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Whilst we have people in our University community who voted leave as well as remain in the 2016 Brexit referendum, the vote was an individual decision. At UoN we value our EU staff and want them to stay with us at the University of Nottingham. Over 800 University staff...
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We seem to find ourselves in an inevitable conundrum when it comes to the dreaded B-word. Two years have passed since the polarising referendum that divided the country. Despite the relentless media noise over Brexit, it feels like we are as clueless as to what Brexit will actually mean...
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As you may or may not be aware, the European Parliament announced on October 24th that it was banning all single-use plastic. That means that all plastic products which are not reusable will be forbidden. So what does this ban entail, exactly, and what are the consequences of it?...
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University of Nottingham (UoN) joins pilot scheme to make it easier for some international students to get a visa or find work in the UK. The tier 4 visa project will be extended for the 2018-19 postgraduate international cohort, streamlining the application process and allowing students to stay for...
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The campaign trail had been ignited; the bid had begun. Nottingham had declared itself a candidate in the 2023 race to be named European Capital of Culture. Social media accounts had been created; banners adorned the square; time had been sacrificed; money had been invested. And then came the...
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The five cities who were bidding to be the European Capital of Culture 2023, Nottingham, Belfast, Leeds, Dundee and Milton Keynes, have released a statement after the European Commission stated that the UK would not be able to participate. According to the statement, the five cities had a meeting...
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Nottingham will not be allowed to host the European Capital of Culture in 2023 after the European Commission announced that UK access would be “discontinued” after Brexit. In a letter to the UK Government, Martine Reicherts, the European Union (EU) Director-General for Education and Culture, said that “following its...