Exclusive interview with ‘War and Peace’ actress Aisling Loftus
05/02/2016
This week Nicola Pearson, a postgraduate in CLAS, caught up with Aisling Loftus, a Nottingham-born actress who is currently starring as Sonya in the BBC’s adaptation of Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace’. You might also recognise her as Agnes Towler from the series ‘Mr Selfridge’. Here Aisling talks about filming in St Catherine’s Palace, discovering Russian …
Teaching English in Kyrgyzstan
04/02/2016
As a student of Russian studies, I am interested in the history of the former USSR and its republics. That is why this year I chose to spend my summer volunteering with NGO Erayim, teaching English in the beautiful setting of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan is fast developing country and with the help of volunteers, young people …
American Studies in Another Culture and Climate: Experiences from the Year Abroad
03/02/2016
When applying for courses at the University of Nottingham, I saw that the Cultures, Languages and Area Studies departments offered many students the chance to do a year abroad. Having decided to undertake a Joint Honours degree in Politics and American Studies, and having achieved the necessary academic requirements, I was lucky enough to be …
Pursuing the Nottingham Advantage Award in France
02/02/2016
Fran McKay, a French and History student, has used her extracurricular work as a teaching assistant in France to pursue the Nottingham Advantage Award alongside her degree, and blogs about her experiences below. The Nottingham Advantage Award is an award-winning scheme that has been developed to help students to participate in activities that develop the …
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