New online scholarship system launched
December 14, 2017
Last week, we launched the new online scholarship application system. 2018/19 entrants can now use the system to apply for the centrally managed group of scholarships aimed at international and EU students. These were formerly the International Office scholarships. It is part of the expansion of the use of Campus Solutions in Admissions and follows …
One month to go! Our bloggers talk about training
September 25, 2017
This weekend marked a milestone for Admissions and Project Transform! It is now less than one month to go before the launch of Campus Solutions for Direct Admissions on Monday 23 October. In the next few weeks, colleagues from across Admissions, and those in Student Services working with Admissions, will have their final training sessions. These will be the role-specific “In-Depth” …
The Fundamentals training course – Louisa Buonocore
August 29, 2017
I received a basic introduction to MyNottingham (the name of the Campus Solutions portal) in my previous role, over a year ago, in the School of Pharmacy. We had been asked at the time to take some Moodle-based training relating to logging and answering enquiries. I was then left to deal with enquiries using the …
Building the training – Christina Harrison
August 24, 2017
When people pay me a compliment I’m always a little suspicious, so when my manager referred to my experience and strong relationships within the team I had an inkling that what came next would be less pleasant…. Some months on, I am officially running the new system training for Admissions staff alongside my lovely colleague …
Reflecting on the Fundamentals training – Sarah Matthews
August 17, 2017
Reporting in after my second training session on Campus Solutions… How it felt… At the beginning, I felt there was a little more trepidation in the room than the last session. Alistair, our trainer, expected us to have remembered what he taught us last time and he has a habit of re-phrasing your questions and …
How Campus Solutions will change my role – Laura Dovey
August 14, 2017
I joined Admissions at the University of Nottingham as an Admissions Officer in September 2016, having previously worked in Admissions in a much smaller university. Here at UoN I am based within the Postgraduate team in the Faculty of Science as Decision Maker for UK Direct Science. My previous experience in Admissions was mainly working …
Say hello to Louisa – Direct Admissions Decision Maker
July 21, 2017
In the next in our series of blogs from Admissions colleagues, Louisa Buonocore writes about her role and her hopes for the new system. Louisa is a Decision Maker for UK Direct Admissions to Science.
Meet Leanne – Direct Admissions Decision Maker
July 20, 2017
In this blog, Leanne Williamson, Decision Maker for UK Direct Science Admissions, writes about her experience with Admissions systems and the preparation for the go-live in October.
Hello from Alexandra in Postgraduate Social Sciences
July 19, 2017
In this post, Alexandra James, Decision Maker in the Postgraduate Social Sciences team, writes about her role and the impact Campus Solutions will have on her.
Catch up with Chloe – Direct Admissions
July 18, 2017
In the next in our series of blogs from the Admissions team, we catch up with Chloe Brereton. We spoke to Chloe in 2015 when she started using Campus Solutions for UCAS Admissions. Two years later, she is now working with Direct Admissions and preparing for another go-live with Campus Solutions. Here she writes about her …