Monday, 27 October 2025
Your feedback is really important to us – both what’s going well and where we can do better. Every piece of feedback helps us to improve, develop new initiatives and better understand your needs.
Here are some examples of changes the university has made as a result of your feedback.
Creating opportunities for you to feedback:
- UoNSU has introduced termly Academic and Community Forums with specific topics for you to feed back on (or you can submit your own)
Modernising student spaces:
- We’ve created a Global Exchange Lounge at Jubilee Campus, a space for international and home students to come together and celebrate culture and build meaningful connections
- We refurbished and modernised the Computer Sciences atrium and ground floor to create teaching and social spaces, including individual or group study spaces
- We also refurbished the Business School North atrium with new study spaces designed around your needs
- We’ve created a new pop-up student space in Portland Building for students to relax
- We’ve created new all year-round quiet study spaces and dedicated exam spaces in Trent Building, for students with reasonable adjustments
- New decking has been laid on the Portland Studio external terrace, a great outside space when using Mooch and the Studio
- The Boathouse (home to the UoN rowing club) has undergone major renovation and refurbishment
Helping you reach your career ambitions:
- We launched CareerSet, an online, AI driven CV and cover letter checking tool, aiming to help ensure your CV gets through employer AI application checking filters
- We've streamlined our Careers drop-in sessions across our faculties, and introduced weekly drop-in sessions at four key locations across campus, so you can easily find sessions with careers advisers
Supporting all students:
- We’ve introduced monthly Peer Support Sessions for mature students – an open space for students to talk and support each other
- Our new Black Students Group, facilitated by specialist Black counsellors, provides a supportive peer network for Black students
- We’ve introduced Humanist, Buddhist and Sikh Chaplains, as well as larger premises for Jewish Chaplaincy on campus and a Muslim Chaplain at Sutton Bonington
- We’ve rolled out anti-racism training, to educate staff on being anti-racist and knowledgeable on this topic
More varied and inclusive sport provision:
- We launched the Black in Sport student spotlight series, highlighting successes of our Black students
- We’ve introduced a broader range of volunteering opportunities, including micro-volunteering for short periods of time, so you can fit it in around your studies and commitments
- We’ve introduced Hyrox and Reformer Pilates classes
- We’ve added new equipment to our gym spaces and made improvements to our sports pitches with new drainage and floodlights
Improving and streamlining student admin:
- We’ve introduced self-certification for Extenuating Circumstances claims relating to coursework, if you have an unexpected illness - so you can focus on getting well
- We've arranged graduation gowning events in advance of ceremonies, so you can try on your gown in advance, plus added hood photos and explanations to our website
Levelling up our tech offer:
- We’ve launched a ‘Book a space’ tile on the MyNottingham app, so you can easily book a variety of different spaces across the university
Serving up tasty and healthy treats:
- We’ve expanded our vegetarian and plant-based options, as well as introduced healthier and higher-protein options on our menus
- We launched a new Mian Tang build-your-own noodle bar and Grill ‘n’ Char live cooking stations
Ensuring a warm welcome for new students:
- We've added additional events during Welcome Week and the first few weeks of term, including more tours of Nottingham city centre and information sessions for international students