Nottingham Trent University

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Nottingham Trent University was created in 1992 from Nottingham Polytechnic. It is situated in the East Midlands city of Nottingham. It is situated across three campuses - The City Campus near the city centre, Clifton Campus on the edge of Nottingham and Brackenhurst Campus near Southwell. Across these sites there are over 26,000 students, making Nottingham Trent one of the largest universities in the UK.

Campuses

City Site

City site is situated in the heart of Nottingham with the major shops, night-time venues and amenities only fifteen minutes’ walk away. The new tram system runs directly though the site. As well as the £13 million Boots Library, the campus hosts the Students’ Union, a convenience store, bank, bookshop, and ticket agency. Sports enthusiasts will enjoy the well-equipped gym “02 MAX Fitness Suite” and Byron Sports Hall, which has two squash courts and a five-aside-football hall.

Schools located here are:

• Nottingham Business School
• Nottingham Law School
• School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
• School of Art and Design
• School of Social Sciences

The City Site contains the following facilities and services:

*Tram Stop - the tram runs through many student areas of the city, through the university campus to Nottingham train station. The tram is very convenient for students travelling to and from the city centre. NTU tudents can get a discounted Nottingham City travel pass from the University.

• Chaucer Late Shop - the shop sells a wide variety of stuff, from pints of milk and daily papers to stationery and those great university logo hooded tops. They also have regular special offers and meal deals.
• Gym - Built in 2002, the well equipped gym, dance studio and fitness rooms are really popular with students and staff. The fitness suite is fitted out with weight training equipment and the dance studio hosts a variety of fitness classes, ranging from Thai Boxing to Swiss Ball. The cost of membership for the year is £95, equivalent to 30p per day, much better value than most other gyms in the city.
• Student Union - The students union is a busy place during term and houses The Pulse, which is the Union’s cafébar/nightclub. The union also has student facilities like a bank, travel agent, insurance agency, the employment store and ticket express. You can also get involved in fundraising through RAG, Volunteering or even in the Trent TV, Fly FM or the Student Magazine Platform. Theres also the free Student Advice Centre and more. The main hall at the Students Union puts on regular live music events. In the past it has had played host to Radiohead and Nirvana and more recently Ben Kweller and The BrianJonestown Massacre.
• DICE - This glass fronted building is home to the Nottingham Language Centre, where you can study a range of languages, including Spanish, Russian and Mandarin Chinese. Any student on any course at NTU can study a language for free, as part of or in addition to their course.
• Dryden - This used to be home to the student support services. A one stop shop for student support, incorporating a range of specialist advice and information services. This includes services such as disability support, mature student support and financial support. However the student support service area has now been moved to floor 0 or the Newton Building. Dryden is also the teaching centre for property and construction subject areas, providing a highly regarded suite of vocational courses with strong links into industry and professional accreditation organisations.
• Student Accommodation Service - The university offers almost 2800 places in residences operated by university partnerships programme. Around 600 further places are directly managed by the university. Information is also available on private sector student housing.

Clifton Campus

Clifton campus is a self-contained student village with all the facilities you need in one place: accommodation, the Students’ Union, a café, the new Computing and Informatics building, a supermarket, bookshop and 24-hour computing rooms. The site also boasts a multimillion pound sports hall, two gyms, squash courts and an all-weather floodlit sports pitch for football, hockey and tennis. Clifton is four miles from Nottingham and there's a regular Unilink bus service to the city.

Schools located here are:

• School of Arts and Humanities
• School of Science and Technology
• School of Education

Clifton Campus contains some shops and facilities including:

• Blackwells Bookshop - the on campus bookshop covers all the reading lists for all the subjects taught on site. Plus there is a second hand section full of books passed on by students from previous years.
• Campus Laundry Service - An additional laundry service to the one provided at Peverall Halls of Residence
• Union Central - an employment shop that contains details of parttime jobs available to students in the area. It also sells tickets for the buses and trains to outside of Nottingham and contains a student advice centre.
• Campus Shop - which sells a bit of everything ranging from sandwiches, University hoodies, birthday cards, toothpaste, teabags, stationery, a video rental service and an offlicence; you can find pretty much all of your basics here. This shop is open only in term time; from 08:30am 'til 18:00pm Monday-Saturday, and 10:00am-16:00pm on Sundays.
• HSBC - There is also a HSBC Bank on campus with a cash machine outside
• Beneson Building - The Benenson building is home to a range of facilities for students such as the Employment Store, the Student Advice Centre and the offices for Platform (the student newspaper).
• The Point - the Student Union Bar on Clifton Campus and hence the life and soul of the area. They serve a wide range of snack food (the Yorkshire puddings are a well known speciality). There are plenty of different beers and activities such as free films, quiz nights, disco, pool tables. There is a nice beer garden out the back for you to sit around with friends and soak up some summer sun. The Student Union executive committee live upstairs. You can get involved in clubs and societies and the general decision making process by getting in touch with them. It’s a good way to meet people and looks good on your CV when you’re applying for jobs. There is information from the students union available on notice boards in the main hall. The Point also links through to the fitness gym.
• Gym - For unlimited use of this and many other sports facilities you can sign up to the University Sports and Leisure package. Membership for a year is only £95 and you are usually offered a free trial at beginning of this academic year to see if you like it. The fitness gym is open Monday to Friday from 8.30am until 10pm, Saturdays from midday to 6pm and Sunday from midday to 4pm.
• The Student Centre - This is a one stop shop for all advice and support you may need while you are a student here. There is a medical centre upstairs for when you are ill and need to consult someone. You will need to register with a doctor when you first arrive at university. Advice about this will be in your Welcome packs when you begin your studies. The Student centre also offers advice on finance, careers, welfare, students with support needs on the ground floor.

Brackenhurst

Brackenhurst is a beautiful 200-hectare estate, situated 14 miles from Nottingham with good transport links to the city. Organised around a country house built in 1828, the landscaped grounds include university residences, a library, dining room, café/bar, shop, a multi-purpose sports surface, high technology glasshouses and a lake. Animal, Rural and Environmental Science students have access to a commercial farm, Veterinary Nursing Unit, Animal Management Centre, Equestrian Centre, resources for horticulture, and a range of familiar and exotic animals.

The School located here is: -School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences

Brackenhurst contains some shops and facilities including:

• Students Union - home of the social activities on Brackenhurst
• Cricket Pavillion - Wednesday afternoons are always free of lectures for student to enjoy sport of other social activities
• Shop - containing everyday student essentials

As Brackenhurst is located in a rural area, many students may be concerned about public transport. There is a bus service, the 100, that runs from Nottingham city centre to Southwell and back that is fairly regular. It operates every 20 minutes at peak times, and takes about 45 minutes to travel on the bus from the Brackenhurst campus to Nottingham city centre. The fares (as of Oct 11) are £3.75 single to the city, and £5 for a day return; however there is the option of obtaining a farecard from the Travel Office in the city which, when used, gives a discount on the cash fare price.

Facilities

Libraries

The Library facilities at Nottingham Trent University have more than 531,000 books, more than 2,800 journals as well as online access to over 10,000 online journals and nearly 300 databases. If you want to go and study there are silent study rooms, as well as rooms for group study if you want to work with your friends or people from your course. There is also access to computers and the internet 24 hours a day.

• Boots Library is on the city campus and has the resources for the schools of art and design, design, social science, business and law

• Clifton Campus is in the George Eliot Building and has the resources for the School of arts and humanities, technology and education and science.

• Brackenhurst Library has the resources for the school of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences.

IT and Computing

As a student at Nottingham Trent University, you have access to almost 1,000 PCs in the libraries and IT resource rooms across all three campuses. All Library PCs are open access, and can be used by any NTU student. The PCs, operating under Windows XP, provide access to the Internet, NOW (NTU Online Workspace) the University’s virtual learning environment, eLibrary resources, Microsoft Office 2010 applications and some course-specific software. In addition, printers, photocopiers, and scanners are available in some areas.

Sports

City Campus Facilities

Clifton Campus Facilities

Student Finance

Financial management is of major importance for most people who are studying at university.

Nottingham Trent University offers financial support services for all students. Here you will find advice on student income and expenditure, including details about tuition fees, student loans and other financial information.

The team includes funding and money advisers and administrators who will assess your eligibility for grants and bursaries, including the Access to Learning Fund.

The service offers:

• Advice on students' entitlement to student loans and tuition fees support
• Advice on negotiating with your bank or other creditors
• Budgeting advice
• Social security benefit checks
• Access to Learning Fund advice and information
• Financial support for eligible students within targeted groups
• Advice on eligibility for financial assistance
• Provisional assessments for prospective students with dependants
• Advice on application procedure and completion of forms for various funds
• Referrals to other services

The Student Financial Support Service is located in the Dryden Centre on the City campus. Application forms and appointments for financial advice are also available in the Student Centre on the Clifton campus and at Brackenhurst.

Welfare

Counselling Service The Counselling Service offers a free confidential service that offers you the opportunity to talk about emotional issues that may be interfering with your academic work and your personal life. The counsellors will listen in a non-judgmental way and help you to focus on issues more clearly. The Counsellors work to the BACP Ethical Framework and aim to offer counselling in an atmosphere of mutual respect for diversity of beliefs, lifestyles and cultures.

Mental Health Support Team The Mental Health Support Team assists students in overcoming obstacles to successful study and offer them support to progress in education. Common issues that we deal with include relationships, time management, depression and anxiety, difficulties with concentration or sleeping and low self-esteem. The team also provide specialist support to students with mental health difficulties and Asperger Syndrome.

The Mental Health Support Team has support workers on the City, Clifton and Brackenhurst sites, all of whom are available to provide initial and ongoing support.

Disability Support Service The Disability Support Service is part of Student Support Services at Nottingham Trent University. The service can offer advice and information for individual students with disabilities (both current and prospective), on the levels of support available at NTU.

The service can liaise with schools, services and outside agencies on your behalf and help to coordinate any additional requirements you have. The service can also give assistance with funding and financial support issues, including advice on any special grants for which you may be eligible.

Mature Student Support The University welcomes people from a wide range of backgrounds, including a significant number of mature students. It is estimated that mature students make up around 14 per cent of the population of Nottingham Trent University (based upon 2004/05 statistics).

The University realises that financial issues are particularly of concern to most mature students, as many have additional responsibilities, including mortgages and family-related costs. Such considerations make it vital to plan in advance for any change in your financial situation. Therefore, mature student support provides a wealth of information to help you to plan your finances effectively, including a Student Financial Support Service and a dedicated Mature Student Support Officer, who is responsible for dealing with all of your support issues.

The Mature Student Officer also produces regular bulletins for mature students, which contains useful information about activities, opportunities and funding sources available at the University.

International Support Service The International Student Support Service is a specialist advice service for international students studying at NTU.

The International Student Support Service can offer support and advice on a range of queries and issues including visas and immigration, employment regulations, academic concerns, settling in to the UK and money matters. It's the University's designated advice service for all students who require immigration advice. The service have a range of information leaflets, and other useful literature in the information stands in both the Dryden Centre on the City campus and the Student Centre on the Clifton campus.

Faith Support Faith plays a part in many students' lives. Nottingham Trent's students come from a wide range of faiths and cultures and the University recognises the importance of spiritual support and nurture as much as social and academic support.

A team of chaplains and advisers from a variety of faiths is therefore available to all students and staff at Nottingham Trent University. They play a number of roles: supporting and advising students, providing opportunities to foster a sense of community and well-being, helping those who want to explore the big questions through social and spiritual events, and highlighting the importance of spiritual well-being.

There are opportunities for Christian and Hindu worship and prayer rooms for Muslim students and staff on both the City site and at Clifton.

Healthcare

All students who move to Nottingham to take up their studies are advised to register with a local medical practice. This ensures your health care needs can be easily catered for during your time in Nottingham. There are medical practices based at both the City and Clifton campuses (students based at Brackenhurst usually register with the Southwell Medical Practice). You have the opportunity to sign up for these when you complete your online registration, or you can visit in person at another time.

Transport

Nottingham has exceptional transport links and is located in the heart of the Midlands with frequent access to trains, buses and East Midlands Airport. Getting around the city is easy with the tram system which runs through Nottingham and the Unilink buses that run every 12 mintutes from Clifton Campus to the City Campus and back. Students also benefit from money saving prices with the 16-25 Railcard discount and advance bus passes. Your NTU Student Card acts as a bus pass for NCT buses and trams, when activated (which can be done from Byron House in the City Site, the NCT Travel Shop in the Centre, or the George Eliot reception on Clifton Campus). Bus travel is easy around Nottingham, and for £3.20 you can buy an all day ticket, with no limit to how much you travel with it during that day. Nottingham Train Station is a major train station located just outside the city, and serves almost all routes accross the country.

New to 2010, Nottingham Trent Students Union are introducing a bike hire scheme for students. For more information, please visit www.trentstudents.org/bike

Careers service

The Careers Service was award a MATRIX Quality Standard accredited by the Guidance Council in recognition of the quality of service it provides for students, graduates and employers. Each campus has its own careers service with excellant Careers Advisors who are willing to help whether you have an idea of the career path you want to follow or not a clue what to do after graduation! There are also a wide range of resources available, including the internet, CD roms and takeaway material. An events programme is regulary updated to inform students of visiting employers, information about postgrauate study and job seeking skills sessions.

Part-time jobs

Nottingham is a large, vibrant city with plenty of opportunities for part-time work. This ranges from jobs at the university itself, local shops, clubs, bars, restaurants, offices and childcare establishments. The Student Union Job Site Page is regularly updated with part-time vacancies across all three campuses and around Nottinghamshire or students can visit the Employment Store on each campus. There is also information about summer work, including opportunities to work abroad.

Social

Shopping

Nottingham is a top five UK shopping destination with more than 300 places to eat in the city centre alone. Here’s a sample of the main shopping and culinary haunts by area.

The Market Square is the central hub of Nottingham and pays host to celebrations, exhibitions and foreign markets across the year. The square and surrounding streets provide high street stores such as Schuh, Habitat, Oasis, Debenhams, Primark, Bank, The Levis Store and River Island.

Mansfield Road is popular due to the sheer diversity of affordable restaurants available with various meal deals and student discounts. Whether you’re into seafood, curries, Spanish, Italian, Mexican or Turkish food, you’ll find something to tantalise your taste buds here. You’ll also discover retro music and clothes shops with specialist art retailers for your digs, studies and wardrobe.

Victoria Shopping Centre is the largest of its kind in Nottingham boasting 120 shops and stores. It plays host to the big department stores like House of Frasier and John Lewis complete with Boots, Top Shop, Monsoon, HMV, Dorothy Perkins, The Gadget Shop and various cafés and food stores. Victoria Market is also on the top floor for your inexpensive fruit, vegetables and household necessities.

Broadmarsh Shopping Centre is about five minutes’ walk from the train station. It’s a good place to start if you’re shopping on a budget, as you’ll discover the UK’s biggest TK Maxx (the bargain-hunter’s paradise), H & M, half-price jewellery stores, independent market stalls and Argos.

Bridlesmith Gate and Low Pavement are characterised by cobbled streets and beautiful architecture housing designer fashion outlets such as Diesel, Muji, Coast, Ted Baker, Jack Wills, Whistles and Jigsaw. There’s an upmarket Oxfam for the imaginative shopper and Sir Paul Smith, Nottingham-born fashion mogul and advocate of the design school, opened his first ever shop here.

The affluent Lace Market boasts stunning Georgian architecture and some of the region’s most respected restaurants and bars. Chill out and have some lunch in Geisha, the Living Room or the Pitcher and Piano, before hitting the designer outlets: Diesel, Flannels, FCUK and Kurt Geiger. Sneinton Market is also held here on Saturdays and Mondays and can be located next to the National Ice Centre.

Bars, Pubs and clubs

Nottingham, being a student city has loads of clubs such as Oceana (massive and lots of different rooms), Ocean, Rock City, Stealth, Rescue Rooms and Gatecrasher.

Rock City is by far the most popular student venue, with Wednesday nights dedicated to UoN and then Thursday nights playing pop/rock/anthems/DnB, Friday nights playing much of the same, and Saturday nights playing alternative anthems. Also, all nights there is a rock/metal night in the basement, separate to the main arena. Tickets to club nights are around £4/5 on the night, but tickets can be picked up from the SU's of UoN or NTU for around £2 in advance. It's an absolutely quality night out, and especially if the place is packed with your mates, you won't find a better club night in town. Admittedly it can be a little dirty, with sticky floors and messy toilets, but really - with cheap drinks and some banging tunes - who cares?

Don't forget to check out other bars and pubs!! BZR - always loads of cheap drink offers, triples for singles and deals on shots. Walkabout - again relatively cheap. City Bar - £2.00 jagerbombs and kareoke most nights if you don't want to sing, use it as a drop in point on your way to Ocean as it's all on the way to the clubs. Cape - good for food aswell as drinking, nice atmosphere. Wetherspoons - Cheap drinks and cheap, nice food! Lloyds - round the back of Ocean. Market Bar - Good for alternative scenesters - cheap cheap drinks!! Pit and Pendulum - Great pub with a great atmosphere! Varsity - Right at the top of town, cheap drinks again! Only really go here on pub crawls as it's at the top of town and about a five - ten minute walk to the next place! The Bluebell Inn - A real student pub, with student prices to match! BaaBar - The best £1 shots you will ever find!

Events

Clubs and societies

There are over 60 societies and over 40 sports clubs that you can join at NTU. These include the World Record Breaking Society, Pride (LGBT), Ultimate Frisbee and Snowsports.

Accommodation

Halls of residence are available across all three campuses offering a wide choice to suit everyone's requirements. There is also university credited private accommodation across Nottinghamshire.

Accommodation policy

Nottingham Trent University offers guaranteed accommodation to all first-year full-time students. For a full list of halls of residences at Nottingham Trent University, visit the website, at www.ntu.ac.uk/accommodation

Facilities

Each halls of residence is separted into bedrooms with shared kitchen and living area. Ensuite and shared bathroom facilities are available on all campuses. All university accommodation offers 24 hours security with onsite wardens and is non-smoking. Each halls of residence includes coin-operated laundry on site and internet access. There are also car parking space available for many of the halls of residence.

Residences

Each campus has halls of residence available with guarenteed places for all first year students. Prices vary across all campuses with bills included in each price. Prices start from £2,528.40 per year.

Private sector

Nottingham has one of the largest student populations in the U.K and there is an abundance of private sector accommodation availble across Nottinghamshire. The NTU website includes university accredited accomodation, in conjunction with the Unipol Dash Code, to ensure standards are met and students are getting the best accomodation for their money that is safe and meets their needs. Private sector ammodation includes shared flats and houses with prices ranging between £45 per week to £80 per week, with some including the price of bills.

Student union

NTUSU offers a wide range of opportunities for students to take part in during their spare time to learn new skills, meet new people and have fun! These include:

- Sports Clubs

- Over 60 socities

- Platform Magazine

- Trent TV

- Fly FM radio station

- Stride Traning and Development Programme

- RAG (Raising and Giving, charity fundraising)

- Initi8 volunteering

- Varsity, charity sports event

- Union Council

Each campus features a Students Union with dining and bar facilities. There are regular events held at each Student unions open to all students, including live music gigs, club nights, film showings, quizzes and blood donation sessions.

Nottingham

Nottingham has one of the largest student populations in the U.K with one in ten people being and undergraduate. The city is well know for its vibrant culture and ever expanding nightlife and shopping facilities. It also boasts the most sports facilities per head than everywhere else in the U.K.

Local Attractions

There is much to see and do in Nottingham so you will never get bored! Here are just a few examples of places to visit:

- Nottingham Castle

- The Tales of Robin Hood

- Sherwood Forest

- The Trent Arena for ice skating and theatre and music events

- The Theatre Royal

- The Galleries of Justice

- The Cornor House, including a host of bars and restaurants and Cineworld Cinema

- Alton Towers (NOT IN NOTTINGHAM)

- Twycross Zoo (NOT IN NOTTINGHAM)

Teaching quality

Applying to Nottingham Trent

Thinking of applying to Nottingham Trent? Why not read some Personal Statements which were used for applying here?

Bursaries are availble to students applying for 2009/10 entry to help with living costs, dependant on household income. Visit the NTU website from more information.

Latest Press Releases about Nottingham Trent University

Top ranking earned for NTU's research into Cancer diagnosis and treatment: http://www.ntu.ac.uk/news/press_releases/77164.html

NTU rated one of the top ten new universities for student experience: http://www.ntu.ac.uk/news/press_releases/76023.html

NTU Graduate awarded Guardian Student Broadcaster of the Year: http://www.ntu.ac.uk/news/press_releases/74429.html

Fly FM awarded 5 student radio awards: http://www.ntu.ac.uk/news/press_releases/73697.html

Sir Michael Parkinson installed as first Chancellor of NTU: http://www.ntu.ac.uk/news/press_releases/73334.html

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