Tamsin Parnell

After a bid launched in April 2014, an announcement was made on the afternoon of Friday 11th December that Nottingham has officially been awarded the prestigious title of UNESCO City of Literature. Nottingham is now one of only twelve cities worldwide to claim this accolade, the others including Reykjavik, Heidelberg,...

The University of Nottingham (UoN) was recognised at the Times Higher Education Awards 2015 on 26th November, winning the ‘Outstanding Support for Career Researchers’ award. The Times Higher Education Awards website states that the ‘Outstanding Support for Career Researchers’ award is given to the institution that has “developed the most innovative...

Students were left without access to Turnitin today after the Janet network which provides The University of Nottingham’s (UoN) internet services was hit by a cyber attack. Students with coursework deadlines were advised by the University to contact their Schools directly for further information. Janet, a publicly funded computer network...

The Nottingham Entrepreneurs held their latest conference on Thursday 26th November at the Business School on Jubilee Campus, with speakers including co-founder of Green and Black’s chocolate, Josephine Fairley. The event began with a networking session, which gave approximately 200 students the opportunity to interact with the event’s sponsors, including EY, Enterprise,...

The SU celebrated the opening of the new student space ‘The Studio’, located next to Mooch, on 24th November, with live performances and a chance for students to explore. ‘The Studio’, built to replace ‘The Den’, consists of a combination of study spaces, social areas and ‘Live’, an indoor...

In a recent study of drug related prosecutions, it has been revealed that Nottingham is the drug dealing capital of England and Wales. Figures from the Mirror prove that Nottingham has a higher percentage of drug trafficking offences per 10,000 people than any other town or city in England...

A vigil was held in Nottingham city centre on 16th November in remembrance of victims of terrorism in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad. A crowd at least ten deep gathered around the Brian Clough statute near the Old Market Square to listen to speakers express messages of “solidarity” and “democracy”. The vigil was organised...