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Impact of donations

 

Thank you from everyone at The University of Nottingham.

At The University of Nottingham we are proud that our projects benefit the lives of our students and communities across the globe. This is due to the crucial support of alumni and friends of the University, without whom, the reach and impact of our projects would not be possible.

  • Over 100 projects have been completed since 2007
  • In 2009 alone gifts totalling £300,000 were distributed
  • And since it was established, over £1 million in gifts from alumni and friends has been distributed through the Annual Fund Grants Panel

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Projects

Have a look at some of our projects and see how your gifts really make a difference

Inflativerse

Inflativerse
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Aug 25, 2011
Description
Bringing the stars to Nottingham: The UoN Planetarium - £1,718 in donations from alumni and friends, plus a grant of £15,000 from the Higher Education Innovation Fund through HEFCE, provided the funding needed by the School of Physics and Astronomy to create a 20 foot wide inflatable planetarium – the 'Inflativerse' - in which the night sky is projected. The Inflativerse will be used for school visits and other community outreach events.

Sutton Bonington Farmers Market

Sutton Bonington Farmers Market
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May 20, 2011
Description
Thanks to funding of £3,200 in alumni donations, students are holding a monthly farmers market at the Sutton Bonington Campus, with the aim of making fresh, local and seasonal produce more easily available to students, university staff and the community, while supporting local producers.

National Student Drama Festival 2011

National Student Drama Festival 2011
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May 20, 2011
Description
The University of Nottingham's student-run New Theatre attended the National Student Drama Festival 2011 in Scarborough to perform an unprecedented four shows, thanks to a grant of £4,000.

Midwives Elective Placement to Tanzania

Midwives Elective Placement to Tanzania
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May 17, 2011
Description
Five student midwives put their knowledge to the test when they visited Tanzania as part of their nursing elective in March 2011, thanks to a grant of £7,500 from the University of Nottingham's Annual Fund.The two week visit, organised through the Work-the-World organisation, was spent working for one week in a hospital in the city of Mwanza, Lake Victoria and for a second week staying in a tribal village. To see footage of the trip please visit http://bit.ly/iN4Yrz

Community Entrepreneurship Development Initiatives

Community Entrepreneurship Development Initiatives
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Jan 05, 2011
Description
A £17,500 grant enabled members of the Students in Free Enterprise group to take part in a project offering small business loans to some of the poorest communities in rural Ghana.

Community Innovation Fund

Community Innovation Fund
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Jan 05, 2011
Description
17 students shared their expertise with local community organisations whilst acquiring skills to better equip them for their working life supported by a grant of £17,750.

Volunteer Teaching in Kenya

Volunteer Teaching in Kenya
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Jan 05, 2011
Description
£2,990 gave 2 students from the School of English Studies the opportunity to teach at this school for orphaned children in Kenya.

International Solar Decathlon Europe Competition 2010

International Solar Decathlon Europe Competition 2010
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Jan 05, 2011
Description
30 students from the Department of the Built Environment took their zero-carbon house powered by solar technologies to this competition in Madrid thanks to your support of £25,000.

Nottingham University Samworth Academy

Nottingham University Samworth Academy
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Dec 08, 2010
Description
£6,500 is being used to establish a pilot reading project at a school in Bilborough, Nottingham, to extend individual literacy, improve mental well-being and build community through shared weekly reading groups. Copyright picture by Andrew Marlow Hallsworth, Marlow Photographic, UK. Not for reproduction without prior permission.

Nursing elective in Uganda

Nursing elective in Uganda
Uploaded
Dec 08, 2010
Description
£1,000 enabled two students on our Masters of Nursing Science course to work with a christian charity to gain experience in caring for children with HIV/AIDS.

Pain Education

Pain Education
Uploaded
Dec 08, 2010
Description
The School of Nursing Midwifery and Physiotherapy are undertaking a project to build the infrastructure for a repository of case studies that would be universally available for international pain education.

Plastinated anatomical specimens

Plastinated anatomical specimens
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Dec 08, 2010
Description
£19,441 has been given to the School of Veterinary Science to create a stock of anatomical specimens.

Starting Out

Starting Out
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Dec 08, 2010
Description
£8,500 is helping all student nurses successfully make the transition from student to qualified nurse through a digitized video project of first-hand accounts of the process.

Noah's Ark pre-school

Noah's Ark pre-school
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Dec 08, 2010
Description
A gift of £25,000 from the Annual Fund part funded a life-changing experience for Nottingham's enterprising Bachelor of Architecture, MEng Architecture and Environmental Design students. The project enabled students to design and build a pre-school facility in South Africa as part of their studies - a process they were involved with from the early design stages through to construction.

Art makes great medicine

Art makes great medicine
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Dec 08, 2010
Description
Nottingham's Medical School at the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) has been transformed with an inspiriing arts project, with works by students and staff on display. The Dean's Art Initiative has improved the aesthetic environment for patients and staff and contributes towards reducing stress levels. It also encourages students to express their artistic talents alongside their formal academic studies.

Canine solutions to improve lives

Canine solutions to improve lives
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Dec 08, 2010
Description
An award of £41,000 - with added backing from the Dog's Trust and the UK Prison Service - is funding research into the human responses that take place when caring for a dog and the impact this has on the development of empathy and social skills.

Community Open Day

Community Open Day
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Dec 08, 2010
Description
Money from the Annual Fund helped stage a unique Day of Exploration event to encourage the local community to use University facilities and make use of University resources.

Expedition to Kilimanjaro

Expedition to Kilimanjaro
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Dec 08, 2010
Description
Karnival, the Student Union's fundraising body, conquered Mount Kilimanjaro and raised £140,000 for the global children's charity Childreach International thanks to a £15,620 gift from the Annual Fund.

Legal advice line for the community

Legal advice line for the community
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Dec 08, 2010
Description
£3,000 is being used to fund a part-time administrator to enable Nottingham law students to set up a free legal advice line to help members of the local community.

Neonatal MRI incubator unit

Neonatal MRI incubator unit
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Dec 08, 2010
Description
A £31,000 grant is helping to create a safer environment for sick infants and allow MRI research projects to be performed by providing a neonatal MRI incubator unit at the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham.

Student midwives on tour

You can also view our film of five midwives' elective placement to Tanzania:

Thank you to all our supporters past and present. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. 

 

Cascade Grants Programme projects

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