Nottingham students show bags of support!
February 20, 2017
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) shops’ partnership with University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham City Council is going from strength to strength and last year surpassed all expectations with a record amount of items collected. The Pack for Good campaign asks students to donate any unwanted clothes, shoes, books, DVDs, bags and small electricals at the end of the …
Quieter Nights In Lenton
January 30, 2015
Do you live in Lenton? Have you spotted the new signs which have been put up on lampposts around the area? Designed by local schoolchildren from Edna G Olds Primary School, the signs are designed to remind people living in the Lenton area to be respectful of their neighbours by keeping quiet at night. The …
New Year’s Resolutions
January 5, 2015
A very happy new year from all of us here in the Off Campus team. Have you made any new year’s resolutions for 2015? We find they can be difficult to keep – especially once the festive lull is over and life reaches full-speed again as January plows on. In the face of essays to …
The Best of the Blog: 2014
December 23, 2014
2014 has been a bumper year for the Off Campus blog – with new campaigns, guest writers and lots of news, there’s been no shortage of things to share. As the year draws to a close, we thought we’d gather together some of our highlights from the last year in a festive cornucopia of off …
National Community Conference 2014
November 20, 2014
The Off Campus Student Affairs team here at the University of Nottingham have been lucky enough to spend the last couple of days up in Manchester at the 2014 National Community Conference, and we wanted to share some of what we heard about and talked about with our blog readers. The conference was the second …
Community Protection Notices – New Legislation
October 23, 2014
Today on the blog, we’re sharing some important information from Community Protection regarding some new legislation which has come in as of Monday 20th October and which could impact upon our students living in the local community in Nottingham. Community Protection Notices Where there is low level anti-social behaviour being complained of, the council, housing …
What’s On? – July 2014
June 30, 2014
There’s loads going on in Nottingham in July, and we’ve helpfully gathered together some highlights in this blog to whet your appetite. So for anyone spending their summer in Nottingham, there’s plenty to keep you busy over the next few weeks. Event: Boating on the lakeDate: All summerLocation: Highfields Park, by University ParkInformation: There’s nothing quite like messing …
Moving Out
June 13, 2014
As the academic year draws to a close, we thought it might be handy to share a few helpful tips on things to do before you move out of your shared house. Clear Out Make sure you dispose of any perishable items from the fridge, and plan some time to make a trip to the …
HMO Sweet Home: Additional Licensing in Nottingham
May 27, 2014
If you live off campus in a shared house, chances are that you live in a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). In short, that’s a house with three or more people sharing where there are two or more family units (‘households’). Since January 2014, Nottingham City Council have introduced Additional Licensing for HMOs in certain …
Accommodation Fair 2014 – 30th January
January 29, 2014
Exams are over, and thoughts inevitably start to turn to next year and the big question of where to live. Luckily, the Accommodation Office is here to help make things as easy as possible, by bringing lots of accommodation providers and community representatives together in one place. The Accommodation Fair will take place 11am to …
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