From Architecture to Zoology at The University of Nottingham

This year’s event — themed ‘The Gateway to Your Future’ — recognises that as well as deciding where to study, prospective undergraduate students are also choosing their home for the next three or four years.

With that in mind, visitors will be able to check out the accommodation on offer at the University’s halls of residence, and hear about the range of facilities and resources offered to look after the health and welfare of students, and to support their learning.

Every single academic school and department on the three campuses will be open to visitors, offering information on hundreds of courses — from Architecture to Zoology — and running their own varied programme of activities.

Jenny Wardrop, University of Nottingham Events Officer, said: “Each year, many thousands of visitors join us for our open days to learn more about the huge range of undergraduate opportunities on offer. We will have hundreds of student helpers available on both days to answer any questions they might have about life at The University of Nottingham, and help them to explore our outstanding campus facilities.

“This has been another great year for our campuses. University Park won a record eighth consecutive Green Flag Award — given only to the very best parks and green spaces nationwide — and we have more Green Flag awards than any other University in the country, something we’re particularly proud of. We’re also investing in new teaching and learning facilities in Engineering & Science, Humanities, Maths, and Biosciences & Veterinary Medicine, to ensure that students have the very best learning environment and ensure that Nottingham remains a top-five choice for undergraduate applicants.”

Information will also be available on the GoGreener Campaign — detailing the University’s commitment to being a leading green institution by reducing energy from fossil fuels, encouraging sustainable travel and cutting down on waste.

As part of this agenda, and in response to pressure on available car parking provision, the University will be encouraging people to come along to the event by public transport and will be laying on free shuttle buses from Nottingham train station to its University Park and Jubilee Campuses, from Loughborough train station to Sutton Bonington Campus, and between campuses.

 

After its popularity at last year’s event, the University will again be running its free city bus tour, a guided tour bus taking in the cultural hotpots, leisure and sporting facilities, retail outlets and historic sites that make Nottingham such a popular destination.

 

To help visitors find their way around, the University has been divided into five colour-coded zones spread across three campuses — University Park, Sutton Bonington and Jubilee Campus.

 

• Zone 1 — Biosciences, Veterinary Medicine and Science; Sutton Bonington Campus, colour-coded pink

• Zone 2 — Arts, Social Sciences; University Park Campus, colour-coded orange

• Zone 3 — Science, Engineering; University Park Campus, colour-coded grey

• Zone 4 — Medicine and Health Sciences; University Park Campus and the Medical School, colour-coded green

• Zone 5 — The Business School, Computer Science, Contemporary Chinese Studies, Education; Jubilee Campus, colour-coded purple

 

For more information, and to book online, visit www.nottingham.ac.uk/opendays

 

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Notes to editors: The University of Nottingham is ranked in the UK's Top 10 and the World's Top 100 universities by the Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJTU) and the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings.

 

More than 90 per cent of research at The University of Nottingham is of international quality, according to RAE 2008, with almost 60 per cent of all research defined as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. Research Fortnight analysis of RAE 2008 ranks the University 7th in the UK by research power. In 27 subject areas, the University features in the UK Top Ten, with 14 of those in the Top Five.

 

The University provides innovative and top quality teaching, undertakes world-changing research, and attracts talented staff and students from 150 nations. Described by The Times as Britain's “only truly global university”, it has invested continuously in award-winning campuses in the United Kingdom, China and Malaysia. Twice since 2003 its research and teaching academics have won Nobel Prizes. The University has won the Queen's Award for Enterprise in both 2006 (International Trade) and 2007 (Innovation — School of Pharmacy), and was named ‘Entrepreneurial University of the Year’ at the Times Higher Education Awards 2008.

Nottingham was designated as a Science City in 2005 in recognition of its rich scientific heritage, industrial base and role as a leading research centre. Nottingham has since embarked on a wide range of business, property, knowledge transfer and educational initiatives (www.science-city.co.uk) in order to build on its growing reputation as an international centre of scientific excellence. The University of Nottingham is a partner in Nottingham: the Science City.