student campaigns

The University of Nottingham’s (UoN) ‘Stop The Traffik’ society is set to hold a clothes swap on 11th March to raise awareness for the Sumangali Scheme in Tamil Nadu, India. Organisers of the UoN campaign hope that students will donate their unwanted clothes and in return swap these for new clothes,...

Save The Children’s latest campaign ‘Read On, Get On’ launched on Monday 8th February at the University of Nottingham (UoN). The campaign aims to raise awareness of the need for reading tuition for children at an earlier age than is commonly assumed. The campaign seeks to combat a national deterioration of literacy rates, which...

Several campaigners and supporters of the University of Nottingham’s (UoN) Living Wage/Anti Casual Employment Campaign leafleted in Trent Courtyard ahead of the Union Council’s meeting on Tuesday 2nd February. The campaign consists of the local group Nottingham Citizens, UNITE, Unison, and University and College Union (UCU) trade unions associated...

The University of Nottingham’s (UoN) Students’ Union and MedSoc held a gathering on Portland steps at 1pm on 12th January 2016 to show solidarity for health care professionals amid tensions over junior doctors’ contracts. Students’ Union President Angharad Smith opened the protest with a speech, thanking students and staff alike for “coming and...

The Living Wage Campaign at the University of Nottingham hosted their event, “A Fair Slice of the Cake”, on Friday. Campaigners pledged to lobby the University further in joining the growing list of universities in the UK to become Living Wage employers. Professor Marek Korczynski welcomed the attendees, and...