Campus News
Placement Partnerships
March 18th, 2016
The School of Politics and International Relations is looking to develop ‘Placement Partnerships’ with internal University of Nottingham organisations and employers for both term-time and summer placements.
There is no cost involved and organisations will benefit from the opportunity to utilise a varied student skill-set from within the department.
Download a Placement Providers Information Pack, which demonstrates the skill-sets and experience on offer from the department, the various placement options and how we manage the process to save your organisation both time and money.
If you are interested and want further information please contact Steve Vaccarini in the Placements Department, School of Politics and International Relations: 0115 8468161/07976974204 or email any questions to stephen.vaccarini@nottingham.ac.uk
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Big wins at BUCS Big Wednesday
March 17th, 2016
University of Nottingham Sport finished the 2015/16 BUCS season in phenomenal style in Sheffield by winning five of their final day matches at the BUCS Big Wednesday event on 16 March.
Sitting comfortably in third place in the BUCS table, Nottingham started the day with a strong determination and passion to take home the gold. Cup finals took place throughout the day across Sheffield and saw our Men’s and Women’s Table Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Squash and Men’s Lacrosse were competing for the coveted title of Nationals Champions. While our Men’s Fencing, Women’s Squash, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Table Tennis 2nd, Men’s Waterpolo and Rugby league 1 were looking to win in their Trophy finals.
Full breakdown of our results is below:
Championship teams
GOLD: Table Tennis Women’s 1 vs. Nottingham Trent 1
GOLD: Table Tennis Men’s 1 vs. Nottingham Trent 1
GOLD: Squash Women’s 1 vs. Birmingham 1. Final score: 4-1 to UoN.
SILVER: Squash Men’s 1 vs. UWE 1. Final score: 3-2 to UWE.
SILVER: Lacrosse Men’s 1 vs. Durham 1. Final score: 12 -9 to Durham.
Trophy teams
GOLD: Rugby league 1 vs. Bath 1st. Final score: 34-22 to UoN.
GOLD: Table Tennis Men’s 2 vs. Sheffield 2. Final score: 9-7 to Sheffield.
GOLD: Womens Basketball vs. Hertfordshire. Final score: 68-46 to UoN.
SILVER: Waterpolo 1 vs. Exeter 1. Final score: 5-1 to Exeter.
SILVER: Squash Women’s 2 vs. Birmingham 2. Final score: 4-0 to Birmingham.
SILVER: Fencing Men’s 1 vs. Swansea. Final result: 122 – 121 to Nottingham.
Epee – Nottingham, 40-34
Foil – Swansea, 45-36
Sabre – Nottingham, 45-43
Total medal count: five Gold and six Silvers.
You can relive the excitement through the BUCS website, who have a live feed of results that charts our teams’ progress to victory, or follow the BUCS Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube channels for photos, updates and videos from the day.
You can also follow @UoNSport on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for all the latest news and updates.
Image: women’s basketball victory
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Life Cycle 6 – help stop breast cancer in its tracks
March 17th, 2016
The University’s annual fundraising campaign, Life Cycle 6, is back – and this year’s cause is our world-leading breast cancer research.
It is a sad reality that you, or someone you know, is likely to develop breast cancer at some point in life. Every day, in the UK alone, 140 women are told “you have breast cancer”. Around the world, 10,000 women die from the disease every week.
Four women – Lisa, Leanne, Sue and alumna Caroline – are at the heart of our campaign, #BreastCancerandMe. In our video, they share their experiences about life with breast cancer and hopes for the future.
Our experts in centres at Nottingham and Derby are working on innovative research to detect the disease early, stop it spreading and to treat it right – offering hope to thousands of women worldwide.
This innovative University of Nottingham research needs your support. Please join us and help raise £1 million to beat breast cancer.
We love cycling – but you don’t need a bike to take part
This year, there are lots of great ways to get involved in Life Cycle 6. Here are just a few:
Fundraise for us
Are you great at getting people together? Maybe you fancy doing something adventurous or can rival Mary Berry with your bake sales – we’re here to help whatever you want to do to raise funds. Get started with our fundraising tips and ideas.
Staff can also support this research by signing up to Small Change, Big Impact – where a donation of your choice is given monthly from your salary. Join our scheme.
Meet our researchers – Saturday 21 May
The University of Nottingham has a long history of delivering cutting-edge breast cancer research. The global standard used to predict a patient’s outcome – the Nottingham Prognostic Index – was first developed here in the eighties, and we haven’t stopped since.
Join us on Saturday 21 May at the Queen’s Medical Centre and meet some of our researchers. You can take a tour of our laboratories and hear first-hand about the life-saving work they are doing. If you would like to come along, please email events@nottingham.ac.uk
Get on your bike – or sponsor our team of cyclists
Our annual bike ride is back on 4 September 2016. You can choose your challenge with routes from 10 to 75 miles. Sign up to cycle.
Or let our Life Cycle team do the riding for you! Sponsor our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir David Greenaway, and team of intrepid Life Cycle riders to cycle over 1,400 miles to the four compass points of Britain this August. Sponsor the team.
New treatments, therapies and earlier diagnosis for breast cancer are all needed today – for women like Lisa, Leanne, Sue and Caroline.
Our researchers and clinicians are working to make this a reality. Please support them if you can.
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Vacancy Manager System Upgrade – Casual Worker process
March 17th, 2016
The Casual Worker request process was successfully launched on Wednesday 16 March 2016 within the Vacancy Manager system.
The system now contains the following request forms; new casual worker assignment, extension to a casual worker’s assignment end date and assignment change of project code details. Access the system online using your University username and password.
Guidance for managers and detailed user guides for each section of the system are also available online.
We would like to assure all users that this upgrade release has been thoroughly tested and we do not anticipate any issues with the new functionality. However, if you do experience any issues or concerns, please contact a member of the Employment Support Services team at hr@nottingham.ac.uk or 0115 9515202.
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Changes to National Insurance may affect you
March 15th, 2016
If you are a member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, Contributory Pension and Assurance Scheme or NHS pension schemes, your National Insurance (NI) contributions will increase from Wednesday 6 April 2016.
Paying higher NI will reduce your monthly income. Your employer’s NI contributions in respect of your employment will also increase. If you are not a member of the pension schemes listed above, your NI contributions will not be affected.
Changes to your NI are due to the Government introducing a new single tier State Pension, which is designed to be fairer and simpler to understand.
Payroll Services have provided FAQs on the National Insurance changes and these are available on their Workspace.
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University Park Swimming Pool closure for repairs
March 14th, 2016
Due to storm damage roof repairs, the University Park Swimming Pool will close on Monday 21 March and will reopen on Monday 4 April.
During this time, construction on the walkway from the new David Ross Sports Village to the Swimming Pool will also take place, reducing the amount of time we have to close in the long-term. University of Nottingham Sport apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
For more information and a Q&A, please visit the University of Nottingham Sport website.
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IT support software: MindView and Read&Write
March 14th, 2016
Staff and students now have access to MindView 6 and the latest version of Read&Write 11 on University network computers.
What is MindView?
MindView 6 is a piece of mapping software which creates mind-maps including flow-charts, timelines and GANTT charts to help organisation, time management and planning assignments. It can be especially useful for staff and students with Specific Learning Difficulties such as dyslexia to help organise assignments, revision, notes from reading and more.
To use MindView on a network computer, press the Start button in the lower left of your screen. Click All Programs, UoN Applications, Tools and Misc Software, MindView6 and select (UoN) MindView 6.0 to launch.
What is Read&Write?
Read&Write 11 is a TextHelp tool which can read text aloud (from documents, PDFs, websites etc). It can also help check for homophones and offers a variety of research strategy support such as colour coding and grouping research notes.
To use Read&Write 11 on a network computer, press the Start button in the lower left of your screen. Click All Programs, UoN Applications, Tools and Misc Software, and select (UoN) Read&Write 11 to launch.
The below toolbar will then open for you to use.
You may also be prompted to ‘Allow access’ or install the Read&Write extension to your browser, in which case you can follow the onscreen instructions.
Find out more
For more information about the support available to staff and students, visit the Study Resources webpages on the Academic Support website. More information about MindView 6 and Read&Write 11 can be found on the IT Skills and Reading Strategies and Support pages respectively.
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