For general undergraduate enquiries, please contact: Welcome to Nottingham The Enquiry Centre A guide for new undergraduates 2012-13 t: +44 (0)115 951 5559 f: +44 (0)115 846 8062 e: [email protected] www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters Welcome to Nottingham Welcome to Nottingham www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters Hello and welcome Hello and a very happy summer to you! In just over a month, you’ll be starting at Nottingham and joining the generation of 2012.
You’ll be doing what over 250,000 current and former Nottingham students have already done – starting a journey that can take you across the world, before, during and after your degree. Slightly scary but also exciting? Don’t worry, that’s how it seemed to most of our graduates too.
But first things first: this guide will explain what to do before you come to University, and what A word from our Vice-Chancellor, Professor to expect when you arrive. (These are both good David Greenaway… reasons not to forget it when you pack!) I am delighted you have chosen to join our Please don’t panic if the guide seems a bit long. community and we look forward to welcoming The first section is dedicated to things to do you to the University in person during arrivals before you arrive and the second to your first weekend. During your first week you will learn week. The other two sections explain more about of the vast array of opportunities available as student life and will serve as a useful reference part of your formal programme of study and throughout the year. those created through your social or sporting life. Your time at Nottingham will enable you to Welcome to Nottingham is a great starting point experience many new things, so make sure you but once you arrive, you’ll find there are plenty take full advantage of the opportunities of people to answer anything it doesn’t cover. on offer. Enjoy the time you have left before coming to Nottingham and here’s to you, the generation There will be many changes and challenges of 2012. for you, and this handbook along with our extensive support and welfare network will help you through that period of change. In the meantime, I wish you a successful and enjoyable year ahead.
The Portland Building is a popular meeting place.
1 2 Welcome to Nottingham Welcome to Nottingham www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters Contents
Section 1: Section 2: Section 3: Section 4: Before you arrive 5 Now you’re here 15 Life at Nottingham 27 The essentials 59 Things to do before you arrive 7 Your first day 17 Life in halls 29 Term dates and contacts 61 Extra information for international students 11 Things to do in your first week 19 Your Students’ Union 31 Getting around 65 What to pack 12 Your University card 23 Keeping fit 33 Map of Jubilee Campus 68 Checklist 13 Introducing Week One 24 City life 35 Map of University Park Campus 69 Academic essentials 39 Map of Sutton Bonington Campus 71 Libraries and IT facilities 41 University Health Service medical forms 74 Fees and finance 45 Support services 47 Index 78 Career support 52 Study abroad 53 Front cover image: Undergraduates in the newly refurbished Protecting our environment 55 Portland Food Court on University Park Campus. Our alumni 57
Comparing notes in the Portland Atrium, on University Park.
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Section 1: Before you arrive
Your exams results are in, your place at Nottingham is safe Section 1: Before you arrive and hopefully you’re enjoying the long summer holiday. Your next step is to get ready to come to University. There are some things you’ll need to sort out before you arrive at Nottingham and these are listed in this section.
Relaxing by the lake on University Park.
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1. Register Completing your registration 3. Confirm your accommodation 5. Check your vaccinations Before you begin your studies you must register For full-time students, the second part of If you haven’t already accepted your offer We strongly recommend that you’re up-to-date Section 1: Before you arrive with the University. You will be asked to confirm registration takes place once you have arrived at in University catered accommodation, visit with your vaccinations. Some illnesses that spread personal and course information and agree to the University and requires you to confirm your the Applicants’ Portal and click on the ‘Next quickly among large groups of people can easily pay your fees and observe University regulations attendance in person (see page 19). In some steps’ tab. If your offer is within self-catered be prevented by vaccinations given routinely to while studying here. Registering is very important. cases, there are alternative arrangements for accommodation, follow the instructions as shown children and young adults. The best thing to do is Without it, you won’t have full access to IT confirming your attendance. Information is also in your offer pack. to check with your family doctor that you are up- systems, your student loans may not be paid on available at www.nottingham.ac.uk/registration to-date with the following vaccinations: time and a late registration fee may be charged. You will also need to make arrangements to pay • two doses of the MMR vaccine The portal your first term of fees and your communal damage • meningitis C vaccine All students must register online. This can be As well as the latest news, the portal provides deposit.* If you have any queries, contact the • school-leaving booster course done up to three weeks before your course starts. access to your University email account and Accommodation Office. • HPV vaccine (females only) New full-time students have to complete their a range of personalised tools and information, t: +44 (0)115 951 3697 registration in person on arrival at Nottingham. including course materials, online library facilities, 6. Get your computer ready financial information and support services. * If you are an international student, you should not pay for your accommodation until you have received your visa. If you have your own computer you will be able To register online to access networked services by connecting to • Visit portal.nottingham.ac.uk You can access the portal using the username and 4. Open a student bank account the Student Network Service (SNS) in your room, • Log in to the Applicants’ Portal with your password you received via email when you first either through a wired network point or wirelessly We recommend you open a student current applicant username (your UCAS personal ID applied to the University. if your device supports this.* number) and password (your date of birth in the w: portal.nottingham.ac.uk account with a UK bank. Most banks will accept applications from students with a UCAS offer format 01Jan99) Before doing this, you will need to: letter, so you can save yourself lots of queuing by • Click on the ‘Next steps’ tab and follow the on- 2. Upload a photo for your opening your account before you leave home. screen instructions to confirm or amend your University card • Check you have your University username and details password (see page 7, under To register online) You must upload a photograph (640mm x 480mm) If you are an international student, you will • Check your computer has a fully licensed • You will be given instructions to activate your via the Applicants’ Portal at least one week before open your account when you arrive in the UK. operating system, such as: University username and password you arrive at Nottingham so that your University International transfers can take a few days so it’s - Windows 7 card is ready to pick up when you arrive. wise to have some money to get by until then. This will give you access to all the University’s - Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or greater information services such as your University Please make sure you do this! Usually you can only have one student account, - Microsoft XP Home/Pro+ Service Pack 3 email, networked computers and the full Student so research interest rates and the freebies they Without your card, you won’t be able to sign up or greater Portal. All these services use the same University offer before you choose. The Money Saving Expert to clubs and societies, enter several campus - Apple Mac OSX 10.5.8 (Leopard) or 10.6.8 password. For more information, go to website is a good source of impartial advice, buildings, use your card as a bus pass or prove (Snow Leopard) or 10.7.4 (Lion) www.nottingham.ac.uk/registration including best offers for student bank accounts: you’re a student on nights out. For more uses of - GNU/Linux (eg Ubuntu 8.04, Fedora 10.0, www.moneysavingexpert.com/banking/ your card, please see page 23. Suse 11.0) Please note: if you are a study abroad student, student-bank-account you will not need to access the portal or upload • Run a Windows update on a Windows operating a photo. system or a software update on a Mac and Good to know… install any important updates There are branches of NatWest bank on University Park and Jubilee Campuses plus a branch of Santander on University Park. Each campus has at least one free cash machine.
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Jubilee Campus is a bright and modern campus with shops, cafes and halls of residence.
• Check that your laptop or PC meets the You can find out more about paying your fees
requirements for use on the SNS using the in the Next Steps guide that UK students will Section 1: Before you arrive Pre-Arrival Scanning Service (PASS), which you have received in the post in June. If you have any can access through the Students’ Portal and more questions, please call +44 (0)115 951 via www.nottingham.ac.uk/pass**. PASS will 3710, choose option 2 for tuition fees and then install a small program to your computer which option 2 for tuition fee queries. Alternatively, email will check it against our network policies – your [email protected] computer can be up and online within minutes • Register your laptop or PC on the SNS up to 28 8. Apply for sports membership days before your arrival – make sure this is on (optional) the one you will be using! Use the PASS website The University has a great range of facilities, for this: www.nottingham.ac.uk/pass sports and activities for you to experience. • Pack an ethernet cable – the University is You can find out more about them at installing wireless networking in all halls over the www.nottingham.ac.uk/sport summer; in case this is not completed in time for the new term, please bring a network cable so You can register for membership before or after as to be sure of getting online you arrive. To do this before you arrive, you first need to activate your University username. * The SNS is available in University-owned accommodation. Third- To find out how to do this see page 7 of this party owned accommodation may offer the SNS or an alternative network service. The University is installing wireless networking guide, then follow the ‘How to join’ instructions at into halls of residence over the summer. Please check the PASS www.nottingham.ac.uk/sport/membership website for updated information on how to connect to this: www.nottingham.ac.uk/pass ** Please note: at this time, only Microsoft Operating Systems Once you have signed up, your University card (Windows 7, XP and Vista) and Mac OSX (10.5.8 or greater) are will also act as your sports membership card, Connect with us compatible with PASS. Linux operating systems are permitted on providing you with access to a range of facilities the SNS but can only be registered once you get here. Devices Before and after you arrive at the University, you and fitness classes. intended to share a network connection, such as a network switch, can gets tips and advice and meet some friendly broadband router or Apple’s Time Capsule are not permitted on the SNS. faces by joining our freshers’ Facebook group: What now? www.facebook.com/UoNFreshers 7. Pay your tuition fees (not and by following our freshers’ blog: If you’ve done everything on your list blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/freshers applicable to everyone) (and can’t face packing yet!) take a look at If you would like to pay some of your tuition fees www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters for the You can also get news and updates on Twitter via before you arrive, log in to the Applicants’ Portal, latest University news. Then turn to page 40 @UoNFreshers and join in the conversation using choose the ‘Next steps’ tab and look for the ‘My for more ways to interact with the University the hashtag #UoNFreshers finances’ section. through our social media channels.
Once you’ve arrived and completed the registration process, we will issue a tuition fee International students invoice which will tell you when the payments Please see page 11 for extra information and Scan it! Use your smartphone are due. things to do. to go directly to the blog.
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At The University of Nottingham, This will mean that you’ll have already completed Here are some suggestions for what to Useful internationalisation is at the heart of all that some of the tasks outlined in this guide and you bring to Nottingham, based on the feedback • Identification Section 1: Before you arrive we do. As an international student, you will won’t need to do them again. of previous new students. If you’re living in Bring at least two pieces of ID (such as benefit from the dedicated services offered catered halls, you should also check the your passport, driving licence or University by the International Office. We recognise that For more information and to book your details for your hall for any extra suggestions: acceptance letter). These will be useful if your routes to the University are varied so bear place, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/ www.nottingham.ac.uk/accommodation/ you haven’t managed to open a student bank in mind that some of the information in this internationalstudents/preparation-arrival prospectivestudents and follow the link to account before you leave home, or if you are guide may not be relevant to you. ‘Before you arrive’. likely to travel abroad. 3. Check out our online resources • Cheque book As an international student, there are some extra Our website contains lots of resources to help Essential There’s at least one cash machine on each things you may need to do before leaving home. ensure that your transition from your home country • Bed linen, towels and hangers campus, and plenty in the city centre, but you to the UK is as smooth as possible. Advice, Most people bring their own bed linen, although might need your cheque book at some point. 1. Apply for a visa if you are a support and information is available from it can be provided in catered accommodation • Computer or mobile devices national from outside the European www.nottingham.ac.uk/internationalstudents/ if you need it. You can either bring your own Bringing your own computer or mobile device, Economic Area (EEA) applicants/offerholders towels and hangers or buy them from a such as a smartphone or tablet, is useful but not nearby supermarket. • If your course in the UK is less than six months essential. If you are going to bring your own, see The International Office also offers support long, you will need to apply for a Student • Plates, cutlery and kitchenware Get your computer ready, page 8. services throughout your time as a student. Visitor Visa If you’re going to live in self-catered • USB memory stick For more information, see page 49 or go to accommodation, you’ll need your own eating and • If you are here for longer than six months, you Useful for backing-up your work. www.nottingham.ac.uk/ cooking utensils – again, these are easy to find will need to apply for a General Student Visa internationalstudents/support in nearby shops. If you’re in catered halls, check under Tier 4 of the Points-Based System the website above for what you’ll need. Extras • Homely things • A TV licence For more information on visas and immigration, Posters, photo frames, cushions and throws can If you’re going to have a television or watch TV in see www.nottingham.ac.uk/international help you feel more at home in your room. students/visasimmigration your room you will need a licence as each study bedroom is classed as a separate address. You • Food to share can buy one online – see Offering biscuits, sweets or chocolates is a nice 2. Book your place on the free www.tvlicensing.co.uk way to get chatting to people. Welcome Programme and Heathrow • This guide • Games coach pick-up service You’ll need it for lots of things in your first Bring any games you have – they’re great for We understand that coming to study in a new week and it’s always annoying having to check cheap but fun nights in! country is exciting but might seem overwhelming. someone else’s. • Fancy dress To help make your transition easier, we offer a free If you’ve got any fancy dress outfits, you’ll have Welcome Programme and coach pick-up service plenty of chance to wear them, particularly to international students from outside the EEA the Money tip during your first week! week before term begins. Make sure you have money available for the You’ll get a head start on completing essential first few days in case your loan doesn’t clear processes like opening a bank account and or transferring money from your home country University and health centre registration so that takes longer than expected. you can concentrate on having fun when the EU and British students arrive during Week One.
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Have you… If you’re an international student, have you also… Section 1: Before you arrive registered online?
uploaded your photo? applied for your visa? confirmed your accommodation and paid booked your place on the coach your deposit? pick-up service? opened a student bank account? booked your place on the free Welcome signed and returned the ‘Online Declaration’ Programme? to the Student Loans Company, if you’re checked out our online resources? taking out a student loan? (Most of you will have done this before receiving your exam results) got enough money to cover your first few days if necessary? checked your vaccinations? got your computer or mobile devices ready? paid your tuition fees (if applicable)? packed all the essentials? checked out the University on Facebook and Twitter and signed up to the Freshers’ blog?
At work in the Mulberry Tree Cafe on Sutton Bonington.
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Section 2: Now you’re here
For most people, arriving at University is exciting but also a bit Section 2: Now you’re here daunting. We’ll do everything we can to make your first week go smoothly. Remember there are people here to help!
The grassy areas on University Park are a great place to study or just catch up with friends.
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When to arrive Student IT Support Programme Section 2: Now you’re here The 2012-13 academic year starts on Monday If you need help getting connected, you can find a 24 September, with teaching generally starting team of Student IT Support Tutors in halls and the on Thursday 27 September. You can move into main computing areas during your first few days. University accommodation the weekend before After that, you’ll find IT support staff in libraries – exactly which day will depend on which type of and computer rooms year-round. For dates and accommodation you’ll be living in: locations, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/sits
• Catered halls (University Park and Parking Jubilee Campuses) There will be no parking charges on the day. If you’re going to be living in catered However, if you are moving into a catered hall, you accommodation, you can arrive from 9am on will need to move your car from the parking areas Sunday 23 September. For arrival instructions near the hall once you’ve unloaded. Staff will be and directions, see www.nottingham.ac.uk/ on hand to direct you to different parking areas. accommodation/prospectivestudents and follow the links to ‘Before you arrive’ and For your parents ‘Catered halls’. If you arrive on Sunday 23 September, your • Self-catered halls (off campus) parents and guests will be able to watch a short If you’re going to be living in self-catered video about the student experience and the accommodation, please check your offer pack support available. This will be played throughout for arrival instructions and directions. the day in a communal area in your hall. • Part-catered halls (Sutton Bonington Campus) If you’re going to be living on Sutton Bonington Welcoming you you can arrive on Saturday 22 September. Make All students will be taken to the Sports Hall on sure you contact the accommodation provider, University Park for the Vice-Chancellor’s welcome Opal, in advance to make an appointment to address and an introduction to the Students’ Union. register and collect your keys. Their telephone number is +44 (0)1509 673 750. If you’re living in catered halls, you will also attend • International students participating in the a hall meeting, at which your warden will welcome Welcome Programme will move from their you to Nottingham and introduce you to the Welcome Programme accommodation into their Pastoral Care Team. term-time accommodation on the morning of Saturday 22 September. Your first evening Most students spend their first evening in halls, Finding your room getting to know their neighbours. When you arrive, student ambassadors and Week One reps will help you find your room and answer any questions you have.
Outside accommodation on Sutton Bonington.
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1. Complete your University What shall I bring to register in person? Section 2: Now you’re here registration* • student ID number if known (note – this is not Timetable of registration by school Location: East Midlands Conference Centre, New full-time students should complete their your applicant ID number) or department University Park • passport and visa (all overseas students) Who: Full-time, undergraduate students registration in person. For most students this • a copy of your AS12 letter (UCAS applicants) is during the first week of the academic year Day Time School – please see the timetable opposite. Students or offer letter and evidence of meeting entry beginning at other times of the year can find conditions (if applicable) Monday 24 September 12pm Humanities details of how to register at • sponsor letter/evidence of funding (if applicable 1pm Geography • Law www.nottingham.ac.uk/registration and if not already sent in) 1.30pm Pharmacy • Psychology 2.30pm Engineering * Part-time students are only required to complete the online part It is essential you confirm your attendance in of registration. person. If you are unable to attend the registration 4pm Chemistry (including Natural Sciences) • Biomedical event, you must confirm your attendance in Sciences When registering you will be asked to confirm person at the Student Services Centres or other your name and student ID number (if you know it). 4.30pm Healthcare science courses appropriate offices. Further information about You can also: 5pm CLOSE times and locations can be found online: • speak to the Tuition Fees Team www.nottingham.ac.uk/registration • speak to staff from Student Services Tuesday 25 September 9am Medicine course (which includes Academic, Disability and Students who attended the International Welcome Financial Support) 9.30am Biosciences • Veterinary Medicine and Science • Nursing, Programme will have already completed their Midwifery and Physiotherapy* • sign up with the Sports Centre registration and do not need to confirm their • complete any Points-Based System immigration attendance again during the first week. 10.30am Contemporary Chinese Studies • Economics requirements (if relevant) 11am Business 12pm Mathematical Sciences If you weren’t able to upload a photograph for your University card (see pages 7 and 23) before you 12.30pm English arrived, you can have one taken at the registration 1pm Education event. Your card should be available to collect one 2pm Cultures, Languages and Area Studies week later from your school office. 3pm Biology • Physics and Astronomy 3.30pm Computer Science • Politics and International Relations • Sociology and Social Policy “I felt excited and nervous about coming to University. 5pm CLOSE I couldn’t wait to have my own space and live independently, but I was also nervous that I might Exceptions not make any friends or that everyone else would Different arrangements apply for students studying at the School of Graduate Entry Medicine and Health in Derby who do not attend be a million times cleverer than me (luckily, neither this event. For further information, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/registration If you are studying a foundation course, you should register with the school or department offering your course – you will receive details of my fears came true!).” of this in the post. Jessica Swainston * MNurSci/Physiotherapy students only – other students will be given information by the school. BA French and German (fourth year) 19 20 Welcome to Nottingham Welcome to Nottingham www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters
2. Register with a health centre modules and make up their credit count for the Section 2: Now you’re here We strongly recommend that you register with a year (120 credits per year for full-time students; Health Centre Registration 2012 health centre while at Nottingham. usually 60 credits per year for part-time students). Great Hall and Senate Chamber, Trent Building, University Park Your optional modules may be from your home Students living on University Park or Jubilee school or department but in some cases, you Campuses, or in the surrounding areas may be able to take modules from a different Day Time School You will be able to register with the University school/department. Monday 24 September 8am- American and Canadian Studies, Centre for English Health Service, based in the Cripps Health Centre 12.30pm Language Education (CELE), Humanities (excluding on University Park. Your school/department will tell you when and Philosophy) where you should register for modules, as well as 1pm-5pm Contemporary Chinese Studies, Economics, Education To ease congestion, slots have been allocated for about school/department induction events. Once (excluding CELE), Geography, Politics and International sets of schools (see opposite). Please complete you’ve registered for your modules you will be able Relations, Sociology and Social Policy the health centre registration forms for the to see your enrolment details on the Student Portal. University Health Service on pages 74-77 and Tuesday 25 September 8am- Business, Law, Pharmacy bring them with you to registration, along with 4. Protect your stuff 12.30pm your medical and vaccination history, and your Personal contents insurance is provided under the NHS number (if you have one). University block hall scheme through Endsleigh 1pm-5pm Faculty of Engineering – all schools and departments, Insurance. Follow a few simple steps to register Cultures, Languages and Area Studies (excluding American and Canadian Studies), English For more details about the University Health with Endsleigh and download your insurance Service, and other health support services, documents from their website: Wednesday 26 September 8am- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – all schools including the catchment area for the University www.endsleigh.co.uk 12.30pm (including biology and biomedical sciences) Health Service, please see page 48. If you won’t be living in halls, please look into 1pm-5pm Biosciences*, Chemistry (including Natural Sciences), Students living on or near Sutton insurance providers and arrange cover as soon Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences, Philosophy, Bonington Campus as possible. A website has been set up for all Physics and Astronomy, Psychology You will be able to register with Orchard Surgery. students in Nottingham with advice on protecting Please download and complete the health centre yourself and your belongings: Foundation students: please attend the session of the school providing your course. registration forms and bring them with you to the www.easily-done.co.uk * For students living in the University Park catchment area only – see page 48. registration session at Sutton Bonington (you will be given details of this once you arrive): For more information about protecting yourself www.kegworth.net/student.html and your belongings, see page 30.
Students living off campus, outside of the 5. Meet your personal tutor catchment area Your personal tutor is your first point of contact for If you are not living on campus and fall outside of guidance on academic and personal issues. They the catchment area shown on page 48, you will can offer advice and help you access specialist need to register with a GP in your local area. To support if necessary. find your nearest practice, type your postcode into www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories You will meet your personal tutor during the first few days of term. 3. Sign up for your optional modules Most students will need to choose optional 6. Familiarise yourself with Moodle modules to sit alongside their compulsory See page 40 for details.
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Your University card will give you access to If your card is lost or stolen, please call the Week One – an introduction to Week One reps can: Section 2: Now you’re here lots of different services and buildings – it’s not 24-hour University Card Helpline on student life • sell you tickets to Week One events – be sure to something you want to lose! +44 (0)115 951 5759. Week One is a week-long programme of fun and get yours early because they will sell out fast You will need your card to: informative events, organised by the Students’ • tell you about all the events (day and night) • join societies at Freshers’ Fair Union. It takes place during your first full week planned for the week • access the library and borrow books at University (from 24 to 30 September) and • clarify meeting times and places includes daytime events, evening events, campus • receive meals, if you’re living in catered halls • direct you to where you need to be on campus tours and Freshers’ Fair. You can find out more • access computer rooms out of hours or in town • access photocopiers from www.su.nottingham.ac.uk • access certain buildings • help you find your way around Nottingham, • borrow laptops through the laptop Most schools/departments will also have an including telling you how to use the hopper loan schemes academic Week One, with introductions to buses and how to get into the city centre • use the sports facilities, if you become academic matters. from campus a member • qualify for student discounts in the city Week One reps Easy Tiger There’s always a lot going on in your first few You’ll see Easy Tiger out and about with his cubs days. What you really need is someone who’s throughout Week One promoting safe sex, helping been there before to show you what you should you gain access to contraception and advising on be doing! This is where the Students’ Union sexual health testing. The Students’ Union also Week One reps come in: they’re all second-year works in partnership with Cripps Health Centre students, so just a year ago they were in the same and the NHS to offer a C-Card system for access position as you are now. to condoms.
Week One reps are there to welcome you when Our ‘Why Let Good Times Go Bad?’ campaign you arrive in your hall of residence and are your will see CAtCH (Campaign to Change) reps first port of call all week if you have any questions offering all the information you need to stay safe (about anything!). while drinking alcohol. Look out for our ‘chill out zones’ on a night out to recharge your batteries and get yourself some free water.
To support that, we’ve arranged plenty of alcohol- free events during Week One.
“The best thing about being involved in so many extracurricular activities has been meeting new people. I have met a whole range of different people, older, younger, with the same interests, different interests, and this has meant that I have a huge support network spanning right Studying in the Hallward across the University.” Library on University Park. Emma Walton 23 LLB Law 24 Welcome to Nottingham Welcome to Nottingham www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters
Freshers’ Fair In addition to our locally based services, there Freshers’ Fair (24-26 September) brings is also a hopper bus between the Royal Derby everything you need to know about the Students’ Hospital and University Park Campus, meaning Union under one roof. Here you can meet the that you also have easy access to all the Students’ Union Executive and Representational Nottingham-based facilities and activities too! Officers (whose job it is to represent you on For more information, please see important issues) and find out about all societies, www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/aboutus/healthcare student groups and other ways to get involved in the Union. Once you’ve found clubs and societies For more information about the Students’ Union you want to join, you can sign up there and then, and life at Nottingham, please see Section 3 or join them online at www.su.nottingham.ac.uk (starting on page 27). Section 2: Now you’re here
You can find a full list of societies at Connect www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/getinvolved/ You can keep up-to-date with what’s societies/atoz happening at the University through the student news tab on the portal and the Good to know… current student web pages via the University homepage. Once you have registered, you You can pay by card to join societies, so will receive Student News, our monthly you don’t have to worry about carrying enewsletter. cash around! The University also offers a range of social media channels to help you keep up with the Regional Students’ Association activities, events and news from across all our If you are going to be living at home or in your own campuses. Why not sign up to The University accommodation, you are automatically a member of Nottingham Facebook page to share your of the Regional Students’ Association (RSA). They views with other students, make use of our organise all sorts of activities to make sure you Twitter newsfeed or check out the Nottingham have a great time during Week One and beyond, experience through the eyes of your peers on even if you’re not living on campus. It might seem Flickr or Pinterest? harder to get involved if you’re not living in halls, but RSA events offer the perfect opportunity For a preview of student life at Nottingham, to make friends, socialise and benefit from the check out all of these resources before experiences the Students’ Union has to offer. you arrive: www.nottingham.ac.uk/connect Derby Centre If you’re one of the University’s Derby-based healthcare students, you’re still represented by the Students’ Union. We have a Healthcare Association based at this site called University of Nottingham at Derby (UNAD). They are funded by and affiliated to the Students’ Union and provide events, sports and other services at times and places to suit your needs. There is also a full-time member of staff who you will meet when you start your course. Scan it! Use your smartphone to go directly to the Connect page.
Light and airy, the Portland Building Atrium is a great place to meet between lectures.
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Section 3: Life at Nottingham
Unpacked? Tick. Met your neighbours? Tick. Registered and sorted the other formalities? Tick. Once you’ve started to get Section 3: Life at Nottingham your head around how things work, take some time to read about the inner workings of student life at Nottingham. This section will help you make the most of your time here. Enjoy!
The quadrangle of the famous Trent Building, on University Park.
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Protecting your property The University also runs a twice-yearly crime Keep all your valuables safe and out of sight prevention campaign, ‘Love Your Stuff’. Watch Life in halls and register for free at www.immobilise.com out for more crime prevention advice throughout It’s a quick, easy and free way of logging the the year: details of your property on a national database www.nottingham.ac.uk/yourcommunity which police can access and compare against items that have been found or recovered from Security suspected criminals. The University Security Service provides a 24-hour uniformed presence on all campuses. Living in University accommodation Other sources of support Alternatively, use Smart Water – an advanced However, you can help to keep yourself and your
It’s likely that living in University accommodation If you’re living in catered halls of residence on liquid technology which can be used to mark neighbours safe. Don’t let strangers wander freely Section 3: Life at Nottingham will be your first experience of living away from your University Park or Jubilee Campuses, there is a hall belongings. It is a form of DNA that can be traced in your hall – if you don’t recognise someone, ask family. So don’t worry if living in a hall of 200-400 management team on hand to support you in your to the theft and property should it be taken. You who they are. Use common sense to look after people or sharing a flat with a small group in a accommodation. They will either deal directly with can find out further information about protecting your belongings and yourself. block of 1,000 takes a bit of getting used to. In our the issue or refer you to someone who can help. your property and personal security by visiting the t: +44 (0)115 951 3013 experience, homesickness is far from uncommon Nottingham students’ crime prevention website: t: +44 (0)115 951 8888 (security but after the first few weeks, most people start to If you are living off campus in self-catered www.easily-done.co.uk emergencies only) feel more at home. accommodation, the site management teams there can support you. Some off-campus sites The most important rule of harmonious living is have wardens and tutors too. If you have any being considerate of your neighbours. That means: problems while living in accommodation at • respecting their property (including food!) Sutton Bonington, you can visit the on-site Opal • not playing your music really loudly or late at night accommodation office. • doing your bit to keep communal areas clean • not hogging all the fridge space Junior Common Room (JCR) Catered accommodation Committee Junior Common Room (JCR) Committees are part If you’re one of the University’s 4,000 students in of the Students’ Union, and are teams of students, fully catered campus halls, you will be entitled to: elected by the student body, who are there to • a weekday breakfast or weekend brunch make sure your time in halls is the best it can be. • a weekday lunch in selected halls or at retail They do this by organising events, running sports and restaurant outlets on campus, using your teams, looking after your welfare and representing Meal Card your views to the University and the Union. • a three-course dinner (if sport or society commitments mean you can’t be there, you can Welfare Reps order packed evening meals to take away or The Students’ Union also has Welfare Reps in collect later) each University hall of residence (including self- catered accommodation) to offer informal support Wardens and tutors and advice. The warden is responsible for the cultural, pastoral and social life of the hall and also ensures that Cycle facilities the hall functions as a community for the benefit All the halls have cycle facilities available, so think of everyone who lives there. This includes about bringing your bike to the University as a responsibility for enforcing the University and hall cheap way of getting around. regulations and the University Code of Discipline for students. Wardens are supported by a team Local police are committed to preventing bike of hall tutors, who are typically postgraduate thefts on campus, but please always ensure students or staff from academic departments with your bike is well secured before you leave it considerable experience of life within a university. unattended. More information on the opportunities The tutors live in the hall and are on hand to offer available to cyclists can be found on page 56. confidential support and advice. There is a tutor A student in her bedroom at Broadgate on duty throughout every night during term-time. Park, near University Park.
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Getting to know your Students’ Union Sports Volunteering • Nightline is a student-run, completely
The Students’ Union plays a vital role during your The Students’ Union’s Athletic Union (AU) runs The Students’ Union Volunteer Centre (SVC) confidential listening and information service Section 3: Life at Nottingham time at University because they aim to give you the over 75 sports clubs for all abilities, from absolute offers plenty of opportunities to get involved open from 7pm-8am every night during term- best student and academic experience possible. beginners to national level competitors. The AU with and make a real difference to your local time. One of the friendly student volunteers will They do this by representing you on the issues also runs one of the biggest intramural leagues community. If you haven’t got a lot of time to be happy to listen, whatever you want to that matter to you, helping you gain the skills and across the country for those of you who want spare, you can take part in a one-off volunteering talk about. knowledge to achieve your dream job and making to regularly play sports including netball, tennis, project for a few hours. If you want to make a t: +44 (0)115 951 4985 sure you have the most incredible time with a basketball and football. The annual charity Varsity regular commitment the SVC has links with lots of e: [email protected] (the person huge range of events, clubs and societies. They series against Nottingham Trent University, which local charities and organisations, where you could who picks up your message won’t be able to are there for you from the very start; and during takes place in the spring, is a highlight of the be tidying up a nature reserve, helping children see your email address) Week One their job is to make you feel at home sporting calendar. Thousands of fans watch a with their homework or befriending hospital They also have an instant messaging service: go and guide you through your first few days. series of events to see which university will take patients. Last year over 3,000 students signed up to www.nottinghamnightline.co.uk and click on home the coveted Varsity Cup. (We won the to enhance their university experience – as well as the IM tab. Once you’ve registered online with the University, series in 2012, so fingers crossed it’s us again their CV. • B-eat is a confidential, student-run self help you can also register with the Students’ Union in 2013!) e: [email protected] group coordinated by the Students’ Union, website and start signing up to all the exciting w: www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/volunteering which offers a safe space for people with eating opportunities on offer. For more information about sports opportunities, disorders to talk about their experiences. w: www.su.nottingham.ac.uk see page 34. Support e: [email protected] The Students’ Union can also help out if things Societies Student-run services (SRS) get tough. Coming to the University is an exciting Connect with us The Students’ Union has over 200 societies SRS are exactly what they say on the tin – experience, but if you find it a bit overwhelming www.facebook.com/UofNSU for you to choose from, so there are plenty of professional organisations run entirely by and you need some advice or just someone to opportunities to develop an existing hobby or enthusiastic students. The Students’ Union talk to, members of these services will be happy try something new. With everything on offer have TV and radio stations, a magazine, a hire to help. from breakdancing to bell ringing, knitting to and events company and England’s first fully neuroscience, there should be something for you! student-run theatre. So whether you want to • In halls, Junior Common Room (JCR) Welfare In the unlikely event that you can’t find what you’re work behind the scenes, or be centre stage as a Reps are there if you need a friendly face to looking for, they’ll help you set up a society of presenter, actor or journalist, there are plenty of talk to. your own. roles available. Also, the fundraising organisation, • The Student Advice and Representation Centre Karnival, is always looking for students to raise offers support on everything from academic money for charity through some exciting stunts! issues to welfare matters or money problems. Getting involved in an SRS can give you practical e: [email protected] work experience if you aspire to a particular career, or you can just have fun and meet lots of • The Students’ Union Representational Officers/ interesting people. Networks are there to give specific help on a range of potentially sensitive issues. You can go to them for confidential advice from someone who can identify with the issues you’re facing, and they can point you in the right direction if you need further help. w: www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/ getinvolved/networks
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Applying for sports membership Getting involved The University offers superb sports and leisure From playing for fun or learning a new sport, Keeping fit facilities across all three campuses. Each has a to playing for your hall, your department or the fitness suite suitable for both top athletes and University, there are all sorts of ways of getting those who just want to get into shape. involved. Our NU2Sport programme is aimed at getting people active, the Athletic Union (AU) Sports membership is an excellent way to provide intramural sports programme is one of the largest you with access to the facilities available. There in the country and together with the AU we support are three categories of membership: Bronze, over 75 sports in the national inter-university leagues. Silver and Gold. Further information on each
membership category can be found at The University is keen to enhance your experience Section 3: Life at Nottingham www.nottingham.ac.uk/sport at Nottingham, whatever your ability. It is one of the only higher education institutions to employ a You can register for sports membership after disability sport officer, who works on developing activating your username and password on the sporting and fitness opportunities for disabled portal (page 7). To find out how, click on students. You can find out more about the current ‘How to join’ at initiatives by visiting our website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/sport/membership www.nottingham.ac.uk/disabilitysport
Once you’ve signed up, your University card will If you are an elite athlete and have competed act as your sports membership card. at county level or above in your particular sport, you may be eligible for a sports bursary from the University. You can find out more at www.nottingham.ac.uk/sportbursary
As well as the sports clubs, the Students’ Union has societies offering more opportunities for fun and fitness, whether that be a `jumpers for goalposts’ football match or strutting your stuff on the dance floor with the Latin, Ballroom and Salsa Society. For more information please see page 31.
Connect with us
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A game of squash at the Sports Centre on University Park.
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Go on… be a sport Lights, luvvies and laughter They say Nottingham has more sports facilities This city’s got cinemas and stages aplenty with City life per head of population than anywhere else in no less than three comedy clubs. Nottingham Europe. From ice skating at the National Ice Centre Playhouse is renowned for drama, dance and and whitewater rafting at the National Water Sports new writing; the 18th-century Theatre Royal Centre, to watching test match cricket at the world- showcases the big touring musicals and plays #LoveNotts renowned Trent Bridge, or football at either of the while the city’s independent cinema Broadway city’s famous clubs, you’ll never be short of has a screen designed by Nottingham lad Sir quality sport. Paul Smith. With a fascinating history, great nightlife and Hey big spender!
lots of places to visit, Nottingham is a fantastic From quirky outlets and vintage boutiques to Section 3: Life at Nottingham place to live, work and study. And the beat goes on… Top nosh giants of the high street, Nottingham’s got it Making music is second nature in Nottingham. Whether you want kebab and chips al fresco or all. The city is in the UK’s top 10 shopping The Royal Concert Hall hosts opera and classical a slap up meal in a celebrity chef’s restaurant, destinations, coming in 6th, ahead of Leeds and See our city life video at concerts, while the Capital FM Arena attracts Nottingham’s food options are hard to beat. Newcastle, according to a 2010 retail survey. And major music and comedy tours. The legendary Jamie Oliver and Antonio Carluccio both have www.nottingham.ac.uk/ for those studying at Sutton Bonington, Derby and ugvideos/citylife Rock City showcases top rock and indie acts, restaurants in the centre while independent cafes Leicester are also within easy reach. while venues such as the Bodega showcase the continue to pop up on the city’s streets. latest alternative acts. So many gigs, so little time.
The charity shops in Nottingham are brilliant for vintage bargains.
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After dark Culture vultures When darkness falls on the city, there are plenty From contemporary art galleries to social history “Nottingham’s a really friendly city – yes, there of places to play – from high-class cocktail bars museums, Nottingham has a host of cultural to nightclubs with more cheese than Cheshire. In offerings to inspire you. Nottingham Contemporary are plenty of students but the locals are a lot of 2011 the city was also awarded a Purple Flag – is one of the largest contemporary art spaces in the national indicator of where to go for a good the UK while the University’s own Lakeside Arts fun too! It has a lot of hidden gems and history night out. See for yourself. Centre is a unique public arts space that hosted a hugely successful Lowry exhibition last winter. that you have to uncover.” The great outdoors Amber Archer For a healthy dose of fresh air, we’ve got parks, Seasonal sessions BSc Nutrition and Food Science forests (including Robin Hood’s home Sherwood Temporary markets, festive events and a city Section 3: Life at Nottingham Forest) and even spots of tranquillity nestled centre beach all roll in with the seasons to ensure neatly in the city centre. And Nottingham is not Nottingham is never quite the same. The city also far from the Peak District, a stunning national hosts the legendary Goose Fair, which has been park packed full of pretty market towns and taking place for more than 700 years. Connect with us dramatic landscapes. Turn to page 65 to find out all about transport in Track #LoveNotts on Twitter for and around the city. tips on what to see and do in Nottingham.
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Your school, department or division Your degree structure Assessment Learning through social media
At undergraduate level, there are over 40 schools, An undergraduate degree typically takes three Many of your modules will be assessed via A variety of academic and learning materials are Section 3: Life at Nottingham departments and divisions at the University. Each years to complete, during which time you will examinations and essays. However, you may available via our U-Now and iTunesU channels. of you will have a home school/department/ normally study 120 credits per year. Modules also be assessed on the basis of presentations division (we’ll refer to them as schools for brevity!) are usually either 10 or 20 credits and can last or practicals (in a lab or clinic, for example); Alongside the range of channels that the responsible for administering your course. This for one semester or a whole academic year. Your online; via group projects and reports; or University uses to keep you up-to-date with life on is where the majority of your classes and tutors degree will normally consist of core compulsory through oral examinations. campus (see page 25), you can also make use of will be based. Your personal academic tutor will modules and optional modules. A list of all our online resources to aid your learning. probably be based within your school. modules offered at the University can be found at Support modulecatalogue.nottingham.ac.uk Lecturers will be happy to meet you on a one- Visit U-Now to view complete modules or smaller- The school is your hub of academic information. to-one basis and will usually have set hours for scale learning objectives from your school, or Any issues with your course should be discussed At the beginning of each academic year, you appointments. find a series of videos, podcasts, and interactive with your personal tutor, the school office or will need to choose your optional modules, if learning materials on the University’s YouTube and another school tutor who teaches you. Each applicable to your course. Your school’s website Study skills iTunesU channels: school has a student-led society which will host will provide information on compulsory modules; www.nottingham.ac.uk/unow In addition to the course specific information social events throughout the year and organise you may also be able to take optional modules www.nottingham.ac.uk/itunesu provided by your school, you should also take a sports teams which play in the intramural leagues. from other schools. look at the study skills guidance provided by For more information about societies and sports Xpert gives you access to open educational the University. clubs, see pages 31-34 and resources from education providers around Your learning: what to expect w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/studyskills www.su.nottingham.ac.uk The learning methods used and the number of the world: www.nottingham.ac.uk/xpert hours that you will be required to study while at Moodle University will depend on your course. Learning Good to know… Moodle is our new virtual learning environment. methods could include lectures, seminars, field More academic content is available on our The resource allows you to access lecture notes, trips or laboratory classes. In addition you will YouTube channel and from our blog site: If you’re only studying at the University for part find links to external research resources, access be expected to study independently. This could blogs.nottingham.ac.uk of your course on a study abroad or exchange self-test exercises and assessments, participate programme, the Study Abroad Team in the involve reading, completing coursework, revising in online learning activities, submit assignments, You can access all our academic materials at International Office will provide you with and preparing for exams and presentations. collaborate on group projects and store your www.nottingham.ac.uk/connect lots of information specific to you about the work online. You can log in using your University structure of your time here, module enrolment username and password after you have completed and academic support. your registration. w: moodle.nottingham.ac.uk
39 40 Welcome to Nottingham Welcome to Nottingham www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters Libraries and IT facilities
Library facilities Library locations Getting connected How to configure your SNS
There are eight libraries and learning resource University Park Campus On campus connection Section 3: Life at Nottingham centres on our UK campuses, offering access • Hallward Library: arts and humanities, law and There are wireless hotspots and plug-in points The preferred way to configure your SNS to electronic journals and databases, digital social sciences on all our campuses, as well as in the halls connection is to register through PASS (Pre- materials, over one million printed volumes and the • George Green Library: science and engineering, of residence on University Park and Jubilee Arrival Scanning Service), as described on page Manuscripts and Special Collections. including materials on chemistry, environmental Campuses, where you can access most network 9. If you forget, you can register on arrival by sciences, life sciences, mathematics, services through your laptop. The wireless service simply plugging your computer into the network Additional learning facilities include seminar and pharmaceutical sciences, physics and ‘The University of Nottingham’ is the supported (you will need to bring your own ethernet cable) computer rooms, group and individual study astronomy, and psychology wireless network for members of the University. and following the simple online instructions. spaces, assistive technology, a laptop loan • Greenfield Medical Library: medicine, biomedical Please note that it is a requirement that all users service, and print, copy and scan services. There sciences, nursing, midwifery and physiotherapy connecting to this service install a small program Anti-virus and spyware software are also computer rooms available in schools to check their computer meets the requirements of • Denis Arnold Music Library: music The University can supply, free of charge to across our campuses. the University. all students, Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac and w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/libraries Jubilee Campus Windows. Other anti-virus products may not be Before arriving, you are advised to read the fully supported and you are advised to consider • Djanogly Learning Resource Centre: instruction guides on how to connect your device Self-service computer science and education switching to Sophos. You can download a copy of Self-service machines are available during all to the wireless network service (see pages 8-9). If • Business Library: business and Sophos from the PASS website. opening hours in the larger libraries for issue, you have not already configured your laptop to use occupational psychology w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/pass return and renewal of library items. Please note these facilities, you can find out how to do so at the return date and time on your receipt. To use www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/connect/wireless the self-service machines you will need your Sutton Bonington Campus library PIN, which is the last four digits of the long • James Cameron-Gifford Library: agriculture and You will need to log in with your University number on your student card. food sciences, animal physiology, environmental username and password if accessing this website biology, nutritional biochemistry and plant outside the University network. sciences, and veterinary medicine and science Good to know… In University accommodation King’s Meadow Campus In addition to the wireless network, every study Hallward Library on University Park is open • Department of Manuscripts and bedroom in University-owned accommodation 24/7 for most of term-time. Special Collections has a Student Network Service (SNS) point connected to the campus data network.* Included Derby in your hall fees, this service provides: • Library services for students based at Derby • 24-hour connection to the campus network and are provided via the Royal Derby Hospital NHS the internet Foundation Trust • free anti-virus software (Sophos) • access to applications including digital TV and telephone services • access to support to get you and keep you connected
For more information see www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/sns
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What if I don’t have my own Online updates computer? • Remember to connect to our social media Section 3: Life at Nottingham There are computer rooms/areas located around channels for information on opportunities and the University campuses in libraries and school upcoming events (see page 25). buildings that will give you access to IT facilities. • The ‘Current students’ web pages are also a Many of these rooms are open 24/7. You will need great place to find out all the information, events your University card to get into the rooms outside and contact details you will need. From staying of normal working hours. healthy to keeping clear of crime and from careers advice to financial aid – it’s all For details of the different computer rooms on available online: campus, see www.nottingham.ac.uk/currentstudents www.nottingham.ac.uk/computer-room Student IT Support Programme There are two free laptop loan schemes, both of If you need help getting connected, you can find a which require you to have a valid University card team of Student IT Support tutors in halls and the or username and password. main computing areas during your first few days, and IT support staff in libraries and computer • Three-hour loans – from larger libraries (laptops rooms year-round. cannot be taken out of the libraries) w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/sits • One-week laptop loans – from the Cripps Computer Centre on University Park Campus IT helpline (you will need to pre-book the laptop for next- Contact the IT helpline, Monday to Friday day collection) between 8am and 6pm and Saturday between 10am and 4pm. For more information, see t: +44 (0)115 951 6677 www.nottingham.ac.uk/laptop-loans e: [email protected] w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/help Email account When you register with the University, you will automatically be given an email address following the format: [email protected]
The University uses your email address to contact you about its services and your library account, so you should check it as often as you can, including during vacations. Emails will be delivered to your Microsoft Outlook mailbox.
You can access your email from a PC desktop or through the Intranet Portal. You can also access it via the internet at email.nottingham.ac.uk There are wireless hotspots and plug-in points on all our campuses.
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Hopefully you already know about the funding University help available but if not full details can be found The University offers a comprehensive package of Fees and finance on the Financial Support Team’s website: bursaries and scholarships, details of which are on www.nottingham.ac.uk/financialsupport the Financial Support website: The team will be happy to answer any queries www.nottingham.ac.uk/financialsupport you have too. Around a third of home undergraduate students First few days will be eligible for a Core Bursary of up to £3,000 If you are expecting a payment from the Student per year. Details of how to access your Core Loans Company at the start of term, be aware that Bursary can be found at www.nottingham.ac.uk/
it will not be in your bank account until three or four financialsupport – follow the links to ‘Bursaries Section 3: Life at Nottingham days after you have completed your registration in and scholarships’ and ‘How do I apply for the person at the University. Make sure you have funds Core Bursary?’ available for your first week at University. If your Student Loan is seriously delayed and you have Problems? insufficient money to cover your essential needs, If you think you may have financial difficulties don’t please contact the Financial Support Team who bury your head in the sand. You should make best can advise you on resolving the problem. use of the support services available – that’s why they are there. If you need financial support or Budgeting advice, the Financial Support Team, based in the The National Union of Students (NUS) website Student Services Centre in the Portland Building, has useful information on typical university-related on University Park, can help. Further information, costs to help you plan. It’s always a good idea including contact information and details of to keep all your financial information, such as drop-in sessions (when one-to-one advice is Student Loans Company correspondence, in a available) can be found at folder so you have it to hand when you need it. For www.nottingham.ac.uk/ssc more information, see www.nus.org.uk/student-life/ Part-time work money-and-funding The Careers and Employability Service is the home of Unitemps, the University’s temporary work A guide to living costs can also be found within agency. Unitemps offers a variety of part-time, our Undergraduate Student Finance Guide, temporary and vacation work both on campus available from and with local businesses. With work available www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/downloads in administration, disability support, events and hospitality, web design, market research and much Printing and photocopying: as an undergraduate, more, you will receive an allowance of £6 per year. After Unitemps will aim to find you flexible work to fit that you will need to pay 6p per A4 sheet and 12p around your studies. If you are looking for regular per A3 sheet for printing and photocopying. (or ad hoc) work to supplement your income or build additional skills and work experience, Good to know… register on the Unitemps website: www.unitemps.co.uk • Students from later years often sell their text books so you can buy them second-hand for The International Office can advise less than the new price. Alternatively, see if international students with visas on any work they’re in the library (see page 41). restrictions. See also www.nottingham.ac.uk/ internationalstudents/visasimmigration • Your first instalments of grant and loan may seem large but they have to last until January! • Remember that the Student Loans Company (SLC) will never email you to ask for details An open-air study session on Jubilee Campus. of your password. If you receive a request like this, do not give out any personal details and 45 contact the SLC using their official details. 46 Welcome to Nottingham Welcome to Nottingham www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters www.nottingham.ac.uk/newstarters Support services
Student Services Centres Faith support and advice Healthcare services To use the University Health Service you must live
The Student Services Centres based at University The University welcomes students from different The University Health Service within the pink area shown below. Section 3: Life at Nottingham Park, Jubilee and Sutton Bonington Campuses are backgrounds and faiths. The Portland Building, on The University Health Service specialises in here to help you access the necessary support University Park, has a multifaith quiet room, Muslim supporting our staff, students and their families. Students living at or near Sutton Bonington can and information for your university life. They offer prayer rooms and a chapel. Similar provision is It is situated in the Cripps Health Centre on join Orchard Surgery. a wide range of services, from advice on council made at Jubilee and Sutton Bonington Campuses. University Park Campus along with a dental tax and University documents, to how to access practice, the University’s Occupational Health Unit For both surgeries, you should complete the other support services. If there’s anything you There is also a team of chaplains and faith and a Boots Pharmacy. relevant forms. For the University Health Service, need to know, just pop in and ask. The team are advisors who can offer friendship, support and you should complete the forms on pages 74-77 approachable, knowledgeable, and most of all, advice, as well as services. The large medical staff comprises a mix of male and for Orchard Surgery, you should download there to help. and female doctors – giving you the option to and complete the forms available at t: +44 (0)115 951 3710 Financial Support see a same sex practitioner – as well as several www.kegworth.net/student.html e: [email protected] The Financial Support Team provides information nurses, a health visitor, a midwife, a psychiatrist, w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/ssc and advice on all aspects of student finance and a physiotherapist and a New Leaf advisor Please make sure you take them with you to funding. Contact the Student Services Centre or (smoking cessation). your registration session. See page 22 for the Academic Support visit our website for more information. registration timetable. The Academic Support Team provides personal w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/financialsupport The centre works closely with a team of local and practical support for those who wish to district nurses to provide you with a home-care service when necessary. develop their study strategies and for any students Good to know… with Specific Learning Difficulties. To make an appointment, contact the Student Services Centre As well as general practice consultations, the If you tell us about any problems that you are or visit the website for more details. centre also provides immunisations, sexual having, we can discuss with you any support w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/academicsupport health, contraception and maternity services, that will help you to study more successfully. physiotherapy, minor surgery, travel medicine and Disability Support mental health services. For more information, see www.unhs.co.uk Gladstone Street Disability Support is committed to promoting Personal tutors Western Aspley Lane access for disabled students or those with a Personal tutors are there to support your learning Boulevard Sherwood Rise Beechdale long-term medical condition. If you have a disability and broader development. They can: Bilborough Old Radford Forest Rec Mansfield Road or long-term condition that you haven’t already told • help you develop effective study skills and habits Ground us about, contact the Student Services Centre or • review your progress and provide advice Radford Newcastle Drive visit the website for more details. • help you understand relevant University Moor Wollaton Lane The Park w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/disability regulations Wollaton • help and advise you on University processes Bramcote Lenton Derby Hills Park Castle • write your references Road Boulevard Town THE UNIVERSITY Street OF NOTTINGHAM Beeston Sidings
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Staff at the Cripps Health Centre offer friendly, professional care.
Dental care A second walk-in centre (opening times 8am-
You can also register with a dentist on University 8pm) can also be found at: Section 3: Life at Nottingham Park Campus once you have arrived. Cripps 79a Upper Parliament Street Dental Centre is located in the purpose-built Nottingham Cripps Health Centre. There is no official NG1 6LD registration for this during your first week – you are able to register all year round. International Office t: +44 (0)115 950 6781/951 3099 The International Office supports the wellbeing e: [email protected] of EU and international students through a well- developed network of services to help and guide Local hospitals students. From our confidential advisory service Nottingham University Hospitals, comprising the on immigration, employment, financial, academic nearby Queen’s Medical Centre and Nottingham and personal matters to our events, trips and City Hospital, provides the city with a wide range activities for families, our activities aim to enhance of inpatient and outpatient services, specialised the experience of non-UK students throughout medicine and day care facilities and an accident their time at the University. and emergency department. t: +44 (0)115 951 5247 t: +44 (0)115 924 9924 w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/ w: www.nuh.nhs.uk internationalstudents/support
For students at Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough Hospital offers community and And for your parents… outpatient services (please note that there is no accident and emergency department). Your family can keep up-to-date with the latest t: +44 (0)1509 611 600 University news, extracurricular activities and w: www.nhs.uk employment opportunities available to you by signing up to our regular enewsletters. Please Other NHS services email [email protected] NHS Direct offers confidential healthcare advice and information by telephone and online, 24 hours a day. t: +44 (0)845 4647 w: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Nottingham has an NHS walk-in centre (located close to the city centre) open Monday to Sunday 8am-9pm. Here you can have a consultation with a nurse without making an appointment: Seaton House City Link Nottingham NG2 4LA
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Planning a career and getting a job might Professional careers advisors offer one-to-one
seem a long way off, but it’s good to know appointments throughout the year giving you the Section 3: Life at Nottingham about the range of support that’s available to opportunity to discuss your ideas and review a you at Nottingham. job or course application. You can also attend workshops on topics such as interview skills as Career support well as sessions delivered by professionals giving The Careers and Employability Service helps you an insight into their area of work. Recent all students from first years to finalists. We can examples include the civil service and journalism. help you: w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers • find part-time and temporary work • develop the skills graduate recruiters look for Search for vacancies • explore career options Through our online vacancy service, My Career, • search for work experience and you can search for graduate and work experience graduate vacancies vacancies covering a range of sectors and • network with employers geographical locations. Last year we advertised over 2,000 job vacancies. Develop your skills The Nottingham Advantage Award is the Network with employers University’s employability award, designed to Around 200 graduate recruiters attend our career help you develop key skills and competencies fairs during the autumn and summer terms giving that employers look for. The award helps you to you the opportunity to find out more about their acquire and develop skills by participating in extra- work experience and graduate vacancies. In and co-curricular activities. It provides you with addition, each year 300 employers come onto recognition and evidence of your achievements. campus to talk to you directly about their company The award is completely voluntary, free of charge and what they have to offer you. and taken in addition to your degree. In a tough graduate job market this award will help you Connect with us stand out from the crowd. w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/advantageaward www.facebook.com/CareersUoN Explore your options When you are ready to start thinking about @UoNCareers your future career, visit the service’s website for information on: • choosing a career • work experience • graduate vacancies • CVs and interviews
An additional section for international students provides further information of interest to Using resources in the Careers and non-UK nationals. Employability Service.
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We’re not suggesting you leave Nottingham as If you are interested in applying to study abroad, soon as you get here but there are some good attend the Study Abroad Fair in the November of Study abroad reasons to study abroad: your first term to see what your options are. The • you could improve your language skills wide variety of opportunities we offer include: • you’ll get to travel and experience a • studying at our campuses in China or Malaysia if different culture your course is offered there • you’ll impress employers with your • taking part in an international exchange with a independence and international perspective university from across the world • you’ll study your subject(s) from a whole • studying or working through the European new perspective Erasmus scheme
“Studying abroad is something I’d recommend • you’re likely to make friends with people from • joining a summer school or short course Section 3: Life at Nottingham across the world to anyone. I learned a lot, especially about Have a look at our website or contact the Connect with us International Office for more information. communicating with people from different e: [email protected] countries. It was also a good addition to my CV – www.facebook.com/UoNStudyAbroad w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/studyabroad if employers can see I’ve challenged myself to live abroad, that can only be a good thing.” @UoNStudyAbroad Daniel Galert MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering Studied at The University of Nottingham’s Malaysia Campus
Going to The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus is one of hundreds of study abroad opportunities on offer.
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Cycling In addition, the University offers extensive cycle Cycling is a major component of the University’s facilities, including bike parking, plus regular Protecting our commitment to sustainable transport. Many Ucycle events such as Dr Bike services and students travel to and from campus by bike and maintenance workshops. a number of services and facilities are on offer to e: [email protected] environment help the cycling community. More information about our environmental The Ucycle student bike hire service is open to all programme can be found at students and makes over 200 bikes available on www.nottingham.ac.uk/sustainability Nottingham is the world’s greenest university Waste a long-term loan basis (either a semester or the according to the UI GreenMetric World The University recycles and recovers more than whole academic year) for a minimal fee, plus a Good to know… Section 3: Life at Nottingham University Ranking 2011 and we are committed 80% of its waste and there is plenty you can do deposit. The fee includes the bike, a lock, a set of to maintaining our green ethos. Right across to help us. lights and maintenance. You can find information about both the our award-winning campuses, we’re reducing www.nottingham.ac.uk/ucycle University’s and Nottingham’s transport energy from fossil fuels, encouraging We are: network on page 65. sustainable travel and cutting down on waste. • diverting over 1,000 tonnes of materials There is an extensive cycling network across the from landfill University’s campuses and the wider city area, offering routes to and from your studies. Energy • operating lots of recycling points across our The University is working hard to reduce its energy campuses, including food composting consumption, increase efficiencies and use more • working with contractors to reduce waste during renewable energy sources. We have set ourselves construction projects a target of reducing our carbon footprint by 34% • reusing spare furniture by 2020 (from a 2005/06 baseline). • donating spare IT equipment to charities
We are: What you can do: • generating our own energy from renewable • use the numerous recycling points across sources such as solar panels and our campuses biomass boilers • as well as the usual paper, glass and plastic, • installing low-energy lighting you can also recycle old mobile phones, • installing presence-detection lighting clothes, CDs and ink cartridges at numerous • designing new buildings to be as energy efficient locations on campus as possible and maximise natural daylight • think about whether you really need to print • improving corridor ventilation systems something • cutting down on the need for air conditioning • photocopy and print on both sides of paper • running a number of green IT projects to cut • use mugs instead of disposable cups down on printer use, introduce automatic PC • before buying a replacement item, see if it’s shut off at night, and promote greener ways to cheaper to repair use IT • use rechargeable batteries and refillable ink cartridges What you can do: • keep windows and doors closed if the heating or air conditioning is on • unplug equipment once fully charged – mobile phones, laptops and electric toothbrushes all keep drawing electricity even when the battery is full • switch electrical appliances off at the plug instead of leaving them on standby • only use the lights you need and switch off when not in use • don’t leave lab equipment (such as fume cupboard fans) running when not in use There are plenty of cycle facilities on campus.
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As a student you are at the beginning of The Cascade Fund Grants Panel has so far
a University of Nottingham experience distributed more than £1m in alumni gifts, creating Section 3: Life at Nottingham that will last a lifetime. The Campaign and life-changing experiences for current students. Alumni Relations Office is here to help w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/supportus current students connect with alumni (former students) who continue to be involved with Another example of how alumni support students the University. is the Nottingham Enrichment Fund, which is generated through ticket sales for some alumni Our events programme includes events open events, sales of the graduate tie and other to current students and alumni alike, giving memorabilia, and also by alumni donations. It opportunities for learning and networking. helps fund current students to complete vacation w: www.alumni.nottingham.ac.uk projects that enrich their lives and those within the community where the project is set. Current students who would like to connect with Nottingham alumni all over the world – and benefit In addition, we recently launched our Impact from the opportunities their involvement provides Campaign, which encourages graduates to get – can speak with the Alumni Relations Team, involved with a series of projects that will benefit located in the Portland Building on University society locally, nationally and globally. Park Campus. e: [email protected]
Through their generosity of time, experience or donations, our alumni provide many wonderful opportunities for current Nottingham students. For example, the Cascade Fund, generated largely Good to know… through regular donations from alumni, supports projects that benefit the lives of current students Our alumni include former controller of Radio and our communities across the globe. One and BBC broadcaster Matthew Bannister, Olympic gold medallist Dr Tim Brabants, MBE, Connect with us and Jane Eyre actress Ruth Wilson. Not to mention DH Lawrence, Ibuprofen creator Dr www.facebook.com/ Stewart Adams and Nobel Prize-winner Sir universityofnottinghamalumni Clive Granger.
@UniOfNottAlumni
Your graduation ceremony is a chance to celebrate your achievements.
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Section 4: The essentials
In this section you will find term dates and contact details for Section 4: The essentials the services on offer, transport information and handy maps to guide you around our campuses. These will be useful throughout the year, so once your first week is over, why not keep the guide on your shelf for future reference?
Group study in the Djanogly Learning Resource Centre on Jubilee Campus.
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Childcare provision Faith support and advice Section 4: The essentials 2012-13 2013-14 Day nursery Facilities are available across our campuses. Autumn term: Autumn term: University Park Campus* Find out more: Monday 24 September 2012 – Friday 14 Monday 23 September 2013 – Friday 13 Opening hours: University chaplains and religious centres in the December 2012 December 2013 Monday-Friday – 8am-6pm Nottingham area: Spring term: Spring term: www.nottingham.ac.uk/chaplains Monday 14 January 2013 – Friday 22 Monday 13 January 2014 – Friday 11 April 2014 Playcentre Students’ Union religious and cultural societies: March 2013 Summer term: Lenton Fields – no. 3 on map www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/getinvolved/ Summer term: Monday 12 May 2014 – Friday 20 June 2014 Opening hours: societies/atoz Monday 22 April 2013 – Friday 21 June 2013 Monday-Friday – 8.30am-5.30pm Healthcare services Careers and Employability Service Find out more: University Health Centre Contacts D Floor, Portland Building, University Childcare Cripps Health Centre, University Park Campus Accommodation Services University Park Campus t: +44 (0)115 951 5222 – no. 19 on map Accommodation Office – no. 15 on map e: [email protected] Find out more: University Park Campus – no. 15 on map Opening hours: w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/child-care t: +44 (0)115 846 8888 Opening hours: Term-time: w: www.unhs.co.uk Monday-Friday – 9.30am-4pm Monday-Friday – 10am-5pm Busy Bees day nursery (privately owned) Find out more: Vacations: University Park Campus – no. 1 on map Cripps Dental Centre t: +44 (0)115 951 3697 Monday-Friday – 10am-12.45pm and 2pm-5pm Opening hours: Cripps Health Centre, University Park Campus e: [email protected] Monday-Friday – 7am-6pm – no. 19 on map w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/accommodation Find out more: Find out more: Find out more: t: +44 (0)115 951 3680 t: +44 (0)115 922 9117 t: +44 (0)115 950 6781/951 3099 Opal Office e: [email protected] e: [email protected] Stanford House, Sutton Bonington Campus * This facility is currently being relocated. Please contact us w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers for details. – A on map Orchard Surgery Find out more: Centre for English Language Education (University) Counselling Service The Dragwell, Kegworth, Derby, DE74 2EL t: +44 (0)1509 673 750 Find out more: The Dearing Building, Jubilee Campus A75-A85, Ground Floor, Trent Building, University f: +44 (0)1509 674 014 t: +44 (0)1509 672 419 – no. 6 on map Park Campus – no. 11 on map e: [email protected] Appointments: +44 (0)1509 674 919 Opening hours: Opening hours: Monday-Friday – 9am-5pm Admissions Office Term-time: Find out more: Monday-Friday – 9am-1pm and 2pm-4.30pm University Park Campus – no. 13 on map t: +44 (0)115 951 4405 Opening hours: (Some early morning and evening appointments e: [email protected] are available during term-time) Monday-Friday – 9.30am-4.30pm w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/cele Find out more: Vacations: t: +44 (0)115 951 4749 Monday-Friday – 9am-12.30pm and 2pm-4.30pm f: +44 (0)115 951 4668 Find out more: t: +44 (0)115 951 3695 e: [email protected] w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/counselling
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Information Services Lakeside Arts Centre Student Advice and Representation Student Services Centres Section 4: The essentials IT and computing University Park Campus – no. 49 and 50 on map Centre, Students’ Union Incorporating Academic, Disability and Find out more: Find out more: Advice on issues including money, housing and Financial Support, University documentation t: +44 (0)115 951 6677 t: +44 (0)115 846 7777 course matters is available. and tuition fees e: [email protected] w: www.lakesidearts.org.uk University Park Campus University Park Campus w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/help/contact B Floor, Portland Building, B Floor, Portland Building, University Park (The) New Theatre University Park Campus Campus – no. 15 on map Libraries Cherry Tree Hill, University Park Campus – no. 15 on map Opening hours: Find out more: – near no. 12 on map Opening hours: Monday-Friday – 9.30am-5pm t: +44 (0)115 951 4514 Find out more: Term-time: Monday-Friday – 9am-4pm e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)7428 441 678 (Wednesday 10am-5pm) Jubilee Campus w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/libraries e: [email protected] Vacation: Monday-Friday – 9am-4pm A Floor, Amenities Building, Jubilee Campus w: www.newtheatre.org.uk – no. 11 on map International Office Jubilee Campus Opening hours: C Floor, International House, Jubilee Campus Sports facilities Amenities Building, Jubilee Campus Monday-Friday – 10am-3pm – no. 10 on map Sports facilities are spread across the three UK – no. 11 on map Opening hours: campuses – see sports centres on maps Opening hours: Sutton Bonington Campus Monday-Friday – 9am-5pm Find out more: Term-time only: Mondays – 1pm-4pm A10, Main Building, Sutton Bonington Campus (for general queries and to pick up information) Sports Centre, University Park Campus – no. 11 on map Monday-Friday – 1pm-4pm t: +44 (0)115 951 5516 Find out more: Opening hours: (for drop-in session with a student advisor) Sports Centre, Jubilee Campus t: + 44 (0)115 846 8730 Monday-Friday – 10.30am-3.30pm Find out more: t: +44 (0)115 846 8288 e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)115 951 5247 Sports Centre, Sutton Bonington Campus w: www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/helpadvice Find out more: e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)115 951 6444 t: +44 (0)115 951 3710 w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/international Opening hours: e: [email protected] Monday-Friday – 7.30am-10.30pm w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/ssc The Language Centre Saturday-Sunday – 9am-10pm C Floor, Trent Building, University Park Campus (Self Access Centre) – no. 11 on map Swimming Pool, University Park Campus Opening hours: t: +44 (0)115 951 5582 Term-time: Opening hours: Monday-Thursday – 9am-7pm Monday-Friday – 6.30am-10.30pm Friday – 9am-4.30pm Saturday – 9am-5pm Vacation: Sunday – 9am-9pm Monday-Thursday – 9am-5pm Friday – 9am-4.30pm e: [email protected] Find out more: w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/sport t: +44 (0)115 846 6358 e: [email protected] w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/language-centre
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Trains Airport Nottingham is right in the centre of the country The Skylink bus runs from the city centre to East Getting around and is well connected to all other major cities Midlands Airport 24 hours a day. The airport by the train network. Be sure to book as far in offers flights, some at bargain prices, to a range of advance as possible for the cheapest tickets and European cities including Amsterdam, Barcelona, check out East Midlands Parkway Station – it’s Edinburgh, Paris and Rome. close to Sutton Bonington Campus and often w: www.eastmidlandsairport.com does deals on fares. w: www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk Nottingham is a compact city with an excellent Cycling Section 4: The essentials transport network. The University also runs its A poll by Cycling Plus magazine found Good to know… own hopper buses which will transport you Trams Nottingham to be Britain’s second best city for The tram network runs to certain towns between our UK campuses for free. Most Nottingham buses do not give change cycling. You will find access-controlled bicycle outside the city centre and is set to expand to storage at University Park, Jubilee and Sutton so make sure you have the correct fare for take in some of the popular student areas. If your journey. Buses Bonington Campuses. you’re not used to trams, be aware that they are Nottingham City Transport runs buses in and almost silent. around the city and you can activate your For details of the Ucycle student bike hire service, w: www.thetram.net University card as an Easyrider travel pass – see page 56. simply visit the on-site renewals point in the Students’ Union Reception, Portland Building, For more information, see University Park Campus. With this pass you www.nottingham.ac.uk/ucycle can make as many journeys as you want at a discounted price on all Nottingham City Transport There are some great cycle routes around the city. buses. See www.nctx.co.uk/students To find out more, see www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/cycling Other student areas, such as Beeston, are also serviced by Trent Barton. You can save 35% on Cars single fares by getting a Student Mango Card: Only students who meet the criteria for a parking see www.trentbarton.co.uk/mango permit will be allowed to bring a vehicle on to University Park and Jubilee Campuses. If you are Both companies offer good late-night a student at Sutton Bonington Campus, you can transport alternatives. bring your car and park it at Sutton Bonington, provided you have applied for a permit from The city has its own coach station connecting the University’s Security Office, located in the Nottingham to places across the UK while Hallward Library building. See Megabus coaches also run from the city centre www.nottingham.ac.uk/estates/security and East Midlands Parkway Station, linking Nottingham to London, York and other cities across the UK from as little as £1: Taxis www.megabus.com There are plenty of taxi ranks in town, most notably around the outside of Market Square. If you want to book a cab in advance, google ‘taxi Nottingham’ for University hopper bus numbers. The taxi company recommended by the The University provides a free hopper bus service Students’ Union is DG Cars: +44 (0)115 960 7607. for travel between our UK campuses. Simply wait at a designated stop and hop on. For more More information, including campus maps, is detailed timetabling visit the Student Portal: available from the Student Portal: portal.nottingham.ac.uk portal.nottingham.ac.uk
The trams run through the city centre, dropping off at Old Market Square.
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Please complete the forms on pages 74-77 if you wish to register at the University Health Service. If you are living at or near Sutton Bonington and wish to register at Orchard Surgery, please download the forms from www.kegworth.net/student.html You will be given details of the registration session when you arrive and you will need to take the forms with you when you register. NHS Family Doctor Services Registration
Patient details Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms Postcode Section 4: The essentials
Surname (family name) Date of birth
First name (given name) NHS no (if applicable)
Previous surname(s) Male/female
Nottingham (term-time) address Town and country of birth
Telephone number
If you have been registered with a doctor in the UK previously, please help us trace your medical records by providing the following information
Your previous address in the UK Name of previous doctor while at the address
Address of previous doctor
If you are from abroad: Your first UK address where registered with a GP Date you first came to live in the UK
If previously resident in the UK, date of leaving
If you are returning from the armed forces please see a member of our staff Signature of patient Signature on behalf of patient (if applicable)
The reception at Cripps Health Centre will be Date Date your first point of contact there.
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Completion of this section is entirely voluntary Confidential medical history questionnaire Please complete this form, and then ENSURE that you bring it with you when you come to your health centre registration NHS Organ Donor Registration session. To remove this form, carefully tear along the perforated line. I would like to join the NHS Organ donorDonor RegisterRegister asas Kidneys Corneas Any part someone whose organs may be used for transplantation of my body after my death. PleasePlease ticktick asas appropriate.appropriate. Heart Lungs Surname (family name) Signature confirming consent to organ donation White British White Irish Other white Liver Pancreas Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi First name (given name) For more information, ask for the leaflet on joining Chinese Caribbean African Section 4: The essentials Date.Date the NHS Organ Donor Register. Nottingham (term-time) address Other Asian Other
NHS Blood Donor Registration Main spoken language Mobile telephone
I would like to join the NHS Blood Donor Register as For more information, ask for the leaflet on joining someone who may be contacted and would be prepared the NHS Organ Donor Register. Email address Course Length of course to donate blood. My preferred address for donation is: (only if different from Tick here if you have given blood in the last 3 years. overleaf, eg your place of work). Postcode Date of birth Height Weight Signature confirming consent to inclusion on the NHS Blood Donor Register
Do you smoke? Y / N Have you ever smoked? Y / N If yes, number per day?
Date Postcode Do you drink alcohol? Y / N If yes, how many units per week? (1 unit = 1 measure spirit / 1 small glass wine / half pint beer)
Females only – over 24 smear disclaimer signed Y / N To be completed by the registering doctor in the UK Current personal medical history Have you currently any of the following? Doctor’s name HA code High blood pressure Y / N Date of onset? Atrial fibrillation Y / N Date of onset?
I have accepted this patient for general medical services Heart disease Y / N Date of onset? I have accepted this patient for general medical services on behalf of the doctor named below Diabetes Y / N Date of onset? Last HbA1c (if known) who is a member of this practice Asthma Y / N Date of onset? Peak Flow (if known)
Doctor’s name, if different from above HA code Epilepsy Y / N Date of onset? Date of last fit Thyroid problems Y / N Date of onset? Chronic kidney disease Y / N Date of onset? Depression Y / N Date of onset? Are you on medication? Y / N NHS Organ Donor Registration Bipolar affective Y / N Date of onset? Schizophrenia Y / N Date of onset? disorder I declare to the best of my belief this information is correct and I claim the appropriate payment as set out in the statement (manic depression) of Fees and Allowances. An audit trail is available at the practice for inspection by the HA’s authorised officers and auditors appointed by the Audit Commission. Name Authorised signature Past personal medical history Have you ever had? Cancer Y / N Date of onset? Stroke Y / N Date of onset? Date Migraine Y / N Date of onset? Depression Y / N Date of onset? Psychosis/serious mental health problem Y / N Date of onset? HA use only Patient registered for Practice stamp Eating disorder (bulimia or anorexia) Y / N Date of onset? Are you a carer? Y / N GMS Dispensing
CHS Rural practice Please turn over and complete the information on the reverse.
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Immunisation record Index Tetanus / diphtheria and polio – booster required in the last 10 years. Date of booster Measles / mumps / rubella (MMR) – two doses required 1st dose 2nd dose Academic resources 39-41 Registration 7, 19-20 Accommodation 8, 17, 29-30, Security 30 Meningitis C – one dose required. Date of vaccination 42 Societies 25, 31 Are you allergic to any medicine? Y / N If yes, please specify After graduation 57 Sport 9, 31, 34 Are you currently taking any prescribed medication? Y / N Include inhalers and creams
Bank accounts 8 Students’ Union 31-32 Section 4: The essentials Name Strength Dose Career guidance 52 Studying abroad opportunities 53-54 Please give details of any surgical operations (with dates) or serious medical problems (with dates). Do you have a City of Nottingham 35-38 Support services 32, 46-49 learning disability or any other disability you would like us to know about? Computer configuration 8-9, 42 Term dates 61 Computer facilities and support 17, 42-43 Transport 65-66 Contact details 61-64 Tuition fees 9 Cycling 29, 56, 65 TV licence 12 Family history Energy-saving tips 55 University card 7, 23 Finance 46-47 Week One 24 Age if alive State of health or cause Occupation and age at death Freshers’ Fair 25 Healthcare 21-22, 48-49, Father 74-77 Mother Insurance (contents) 21 Brothers International students 11, 49
Sisters Libraries 41 Maps 68-71 Has anyone in your family had: Modules 21, 39 Diabetes Y / N Who? Packing 12 Parking 17, 65 High blood pressure Y / N Who? All information in this brochure was correct at Part-time work 46 Has anyone in your immediate family suffered a heart attack before the age of 60? Y / N time of print but is subject to change – for the Personal tutors 21, 47 latest information, please see Has anyone in your immediate family suffered a stroke before the age of 60? Y / N Portal 7 www.nottingham.ac.uk
We occasionally contact patients by text message, to remind them of important appointments, to let them know if they need to contact the Health Centre or to give them results of a test.
If you do not wish to be contacted by text message please tick the box.
We may pass your contact details onto Cripps Dental Practice. If you prefer for this information not to be passed on, please tick the box.
Thank you for completing this form. Don’t forget to bring it with you to your health centre registration. If you require this publication in an alternative format, please contact us. t: +44 (0)115 951 4591 e: [email protected]
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