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The Face Off – Vying for the most prestigious trophy of the Varsity 2013 Series

By Rachel Third  On tiptoes, peeking over a sea of giant colored foam fingers to take in the staggering view of the stadium from the top tier of the National Ice Arena, I was one of a 7,000 strong crowd who turned out to chant for the two teams contesting for the 2013 Nottingham Varsity …

The Lakeside Literacy Project

By Clare Harvey (MA Creative Writing 2012) The unique work of the Lakeside Literacy Project brings together the University’s creative writing students and local primary school children at Lakeside’s Djanogly Art Gallery, where students run innovative writing workshops using the current exhibition as inspiration. So far this academic year four third-year students have been involved, …

Green Close – The most monitored street in the world?

By Rachel Third If you’d asked me on Monday to put my money on what would be the most closely monitored building in the world, I’d have felt pretty confident in saying the White House, or Downing Street. The constant surveillance undertaken in the interest of national security is surely unparalleled. However, after hearing Professor …