Community

The University has an award winning volunteering scheme, which enables staff and students to get involved in a wide range of projects.

In this interview Sharon Clancy from Active Communities, and Lucie Smethurst from Widening Participation guide you through what's on offer and how you can get involved.

In 1966 the student-led CD and Record Library opened its doors to staff and students at the University of Nottingham. It started out life as a jazz library but has since grown to boast a collection of more than 12,000 albums in all sorts of genres.

It's thought to be the biggest university library of its kind in the country.

One of its longest running members is Dr Kim Elliott from the School of Civil Engineering. In this interview, he recalls the changes over the past 23 years and why, even in a library of this size, even Barbara Streisand can find a home.

The UK's tallest free-standing work of art - Aspire - is now in place at The University of Nottingham.

In this interview acclaimed architect Ken Shuttleworth talks about what inspired him to design Aspire, and his attachment to Nottingham.

Find out what goes on at the University in these video highlights of our open day.

In this video, news of measures taken to improve the quality of student housing in the Lenton and Dunkirk communities.

The Nottingham University Samworth Academy (NUSA) — has opened its doors, making it the country's first 'university academy'.

In this video meet the people who made it happen, and the pupils about their feelings on the new academy.

NUSA opened on the site of the refurbished William Sharp School in the shadow of the brand-new £24m building which is under construction and due for completion in September 2010. Once the new facility is complete the academy will be home to 950 pupils.

In this video we're out and about in Lenton again with Manager Off Campus Affairs, Melanie Futer.

This time it's all about recycling.