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Hundreds of students and staff members gathered on Portland Hill on Monday 16th November at 11am to support victims of terrorist attacks in Paris and around the world. The event, organised by Alix Bod through social media, coincided with the University’s decision to lower Trent Building’s flag to half mast...
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As part of a new initiative to provide information to victims of hate crime and encourage the reporting of incidents, representatives from Nottinghamshire Police and City Council held a meeting at the University of Nottingham on Monday 26 October. The meeting was jointly led by Dave Alton, Hate Crime Manager for Nottinghamshire Police...
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The Living Wage Campaign at the University of Nottingham hosted their event, “A Fair Slice of the Cake”, on Friday. Campaigners pledged to lobby the University further in joining the growing list of universities in the UK to become Living Wage employers. Professor Marek Korczynski welcomed the attendees, and...
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The Living Wage Campaign at the University of Nottingham (UoN) continues to put pressure on the University this week, as the national Living Wage Foundation announced the new rates of £8.25 per hour, or £9.40 in London. The campaign to implement Living Wage rates for all UoN staff, led by...
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Russell Group universities have criticised the age restriction the government is set to place on postgraduate loans, which will see those over the age of 30 miss out on the extra funding. In December 2014, the government announced that postgraduate loans of up to £10,000 will become available to...
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After meeting its £150 million fundraising target a year ahead of schedule, The University of Nottingham’s (UoN) fundraising initiative, Impact: The Nottingham Campaign, has now extended this target to £200 million. The campaign is the biggest fundraising initiative run by UoN and by July 2017 the University hopes to raise...
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The national debate over immigration came to Nottingham at 6pm on Wednesday 21st October. What was meant to be a silent protest in Old Market Square, organised through social media by a loose coalition of groups opposed to uncontrolled immigration, became more than that when protestors from both sides clashed. Pro-immigration...