• 5 Items You Need, And More Importantly, Don’t Need For University – According To Students!

    So, your UCAS application is off and the offers are rolling in, now it's time to start thinking about what you might need to buy for uni! Suniti has compiled a list of the things you most definitely do and do not need....
  • Freshers Uncertainty in the Midst of the Coronavirus

    These unprecedented times are worrying for everyone, but not least the upcoming 2020 freshers who are clouded by uncertainty, as their futures lie in the hands of a few teachers and UCAS employees. The University of Nottingham reassures students online that it “will do everything it can to support...
  • You Made it: an Open Letter to Incoming Students

    Rory Jones, features writer and soon to be graduate, offers his insight into the opportunities that university offers, regardless of how you got here. Students, With my time at the University of Nottingham drawing to a close, I thought I would take this opportunity to address you – as...
  • Revealed: The Truth About Studying Abroad

    Study abroad. It’s a term thrown around a lot at university and, for the first two years of uni life, it’s a mystical and ambitious goal for many students. However, those determined enough to qualify for their year abroad will most likely tell you it was one of the...
  • University of Nottingham ends unconditional offers

    The University took the decision in December to end its High Achievers scheme, introduced in 2014 to secure and support the most talented students. The scheme’s use of unconditional offers initially proved useful in attracting applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds and delivered modest gains in student recruitment and conversion in...
  • Black students in UK 21 times more likely to have university applications investigated

    During the investigation process, the fraud and similarity detection looks out for a variety of things – including fake qualifications, plagiarised personal statements and inaccurate information on each students UCAS application. “42,580 black applicants, meaning that one in every 102 applications was investigated” The data, published by The Independent,...
  • A rise in EU applicants to UK universities

    Statistics from UCAS show an increase in the number of applications in 2018, with more than 100,000 being EU citizens. Figures suggest a rise of 3.6 percent of applications coming from students all around the EU, adding up to a total of 43,510. According to Helen Thorne, the UCAS...