Electronic resources

The University has a broad range of electronic resources that are of real value to pupils and teachers. These resources cover a variety of age groups and subjects, they either enrich or directly relate to the school curriculum.

Please see below for a selection of these resources, alongside recommendations for resources to find out more about Higher Education.

Pre-16

Business and economics

Economics

What is Economics?: a series of short videos providing an insight into what Economics students and staff get up to
Preferences for Truth-telling: a short clip showcasing research conducted by academics at the University of Nottingham

Geography

Geography Association teaching resources
Time for Geography: inspiring open access geography educational videos
Take a look into the contemporary geographical topics that go beyond A level Geography snapshots
View a tour of the School of Geography
Get current students perspective on studying geography at Nottingham

English

Key to English Place-Names: Learn about the history of your local area through place-names! KEPN is a tool that provides a comprehensive guide to the roots of place-names across England
Learning Landscape through Language: Explore how landscape was viewed in the past and how it was shaped by people living and working locally with these resources for Key Stage 2 students
East Midlands Viking Museum: Find out about the Vikings in the East Midlands through artefacts, place-names and runes in this virtual museum. You can also download Viking broach designs to use in the classroom

Science and engineering

National Scientific Thinking Challenge: This completly free for schools and an online test devised by experienced science educators to encourage thinking and enjoyment in Year 10 students. It will take place during the last week of April 2023.

Biosciences

Palaeontological Association YouTube Channel: a collection of useful teaching videos
Science and Plants: resources for teaching all things plants

Chemistry

“Learn Chemistry”: teaching resources from The Royal Society of Chemistry
Periodic Videos from the School of Chemistry
Sustainable Chemistry resources for GCSE and A level students: produced by the Centre for Doctoral Training

Pharmacy

Build a virus in this interactive learning package that helps early KS3 pupils understand the dynamics of the current pandemic
Build a worm in this fun, yet informative, activity which will allow early KS3 pupils to investigate how parasites can make us ill
Investigate engaging case studies to learn how scientists use their knowledge of genetics to decode and cure different viruses, such as COVID and Giardia

Physics

Sixty Symbols youtube channel

Engineering

Calling all space detectives to tackle an exoplanet: Help profile two mysterious exoplanets by analysing data from ESA’s Cheops satellite

Veterinary Medicine

Vet in a box: Vet Team in a box is a is a complete secondary school lesson in a box here students will participate in ‘real-life’ veterinary scenarios, performing diagnostic tests similar to those used to diagnose real animals and interpreting scientific evidence

Libraries Learning Development Team (Information Skills)

Step into libraries scheme: Offers the opportunity for school or college students to visit a Higher Education library and use our large collection of print resources for their research
How to study effectively

Online schooling

MyTutor Online School: free resources that can support your learning at home

Post-16

Business and economics

Economics

The School of Economics has made a series of short videos providing an insight into what it's students and staff get up to, what an economics degree entails and how some of the research done by the School’s academics can be understood in the real world.

PwC

The PwC employability Hub

English

Take a quick glance at how English literature and language are further explored at university
Books to change the world: English taster lecture
Editing DH Lawrence Online: Learn about how DH Lawrence’s writing was amended and censored and the innovative approaches to publishing he developed in response in this online exhibition
Romantic Facts and Fantasies Online: Explore British Romanticism in the East Midlands with this online exhibition
Rags to Witches Online: Explore the history behind some of our most beloved fairy tales in this online exhibition.
Voices Poetry Anthology: Voices is the poetry anthology from The Nottingham Poetry Exchange, put together by students in the School of English
The Letters Page Journal: Explore the different forms of letter writing in this literary journal in letters, published a team of students in the School of English and edited by writer Jon McGregor
Personal statement tips: Dr Chris Collins shares his thoughts on what to include in a personal statement. From how to show your passion, demonstrate your experience and connect English to other subjects Chris's short video will help get you started
The English Department have created sseveral taster lectures: Creative Writing Lecture (Learn about haikus and how poetry can be translated in different ways in this lecture from Dr Lila Matsumoto), English Language and Applied Linguistics Lecture (Learn about how we can approach language scientifically and how we process language in this lecture from Professor Kathy Conklin) and Medieval English Lecture (Be introduced to the literature of the Medieval period in this lecture from Dr Christina Lee)

Geography

Take a look into the contemporary geographical topics that go beyond A level Geography snapshots
View a tour of the School of Geography
Get current students perspective on studying geography at Nottingham
Geography Association teaching resources
Time for Geography: inspiring open access geography educational videos
Natural Resources of Malaysia: an online course from our Malaysia campus
An introductory course to statistics in geography
New geographies of global money? Chinese finance in London: Professor Sarah Hall from the School of Geography explores the globalisation of money and finance for Geography
Gain an insight into the different geographical topics that make up part of a Geography degree
A member of the Geography department's academic team provides advice on your university application and personal statement

History, Archaeology and Classics

Resources for History teachers: short and accessible introductions to a range of topics adding context and depth to the A level curriculum. Sign up to the terms and conditions of use to receive a link to the resources

History

Does the night have a history?: History taster lecture
Game of kings and queens: History taster lecture
History Festival

Classical Civilisation and Ancient History

Roman Satire does social distancing - Martial and disgusting kisses: taster lecture

History of Art

‘Why make Art?’ Power: Art History taster lecture

Archaeology

View our new Archaeology labs tour
See our research project studying bears in Tudor and Stuart England

Media, Languages and Culture

Liberal Arts

Introduction to Liberal Arts
Interdisciplinary thinking taster lecture
Liberal Arts Webinar
Solving global problems: interdisciplinary thinking: Liberal Arts taster lecture

Modern Languages

Subtitling and Dubbing - translating Disney's Frozen: Modern Languages and Translation taster lecture

Veteterinary Medicine

Foundations of Science for undergraduate degrees course: Refresh key Biology and Chemistry knowledge a great course to complete if you are join any animal, pharmacy or human related degrees
Introduction to mathematical methods for university-level Science: Prepare to study science subjects at degree level with this introduction to essential mathematical methods and skills
Virtual work experience and exploring the veterinary profession: Learn what it takes to become a vet and explore the challenges of the vet profession to decide if it's the right career for you
Complete a virtual tour of the Vet School

Medicine

Health Careers: NHS Careers information
Medical School blog
Medical Physiology and Therapeutics (MPT) blog
Medical Schools Council: guidance on gaining relevant experience study medicine in the time of Covid-19
Medical Schools Council resources for students and teachers
Observe GP: is a free interactive video platform, created by the Royal College of General Practitioners for aspiring medics aged 16+. It provides insights into medicine, in particular general practice, through videos and activities
Royal College of Nursing: advice on beginning your nursing career
The Medic Portal: get into Medicine with free guides and expert prep for UCAT, BMAT and interviews
NHS talent academy: resources about the types of doctors, medical school, myth busting about the profession and highlighting the diverse range people who have become doctors

Science and engineering

Chemistry

Working towards a new generation of catalysts
Batteries for a sustainable future
The hidden chemistry in cars
Making materials from plants
The plastic waste problem
“Learn Chemistry”: teaching resources from The Royal Society of Chemistry
Periodic Videos from the School of Chemistry
Sustainable Chemistry resources for GCSE and A level students: produced by the Centre for Doctoral Training
Circular Economy Resources: Resources from the University’s Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Chemistry, aimed at GSCE-level Chemistry teachers and cover topics including circular economy, life cycle assessments, paper recycling, and e-waste issues amongst others

Computer science

Computerphile from the School of Computer Science: short videos exploring topics in computer science

The School of Computer Science invites you to the Ada Lovelace Day 2020 celebration on the 14th of October.
The Ada Lovelace Day is a worldwide celebration of women's achievements in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. https://adalovelaceday.wordpress.com/

Engineering

Express your interest here to book onto an Engineering Workshop
Faculty of Engineering resources for students and teachers
Calling all space detectives to tackle an exoplanet: Help profile two mysterious exoplanets by analysing data from ESA’s Cheops satellite

Architecture

Getting into architecture: how to create a great portfolio

Pharmacy

Explore 'Why is a pill a pill?' in this interactive learning package that investigates the different formualtions of medicine and why some vaccines need to be injected

Physics and Astronomy

Sixty symbols youtube channel
Sixty ideas from the School of Physics and Astronomy: short videos supporting A-level Physics teaching
New Medical Physics resources
Physics teacher tasting videos
The First Light Image - James Webb Space Telescope

Foundations of Science or Undergraduate Degrees

Social sciences

Politics

Hear what our students have to say about our modules across our Politics and International Relations courses.

Online IR archives covering:

Sociology

Gain an insight into the optional modules available at year two in the School of Sociology and Social Policy: module videos
Professor Andrew Murphy presents a Social Work course overview for you to explore the course content in more detail and understand social work ethics

The UnBias project

The UnBias project is an interdisciplinary research team from the Universities of Nottingham, Oxford and Edinburgh, focused on understanding young peoples' attitudes, concerns and recommendations for change when using the internet.

They have produced a number of tools aimed to promote awareness about how algorithms shape online experiences:

Our Future Internet- free and fair for all: video animation
UnBias Youth Juries: open educational resource to run your own discussion workshops

UnBias Fairness Toolkit

Theology, Religious Studies and Philosophy

Explore aspects of Christian faith in relation to contemporary problems through these short Firth lectures
Check out these YouTube playlists created by the Department of Theology and Religious Studies to help you research the different related courses you can study at the University:
- Why Study...
- Sacred calendar
- Theologians in conversation
- Bibledex - a video about every book in the Bible
- Theology lectures and research seminars
- Should Buddhists be social activists?: Philosophy taster lecture
- Understanding artificial intelligence: Philosophy taster lecture
- Our place in this world - why virtue and flourishing are more important life-goals than ever: Theology and Religious Studies taster lecture

Arts

Study a new subject at university: a Virtual Nottingham presentation covering the arts courses which have no prerequisite subjects
Arts and Humanities foundation year: An alternative option for WP students who are not expected to meet direct entry requirements
Globalise your degree with a language: a Virtual Nottingham presentation from the Language Centre
Explore online articles about the Ancient Greeks and Romans on Antigone, a new open learning journal for Classics in the 21st century
Top tips from our current students
Follow us on our Arts and Humanities Instragram

Music