Learn how to lead by example and empower others: the Leadership in Sport module!

As a second year student in dietetics and nutrition, it’s not surprising that I have a real interest in how to stay active and maintain a healthy lifestyle. When I was browsing all the modules offered by the Advantage Award, I was really excited to find one related to sports – the Leadership in Sport …

Student Money Matters! One of the 200+ Award modules

The Student Money Matters Project, is one of the Nottingham Advantage Award modules, that gives you the opportunity to be a key part of the University’s contribution to National Student Money Week (NSMW) taking place in February 2016. Within this module you will engage in peer-to-peer education, by researching, designing and delivering a campaign/event/workshop, for …

Preetum Mistry’s ‘High Performance’ throughout the Award!

  Preetum Mistry, High Performance prize winner 14-15, shares his story on being involved in the Award and his experience applying for the employer-supported prize! Why do the Nottingham Advantage Award? The Award is one of the best things that I been involved in at university! I saw the Award as a great opportunity to …

A prize winning performance! Lisa shares her achievements with the Award

This week, we hear from Lisa Murkin (BSc Management), the 2014-2015 prize winner for Entrepreneur of the Year supported by Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Lisa shares her story about her involvement and achievements throughout the Award. The big decision… which modules to choose? The Nottingham Advantage Award is not just another qualification, it is  an opportunity to …

Who has been crowned this year’s Award Module of the Year 2014-2015?

  We are delighted to announce that the ‘Boots Commercial Enterprise’ module has been awarded the title of Nottingham Advantage Award Module of the Year! The Boots Commercial Enterprise module was delivered to our students for the first time throughout 2014-15, with the support of the Careers and Employability Service. The module offers a snapshot …

Modules in Pictures – a snapshot!

With spring term now complete, we thought we’d share our latest module photographs so that you can see what has been happening across different modules. You never know, this could inspire you to take one of these modules next year, if you still need to complete the Award! The Award helps to enhance employability by …

Finding the time for your future: How to do the Nottingham Advantage Award with a busy schedule

Did you know that fitting the Nottingham Advantage Award in with your studies is much easier than it sounds? The amount of time that you need to spend on an Award module can sound daunting, but actually most of our modules are spaced out over a semester or even a year. We interviewed Shareen Akhtar, …

Thinking about a career in the third sector, marketing or event management?

This spring, the Nottingham Advantage Award will be teaming up with Save the Children to deliver a hands-on module that gives students direct experience in third sector marketing, fundraising and event management. We interviewed Jane Piggott from Save the Children to find out about what students can expect from the module. Here’s what she had …

Nourish your skills with the Communicating Nutrition Project

Calling all nutrition students! We have a module just for you! This week we shine the spotlight on to Communication Nutrition, a project based at Sutton Bonington. Not only does this project give you direct experience at making dietary recommendations to individuals within the community, but it also helps you to gain lots of transferable …

Become a sports hero through the Any-buddy Scheme

This week we shine the spotlight on the small but perfectly formed Any-Buddy Scheme which has been running at The University of Nottingham for just over four years now. The scheme aims to pair up disabled and non-disabled students with sports buddies who have similar interests to them.  We asked the convenor of the scheme, …