The University of Nottingham

Nottingham is the Times Higher's 'University of the Year' for 2006/7.

Nottingham's first civic college was opened in the city centre in 1881, four years after the foundation stone was laid by former British prime minister, W E Gladstone. In 2007 it has three campuses in Nottingham, pioneering campuses in China and Malaysia, medical and nursing schools in Derby, Lincoln and Mansfield as well as Nottingham, and the UK's first new Vet School for more than half a century.

Each of the University's five faculties - Arts, Social Sciences Law and Education, Engineering, Science, and Medicine and Health Sciences - is comprised of a number of schools, some of which, in turn, are further divided into departments or divisions. This structure provides a strategic grouping of related academic disciplines. It also ensures that the management and administration of academic life runs efficiently.
Whilst strategic decisions, such as changes in regulations, are made at University or Faculty level, day-to-day academic activity takes place at the level of department or school. Students will find that these units organise open days, issue handbooks and organise timetables and exam boards.

University Park is the main campus, home to 3,000 students, workplace to a further 26,000 students and staff, and located just a short bus or bike ride from Nottingham city centre.
With its modern teaching facilities, halls of residence, conference and exhibition centre, multi-arts venue, and award-winning library, it is no wonder that this is one of the largest and most attractive campuses in the UK.
The newly extended Portland Building, houses the Students' Union and the International Students' Bureau, as well as shops, banks, recently refurbished bars and restaurants, making this the hub of student life at Nottingham.
The University prizes the landscaped setting of the campus and welcomes the local community to enjoy the walks, parks and gardens that are found there. Long-established woodland and more contemporary gardens are all part of the environment that has made the campus a Civic Trust Green Flag Award Winner for five successive years. A real hidden gem is the Millennium Garden, designed around the theme of 'time' and conceived as a quiet, reflective place in which to escape the hustle and bustle of campus life.

Nottingham is a major sporting city with two football clubs and first-class rugby union, cricket and ice hockey teams, the National Water Sports Centre and one of Europe's largest Lawn Tennis Association centres.
This focus on sporting excellence can be seen throughout the University. For students there are around 70 different sports clubs which use facilities on campus and elsewhere within the area. The Sports Centre at University Park provides facilities for activities from badminton and basketball to archery and aerobics. The Fitness Centre provides a mixture of cardiovascular equipment, resistance machinery and free weights.

Nottingham is one of the Britains most popular universities and one of the highest ranking performers in the independent external assessments of teaching quality and research performance. Nottingham is a multi-campus university and the 330- acre University Park, set in extensive woodland, parks and playing fields, is one of the largest and most attractive campuses in the UK. It has modern teaching facilities, 12 halls of residence, a conference and exhibition centre and an award-winning library. The University is a founder member of Universitas 21, an international association of universities, and has an international reputation for teaching and research. The Universitys ambition to be a truly global institution has won royal approval with the announcement of a Queens Award for Enterprise in International Trade for 2006 and a Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation for the School of Pharmacy in 2007. University departments have consistently scored highly in the Higher Education Funding Council for Englands independent assessment of teaching. Nottingham is also one of the top four universities earning research funding from private industry and commerce. We have a thriving community of more than 30000 students. The University is proud of its international structure and its tradition of welcoming all races, cultures and religions. There are more than 7,000 students from more than 140 countries currently following undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The city of Nottingham is geared towards the needs of a large student population with a variety of entertainment and some of the best shopping outside London. Our Promise to International Students The University of Nottingham believes that students achieve most when they are secure and comfortable. We therefore offer a comprehensive package of care and support from the first point of enquiry right though to alumni membership. All international students are offered: _ Free coach pick-up from London Heathrow Airport _ Free welcome programme _ Guaranteed University accommodation _ Provision for English Language courses before and during your course _ Dedicated International Office _ International Students Bureau _ Fixed tuition fees for the duration of your programme _ International Link (Friendship) scheme _ Active Students Union with more than 250 societies and clubs