The University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK t: +44 (0)115 951 5151 www.nottingham.ac.uk The University of Nottingham Ningbo China 199 Taikang East Road 315100 Ningbo China t: +86 (0)574 8818 0000 www.nottingham.edu.cn The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Jalan Broga 43500 Semenyih Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia t: +60 (0)3 8924 8000 www.nottingham.edu.my www.nottingham.ac.uk/impactcampaign Facts and Figures 2014 www.nottingham.ac.uk Britain’s global university Design: www.campbellrowley.com Our purpose is to improve life We seek to be the first choice for: Contents for individuals and societies • Students who want a top quality worldwide. By bold innovation international education. A world-leading university 3 and excellence in all that we • Researchers who want the best Academic departments 4 do, we make both knowledge opportunity to make a significant Our students 5 and discoveries matter. global impact. Careers 7 • Businesses that want innovative Making an impact 9 Our vision is to be internationally partners who give them an edge Excellence in education 11 recognised for our signature on their competition. Student experience 13 contributions, especially in global World-changing research 15 food security, environmental www.nottingham.ac.uk Research excellence 19 sustainability, and health. www.nottingham.edu.cn Engaging with business 23 www.nottingham.edu.my Supporting innovation 27 Encouraging enterprise 28 Global reach 31 University life 33 Our environment 37 Social responsibility 39 Sustaining excellence 41 Overview 45 There is much to explore around University Park Campus, UK, and the Highfields Lake is popular with both students and visitors. 1 2 A world-leading university Academic departments Nottingham is ranked within • We have over 43,500 high-calibre UK China the top 1% of all universities students based at campuses in worldwide and placed 75th the UK, China and Malaysia. We have five faculties and a wide We have three faculties and a in the QS World University • We are a founding member of the range of schools offering over range of schools offering nearly Rankings 2013/14. Placed Russell Group and Universitas 21. 360 undergraduate courses and 40 undergraduate courses and 13 7th in the UK for research • The University is a major employer over 320 postgraduate taught postgraduate taught courses. power by the latest Research with over 8,000 members of staff courses. Our teaching is informed Assessment Exercise, working across our campuses. by the latest research delivered Our faculties Nottingham is a major research • The University of Nottingham by hundreds of specialist cross- Arts and Education institution which delivers work Ningbo China (UNNC) and The faculty research groups. Science and Engineering of international significance. University of Nottingham Malaysia Social Sciences Campus (UNMC) offer students Our faculties the opportunity to receive a Arts www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/ top-quality English-language Engineering departments education while experiencing an Medicine and Health Sciences exciting and vibrant culture. Science Social Sciences Malaysia We have three faculties and a www.nottingham.ac.uk/ range of schools offering over 50 departments undergraduate courses and nearly 30 postgraduate taught courses. Our faculties Arts and Social Sciences Engineering Science www.nottingham.edu.my/ departments Our Malaysia Campus is a self-contained village situated on an attractive 125-acre site. 3 4 Students discussing work in the Business Our students School North Atrium, Jubilee Campus, UK. We have over 43,500 students studying at our campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia. Summary of students based in Nottingham Undergraduate 23,935 Postgraduate 8,158 Other 1,276 Total 33,369 Summary of students based in China Undergraduate 5,085 Postgraduate 731 Other 32 Total 5,848 Summary of students based in Malaysia Undergraduate 3,873 Postgraduate 675 Total 4,548 Overall total 43,765 2013/14 figures. 5 6 Careers China Malaysia • 98% of our graduates are • 92% of our graduates are employed or in further study six employed or in further study six months after graduation.* months after graduation – one of Our graduates across our • Over 1,500 employers • 71% of those students who the highest graduate employment campuses in the UK, China approached us in 2012/13 with a chose to go on to further rates in Malaysia.* and Malaysia leave with a view to recruiting our students. study went to a world top 100 • The average starting salary university, defined by the QS for our graduates is RM2,722, University of Nottingham • Our EnterpriseLab provides an World University Rankings which is significantly higher degree synonymous with a high environment in which students 2013/14. than the national average for level of academic ability and can learn about the practical Malaysian graduates. valuable transferable skills. aspects of business development. • 63% of those students in employment after graduation • Leading employers of our The University of Nottingham is the • Our students develop their own went to work for Fortune Global graduates include Accenture, most targeted university in the UK careers and support business 500 companies, government or BP Asia Pacific, CIMB, Citibank, by leading graduate employers.* growth in the region by working public institutions, or well-known Ernst & Young, HSBC, IBM, Intel, We are also a world top 30 choice part-time through our recruitment Chinese companies. Nestle and Petronas. agency Unitemps. for employers according to the • More than 210 employers • More than 250 employers QS World University Rankings • A recent investment in our service approached us in 2012/13 approached us in 2012/13 2013/14. has resulted in the creation of through various on-campus through various on-campus faculty-based careers teams, recruitment activities. recruitment activities. UK offering careers advice and • Leading global companies such • Malaysia’s 100 leading graduate guidance tailored to the needs as AB-Inbev, Hilton, IKEA, KPMG, employers such as Accenture, • Our graduates have access to of students, supported by a Nestle, PwC, and Standard BDO, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, our award-winning Careers and programme of bespoke events. Chartered Bank, and leading Nestle, PwC, Proctor & Gamble Employability Service for life. In addition, a new Global Labour Chinese employers such as Bank (P&G) and Shell have actively • 93% of our undergraduates and Market team works to develop of China, CHEC and Wahaha participated in our campus 90% of our postgraduates are the global dimension in all our have actively participated in our careers fair and other recruitment employed or in further study six employer relationships. careers fair and other recruitment events for the last three months after graduation.** events throughout the 2012/13 years running. * The Graduate Market in 2014 by academic year. High Fliers Research. * 2012/13, data source – known destinations ** 2012/13, data source – known * 2013, data source – known destinations of graduates who responded to our graduate destinations of full-time leavers of those of full-time undergraduate leavers of those destination survey. available for employment. available for employment, who responded to our survey and interview. www.nottingham.edu.my/ www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers www.nottingham.edu.cn/ careers en/careers 7 8 Making an impact We have more than 230,000 David Ross graduates in our alumni Co-founder of Carphone Warehouse community, a global family originating from the foundation Tim Baillie MBE of the University in 1881. Our London 2012 Olympic gold medallist notable alumni include: Jane Bruton Jeff Randall Editor-in-chief of Grazia magazine Broadcaster and journalist Etienne Stott MBE John Rishton London 2012 Olympic gold medallist CEO, Rolls-Royce Sir Peter Mansfield Dato’ Sri Mohd Honorary graduate and Nobel Najib Tun Abdul Razak Laureate for discoveries concerning Prime Minister of Malaysia magnetic resonance imaging Sir John Sawers Head of MI6 DH Lawrence Author Sir Andrew Witty CEO, GlaxoSmithKline and In 2011, the University launched Chancellor of The University Impact: The Nottingham Campaign, of Nottingham our biggest fundraising campaign Dame Mary Marsh ever, which will raise £150m to Former CEO of NSPCC ensure our work has global impact www.nottingham.ac.uk/ Dr Stewart Adams OBE impactcampaign Pharmacologist and inventor of ibuprofen The late Professor Sir Clive Granger Nobel Laureate for www.nottingham.ac.uk/alumni Economic Sciences www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/alumni www.nottingham.edu.my/alumni Students celebrate their graduation on University Park Campus, UK. 9 10 Excellence in education UK China It also confirmed: Malaysia The Quality Assurance Agency The teaching approach at The • The academic standards and the The Malaysian Qualifications for Higher Education awarded University of Nottingham Ningbo quality of the student learning Agency has granted The University its highest possible judgement China (UNNC) is shaped and experience at UNNC are of Nottingham Malaysia Campus to the University for the quality of informed by The University of equivalent to those of the (UNMC) self-accrediting status, learning opportunities provided to Nottingham, UK, with degree home university. one of only a limited number of our students and our systems for programmes taught in English • UNNC has achieved its universities to be granted such ensuring high academic standards.* and assessed through the stated intention to provide the an accolade. same processes and to the ‘Nottingham experience’ in China It also recognised: same standards. in less than eight years. Teaching at UNMC is led by senior academic staff who are seconded • Good practice in how the * Review of UK transnational education in University responds to the The Quality Assurance Agency China: The University of Nottingham Ningbo from the UK campus, and is of student voice. review of transnational education Campus, Quality Assurance Agency, the same high standard as that concluded that UNNC is an published 2013. of the UK. • Our integrative activities impressive achievement and that • We rank among the best across our campuses.