Is teaching at Uni of Nottingham online or in person?

I do maths and we currently have to watch the recorded lectures from last year to make notes and learn the content and then we have in-person “engagement lectures” where you tend to go through a couple practice questions, so sort of a waste of time. I have 20 hours a week in-person. Hope that helps.

Are the in person ones recorded? I find them a waste of time at my uni too so I tend to watch the recordings and skip through them.

God--20 hours a week, right now I've got 8 hours in total a week, only like 1 or 2 hours in person. Suits me though

They are recorded fortunately. And this semester Nottingham have completely mucked up the timetabling as I've got lectures/workshops 9-6 on Monday with a 1 hour break 11-12! It's awful! And so annoying I have to watch the first couple online lectures for each module all for Monday

**** thats bad. I'm thinking of transferring to Nottingham next year, doing maths too. What year are you in?

I'm in first year, I submitted a new UCAS application a few days ago because I've had the absolute worst time here and want to leave. I just didn't have any time last term to practice questions, despite the teachers banging on about "that's how you learn." I was completely engulfed in a load of online lectures, with barely any time to fit them all in because of the amount of in-person stuff. I don't know whether it's Nottingham that's made me hate maths, but I'm not applying for it again because of this experience. I also didn't do further maths so I think that has disadvantaged me as most of my friends have seen a lot of the content before whereas it's all new to me. But I just think Nottingham have really put too much work on first years and wouldn't recommend it in the slightest. I've also submitted some complaints about how the course is run but they don't put in any change until next year, so basically the cohort above us influences how things are run for us, which I find absolutely bizarre In short, look elsewhere to save your own sanity!

I'm in first year, I submitted a new UCAS application a few days ago because I've had the absolute worst time here and want to leave. I just didn't have any time last term to practice questions, despite the teachers banging on about "that's how you learn." I was completely engulfed in a load of online lectures, with barely any time to fit them all in because of the amount of in-person stuff. I don't know whether it's Nottingham that's made me hate maths, but I'm not applying for it again because of this experience. I also didn't do further maths so I think that has disadvantaged me as most of my friends have seen a lot of the content before whereas it's all new to me. But I just think Nottingham have really put too much work on first years and wouldn't recommend it in the slightest. I've also submitted some complaints about how the course is run but they don't put in any change until next year, so basically the cohort above us influences how things are run for us, which I find absolutely bizarre In short, look elsewhere to save your own sanity!

Do you know if people on other courses are having similar problems or is it just maths?

I'm in first year, I submitted a new UCAS application a few days ago because I've had the absolute worst time here and want to leave. I just didn't have any time last term to practice questions, despite the teachers banging on about "that's how you learn." I was completely engulfed in a load of online lectures, with barely any time to fit them all in because of the amount of in-person stuff. I don't know whether it's Nottingham that's made me hate maths, but I'm not applying for it again because of this experience. I also didn't do further maths so I think that has disadvantaged me as most of my friends have seen a lot of the content before whereas it's all new to me. But I just think Nottingham have really put too much work on first years and wouldn't recommend it in the slightest. I've also submitted some complaints about how the course is run but they don't put in any change until next year, so basically the cohort above us influences how things are run for us, which I find absolutely bizarre In short, look elsewhere to save your own sanity!

Do you know if people on other courses are having similar problems or is it just maths?

I'm applying for statistics if that helps. I'm really sorry you've been having a crap time, its not fun when the lecturers swamp you with work and doesn't care you never did further maths. Since I've only got that many hours I was genuinely thinking you were second or third year, that does suck. I hate it here too, but not so much the maths. Good luck with UCAS

I know some people on the other sciences who are having similar issues, not sure about humanities. But I know the whole uni was told to make use of the online lectures they made in 2020 so every subject has that approach.

Was going to firm Nottingham.. having second thoughts now ahhaha

I'm first year maths here too, kinda feel the same - there's so many lectures/engagement sessions that it's hard to sit down and actually practice questions. Timetable for this semester isn't great either, seems like they've shoved everything into monday and friday!

I know some people on the other sciences who are having similar issues, not sure about humanities. But I know the whole uni was told to make use of the online lectures they made in 2020 so every subject has that approach.

Yeah, I can definitely see why they didn't publicise they weren't going to actually teach us this year despite having the capability of doing all in-person things with no limit to numbers whatsoever. As time went on, fewer and fewer people turned up to the in-person things as they were actually that useless. From the middle of November I'd say I saw a max of 40 people turn up, out of about 250. I really wouldn't recommend coming here, it's not worth £9,250 a year in my opinion. Shame though, as the campus is lovely and the city isn't bad either.

oh no and I was thinking of firming Notts for nat sci

if it helps, i'm really enjoying my time at notts, and the approach to teaching will differ between the different departments! (plus it will be different again by September as teaching is starting to be in-person again this semester )

thanks that does

To add on, I also love studying at UoN and wouldn't want to be anywhere else. The teaching is good, the campus is amazing and the city is great for students. I'm now returning in September for a new degree so hopefully, that says something xD.