The University of Nottingham is a prestigious teaching and research university based in Nottingham, East Midlands, and with campuses in Malaysia and China. It is a member of the
Russell Group and also of
Universitas 21 (which is an international network or research universities). Nottingham University is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the country over the past 15 years in national and international league tables, and is a member of the Sutton Trust 13 list of 'elite' Universities.
In 2005 there were just over 32,000 students registered at the university, with about 4000 international students from over 100 countries. Entry into Nottingham is extremely competitive with approximately 10 applicants for every place, and with applicants averaging over AAA at A-Level with an entry tariff well worth of 400 points. Nottingham has experienced a rapid and successful climb up the pecking order of higher education according to the influential Times Good University Guide, in less than twenty years 'it went from being a solid civic university to a prime alternative to oxbridge.' It has mirrored this success at home with a rapid rise in international rankings, firmly establishing itself amongst the top 75 universities in the world. The University is also 'one of the most employer friendly universities in the world' (Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities) being ranked amongst the top 20 most targeted universities in the world by leading employers in the THES world rankings, and in a recent Times High Fliers survey being named in the top 3 most targeted British universities by leading graduate recruiters
The University's Students' Union has more than 150 student societies associated with it and another 72 clubs which are associated with the Athletic Union. The University takes part every year in the ‘Varsity series’, which are sporting events between the students and staff of both the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University. There is a student magazine ‘Impact’ which is published during term time. There is also a theatre at the University (the only student run theatre in England). There is a radio station for the University, which has won about 1/3 of all the awards from BBC Radio 1 for student radio channels.
HISTORY:
The University's history goes back as far as 1798, when it was an adult education school. The building of the original University College on Shakespeare Street (in the city centre) was started in 1877, and was formally opened in 1881, as a college of the University of London. It then moved to the campus that is now University Park in 1928, the land for which was donated by Jesse Boot. The college received a royal charter in 1948 which gave it the power to award its own degrees (rather than via the University of London) and hence it became a university in its own right. In 1947 the University merged with the Midlands Agricultural and Dairy College to form the Sutton Bonington campus. In 1999 Jubilee campus was formed on the site of the old Raleigh factory. The University of Nottingham was one of the first UK Universities to expand into Asia, constructing campuses in both China and Malaysia. Expansion has also taken place on a domestic level; the King’s Meadow Campus was opened in 2005 and the new Veterinary School was opened in 2006.
Aerial View of University Park...
University Park Campus - The 'Trent Building'
Jubilee Campus - 'Djanogly Library'
Source: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk
