Campus News
What’s on at Nottingham Lakeside Arts?
July 26th, 2016
The Nottingham Lakeside Arts programme for September to November 2016 is here!
Highlights include the Making Beauty instillation from Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva, A Greek in Egypt exhibition, an outdoor cinema, and music in the form of Norwegian musician and composer Terje Isunget, who is a pioneer of ice instruments – with plenty more to choose from.
Read their new season brochure online to find out what else is coming up.
Tags: A Greek in Egypt, art, exhibitions, Making Beauty, music, Nottingham Lakeside Arts, outdoor cinema
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Outdoor cinema – vote for a film
July 26th, 2016
Nottingham Lakeside Arts and the University’s Film Society, The Silver Screen, are working in partnership with QUAD and Nottingham City Council Parks to bring a new opportunity to enjoy cinema al fresco style!
This September, there will be two evenings of fabulous cinema to enjoy with your friends and families. Bring a picnic (but please note no glassware on site), a rug and probably some rainwear too just in case, and enjoy a couple of fabulous films.
The Jungle Book (2016) will be shown 7.30pm, Tuesday 27 September. The film for the second night at 7.30pm, Wednesday 28 September is open to a public vote. Options include:
- The Shawshank Redemption
- E.T.
- Grease
- Dirty Dancing
- Top Gun
- Forrest Gump
Voting closes on Friday 5 August, and the winning film will be announced on Wednesday 10 August.
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Play tennis at the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships
July 25th, 2016
The Tennis Foundation is delivering the 2016 British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships again this year running between Tuesday 26 and Sunday 31 July at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. Alongside the world-class tennis on display, which will see Wimbledon Champions Gordon Reid, Alfie Hewett and Jordanne Whiley compete, there will also be the chance for you to come and try tennis yourself.
The free Come and Try session will take run on Saturday 30 July from 10am – 3pm. All welcome, whether you’re picking up a racket for the first time or want to master your backhand with our equipment and qualified coaches! Kids and adults are encouraged to come along, meet some of the stars and have their photo taken with the iconic Davis Cup trophy as it stops off at Nottingham as part of its nationwide Trophy Tour.
Students can use the following code for free entry online (transaction free will still apply) or at the gate: CATBO2016. Find out more on the Tennis Foundation website.
Tags: British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships, family, free, fun, local, sport, tennis
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Portland Building entrance closure
July 25th, 2016
From Friday 29 July, the Portland Hill entrance to the Portland Building (adjacent to Blackwell’s Bookshop) will be closed for approximately six weeks.
The entrance will be closed while the next phase of Portland Building developments take place, including the creation of a larger lobby and the installation of a large external television screen.
Alternative entrances can be seen below. The only direct entrance to C Floor will be via the atrium.
Tags: building, construction, development, Estates, Portland Building, Students' Union
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George Green Library update [Friday 22 July]
July 22nd, 2016
Following the recent flood which affected parts of the George Green Library, clean-up work has been completed and the library is now open as before.
This includes the entrance level, and all services on A floor including the café.
Work on the George Green Library extension continues, and the new half is expected to open gradually over the summer, with the plan to fully open the library around the start of term.
Keep up-to-date with developments at George Green Library – follow @UoNLibraries on Twitter.
Tags: building, Estates, flooding, George Green Library, Libraries, Libraries Research and Learning Resources, University Park
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What have you been missing?
July 22nd, 2016
Open your clutter folder to read your unseen emails.
The clutter folder appears when your email is moved to Office 365. It diverts and stores low-priority and spam emails from your inbox. To turn off your clutter folder:
- Sign in to Outlook web access via email.nottingham.ac.uk
- In the top-left corner choose App Launcher>Mail
- In the top-right corner go to Settings>My App Options>Mail>Automatic processing>Clutter
- Select and save Separate items identified as Clutter
Find out more about how the clutter feature works on the Microsoft Office website.
Tags: computer, email, Information Services, IS, IT, IT Network, Microsoft Office, upgrade
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Nine million pound gift for new health centre
July 22nd, 2016
A transformational £9 million gift to The University of Nottingham has been secured to develop a twenty first century health centre, to meet the healthcare needs of students and staff.
Almost 65 years since beginning a charitable relationship with the University, the Cripps Foundation has pledged this transformative gift – the largest single donation from a private foundation in the University’s history.
The gift will be used to build a new health centre which will allow for the existing surgery and dental centre on University Park campus to be repurposed.
When it was built in 1969, Cripps Health Centre had 6,000 students and staff on its records. It now boasts a list of more than 41,000 patients – the biggest GP register in the UK.
The vision for the new facility is centred on a coordinated approach to student health and wellbeing and will allow the University, and surrounding community, unrivalled healthcare facilities within Higher Education.
Plans unveil a new building, close to Cripps Hall, with double the space for clinical consulting rooms, minor operations suites, patient observation bays, a physiotherapy area, dentist treatment rooms and a pharmacy, as well as training rooms and offices. The new facilities will also allow for greater interaction between the University’s student health services and its primary care research.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir David Greenaway said: “This is a truly remarkable gift to The University, the biggest from any foundation, and the latest manifestation of the Cripps Foundation’s visionary philanthropy, and determination to support personal development.
“Philanthropy is central to our past, present and future. The Cripps Foundation has had an extraordinary impact on the University over many years and without it the institution would not be the place we know today.
“The plans for the health centre will deliver an exemplar facility in terms of design, service provision and related research that will be unrivalled in the UK. It is unique in its potential to impact every single student at our University as well as ensuring the health and well-being of many thousands more in the years to come.”
Ismail Sadurdeen, Student Union President, said: “This gift will really make a difference to students during their time at the University. Health and wellbeing is so important, especially when it’s the first time some of us have lived away from home. The current Cripps Health Centre already delivers invaluable support but the potential for new facilities will really make a difference.”
Tom Cripps, Chairman of the Cripps Foundation, said: “The original Cripps Health Centre at the time of completion was a pioneering healthcare facility for any educational institution, anywhere in the world. It helped the University of Nottingham to develop a leading healthcare practice and medical school, both of which have excelled well beyond the vision in 1969. The Cripps Foundation is truly excited to help provide the University of Nottingham Health Service with a facility that it both needs and deserves.”
The Cripps family became involved with the University back in 1949 when Cyril Cripps and his son Humphrey attended a meeting about the launch of an endowment fund at the time when the institution had been awarded its Royal Charter.
The family then funded appointments in the Faculty of Engineering along with a new hall of residence – Cripps Hall – much loved by thousands of Nottingham students to this day.
The legacy of giving continued with crucial contributions to the Sports Centre project and in 1969 the Foundation funded the Cripps Health Centre. The Cripps Computing Centre and an extension to Cripps Hall also followed.
The University counts the Cripps Foundation, alongside Jesse Boot and the Wolfson Foundation, as one its most influential and generous long-standing supporters.
Planning permission will now be sought for the building work which is set to be completed in autumn 2018.
Tags: Cripps Foundation, Cripps Health Centre, Health care
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Participants needed for study about searching for people who are missing
July 21st, 2016
A PhD student in the Human Factors Research Group is looking for participants for an online study about searching for people who are missing.
You will be presented with an online scenario where you will be given a hypothetical example about a real person that you know and asked how you would respond. You will also be asked for some information about your particular circumstances that will inform the scenarios.
To be eligible, you must be over 18 and responsible for the care of a dependent person eg parents, guardians, teachers, formal and informal carers.
In compensation for your time, you may elect to be entered into a prize draw to win £50 worth of Amazon vouchers.
Take part in the study. Feel free to contact kyle.harrington@nottingham.ac.uk with any questions.
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Upcoming works on University Park
July 21st, 2016
Rotherham Surfaces will be working outside of the main entrance to the Djanogly Gallery building and café area at Nottingham Lakeside Arts on Tuesday 26 until Wednesday 27 July, to carry out alterations to the road kerbing adjacent to the canopy.
The works will commence near the South Entrance from 8am on Tuesday 26 July, there will be appropriate road signage and barriers in place throughout this time.
Please be aware that the pedestrian crossing will be closed.
If you have any problems or questions please email estateshelpdesk@nottingham.ac.uk
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Student learning commended in national Quality rating
July 21st, 2016
The high quality and standards of higher education provision at The University of Nottingham have been recognised by the award of the Quality Mark by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA).
In its report published today (Thursday 21 July), the QAA commended the University for its enhancement of student learning opportunities – the highest rating possible – and identified five areas of good practice.
Paul Greatrix, Registrar at The University of Nottingham said: “This QAA review is a very positive and strong endorsement of the quality of education at The University of Nottingham.
“We are particularly pleased that our approach to enhancing student learning opportunities has been commended. All of our staff work extraordinarily hard to give our students the best possible experience throughout their time in Nottingham. Specific initiatives include employer engagement, access to mentoring schemes, the Nottingham Advantage Award and wider opportunities to enhance student employability as well as encouraging our students to gain work placements and broader development experiences both here in the UK and also with our campuses in China and Malaysia.
“The QAA’s findings have also flagged good practice in five areas, reaffirming our strategic objectives around ensuring our teaching is of the highest calibre and emphasizing the priority we give to improving the student experience.“
The team of QAA reviewers visited the University in April 2016, as part of its remit to safeguard the public interest in the quality and standards of UK higher education. The review was carried out by experts from other universities and a student reviewer.
The review team judged that the University’s academic standards, the quality of its student learning opportunities and the quality of its information about learning opportunities all met UK standards.
Areas of good practice were identified in; opportunities for student employability, peer observation of teaching, embedded engagement with students to promote learning opportunities, the University’s Teaching and Learning Review process and its Transforming Teaching Programme.
It made recommendations around provision for students who change courses and accessibility of complaints procedures.
The successful review means that The University of Nottingham can display the QAA Quality Mark, indicating to UK and international students that the University meets national requirement for standards and quality.
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