Dont go to the University of Nottingham

Ok firstly this isnt a general rant becasue I have a beef with nottingham uni, it is a statement from the general feeling from Nottingham uni students. .

Nottingham uni only care for money, the welfare of the students is of minimal importance. They place huge importance on new buildings and structures with grand names like "inspire", however do absolutely nothing to in inspire or enthuse their own students. .

Firsty university of nottingham on halls, hall prices rise by about 10% a year however service decreases, cleaning and catering staff have been laid off meaning that some rooms are only cleaned every other week and that you dont get any cooked breakfast in the morning. Also generally the good quality if awful. When some students tried to set up a facebook group to challenge this: http://nottinghamac.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6116831572 , they were hauled in front of the vice chancellor and given huge fines. The above students were also sent threatening that they would be kicked out of uni of if they didnt stop the protest group..

The university of nottingham is not politically active. The students union is one of the worst in the country. The only thing it does to support students is to warn them about speaking out againsts big brother: there is a link to this on their website but I cannot find it at the moment. Generally the student union are very supportive of the uni and it is the general feeling of the students that they dont have the balls to stand up to them.

The university of nottingham does not obey the law. "In order for you to be legally clamped, there must be notices up where you can clearly see them, warning that unauthorised vehicles will be clamped." this comes from the CAB http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/pressoffice/press_index/press-051222.htm

Howerver if you point this out to their sucurity staff who do the clamping you are going to be threatened and intimidated, even though there are NO signs around the campus carparks warning you off this. When you write a letter of appeal to the uni you will be told that "that isnt a good enough excuse" by the uni officials. Sadly this dosnt just happen to our uni studnets but to visitors as well. ..

If you try and hold a peaceful rally on campus. You will be thretened by sucurity, then you will have the police called and then the university will demand that people/students are arrested: http://nottinghamac.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7904246666 . But hey it dosnt matter becasue we are only your students right my university. ..

I could go on... I could tell you about the £8 fine on top of the price of the book for "strengthening" or laminating as you would know it if you lose a book. Or I could tell you how the uni charge you £20 for a new library card if you are beaten up and mugged while almost all other universities provide this for free if the card is stolen.

In shirt just dont go to notts uni. There are plenty of better ones around.

So what is the point in your post then?

Any proof? So your saying that the building of new buildings is absoloutly pointless?

Many of them yes. I certainly think that it is unjustifiable to extort money of students with one hand and spend millions on inpracticle buildings the next.

They actually managed to get cooked breakfasts back during the exam time and a wider choice of food the rest of the time. But hall prices are being risen quite alot. Oh and you dont call this active protesting?

Please check your facts. The students who did this were heavily fined and were thretened with being kicked out of uni. PLus the so called cooked breakfasts have not a single egg and a peice of bacon from what i have been told. The only reason the uni gave into this was becase it was causing to much attention. PLease have a look on the facebook profile page to confirm this.

They are a very good students union, if not politically. They have one of the widest ranges of societies in the country. We have the biggest election turn out for voting for the SU executive in the country. I think we are very rare in having a full time and paid SU president.

The SU is meant to do more than run societies, which may I add they dont really do that well. Infact there is a special brance called the athletic union to do this! What are out SU doing? They certainly didnt help with any of the issues I raised.

I dont know of anyone who does not know the parking rules on campus. No parking between 8-5 on weedays unless your a visitor in a pay and display carpark or you have a permit.

And by that i can take it you dont know anyone who isnt from the uni? Sadly people can genrally just drive onto campus as my friend did. Also some students generally do not know the rules.

So you are 100% sure that if your clamped you are guaranteed to be threatned and intimidated?

Nope not 100% In the cases my and people whom I know this has been the case. Surely you are not condoning this? This shouldnt happen at all, if it happens 10% of the time it is unaceptable and should be brought up.

If they get out of hand you may be shut down, the the uni frequently gives permission to stage peaceful protests.

Define out of hand? Please give me one instance when the uni have allowed themselves to campaigned about? Sadly for you freedom of speech means that if you want to say the uni is poorly run and that it is treating the studdents like creap you should be able to! Not just speak about what the uni wants to knw about.

I was charged £20 for a new card after being mugged, but due to protesting at our 'politically inactive' uni i got a refund and the price has dropped to £15 if its lost and free with a crime reference number.

So was I. Sadly again you have completely failed to get your facts straight. The uni again fined and threatened the studnets who campaigned against this.

Fine quit. There are better unis but Nottingham is extremley good.

better uni but nottingham is extremely good.... I would ridicule this, but I dont think I have to now.

In all fairness there are some valid points. the halls are ridiculously expensive and the catering has gone from bad to worse. now they have decided to stop providing orange squash at lunch!? where can you get involved with these issues??

They are a very good students union, if not politically. They have one of the widest ranges of societies in the country. We have the biggest election turn out for voting for the SU executive in the country. I think we are very rare in having a full time and paid SU president.

I doubt this joker even went to Nottingham uni! 13 posts......all of which are mainly on this thread. Sounds like you made up the account to post here or come from another university (probably lower down the league table) and are deciding to take out some kind of revenge!

it is a statement from the general feeling from Nottingham uni students.

I was rejected, so screw them haha.
I'm quite shocked by the lack of student support and understanding from this University. I'm not totally needy, but I'd like to feel safe and cared for rather than like i'm in constant warfare with the uni authorities.