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Britain’s global university Design: www.campbellrowley.com Our purpose is to improve life We seek to be the first choice for: Contents for individuals and societies • Students who want a top quality worldwide. By bold innovation international education. A world-leading university 3 and excellence in all that we • Researchers who want the best Academic departments 4 do, we make both knowledge opportunity to make a significant Our students 5 and discoveries matter. global impact. Careers 7 • Businesses that want innovative Making an impact 9 Our vision is to be internationally partners who give them an edge Excellence in education 11 recognised for our signature on their competition. Student experience 13 contributions, especially in global World-changing research 15 food security, environmental www.nottingham.ac.uk Research excellence 19 sustainability, and health. www.nottingham.edu.cn Engaging with business 23 www.nottingham.edu.my Supporting innovation 27 Encouraging enterprise 28 Global reach 31 University life 33 Our environment 37 Social responsibility 39 Sustaining excellence 41 Overview 45

There is much to explore around University Park Campus, UK, and the Highfields Lake is popular with both students and visitors.

1 2 A world-leading university Academic departments

Nottingham is ranked within • We have over 43,500 high-calibre UK China the top 1% of all universities students based at campuses in worldwide and placed 75th the UK, China and Malaysia. We have five faculties and a wide We have three faculties and a in the QS World University • We are a founding member of the range of schools offering over range of schools offering nearly Rankings 2013/14. Placed Russell Group and Universitas 21. 360 undergraduate courses and 40 undergraduate courses and 13 7th in the UK for research • The University is a major employer over 320 postgraduate taught postgraduate taught courses. power by the latest Research with over 8,000 members of staff courses. Our teaching is informed Assessment Exercise, working across our campuses. by the latest research delivered Our faculties Nottingham is a major research • The University of Nottingham by hundreds of specialist cross- Arts and Education institution which delivers work Ningbo China (UNNC) and The faculty research groups. Science and Engineering of international significance. University of Nottingham Malaysia Social Sciences Campus (UNMC) offer students Our faculties the opportunity to receive a Arts www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/ top-quality English-language Engineering departments education while experiencing an Medicine and Health Sciences exciting and vibrant culture. Science Social Sciences Malaysia We have three faculties and a www.nottingham.ac.uk/ range of schools offering over 50 departments undergraduate courses and nearly 30 postgraduate taught courses.

Our faculties Arts and Social Sciences Engineering Science

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Our Malaysia Campus is a self-contained village situated on an attractive 125-acre site. 3 4 Students discussing work in the Business Our students School North Atrium, Jubilee Campus, UK.

We have over 43,500 students studying at our campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia.

Summary of students based in Nottingham Undergraduate 23,935 Postgraduate 8,158 Other 1,276 Total 33,369 Summary of students based in China Undergraduate 5,085 Postgraduate 731 Other 32 Total 5,848 Summary of students based in Malaysia Undergraduate 3,873 Postgraduate 675 Total 4,548

Overall total 43,765 2013/14 figures.

5 6 Careers China Malaysia • 98% of our graduates are • 92% of our graduates are employed or in further study six employed or in further study six months after graduation.* months after graduation – one of Our graduates across our • Over 1,500 employers • 71% of those students who the highest graduate employment campuses in the UK, China approached us in 2012/13 with a chose to go on to further rates in Malaysia.* and Malaysia leave with a view to recruiting our students. study went to a world top 100 • The average starting salary university, defined by the QS for our graduates is RM2,722, University of Nottingham • Our EnterpriseLab provides an World University Rankings which is significantly higher degree synonymous with a high environment in which students 2013/14. than the national average for level of academic ability and can learn about the practical Malaysian graduates. valuable transferable skills. aspects of business development. • 63% of those students in employment after graduation • Leading employers of our The University of Nottingham is the • Our students develop their own went to work for Fortune Global graduates include Accenture, most targeted university in the UK careers and support business 500 companies, government or BP Asia Pacific, CIMB, Citibank, by leading graduate employers.* growth in the region by working public institutions, or well-known Ernst & Young, HSBC, IBM, Intel, We are also a world top 30 choice part-time through our recruitment Chinese companies. Nestle and Petronas. agency Unitemps. for employers according to the • More than 210 employers • More than 250 employers QS World University Rankings • A recent investment in our service approached us in 2012/13 approached us in 2012/13 2013/14. has resulted in the creation of through various on-campus through various on-campus faculty-based careers teams, recruitment activities. recruitment activities. UK offering careers advice and • Leading global companies such • Malaysia’s 100 leading graduate guidance tailored to the needs as AB-Inbev, Hilton, IKEA, KPMG, employers such as Accenture, • Our graduates have access to of students, supported by a Nestle, PwC, and Standard BDO, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, our award-winning Careers and programme of bespoke events. Chartered Bank, and leading Nestle, PwC, Proctor & Gamble Employability Service for life. In addition, a new Global Labour Chinese employers such as Bank (P&G) and Shell have actively • 93% of our undergraduates and Market team works to develop of China, CHEC and Wahaha participated in our campus 90% of our postgraduates are the global dimension in all our have actively participated in our careers fair and other recruitment employed or in further study six employer relationships. careers fair and other recruitment events for the last three

months after graduation.** events throughout the 2012/13 years running. * The Graduate Market in 2014 by academic year. High Fliers Research. * 2012/13, data source – known destinations ** 2012/13, data source – known * 2013, data source – known destinations of graduates who responded to our graduate destinations of full-time leavers of those of full-time undergraduate leavers of those destination survey. available for employment. available for employment, who responded to our survey and interview. www.nottingham.edu.my/ www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers www.nottingham.edu.cn/ careers en/careers

7 8 Making an impact

We have more than 230,000 David Ross graduates in our alumni Co-founder of Carphone Warehouse community, a global family originating from the foundation Tim Baillie MBE of the University in 1881. Our London 2012 Olympic gold medallist notable alumni include: Jane Bruton Jeff Randall Editor-in-chief of Grazia magazine Broadcaster and journalist Etienne Stott MBE John Rishton London 2012 Olympic gold medallist CEO, Rolls-Royce Sir Peter Mansfield Dato’ Sri Mohd Honorary graduate and Nobel Najib Tun Abdul Razak Laureate for discoveries concerning Prime Minister of Malaysia magnetic resonance imaging Sir John Sawers Head of MI6 DH Lawrence Author Sir CEO, GlaxoSmithKline and In 2011, the University launched Chancellor of The University Impact: The Nottingham Campaign, of Nottingham our biggest fundraising campaign Dame Mary Marsh ever, which will raise £150m to Former CEO of NSPCC ensure our work has global impact www.nottingham.ac.uk/ Dr Stewart Adams OBE impactcampaign Pharmacologist and inventor of ibuprofen The late Professor Sir Clive Granger Nobel Laureate for www.nottingham.ac.uk/alumni Economic Sciences www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/alumni www.nottingham.edu.my/alumni

Students celebrate their graduation on University Park Campus, UK. 9 10 Excellence in education

UK China It also confirmed: Malaysia The Quality Assurance Agency The teaching approach at The • The academic standards and the The Malaysian Qualifications for Higher Education awarded University of Nottingham Ningbo quality of the student learning Agency has granted The University its highest possible judgement China (UNNC) is shaped and experience at UNNC are of Nottingham Malaysia Campus to the University for the quality of informed by The University of equivalent to those of the (UNMC) self-accrediting status, learning opportunities provided to Nottingham, UK, with degree home university. one of only a limited number of our students and our systems for programmes taught in English • UNNC has achieved its universities to be granted such ensuring high academic standards.* and assessed through the stated intention to provide the an accolade. same processes and to the ‘Nottingham experience’ in China It also recognised: same standards. in less than eight years. Teaching at UNMC is led by senior academic staff who are seconded • Good practice in how the * Review of UK transnational education in University responds to the The Quality Assurance Agency China: The University of Nottingham Ningbo from the UK campus, and is of student voice. review of transnational education Campus, Quality Assurance Agency, the same high standard as that concluded that UNNC is an published 2013. of the UK. • Our integrative activities impressive achievement and that • We rank among the best across our campuses. www.nottingham.edu.cn/ students receive as fully a British en/teaching universities in Malaysia with • The contribution of the Graduate education as it is possible to a Tier 5 Excellent rating.* Centres and Student Services provide in China.* • UNMC provides student-centred Centres in enhancing the learning in an environment of student experience. research excellence. * Quality Assurance Agency Institutional Audit • High-quality social learning 2009, published 2010. spaces complement formal www.nottingham.ac.uk/ teaching spaces to ensure a teachingandlearning conducive learning environment.

* SETARA 2011 rating exercise for Malaysian higher education institutions.

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11 12 • Refurbishment of the entrance Malaysia Student experience hall of the Teaching Building, creating an excellent space for Our current students benefit from: ad hoc study, with the provision • An investment of over RM80m in of high speed wireless internet, a providing new facilities such as the UK • Extended library opening times, printing service and several short new Student Village, hosting six as well as improved computer use computers. new accommodation blocks with In the latest National Student and Wi-Fi accessibility across • Bespoke English language 1,200 beds. Survey, Nottingham achieved an the University. support and free Chinese overall student satisfaction score • The extension to the Student • Student Services Centres language lessons. of 88%, 3% above the sector Association Building, providing on Jubilee Campus, Sutton average, with over 90% of students • A campus-wide system of more spaces for students to Bonington Campus and The agreeing that staff were good at support, ensuring our students use, such as undergraduate and School of Graduate Entry explaining things.* are informed about the range postgraduate lounges, Student Medicine at the Royal Derby of pastoral and academic Association executive offices, Hospital Centre. Our current students benefit from: support available, with personal meeting rooms, two large TV • A University-wide minimum for tutors qualified and trained to rooms and two new • The Nottingham Advantage scheduled teaching delivered provide the best possible activity spaces. Award – a free programme to students and a guarantee support to students. • A Wi-Fi enabled campus, of activity focusing on skills, of prompt feedback on all • Improved usability of the space with new learning hubs with employability and personal examinations and coursework. in the library – a redesign of computers and social spaces development. the library shelving options has around the campus. * National Student Survey 2013. • Continued investment in our created a 20% rise in study • A Director of Student Experience facilities – a £90m redevelopment spaces available on campus. appointed to work very closely of UK campuses has included China • The Nottingham Advantage with students to ensure they new mathematical sciences, We place students at the centre of Award – a free programme have a great experience engineering and humanities what we do and strive to provide of activity focusing on on campus. facilities and a £19m project them with the best possible skills, employability and • The Nottingham Advantage is underway to provide a new experience. personal development. Award – a free programme engineering and science library. • Dedicated careers support of activity focusing on skills, • Unique opportunities to add an Our current students benefit from: services, including targeted employability and personal international element to their • Continued investment in facilities vacancy information, on- development. course via our own campuses in and environment. and off-campus job fairs, • The new Student Services Centre Asia, exchanges with partners or employer campus talks and – a resource to help students work placements. internship programmes. conduct their administrative and financial matters more efficiently.

13 14 World-changing research

Wide-reaching, multi-disciplinary research is delivered by all of our faculties across our campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia.

UK • In the Leiden Ranking 2011/12, which measures the research We have 12 priority groups that performance of universities address global issues in key worldwide according to the thematic areas or support the number of most highly cited delivery of research excellence. articles published in the world’s top research journals, Nottingham Themes was ranked in the top 100 with • Advanced Manufacturing 841 articles. • Aerospace • The extent of our international • Biomedical Imaging collaboration was also measured, • Drug Discovery with 1,446 research articles on • Energy projects involving Nottingham and • Global Food Security international partners. This result • Operations in a Digital World demonstrates the global reach of • Science, Technology and Society our research. • Sustainable Chemical and • Impact: The Nottingham Biological Processing Campaign will raise £150m over five years to support a series of Platform high-impact projects on the local, • Centre for Advanced Studies national and global stage • Clinical Translational Research www.nottingham.ac.uk/ • Facilities impactcampaign • International

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A student uses modern facilities to carry out research at the Sutton Bonington Campus, UK.

15 16 China • Energy and Environmental Malaysia an ‘international standard’ Technologies and 60% is ‘world-leading’ or We are well-positioned to take the • Global Finance and We currently have 13 priority areas ‘internationally excellent’. lead in international research in Economic Management which complement the University’s • We provide extensive support for the Asia-Pacific region. Uniquely • Interpretation, Translation global priorities while representing our staff through initiatives such placed in the world’s most vibrant, and Linguistics those that are unique to Malaysia as the Early Career Research and arguably most important • Low Carbon Technologies and Southeast Asia. Network, which aims to create a economy, our experts are focused • Marine Economy multidisciplinary environment for on conducting internationally • Non-clinical Healthcare Priority areas academic activity. excellent research that meets • Sustainable Manufacturing • Aerospace Studies • The Centre of Excellence for China’s national, regional and • Autism Research in Malaysia Green Technologies focuses local priorities. Platforms • Business Innovation and on the development of various • The International Doctoral Productivity advanced environmental Our academic staff have Innovation Centre, a pioneering • Communications and Cultures technologies for the process opportunities to apply for European development of doctoral training, • Cross-cultural industry in the region, covering and UK funding through a range of crossing national boundaries and Occupational Health both computational and research collaborations that focus combining exposure to industry • Drug Discovery and Delivery experimental studies. on key global issues, such as the with entrepreneurship on an • Food and Bioproduct Processing • The Centre of Excellence for developing relationships between international scale. • Green Technologies Postharvest Biotechnology China and African countries. • Innovation teams are driving • Intelligent Computation conducts cutting-edge research projects on sustainable low • Nanotechnology and on the postharvest biology We currently have nine priority carbon manufacturing of auto Advanced Materials of horticultural products to areas which complement the parts and integrated recycling • Post-harvest Biotechnology develop new approaches and University’s global priorities technologies by taking advantage • Renewable Energy technologies to minimise food and have developed innovative of local industrial strengths • Sustainable Crops loss and enhance nutrients and platforms for research, and focusing on demands and shelf-life in fruits and vegetables. knowledge exchange and development trends. • Staff in Malaysia have recently commercialisation activities. Find out about our research and • The Nottingham International knowledge transfer activities on been awarded with the Collaboration Research Institute our blog: Outstanding Asian Researcher Priority areas is providing research and and Engineering award by the blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/ • Cultural Heritage and consultancy on policy initiatives Society of Chemical Engineers, malaysiaknowledgetransfer Cultural Visiting to the Ningbo government. Japan, particularly for their work in • Digital Economy and New Media green technology. www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/ • Research in Malaysia takes research place against a background of www.nottingham.edu.my/ excellence at Nottingham: the research latest UK Research Assessment Exercise found that 90% of Nottingham’s research is of

17 18 • In 2013, the University signed • We will lead five new Centres Research excellence its first large-scale European for Doctoral Training funded by partnership with world-class the Engineering and Physical Swedish institution Lund Sciences Research Council University. This partnership will (EPSRC) and are also involved in UK Our research excellence underpins cover research collaboration and three additional EPSRC centres the University’s continued success doctoral research. and one Natural Environment The latest Research Assessment in winning new research awards Research Council centre led Exercise found that: • In 2013, the University was – we attracted a record £170m in awarded a Silver Athena Scientific by other institutions. All these • 90% of our research is of an 2012/13: Women’s Advancement Network centres will provide research ‘international standard’. • UK Research Councils – 45% (SWAN) Award recognising its students with an outstanding research environment, exceptional • 60% is ‘world-leading’ or • UK government – 20% commitment in addressing gender ‘internationally excellent’. inequalities and changing cultures resources, industry engagement • EU government – 16% and access to unrivalled training. • 34 of our subjects are ranked in in traditionally male-dominated the top 10 within the UK. • Industry and commerce – 11% subjects. The University of • We have been awarded £14.3m Nottingham is only the third UK by the Biological Sciences • We are ranked 7th overall for • Charities – 5% university to achieve this award. Research Council and the research power. • Other sources – 3% • The Midlands3Cities consortium, EPSRC, to develop a Synthetic led by The University of Biology Research Centre Nottingham, was awarded a to provide ground-breaking grant of £14.6m by the Arts and sustainable routes to important Humanities Research Council to chemicals. deliver postgraduate supervision, • The University and the British training and skills development. Geological Survey have joined The consortium brings together forces to develop a new Centre academic expertise from The for Environmental Geochemistry. University of Nottingham, The centre will focus on Nottingham Trent University, geochemistry in research, training The University of Birmingham, and teaching. Birmingham City University, The University of Leicester and De www.nottingham.ac.uk/ Montfort University. research/excellence

Students discuss their research with an academic, University Park Campus, UK. 19 20 China • The Ningbo Bureau of Science Malaysia This enables Malaysian-based and Technology has funded companies to invest in research Our research capacity is a number of major projects in We are characterised by and development in a tax efficient developing rapidly and we have energy and digital economy areas excellence in research, with our way. The first MyResearch an increased number of research including two innovation teams in particular focus on addressing the contract was signed with Havys grants funded from various sources integrated recycling technologies challenges facing Southeast Asia Palm Oil Mill Sdn Bhd at our in China, the EU and the UK – we for waste electrical equipment and countries in the Islamic world. launch event. attracted 16.2m RMB in 2012/13: We saw a significant increase in and low carbon manufacturing • In 2013, our academics published • Ningbo governmental of auto parts. research funding during 2013, receiving nearly RM12m in total. over 170 papers in high impact funding bodies – 44% • A project focusing on China’s scientific journals and received • Provincial governmental international future in finance, • In May 2013, we launched over 1,400 citations.* funding bodies – 39% trade and innovation has received one of our largest projects, the Management and Ecology of • RCUK and EU funding – 9% support from the British Foreign UNMC also hosted two events in and Commonwealth Office. Malaysian Elephants (MEME) 2013 to promote greater levels of • National governmental research programme, with engagement between UNMC and funding bodies – 6% • In 2012/13 we received major funding of RM3.6m from funding from the UK government the broader community: • Other sources – 2% Yayasan Sime Darby. research agencies including the • The Horizon Digital Nutrition Economic and Social Research • A major research partner is the Sandpit, held in collaboration Council and the Engineering Crops for the Future Research with the CFFRC, focused on and Physical Sciences Centre (CFFRC), an international digital nutrition with the aim of Research Council. joint-venture which is hosted in a generating ideas for a research custom-built research facility next project that receives funding. to The University of Nottingham www.nottingham.edu.cn/ • The Malaysia Aerospace Mission, Malaysia Campus (UNMC). In en/research which included technical 2013, CFFRC launched five discussions with a number of key dedicated programme themes Malaysian industry players and on specific end-uses of site visits to Spirit Aerosystems, underutilised crops. UNMC has Strand, CTRM and Rolls-Royce received significant funding as Advanced Technology Centre part of this initiative, with over in Singapore. RM3.5m received in 2013. *Recorded by the Web of Knowledge. • 2013 also saw the launch of UNMC’s wholly-owned www.nottingham.edu.my/ subsidiary, MyResearch. This is research the first company fully owned by a private university to have been awarded MIDA R&D status.

21 22 • The £4.5m Engineering and • The University’s 60th Knowledge Engaging with business Physical Sciences Research Transfer Partnership (KTP) Council Centre for Innovative project was with the Derby- Food Manufacturing which brings based business Tioga. Tioga together industrial partners is developing a University UK Some of the highlights of our work including British Sugar, Mars, technology to monitor the with business include: McCain Foods, Nestle, PepsiCo health of miners. KTPs enable The University of Nottingham and others, which will reduce businesses to benefit from continues to establish strong • A multi-million pound research arrangement with Unilever, demand on natural resources subsidised University expertise relationships with businesses by improving food products and to exploit innovative new ideas, around the world. Last year, income which is exploring new research opportunities in areas such as manufacturing methods. using the skills of a student who is from business related activities supported by a senior academic reached £94m. consumer psychology, green • Molecular Profiles, a University processing, energy of Nottingham spin-out at the University. and sustainability. business which specialises in • The University’s Ingenuity pharmaceutical development Network, which engages with services, was purchased by hundreds of locally based small the American company, and micro-businesses continues Columbia Laboratories Inc. to expand. The network acts as an for approximately £16m. invaluable means of introducing • A new £5.1m Aerospace small businesses to staff at the Technology Centre was opened University through its monthly at The University of Nottingham seminar series. Innovation Park (UNIP). The centre enables researchers to www.nottingham.ac.uk/ work with industry on specific servicesforbusiness projects to develop new aerospace technology. • The University’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was given a £1.5m donation by The Haydn Green Foundation to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. Together with Nottingham City Council, the Institute has established a growth programme, known as Growth 100, providing small business Lively events are hosted across all campuses, including in the Sir Colin Campbell Building, Jubilee Campus, UK. owners with skills to develop their businesses. 23 24 China • In 2013, the University entered Malaysia • We are keen to invest in our into a £25m deal with the Ningbo research via patents and licensing In recent years The University Municipal Government and Wanli The University of Nottingham and welcome the opportunity to of Nottingham Ningbo China Education Group to create a new Malaysia Campus (UNMC) work with partners to meet (UNNC) has built a wide range of International Academy for Marine engages with businesses on these objectives. partnerships with industries in China a global scale. Economy and Technology (IAMET), • The University has over 200 and internationally, and will continue which will collaborate widely with • MyResearch, UNMC’s wholly- to seek strategic partners in the industrial sponsors of research. industry, commercialise technology owned subsidiary, enables UNMC’s corporate partners industrial sectors that correspond and aim to establish spin-out Malaysian businesses to access to both UNNC’s research priorities include Aqua Genesis, Boustead companies over the next five years. research expertise at the Plantations, Havys Oil Mill, and the strategic priorities identified University in a tax-efficient way in the Chinese national and Ningbo • Our International Doctoral Innovax, Pharmaniaga, Shaz Innovation Centre is a pioneering in order to develop business and Sime Darby. municipal development plans. opportunities. development in training doctoral • Nottingham University Business • We have a new Business students focusing on the topics • Our Business Engagement School Malaysia works with Engagement and Innovation of energy and digital economy. and Innovation Services organisations to motivate, retain Services department that aims Training includes international department develops mutually and develop their human capital in to enhance the level of contract placements in industry. beneficial relationships with changing economic environments and collaborative research, • Two innovation teams are exploiting corporate partners. through introducing the Executive commercialisation, professional University expertise in the areas • We work closely with the Asia Education programme. Through training, consultancy and other of low carbon manufacturing Business Centre, a UK-campus these working relationships, we services using the University’s for automobile components and based service which is focused to be industry-relevant with talent, intellectual property, integrated recycling technologies. on the development of corporate a sound understanding of the facilities and equipment. • We are currently providing partnerships across Asia. requirements of graduates today • Many of our large projects industry with executive education link research with knowledge and continued professional www.myresearch.com.my exchange. We have developed development. several high-level innovative platforms jointly with other www.nottingham.edu.cn/ institutions and industrial partners en/research to act as a base for joint research and business engagement.

25 26 Supporting innovation Encouraging enterprise

Research teams at The • Our Intellectual Property Entrepreneurial students are Enactus Nottingham is part of University of Nottingham have Commercialisation Office nurtured at Nottingham. Our an international organisation that developed inventions including supports the formation and campuses have a number of mobilises university students life-saving technologies and we development of new companies facilities to support enterprise around the world to make a have established a reputation and manages a portfolio of over and innovation. difference to communities who for introducing this cutting- 300 patents. are in need, while developing edge research to the global • The University has been UK the skills to become socially marketplace. involved in over 40 spin-out and responsible business leaders. Nottingham was the winner of the related companies and has a first ever Times Higher Education • MRI scans, safer pedestrian current portfolio of 28 spin-outs, Our Haydn Green Institute for Entrepreneurial University of the crossings, a foetal heart 15 of which have products in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Year Award and judges praised monitor and breakthroughs the marketplace. Each of these is one of the leading centres our commitment to “nurturing the in regenerative medicine are companies has grown from in Europe for the development most enterprising and globally all results of pioneering research undertaken at of enterprise skills in the next minded graduates in British research at Nottingham. the University. generation of entrepreneurs. higher education.” www.nottingham.ac.uk/servicesforbusiness The Institute provides Nottingham Entrepreneurs is entrepreneurial students with: a Students’ Union affiliated entrepreneurship society at the • Business advice and mentoring. University. The society runs • Surgeries on finance, idea numerous events – including generation, intellectual property, workshops, competitions marketing and taxation. and lectures from successful • Free shared office space entrepreneurs as well as an including computers, phones annual conference. and meeting rooms. • A business address. • Access to the facilities after graduation. • Access to business plan and start-up competitions.

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27 28 China WEAVER’s activities include Malaysia Our students won the inaugural entering social entrepreneurship 2013 GE Challenge Malaysia The University of Nottingham competitions and coordinating Students at The University of university competition by applying Ningbo China (UNNC) offers interactive platforms, forums Nottingham Malaysia Campus their technical skills and business students many opportunities to and mentoring camps as well as (UNMC) are encouraged to acumen to come up with an engage with entrepreneurship. consultancy projects. develop entrepreneurial and energy efficient system to promote leadership skills through an open sustainability and deliver cost Founded in 2004, the WEAVER Enactus UNNC is a non-profit access course delivered by savings for residential, commercial organisation was the first student organisation which brings Leadapreneur – part of UNMC’s and industrial developments. Our entrepreneurship society at together students, academics ongoing commitment to equip students were also among the the University. It works closely and business leaders who are students with entrepreneurial skills. winners in The Great KL Challenge with students and experts from committed to using the power of 2013 by developing solutions international entrepreneurs’ entrepreneurial action to improve Enactus (UNMC) is a non-profit for the environmental and social consortiums, social enterprises, quality of life and standard of student organisation which brings challenges facing Kuala Lumpur. institutes, universities and living for people in need. They use together students, academics governments to promote the their knowledge to analyse and and business leaders who are sa.nottingham.edu.my concept of social enterprise, build systems to connect labour committed to using the power of cultivate social responsibility, with resources from corporations, entrepreneurial action to improve support students’ start-ups and governments or individual investors the quality of life and standard provide training. to set up empowerment projects to of living for people in need. They help disadvantaged communities. frequently organise information sessions and activities on campus, www.nottingham.edu.cn/ with a recent successful campaign en/societies bringing awareness to the benefits of car sharing.

29 30 • We collaborate with institutions • The University of Nottingham Global reach from around the world to address Ningbo China (UNNC) was the globally relevant research agendas first Sino-foreign university to and deliver genuinely world- open its doors in China. It was changing research. established in 2004, with the Internationalisation is at the heart of everything we do as a • We are a founding member of full approval of the Chinese university. Described by The Sunday Times University Guide 2014 Universitas 21, the leading global Ministry of Education. as “one of the first to embrace a truly international approach to network of research intensive • An increasing number of our higher education”, The University of Nottingham has award-winning universities for the 21st century. students are taking advantage campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia and hosts a truly global • We work with 220 institutions of the Inter-Campus Exchange academic community in all three countries. in more than 40 countries to create programme between our opportunities for student exchange campuses in the UK, China and teaching partnerships. and Malaysia. • The University of Nottingham • Launched in 2001, our innovative was the first British university Developing Solutions scholarship to establish a full campus both programme is one of the largest of outside of the UK and in Malaysia, its kind, helping students from the earning us the Queen’s Award for developing world to study Industry (International Trade) 2006. at Nottingham. Founded in 2000, The University • Students from almost 150 nations of Nottingham Malaysia Campus currently study at Nottingham, UK (UNMC) has been ranked bringing international numbers among the country’s elite by to more than 9,000. a national assessment of • Students from over 60 countries teaching and learning. study at UNNC, with international numbers of more than 580, with a further 1,000 students studying overseas as exchange students. • Currently, there are over 1,400 international students from more than 70 countries studying at UNMC.

www.nottingham.ac.uk/ aglobaluniversity The University of Nottingham Malaysia www.nottingham.edu.cn/ Campus has easy access to the cosmopolitan en/about Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia. www.nottingham.edu.my/ aboutus/global 31 32 • 2013 was a record year for • 12 elite student athletes, the University life Lakeside, the University’s public majority of whom represent their arts centre and museum, with over country internationally, received 200,000 visitors to see events one of our sports bursaries this and performances across the year including one Olympian – Nottingham students excel UK performing and visual arts as well Team GB hockey player in academic terms – but they as special collections. Highlights Harry Martin. also play a full part in our rich • , our included The First Cut exhibition, award-winning student-run theatre, • University Radio Nottingham and rewarding extra-curricular which attracted 2,500 visitors to (URN) won six awards at the calendar. produces up to 15 shows a the Djanogly Gallery during its semester, travels to the Edinburgh National Student Radio Awards limited run and Popart to Britart: 2013, including Best Student Fringe Festival and is prolific at the Modern Masters from the David annual National Student Drama Radio Station for the fourth Ross Collection, which was the year running. Festival, winning seven awards 4th most visited exhibition in the in 2013. Djanogly Gallery’s history. • With over 200 Students’ Union societies and more than 70 • Karnival, the Students’ Union Athletic Union clubs on offer, charity organisation, is the there’s something for everyone. biggest student-led fundraising In 2013/14, more than 15,000 organisation outside of the USA. students were actively involved in They raised an incredible £1.7m societies or sports in some way. in 2013 for various charities and causes all around the world. • Each year Cascade, the University’s grants programme funded entirely with donations from alumni and friends, supports dozens of student projects with awards of up to £25,000, enriching the lives of our students and communities around the world.

The Portland Building on University Park Campus, UK, has hosted a number of iconic events, from the very first Wings gig in 1972 to last year’s free appearance from chart-toppers Bastille.

33 34 China • 36 students from universities in 12 Malaysia • UNMC hosted the 5th Tri Campus countries attended a two-week Games in 2013. Over 200 • Currently, there are over 90 International Summer School • The Student Association athletes from across all of our student societies and clubs at UNNC in 2013, which was rich facilitates over 60 clubs and campuses took part in the games. among a population of around in cultural experiences. societies, providing students 6,000 students at The with opportunities to develop • Our students are involved in University of Nottingham • Bright minds from 52 education new interests or pursue existing numerous fundraising activities Ningbo China (UNNC). institutions around the world, hobbies, expand their social for charities and causes, such including America, Canada, as Hospis Malaysia, the National • The Students’ Union and the circle and acquire valuable Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and skills for employment. The wide Cancer Association and the UNNC Art Troupe organise a mainland China, gathered at Malaysian Blood Bank. Various month-long arts festival annually variety of clubs and societies UNNC in 2013 to take part in on offer include leadership and community engagement activities with a host of performances, a debating camp organised by and projects have also been competitions and exhibitions. entrepreneurial groups, music Nottingham Debating Union and dance clubs and cultural and carried out throughout 2013. The beginning of the festival China (NDUC). is typically marked by a formal religious societies. • Students at UNMC are supported spring ball, which was attended • Sports facilities at The University by professionally trained staff at by over 350 students in 2013. of Nottingham Malaysia Campus the University Health Centre and the University’s sector-leading • Around 150 staff, students, alumni (UNMC) have recently been refurbished and cater for a Wellbeing and Learning and external guests attended Support Service. the University’s first-ever charity wide range of sports including Ceilidh in 2013, which raised badminton, basketball, cricket, more than 70,000 RMB for the football, frisbee, running, squash, UNNC Foundation, the Ningbo swimming and tennis. Campus charitable focus. • A number of our teams have won various competitions in 2013, such as the GE Challenge Malaysia inaugural university challenge, the Schneider Electric University Challenge, and the P&G ASEAN Business Challenge.

35 36 Scenic surroundings tempt many Our environment students to socialise and work outside on University Park Campus, UK.

We aim to become a leading • Nottingham has received 11 green university in all of Green Flag Awards for University our activities. Park Campus and in 2013 • Nottingham’s reputation as a received one for Jubilee Campus. top sustainable university is We are the first university in the recognised by the award of 1st country to achieve Green Flag place in the 2013 UI Green Metric Awards for two campuses. World University Ranking carried • The establishment of the 60- out by the University of Indonesia. acre Diamond Wood at Sutton • We won the Times Higher Bonington (one of 60 sites in Education 2012 Award for the UK planted to celebrate the Outstanding Contribution to Queen’s Diamond Jubilee) will Sustainable Development. offset over 10,000 tonnes of • We have a comprehensive carbon over its lifetime. Environmental Strategy which • Our Energy Technologies Building embeds sustainability throughout (ETB) has received BREEAM’s all our activities. highest accolade of Education • Education for sustainability Building of the Year 2014. continues to grow with more BREEAM is the world’s than 8,500 people from across foremost environmental the globe registered for our first assessment method and Massive Open Online Course rating system for buildings. (MOOC) module on ‘Perspectives • Research continues into on Sustainability’. renewable energy technologies, • Investment in our Carbon sustainable homes, CO2 capture Management Plan has resulted in and storage, carbon neutral annual savings in excess of 7,600 buildings, business ethics and sustainability. tonnes of CO2. • Across the University, we have • We minimise the environmental increased our waste recycling and impact of our development by recovery from 4% in 2005 to 91% using low carbon and innovative in 2013. renewable technologies.

37 38 • In 2013/14 teams of students Malaysia Social responsibility regularly conducted voluntary teaching at local schools in • The University of Nottingham Ningbo, especially at those for Malaysia Campus (UNMC) hosts migrant workers’ children, and 41 named funding schemes to UK • We delivered 551 activities with organised activities for homes and offer financial support to students 107 local secondary schools and special needs schools. from less privileged backgrounds. In 2012/13 the University’s colleges to support progression • We have a hardship committee, sense of social responsibility was • In summer 2013, more than 250 to higher education. volunteers from UNNC travelled which is empowered to waive part powerfully expressed through many or all of a student’s University fees initiatives and activities. • Over 10% of our UK to remote regions in China and undergraduate intake were from some Southeast Asian countries to on a case-by-case basis. • Students in financial need can • Phase two of Nottingham local schools and colleges in conduct voluntary teaching at local also work on campus during Potential included opening the disadvantaged areas. primary and secondary schools. vacation time, earning up to second Nottingham Potential • Over 80 of our students provided • AIESEC UNNC organised for more RM10,000 per year. Learning Centre in St Ann’s, practical assistance to teachers or than 100 volunteers from UNNC Nottingham, piloting our new mentored pupils in local schools. to participate in international • Staff and students have worked outreach programme for primary • Our educational partnership internship projects in less closely with the local Orang Asli schools, and the launch of our with the Torch Academy Trust is developed regions of Asia community to raise awareness of new pre-16 Ambition Nottingham helping us to deliver our long-term and Europe. a range of public health issues. scheme. In addition, over 400 aims of raising aspirations and • 80 students across all subject • The student community has been sixth-form students attended breaking the cycle of deprivation areas at UNNC volunteered at active in fundraising, including our summer schools and three for young people who attend the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic the annual Nottingham Charity teachers from schools in the Nottingham University Samworth Cooperation (APEC) First Run, the bi-weekly Night Market region led community-linked Academy (NUSA). Firbeck Senior Officers’ Conference organised by Enactus (UNMC) projects through our Teacher Primary School has also joined held in Ningbo. The UNNC to raise funds for children in Fellowships Scheme. In all, the NUSA Trust, allowing us to volunteers were highly neighbouring villages, the Gen-Y we provided over 46,000 provide an all-through vision of commended for their Music Festival and the Jom Botak opportunities to engage in educational engagement. professionalism by the Chinese campaign by the ACE society to learning and prepare for Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the raise cancer awareness. higher education, with China Ningbo Municipal Government. • Staff and students volunteer in a developments ongoing. The University of Nottingham • More than 1,200 students took range of local schools and there • Over 180 of our students and Ningbo China (UNNC) is part in the DuGreen programme, is a regular programme of school 30 staff members contributed to always conscious of making a student-led platform to raise visits to our campus. enrichment activities with over positive contributions to its local awareness of waste classification, 40 primary schools, supporting communities and beyond through management and recycling. It has 4,000 children. a range of activities. been officially recognised by the Ningbo Municipal Government.

39 40 Students take a break outside the Si Yuan Centre, located on the award-winning Jubilee Campus, UK. Sustaining excellence

At The University of • Centre for Advanced Studies, Nottingham, we continually University Park Campus invest in our facilities to • The Energy Technologies ensure we can provide the Building, Jubilee Campus surroundings and resources • Engineering and Science Learning necessary for world-changing Centre, University Park Campus research, high-achieving • The Gateway Building, Sutton students and dedicated staff. Bonington Campus • Humanities Building, UK University Park Campus Recent developments at our • Institute for Mental Health, UK campuses include the Jubilee Campus establishment of a rapidly • Mathematical Sciences Building, expanding Innovation Park on University Park Campus Jubilee Campus and the investment • Nursing Building, of over £200m in teaching, Royal Derby Hospital learning and research facilities over • Si Yuan Centre of Contemporary the last five years. Chinese Studies, Jubilee Campus • 202-bed Orchard Hotel, New buildings completed over the University Park Campus last three years include: • Aerospace Technology Centre, Jubilee Campus • BioEnergy and Brewing Science Building, Sutton Bonington Campus

41 42 China Malaysia Modern facilities at our China Campus The University of Nottingham Since its birth in 2000, The include the Centre for Sustainable Ningbo China celebrates its University of Nottingham Malaysia Energy Technology, which is the first zero carbon building in China. 10th anniversary with ongoing Campus has grown continuously. infrastructure development. Recent developments include: Recent developments include: • 1,200 new en suite • The ground breaking Centre for student residences. Sustainable Energy Technology • New sports pitches. – winner of international and • A childcare centre for Chinese national awards. staff members. • A science and engineering • Learning hubs in various locations building with laboratory facilities. across the campus. • An expanded Student Planned investment includes: Association Building. • A new teaching building, • A complete refurbishment of international conference catering and retail facilities. auditorium and conference meeting hall. Planned investment includes: • The International Academy of • A new teaching/lecture Marine Economy Technology. theatre building. • A new accommodation block • Floodlights to sports pitches. offering mixed facilities for staff and students.

43 44 Overview Finance – UK Finance – Malaysia Year ended 31 July 2013 Year ended 31 December 2013 Turnover £560.9m Turnover RM158.2m Tuition fees and Tuition fees and Students* education contracts £220.4m education contracts RM139.5m UK 33,369 Funding Research income RM10.4m China 5,848 body grants £125m Other operating Malaysia 4,548 Research grants income and interest RM8.2m Total 43,765 and contracts £111.8m Other operating QS World University Rankings Staff* income and interest £103.7m 2013/14 – world, 75th UK 7,260 – including 3,290 academic and research staff Academic Ranking of World Universities 2013/14 China 640 – including 346 academic and research staff Finance – China – world, 83rd, UK, 9th Malaysia 571 – including 288 academic and research staff Year ended 31 July 2013 UI Green Metric World University Total 8,471 – including 3,924 academic and research staff Turnover 358.7m RMB Ranking 2013 – world, 1st

* Figures of students and staff as of March 2014. Tuition fees and education contracts 309.7m RMB The University of Nottingham has made every effort to ensure that the information in this Research margin 0.24m RMB booklet was accurate when published. Please note, however, that the nature of the content Estate Chancellor Other operating means that it is subject to change from time UK Sir Andrew Witty income and interest 48.8m RMB to time, and you should therefore consider the information to be guiding rather than definitive. University Park Campus – 330 acres Vice-Chancellor Jubilee Campus – 66 acres Professor David Greenaway © The University of Nottingham 2014. Sutton Bonington Campus – core All rights reserved. campus areas 100 acres/farmland Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Published June 2014. 1,000 acres Provost, China Campus King’s Meadow Campus – 16 acres Professor Nick Miles OBE China Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Ningbo Campus – 144 acres Provost and CEO, This publication is available Malaysia Malaysia Campus Semenyih Campus – 125 acres Professor Christine Ennew in alternative formats. e: alternativeformats@ nottingham.ac.uk 45 46