Tamsin Parnell

The appointment of a Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange has been announced at the University of Nottingham. Professor Dame Jessica Corner, currently Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton, will assume the role on Friday January 1 2016. As a member of the Executive...

The University of Nottingham has celebrated the graduation of its 250,000th student. The 250,000 graduates date back to the days of University College Nottingham, founded in 1881. The total figure includes graduates from the University’s campuses in China and Malaysia, alongside students studying in the UK. Victoria Rowley, a first class...

Three local charities have been awarded contracts to provide services for domestic violence and abuse survivors in Nottinghamshire. Women’s Aid Integrated Services, Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid, and Equation have obtained the contract worth £1.2 million a year. Uniting funds from Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner, the...

The 2015 summer budget has been revealed by Chancellor George Osborne. Among measures for Health and Education, the Conservative government announced that maintenance grants for students from low income families will be replaced by loans from September 2016. The maintenance loan will be £8,200 a year. Addressing the reform, he stated there...

Universities UK and the Council of Deans of Health have issued a joint statement requesting a fundamental system reform of funding for students of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Profession related courses. The statement, released on the Council of Deans website, highlights “shortages in key professions such as nursing,...

The University of Nottingham celebrated the inaugural Higher Education Technicians’ Summit on Tuesday 30th June. Papin Prizes, a series of awards that are said by the University to “publically celebrate the skills, talent and experience of technicians from M5 Universities”, were handed to technicians at the event, held in...

The University of Nottingham and the University of Nottingham’s Students’ Union have been awarded an Alcohol Impact mark of accreditation, the National Union of Students (NUS) announced on Tuesday. The partnership between the University of Nottingham and the Students’ Union is one of seven accredited with the Alcohol Impact mark, presented...