Facilities
The School recognises how important it is for students to feel at home in the School and the University.
School social and work space
The School has a common room on the ground floor of the Trent Building for all Research students in the School. This provides flexible work/study space for students throughout the year (from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm) and, with wireless access in the building, students can bring their laptops to work in this social/work study space.
Arts Graduate Centre (AGC) Facilities
The Arts Graduate Centre (AGC) is part of the Graduate School. It was set up in March 2008 to provide Faculty-specific training and support for postgraduates and early-career researchers. The AGC is managed by Sarah Kerr and Rebekah Smith McGloin (both postgraduate alumni from the Faculty), is steered by a student users' group and assisted in its work by student interns from across the Faculty.
The Faculty of Arts also provides dedicated work space for all Masters students in the Arts Graduate Centre. The Arts Graduate Centre is located in the same building as the School of English (and above the Trent Coffee Bar!) and has networked computers and wireless access for laptops.
The Arts Graduate Centre Reading Room is full of comfy chairs and sofas and regularly has newspapers and journals. There are also books donated by academics in the Faculty, and it is a bookcrossing point too. It is a great place to come and have your lunch, or read the newspapers in a relaxing atmosphere over a coffee.
The Arts Graduate Centre offers support for students interested in developing their own ideas in the form of seminars, conferences, events, and social activities.
Graduate School
The Graduate School offers social and study space for the postgraduate community in the University of Nottingham. The Graduate School also administers travel prizes, library bursaries etc. and aims to support the postgraduate research community. Further information is available on the Graduate School Website.
Library Facilities
The University libraries have extensive library holdings for students in English. In particular, the University has holdings for research on DH Lawrence, medieval manuscripts, and the important Portland Literary Collection of late seventeenth and early eighteenth century manuscripts.
If you have any further queries concerning facilities for postgraduate students in the School please email english-postgrad@nottingham.ac.uk
Postgraduate Students' Association (PGSA)
The PGSA is the representative body for all postgraduate students at the University, and all current postgraduate students including part-time are automatically members.
The aim of the PGSA is to make the postgraduate experience at Nottingham as enjoyable and rewarding as possible. They run social events throughout the year, organise sports teams, look after welfare issues, and represent postgraduate interests on University committees.
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