University Park

Staff and students at the University of Nottingham kicked off a potential four weeks of strikes over pensions on 22nd February, with a picket at the West Entrance of University Park Campus and a banner drop over Ningbo Friendship Bridge. The picket is part of a wave of industrial...

As we leave the saddle (or sofa) at the end of the Tour De France: basking in that rare sense of national pride from witnessing another British triumph in both Chris Froome and newbie Simon Yates’ Yellow and White jersey wins, there’s not really been a better time for...

A crushing 23-4 victory for the University of Nottingham Men’s Water Polo team against Trent Sharks was a smashing way to introduce the second half of this year’s Varsity series, made even greater by the stunning half-time debut performance of our brand new synchronised swimming squad. Before starting the match,...

‘Why on earth am I running on to campus at half seven on a February morning?’ I thought to myself as I jogged up the hill past George Green. No doubt the few early birds out and about on University Park were thinking the same thing, yet a Features...

During the first week of University, photos of criminals clung prominently to the walls of the security stands. Their faces, devoid of colour, creased and haggard, were hung against the typical mugshot backdrop for all new students and staff to see. Having studied crime and its causes, this struck...

A street in Liverpool has become the first in the UK to implement a fast lane for pedestrians. This is, quite frankly, a brilliant idea because there is nothing more annoying than a slow walker. It’s hard not to use physical violence when I’m stuck behind one on the...

Beady eyed students may have noticed a rather large army van on campus last week.  It was accompanied by several officers in uniform, handing out leaflets in their latest ‘With Heart. With Mind’ campaign meant to encourage students to join the army. They were welcomed to our campus alongside...