz, please email Louise Shaw.
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Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2016
September 12th, 2016
Thank you to students who participated in the 2016 Postgraduate Taught Student Experience Survey (PTES) which took place earlier this year.
In March, Nottingham taught postgraduate students were invited to take part in the national Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) organised by the Higher Education Academy.
833 University of Nottingham postgraduate students (26%) provided feedback about their experience in key areas of teaching and learning, engagement, assessment and feedback and course organisation and management and resources and services. They also rated how their skills had developed during the course as well as their motivations for taking their programme.
They were among 82,700 students from 107 institutions who took part in the survey this year.
Initial analysis of the University of Nottingham responses highlights that:
- 90% of Nottingham respondents agreed that staff are good at explaining things and are enthusiastic about what they teach.
- 87% of respondents agreed they are encouraged to ask questions or make contributions in taught sessions
- 86% agreed that their supervisor has the skills and subject knowledge to adequately support my dissertation / major project
- 82% agreed that the course had been worth the investment of time
- The most popular reason or taking the postgraduate programme were to improve employment prospects or progress in an existing career.
Areas of lower satisfaction included the flexibility of courses to fit around students’ other commitments and the manageability of workload. These are areas that the University will be working to improve for students in future years and we will also be conducting more detailed analysis and sharing this with Schools and the Students Union.
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Vice-Chancellor announces his decision to retire
September 8th, 2016
The University of Nottingham’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir David Greenaway has announced his decision to retire.
He will step down from the post on September 30 2017 at which point he will have served the University for 30 years, with 20 of those as a Member of its Executive Board: as Vice-Chancellor, Acting Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor.
In a statement to staff he said it had been a decision which he had not taken lightly.
He said: “This does not reflect any diminishing appetite for or commitment to my job. Far from it. I have the same desire and energy as when I took on the role. But it is time to give more of that energy and commitment back to my family who have supported my 24/7 lifestyle for so long, and without complaint.”
He added that he would use the next 13 months to see through developments key to future success and sustainability, saying “I will do everything possible to ensure my successor has the strongest possible platform on which to drive us forward, together with a superb senior management team, and an outstanding and inspiring University community”.
John Mills, President of Council at The University of Nottingham said: “David has made a remarkable contribution not just to our University over many years but to the wider higher education and academic world.
“The University of Nottingham, through its teaching and research, has the ability to transform lives and David’s commitment to that has been unrelenting. He has been, and remains, an exemplar of achievement through education.”
Vice-Chancellors are appointed by Council in accordance with our Statutes and Ordinances and the appointment is made after consideration of a report of a Joint Committee of Council and Senate which will be established by Council in the coming months.
Sir David, who will be 65 on his next birthday, has led the University as Vice-Chancellor since 2008, is a renowned economist, researcher, teacher and academic leader with an international reputation.
He was appointed to the University as a Professor of Economics in 1987 and was subsequently a Dean, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and founding Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy. He was a Member of the Government’s Asia Task Force and Higher Education Task Force. He is Chair of the CASE Europe Board of Trustees, Chair of the Russell Group of Universities, and a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.
As an academic, he continues to lecture on Current Economic Issues to first-year undergraduates in the School of Economics. He is the Co-editor of a leading journal and continues to publish research in the fields of exporting and productivity, cross-border investment, international trade and economic development.
As the Vice-Chancellor, he leads an institution with more than 46,000 students worldwide, 8,000 staff and a turnover in excess of £600 million. The University is a trailblazer in global higher education, as the first foreign university in the world to establish a Sino-Foreign campus in China (2004) and the first British institution to open a fully operational overseas campus, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, in 2000.
Sir David’s public service has encompassed a wide range of roles.
As a Chairman and member of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body between 1998 and 2010, he played a key part in advising the Prime Minister and Cabinet on levels of pay, benefits and charges for members of the UK’s armed forces.
Sir David was also a member of the UK Senior Salaries Review Body (2004-10) and has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the European Commission, the United Nations, the Department for Transport and the UK Treasury.
He was knighted in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to Higher Education.
Earlier this month, along with a team of 12 riders, he completed a 1,400-mile cycle challenge, navigating the four compass points of mainland Britain to raise funds for Breast Cancer Research at the University. Over the last six years he has cycled almost 7,000 miles to help raise more than £2.8 million.
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Construction starts on new building for teaching and learning
September 7th, 2016
Construction will soon begin on a £20 million investment in teaching and learning space on University Park.
The new teaching building will be positioned adjacent to Hallward Library, and from Monday 12 September some footpaths will be affected as work begins. Please follow the diversion signs, and keep up to date with works affecting the University on our dedicated webpage.
The new facility will boost the University’s teaching requirements and will include a number of interactive teaching rooms, a collaborative lecture theatre, a performing arts space, social learning hub and staff offices. The building is planned to open in early 2018.
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Dr Bike dates for September
September 6th, 2016
Appointments are now available for September’s Dr Bike maintenance service.
Dr Bike will give cycles a thorough check and make minor repairs, such as changing brake blocks and tightening brakes. Dr Bike will only work on clean bikes.
Please use the links below to book yourself into a free 30-minute slot:
- Wednesday 14 September – Coates Building, University Park
- Monday 26 September – Portland Building, University Park
- Tuesday 27 September – Jubilee Campus
- Wednesday 28 September – Sutton Bonington
- Wednesday 28 September – King’s Meadow Campus
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September open days
September 6th, 2016
For the second time in 2016, we will be welcoming thousands of visitors to University Park, Jubilee and Sutton Bonington Campuses as the University hosts undergraduate open days on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 September.
The days are designed for prospective undergraduate students and their families, and we’re expecting all three campuses to be extremely busy over the two dates. If you are attending the open days as a visitor then we would welcome any feedback or comments, please email amy.smith2@nottingham.ac.uk to get in touch.
The open day team would like to take this opportunity to extend their thanks to everyone who is involved in the planning and delivery of these open days.
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Changes to Sports Centre opening hours
September 2nd, 2016
The David Ross Sports Village is now entering the final phases of construction, with the opening scheduled ready for the new academic term.
As a result we will be running reduced opening hours across the University Park and Jubilee Sport Centres from Monday 5 to Sunday 25 September. The Sutton Bonington sports centre opening hours will remain unchanged.
This is to allow for staff training in the new facility and to ensure the best level of customer service to our members once the David Ross Sports Village opens its doors.
View full opening times for each centre.
During this time, if we don’t have a swim time to suit you, the Harvey Hadden Sports Village are offering access to their swimming pool free of charge to all our members. Just take your UoN student/staff card or sports membership card with you to show at their reception.
Read details on our pool opening hours and those offered at Harvey Hadden.
We thank you for your patience during this transitional time and look forward to welcoming you to the David Ross Sports Village soon.
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