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In The Hotseat: Rachel Van Krimpen

Today we have our second instalment in our In The Hotseat series, and we have the person behind this blog, Rachel Van Krimpen, stepping up to tell us more about her role. Tell us a little bit about your job and how you work with students:  I work as Off Campus Affairs Assistant here at the …

In The Hotseat: PC Alex Cooney

Today we’re delighted to launch our latest blog series: In The Hotseat. In this series, we’ll be introducing you to various members of teams and organisations in Nottingham that impact on your life here as a student. First up, it’s PC Alex Cooney from Nottinghamshire Police. Over to Alex! Tell us a little bit about …

Brighten Up

It’s been a great year for cycling in Nottingham. The clocks are going back on Sunday 26 October and your journeys are going to get darker – but this doesn’t have to put you off cycling. You just have to be prepared! Top tips for safe winter cycling from Sustrans: 1)   The more visible you …

A Welcome from the Police and Crime Commissioner

We’re delighted to welcome the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner back to the Off Campus Blog today with some words of welcome and some advice for returning students.   After a long and mostly warm summer, a new academic year is upon us and Nottinghamshire will once again be welcoming hundreds of new students to …

A Welcome From The Divisional Commander

As the new term approaches, we’re delighted to welcome Chief Superintendent Steven Cooper, Divisional Commander for the City of Nottingham for Nottinghamshire Police, to the blog to welcome students back to the city and share a few handy pieces of advice. Nottingham is a great city for people to live and study in. As the …

Student Volunteering: Nottingham Education and Health Support

The Nottingham Education and Health Support (NHES) is a registered charity whose main aims are to see young people and their families overcoming severe educational, health, language and economic barriers to achieve their true potential. NHES believe that no young person should be disadvantaged by their background and provide a wide range of activities to …

PR Project Management: Putting Plans Into Action

This morning we’re pleased to welcome Advantage Award student Ruth Ng to the blog to give us an update on what the team of students on the PR Project Management module have been getting up to as the Nottingham Community Lunch draws nearer: With just under two weeks to go until the Nottingham Community Lunch, …

Crime Prevention Tips from the Divisional Commander

We’re pleased to welcome Chief Superintendent Steve Cooper to the blog today. As Divisional Commander for the City of Nottingham’s Police, he shares some student-focussed advice on how to avoid becoming a victim of crime. Nottingham is a great city for people to live and study in. As the Divisional Commander for policing in the …

PR Project Management: Developing Our Project

Today’s update from the PR Project Management Advantage Award module comes from Politics student, Will Padgham, who gives an overview of all the different things that need to come together and some of the initial decisions which needed to be made to start getting the project into shape. The meeting began with a discussion between …

PR Project Management: Learning the Ropes of Event Planning

Today we’re delighted to welcome Talia Samuelson to the blog. Talia is one of our latest group of Advantage Award students, and they’ll be keeping us up to date with their project over the coming weeks.  When browsing for my next Advantage Award module the ‘PR Project Management’ option held a particular appeal. Not only …