Training for the Great Wall Marathon part one

Training in Ningbo has been pretty challenging. Preparing for a marathon is hard enough but the Great Wall Marathon poses more than 5000 steps of mountainous terrain in the dry (smoggy) outskirts of Beijing. Unfortunately, the coastal city of Ningbo offers almost zero opportunity for gradients training. On a clear day (when factories are closed …

The Great Wall Marathon

I’m Rob, a master’s student at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC). In May I will be taking on the Great Wall Marathon, a grueling 26-mile race along China’s most iconic structure. A marathon is challenging enough but the wall was specifically built to be inhospitable and keep foreigners out of China. With 5000 steps it …

Nottingham University TV Station; is it worth watching?

While it’s easy to find TV stations run by media students in most universities, it’s rare to find ones that make a big impact on the campus culture and community. Recently, I got to be involved with Nottingham University TV Station China (NUTS China), in a programme called “Fashion Icon”. The experience I had changed …

My favourite places in Ningbo city

Hello readers! Hope you all had a great summer, and are now ready for a new term! I got the idea about my new entry quite a while ago. Answering the questions asked by prospective students, I realised that general information about Ningbo is not enough: every student would like to know more specific destinations which …

‘My life. My choice. My university.’

  Hello everyone, I am Ayush Poddar studying at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, majoring in Finance Accounting Management (FAM). I began my life here in year two as I was directly admitted on the basis of my grades. I love to do different things in life and that’s how I ended up coming …

My Thai

Hello readers! Hope you’re enjoying your summer 🙂 It’s been a while since I wrote here. The reason is, I was having a great time in Thailand, Koh-Samui island. I’ve been there 5 times already, however and every time I go there I find something new and I’m flabbergasted! This time wasn’t an exception as, once I …