• Gender equality #GetFree tour comes to UoN

    The He For She campaign first hit international headlines in 2014 when Emma Watson launched the initiative with a speech on male participation in the search for gender equality. Now The University of Nottingham (UoN) has experienced its first campaign as part of the #GetFree university tour. The event took place in Keighton Auditorium on Wednesday 30th September....
  • Why Third Year is Making us all Crazy

    Many of us are now in our third and final year at good old UoN and to be perfectly honest everyone has started to lose the plot a bit, so if you see anyone walking around campus with a crazed look on their face, that’s probably one of us....
  • I filmed the Cavendish chants: here’s my perspective

    Most of you will, by now, have seen the footage and extensive media coverage of the recent chauvinistic chants led by Week One reps. You will also, as I have, read the Impact Comment article criticising the resulting disciplinary measures as “too harsh”. As the person who filmed the...
  • First Year in Five Questions

    Coming to university is a big milestone. Whether you’re a home student, an international student, a postgraduate or a mature student, you are undoubtedly going to learn more about yourself and about others very quickly in the first few weeks of term. So here’s a quick list answering the...
  • It isn’t the SU’s place to hold moralising referendums

    Direct Democracy is often held up as the pinnacle of representative decision-making. If we live in a society where everybody’s voice counts, then we’re meant to have it truly made. The University of Nottingham’s Student Union (UoN SU) seems to have taken this on board, holding referendums on issues...
  • The Definitive UoN Freshers’ Dictionary

    Going to university is a life changing experience, but here’s a quick guide to the most commonly used terms at our university to help you get used to the local lingo before you step foot on campus. 34/Y36 Two of the most important bus routes of your university life....
  • The Freshers’ Survival Kit

    It’s not long until Freshers’ Week and come September 21st, thousands of new students will be beginning their time at UoN. Freshers’ Week is a unique experience and with little to no experience of student life away from home it can be hard to know what to bring with you...