Be the voice of the Award students!

With the new academic year underway, the Award team are in the search to appoint two budding students to represent the Award student community. The Steering Group gather three times a year, holding meetings to provide a strategic overview of the Award and carry out ongoing moderation of Award modules.   The successful student representatives …

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 …

Time to put a spring in your step this term? Learn more about the upcoming employer-led skills workshops this term

Welcome back after the Christmas break! This week, we are keeping you up to date with the variety of employer-led skills workshops coming up this term…   Throughout the spring term, a number of key businesses will be delivering a variety of skills workshops during February and March at University Park. Employers running the workshops …

Your University needs you! Become an agent of change and make a difference

Do you want to gain skills in project management and communication? Do you see yourself as a change maker? Yes? Well we have the module for you! Students as Change Agents is a new 10-credit module which will give you a unique opportunity to collaborate with staff and fellow students to make very real changes …

Celebration Event 2012

This years annual Nottingham Advantage Award Celebration Event took place on the 9th May 2012 in the Senate Chamber. The event was attended by completing award students, representatives from a variety of graduate recruiters, university staff and members of University Council. This year, for the first time, the event included the presentation of additional prizes …

Make yourself more employable and make your CV shine

Getting a job after University is never an easy task and that’s why we’ve developed modules to give you a helping hand. As part of the Award we have modules such as Career Planning Skills, run by the Careers and Employability Service, and more tailored modules delivered by specific Academic Schools, which may be included …

Engaging with the local community through the Advantage Award

When you come to University you are often moving to a new area and joining a new community. You may want to get involved in local community activities but be unsure of how to go about this, and that’s where we can help! The University of Nottingham has a long history of contributing  to the local community and here …

Developing your business awareness with the help of graduate recruiters

For a lot of students, what makes the Advantage Award so exciting and beneficial is the fact that it is so heavily supported by graduate recruiters. They form an integral part of the what the Award is all about, and they even run some of the modules offered as part of the scheme. In this …

“The Award is what a Nottingham education is all about” – Vice-Chancellor, Professor David Greenaway

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor David Greenaway, has talked about his belief in the Advantage Award and the value it offers students at the University. Now in it’s fourth year, the Award has been created to make Nottingham students stand out to graduate recruiters, realise their potential and get well-deserved recognition for the extra-curricular activities they take …