Trent Building across Highfields Lake, University Park

University Park Campus

The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD

Welcome to University Park Campus

Home to acres of green parkland, historic buildings and an iconic boating lake, University Park is a beautiful place to live and study.

A tour of our stunning University Park Campus where we hear why our students love living and studying at UoN.

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This is the place where it all began

Our welcome to the world. Where state-of-the-art facilities inhabit work-of-art surroundings. This place is the beating heart of our world beyond ordinary. The hub of student life, a home for student welfare. Where majestic Portland holds court with magnificent parkland. Trent at the head. Lakeside for the arts.

This is the place it all started, and where it all starts. This is University Park, Nottingham. Home of it all.

Set in extensive greenery and around a lake, University Park is the focus of life for students, staff and visitors. Conveniently located only two miles from the city centre, the campus contains:

  • period buildings, modern state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities
  • 12 halls of residence (accommodating over 3,000 students)
  • several award-winning buildings
  • a conference and exhibition centre
  • sports facilities
  • the Lakeside Arts Centre
  • The hub of student life is the Portland Building, which houses the Students' Union, 
  • the Student Support Centre, 
  • as well as shops, banks, bars and restaurants
  • Cycling routes and facilities
  • Car parking.
Nottingham sign on University Park campus.
Views over Highfields lake, University Park campus.

Green Flag grounds, walks and garden guides

The local community are welcome to enjoy the walks, parks and gardens in the University’s landscaped settings which feature:

  • long-established woodland
  • contemporary gardens
  • the Millennium Garden - a quiet, reflective place in which to escape the hustle and bustle of campus life
  • The campus has been a Civic Trust Green Flag Award Winner every year since 2003 – the only university campus to achieve this status.
Lenton Firs summer house, University Park campus.
Canada geese on campus during autumn 2023.