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UK students are urged to rate their lecturers
June 12, 2013
‘Rate My Professor’ a website used in the US for students to rate their professors on the grounds of their teaching is the largest online destination for these kinds of rankings. Over 4 million students are using this site each month from the US, Canada and even the UK. Now, a UK equivalent ‘Rate my …
Whedon brings geek chic to Shakespeare
June 10, 2013
Joss Whedon’s eagerly-anticipated screen-adaptation of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing opens at cinemas this week. Culture, Film and Media student Leora Hadas looks at who’s likely to be the biggest draw at the box office — the Bard or the self-styled King of Geeks. Joss Whedon has chosen an interesting way to bookend …
German order of merit
March 13, 2013
Emeritus Professor, David Haslam Childs (picture left), has been awarded the Cross of the German Order of Merit in recognition of his outstanding academic and practical work in the field of reconciliation and friendship between Germany and the United Kingdom. The German Ambassador, Georg Boomgaarden, on behalf of the German President, Joachim Gauck, made the …
International insights: the challenges of changing student expectations
February 14, 2013
In this guest blog, Vincenzo Raimo, Director of the University of Nottingham’s International Office, gives us his take on the challenges of changing student experiences in the international higher education arena. Don’t you just hate it when university and student leaders say ‘now that students are paying high fees’? Where have these people been for the …
Taking shelter in Nottingham city centre
February 7, 2013
Architecture students from The University of Nottingham have constructed their pavilion built from shipping pallets in Market Square, Nottingham. The creative and sustainable way of helping us shelter from the elements is the work of 2nd year students in the Department of Architecture and Built Environment. Originally built for this year’s Ecobuild Exhibition - the world’s …
Your votes needed for archaeological research project of the year
January 3, 2013
The Caistor Roman Project has been nominated for Research Project of the Year in the Current Archaeology Awards 2013. The dig just outside Norwich in Norfolk, has changed our understanding of Caistor – the Roman town of Venta Icenorum. Led by Dr Will Bowden in the Department of Archaeology at The University of Nottingham, the dig …
Elite student athletes set to follow in footsteps of Olympic star
November 13, 2012
After seeing five of its graduates pick up Olympic medals at London 2012, The University of Nottingham has its sights set on helping to produce the next generation of UK sporting heroes. To help them on their way, a bursary scheme has been set up to provide some of the country’s brightest sporting talent with …
Dispelling student finance myths
September 18, 2012
Nottingham’s universities are teaming up this week to dispel misconceptions about the cost of entering higher education. Concerned that many prospective students, do not have an accurate understanding of the new arrangements for fees and financial support, The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent are holding a joint information evening to coincide with National Student …
Enjoy your meal — it’s sustainable!
July 3, 2012
Karen Knight, Commercial Business Manager in Commercial Services, outlines why the University’s commitment to bringing sustainably sourced produce to your plate is attracting recognition. Here at The University of Nottingham we hope that our continued passion for providing high quality produce is reflected on your plate whenever you are enjoying a meal at one …
Students past and future to represent GB hockey
July 2, 2012
Three alumni and one future student from The University of Nottingham have been chosen to represent Great Britain’s hockey teams at London 2012. After a career blighted by injury, Mathematics and Economics (2009) graduate Anne Panter has been selected in the women’s squad, while fellow alumni Rob Moore (Economics 2003) and Nick Catlin (History 2011) …
