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Self catered halls – the pros and cons

Self Catered halls at the University of Nottingham are an option for your future accommodation. There are two types of halls, catered and self catered. It’s up to you where you live in your first year, you can apply for accommodation through the University when you have firmed your choice (first choice Nottingham, of course!) …

Vet School offer holders Twitter Q+A

Our School of Veterinary Medicine and Science held a Twitter Q+A to answer questions from offer holders. Vanessa Williamson from Admissions, Dr Liz Mossop from staff and 4th year students Amy Stamp, Jess Warren and James Copland tweeted about student life at Sutton Bonington campus. Here’s a summary of the chat.  As Vet students, what are …

Vlog: postgraduate funding

John is a postgrad student here at The University and has plenty of experience of applying for funding to pay for his studies. Here’s his guide to postgraduate funding.

Vlog: uni jargon buster

University is FULL of jargon. Emma sorts through some of it in this vlog.

Vlog: Danny’s tour of Ningbo

Danny is spending a semester abroad at our Ningbo campus in China. We asked him to show us the city and he made this vlog – enjoy!

Our latest Twitter Q+A for Applicants

We held a Twitter Q&A last week, and here’s a summary of some of the questions you asked. Keep an eye out on @UoNapplicants for our next Q&A to take part! I’ve missed the visit days but still really want to visit the campus. Can I? Yes! Our campuses are open to the public so you’re welcome …

Five awesome things about studying a Classical subject

Like every Fresher, my first few weeks at university seemed to involve endlessly answering one of these three questions (asked in a variety of different accents that I could never impersonate): what’s your name? where are you from? what course are you studying? As a Classical Civilisation student I dreaded the last of these questions, as …

Applying for accommodation from 1 March

If we’re your firm choice for university for 2016/17 you can apply for accommodation from 1 March. We held a Twitter Q+A last week to answer your questions, here’s a handy summary of everything you wanted to know about living here. When/how do I apply for university-arranged accommodation? You can apply online here from 9am …

The Pros and Cons of Catered Halls

Eating is a big part of everyone’s life, none more than the hungry university student. There’s a lot of information regarding catered or self-catered accommodation, so here’s the basics for you to sink your teeth into. THE PROS OF CATERED HALLS Catered halls have a great atmosphere and a real community feel to them. They’re …

Vlog: University expectations vs. reality

What’s university REALLY like? Student vlogger Tom compares his expectations with the reality of student life.