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Community Campaigns

We promote a variety of different campaigns at key points during the academic year. Our campaigns centre around several different themes but all of them give you the opportunity to tackle community issues, educate and empower yourself, and have a safe and enjoyable time whilst living off campus. Many of these campaigns are delivered by the Community Engagement team in collaboration with a variety of community and university partners.

Undergraduate students in Nottingham City Centre

Scavenger Hunt

Looking for a fun activity for children this half term? Come visit University Park campus for an exciting scavenger hunt trail! Follow the clues around the beautiful autumnal campus. Stop off at Portland Coffee along the way for a special scavenger hunt hot chocolate. Dogs are welcome!

Running from Monday 21st October – Sunday 3rd November

Can you crack the clues to complete the quest on campus?

For younger children

Find the clues here (for the kids)

Find the map and answers here (for the adults)

For older children (with a longer route)

Find the clues here (for the kids)

Find the map and answers here (for the adults)

Become a Star Neighbour with Our "Good Neighbours" Campaign!

Welcome to the University of Nottingham’s Good Neighbours Campaign – your ultimate guide to being a responsible tenant and an engaged community member.

What’s the Campaign About?

Our Good Neighbours Campaign is all about fostering a supportive and vibrant community. Providing essential tips and resources to help you navigate university living with ease and respect. From maintaining your space to celebrating cultural diversity, we’ve got you covered!

Key topics covered include: Respecting Property, Parking Consideration, Community Involvement & Cultural Celebration, Conflict Resolution, Noise Awareness, and Waste Management

Good Neighbours

How We’re Reaching Out:

Social Media: Take a look at our instagram page to stay informed on our best tips and tricks when it comes to being a good neighbour.

Engaging Events: Members of the Community Engagement team, Community Engagement’s Ambassador Scheme, Lenton Drives & Neighbours Residents Association, Thriving Nottingham, and Nottingham City Council all attended a pop-up information stall out in the community.

What did our stall achieve?

Students were provided with information on what it means to be a good neighbour.
Residents were given the opportunity to ask questions to multiple parties.
Students and residents were able to make introductions with each other.
Free Health MOT checks were provided for EVERYONE.

Click here to access our comprehensive campaign booklet, filled with all the tips and resources you need to become a star neighbour!

Be respectful. Be engaged. Be a good neighbour. Together, we can build a thriving community at the University of Nottingham!

Pack for Good

This campaign gives you the opportunity to donate unwanted items such as clothes, electricals, books and furniture to British Heart Foundation (BHF) collection banks on campus and in the local community.

As students vacate their Nottingham homes at a similar time each year, waste management needs to be taken into consideration. Since 2012 the University of Nottingham has joined forces with Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham City Council to support the Pack for Good campaign.

The donated items — which would otherwise likely have ended up in landfill — are taken to BHF charity shops, where they are sold on to make money. The money raised supports the lifesaving research and work of the BHF.

In the years the campaign has been running for, students living in halls and in the community have both donated generously. It has been a remarkable effort which, in partnership with Nottingham City Council and Nottingham Trent University, has raised over £1.65million for the charity.

The British Heart Foundation raises money to fund research into cures and treatments for a whole range of heart and circulatory conditions– this has included supporting research projects led by scientists at the University of Nottingham investigating strokes, vascular dementia and using stem cell biology to tackle heart attacks.

Not only have the donations raised money which has gone into life saving research, but all of the donations could have ended up in the general waste stream. In total, the donations have diverted a staggering 1106 tons of items from landfill after 29,678 bags of donations have been collected.

Read the most recent report

BHF

Helping beat burglary

Working closely with Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs), Community Engagement Ambassadors are offering advice on how to beat burglary in highly student-populated areas through the Love Your Stuff campaign. Together, they offer simple advice on how to prevent robberies in the student community.

Crime Prevention

Through door-knocking exercises in the community, ambassadors hand out information cards and goodies and engage with student residents, advising them to check windows and doors are locked when they go to bed or go out.

Residents are also encouraged to ‘Protect It and Register It’ using www.immobilise.com which is the free national property register. Our campaigns involve a team of Community Engagement Ambassadors and staff, Police and PCSOs target the Lenton Drives and the Radford Triangle areas of Nottingham.

For further information on how to protect your valuables at home, take a look at the advice from Nottinghamshire Police below:

Protecting your valuables at home

Stay Safe Together

Nottingham is a friendly city and our campuses are safe places, but you should remain aware of your surroundings and have a good attitude towards personal safety on nights out.

Here are some useful tips for staying safe and enjoying your night out in Nottingham and surrounding areas:

Out for the night? Talk to your friends about where you're going and who with
Carrying cash and valuables? Use inside pockets and zipped bags
Need a lift home? Only get licensed taxis. Secure fixed prices through unicab on 0115 950 0500
Walking home? Stay in your group and stick to well-lit main streets

To find out more about the Stay Safe Together campaign, look out for postcards and publicity on the screens in halls and around campus. You can also follow us on Twitter at @UoN_Community

Find more information about staying safe on a night out below:

Staying safe while drinking

Recycling

Step One

Understand the recycling scheme for where you live now. This could be very different to how recycling is managed at your ‘home’ address and in on campus halls.

It’s not just what you recycle but how you recycle. Items need to be clean, dry and (in most areas) loose.

Recycling

Step Two

Know your bin days and remember to put bins out on time. A missed bin might force you to put perfectly recyclable materials into your general waste bin.

Step Three

Clothes, shoes, books, furniture, video games, cooking equipment, crockery and pretty much anything else* can be recycled at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) donation banks located in key areas across Nottingham and also on campus.

Find your nearest BHF donation point.

Summer Safety Campaign

Stay Safe and Have Fun This Summer with Our ‘Hot Tips’ and ‘Cool Trips’ Campaign!

As the sun shines brighter and the days grow longer, the University of Nottingham’s Community Engagement Team is excited to launch our Summer Safety campaign! Designed with students in mind, our campaign is all about keeping you safe while ensuring you make the most of your summer in Nottingham.

What’s the Campaign About?

Our campaign, aptly named ‘Hot Tips’ and ‘Cool Trips’, delivers essential advice on how to stay safe during the summer months and provides suggestions for fun and engaging activities in and around Nottingham. We believe that a safe summer is a fun summer, and we’re here to help you achieve both!

How We’re Reaching Out

We’re using multiple platforms to ensure you receive our safety tips and activity suggestions.

Social Media: Take a look at our Instagram page for information on all things ‘Hot Tips’ and ‘Cool Trips’ there’s even an opportunity to win free NCT day bus passes by getting involved.

Leafletting: Our dedicated Community Engagement Ambassadors will be delivering informative leaflets directly to your doors. These leaflets contain essential safety advice and exciting activity suggestions.

A Big Thank You to Our Community Engagement Ambassadors

This campaign wouldn’t be possible without the hard work and dedication of our Community Engagement Ambassadors. They have been instrumental in delivering leaflets and spreading the word about our Summer Safety campaign. Their efforts ensure that every student can access the information they need to have a safe and enjoyable summer. Thank you, Ambassadors, for your invaluable contribution!

Stay safe, have fun, and enjoy everything Nottingham has to offer this summer!

Click here to access our comprehensive campaign leaflet, packed with all the information you need to stay safe and have fun this summer!

Wellbeing Wednesday

Wellbeing Wednesday encourages you to take time just for you and it is dedicated to promote health and wellbeing. As you’re not only a student but also a member of the Nottingham community, we’ll be highlighting activities in and around the community.

Our wellbeing can change from day to day. Research shows that looking after our wellbeing can help cope with stress, resilience, confidence, positive self-esteem, relationships with others, reduce physical health problems and enjoy the world around you!

Here we will highlight various topics each week, with the aim to inform and support you whilst living in the community.

Please find the links included in each post here.

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