charity

“You’ll be fine”. “It’s only first year”. “You can’t change anything now”. Who are you people, offering this useless type of advice, or, are you the one listening to it? Something you soon realise at university is that there are two types of people in the world: the worry-ers,...

Stories of the Streets, a unique photography exhibition which conveys images of homelessness from the perspective of those experiencing it first-hand, has raised £3,500 through product sales and cash donations to support the homeless community. The exhibition was held in the intu Broadmarsh Shopping Centre from Friday 17th November to...

“His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince Harry to Ms Meghan Markle” – These recent yet iconic words, which you can find more about here, hail a new era of monarchy. The royals have inspired both fascination and frustration for generations,...

One way of enhancing the CV, meeting like-minded people and generally increasing your productivity is to become part of a society. Here, I have selected just three of the many societies that provide wonderful opportunities and environments to help you thrive during your time at university.  UoN CC The...

An early start, an empty bucket, a dodgy fancy dress outfit and a randomly picked city, finished off with a few cups of lash and that warm, fuzzy feeling of selfless, charitable pride. Nottingham RAG raids were an insanely effective (AND fun) way of raising money for charity; the...

The University of Nottingham Student’s Union (UoNSU) has confirmed that ‘RAG Raids’ run by student-run charity Karnival ‘have ceased’, following an investigation by the SU and the Karnival Executive Committee. In a statement released today, UoNSU have confirmed that no further Karnival RAG Raids will be allowed to take...

The Great Escape programme involves raising as much money as you can prior your travel date, all the money of which will go to a charity in partnership with the Enactus organisation here at the University of Nottingham (UoN). Over the weekend of travel, (18-19th or 25-26th March) the...