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The magazine for supporters of student aspiration
Your generosity is helping to build brighter futures for students at the University of Nottingham. The pages of Ambition magazine provide a window into the world of some of the students touched by the generosity of our donor community.
Issue 1 (2020) | Issue 2 (2021) | Issue 3 (2022) | Issue 4 (2023)
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In it together
Hear how your generous donations are helping students cope with the financial burdens of the cost-of-living crisis.
Scholarships
Introducing the university's Steinway Spirio piano
Miss Berry's generous donation to the Department of Music will help to inspire the next generation of musicians.
Flying High
After receiving Cascade funding, Aerospace Engineering student Ben Payne is aiming to open the aviation industry to a more diverse audience.
Digging Deep
A friendship forged at Nottingham in the 1980s is paving the way for talented students to start their own university journey.
Project Period
Project Period is a scheme that aims to provide free menstruation products for students and staff across the university.
How the university is helping students deal with the cost-of-living crisis
Professor Sarah Speight, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience, highlights how the university is providing additional support during the cost-of-living crisis.
Hidden Gems
Uncovering unusual treasures at the University of Nottingham.
How Vets in the Community are helping those in need
Cascade funding is helping some of the most vulnerable people in Nottingham.
Cascade
Meet the game changers
Nottingham has an established tradition of elite athletes choosing to study with us. This year, you helped support a record number of student athletes to compete at the highest level during their studies.
Nottingham Nightline
This year, Nightline is celebrating its 50th birthday. Thanks to your support, students have had a safe space to speak and be heard across Nottingham.
Nottingham Ambition Giving Day 2022
In June 2022, supporters took part in the very first Nottingham Ambition Giving Day and the response was astonishing.
Making a Connection
Leaving a gift in your Will can help family members and students build new connections to Nottingham.
Gifts in Wills
100 years ago: Laying the Trent Building foundation stone
14 June 2022 will mark 100 years since one of the most significant events in the history of our university.
University history
Women in business: challenges, aspirations, successes
As well as business advice, student and alumni entrepreneurs can receive mentoring, desk hire and networking opportunities, giving them the business tools they need to thrive.
Business
Mental health matters
We spoke to MedSoc Support’s Ellie Reid and Jahnavi Kavala to find out how, thanks to funding from Cascade, they supported one another during the Covid-19 pandemic.
I was pregnant at 15 – but with your help, I’ve turned it around
After falling pregnant at 15, Rachel felt like her dreams of going to university and becoming a doctor were lost. This is her story.
A guiding light on the path to university
Moving from Nigeria aged 11 and gaining residency status here in the UK, Dolapo Olanubi had dreamt of attending university.
Legacy giving
Great egg-spectations
When Dr Cormac O’Shea applied for a Cascade grant to buy and house a flock of hens, nobody quite eggs-pected what a fantastic impact it would have.
Building brighter futures
Thanks to your donations to Cascade, University of Nottingham students are experiencing a global view of education and making a difference to others along the way.
A pass to the next generation
Like many of our gifted sports stars, History student and University of Nottingham men’s rugby player, James Cherry, has boundless energy and talent. James explains how your donations towards sport are helping him to go the extra mile.
Sport