What is life like as a student?
Whether you've already applied or thinking about submitting an application to study with us, dive into what student life is like in Nottingham.
Where passion finds purpose
Take the time to discover a variety of information to support your questions or queries about student life in Nottingham.
Below you'll find the following:
- access to each campus and what facilities we have
- sport and societies information (and more importantly how you can join one)
- top tips and advice from current students
- a peek into the day in the life of some of our current students studying a variety of courses, that you may have applied to.
Have you seen the facilities across our campuses?
Campus and facilities
Sport, health and wellbeing for every fitness goal
Whether you're a seasoned athlete, gym fanatic or just want to try something new, our extensive sport, health and wellbeing package has something for you.
Faculty of Arts
Our music facilities: Chloe's experience
Chloe is a third-year Music and Music Technology student. She discusses what she loves most about our facilities, learning new skills, and the sense of community in the department...
School of Health Sciences
Explore different clinical settings to excel as a midwife
At Nottingham, around 50% of your course is practice-based. Giving you the chance to gain real-life clinical experience of midwifery care.
Faculty of Arts
Explore our archaeology labs
As an archaeology student, you might be particularly excited about our practical facilities. Well, we don’t just have one laboratory. We have five!
School of Computer Science
Computer Science building tour
Assistant Professor Stuart Reeves takes you on a tour of our School of Computer Science.
School of Mathematical Sciences
Maths: watch our student tour
Everything you need is in one place, making it easy to find.
World-leading laboratories and specialist facilities at Sutton Bonnington Campus
Affectionately known as 'SB' among our students and staff, the campus has the best specialist facilities, including a 1,100-acre University Farm, Centre for Dairy Science Innovation and animal small holdings, our paperless Super Lab, specialist glasshouses and food processing facility.
Faculty of Social Sciences
World-class teaching and facilities to help you reach maximum potential
Nottingham provides a proven pathway towards career success alongside unrivalled facilities and valuable industry exposure.
University Park
Explore our 300-acre University Park Campus
Our beautiful and vibrant University Park Campus inspires has something for everyone.
Jubilee campus
Explore our vibrant, modern Jubilee Campus
Innovative buildings and green spaces designed to inspire tranquillity and creativity.
Campus and facilities
Welcome to our farm at Sutton Bonington
Discover the farming facilities at the University of Nottingham
Students settling in for a night watching films.
Settling in to university life
Taking the next big step into a new chapter of your life is exciting! At the University of Nottingham, we're here to guide you through the experience as you join us in your next steps.
Discover our societies and clubs
Student experience
Sports, societies and connecting with like-minded individuals
If you’re searching for like-minded individuals or want to learn about fellow students from different walks of life to understand their university experiences, we have a range of social networks you can be part of.
Civil Engineering
This is the place where you find your tribe
Read about how our civil engineering students spend their free time
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
This is the place where you find your tribe
Read about our chemical and environmental engineering society
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Societies and clubs in a snapshot
Nottingham’s Student Union is home to more than 300 societies and over 70 sports clubs, there’s something for everyone.
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Societies at the University of Nottingham
What are societies? Societies are mainly about socialising with like-minded people, while others are about, for example, playing certain sports, taking part in activities, sharing hobbies or helping the wider community.
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Sports clubs at the University of Nottingham
Whether you want to keep fit, make new friends, or try something new, there are over 70 clubs you can join, from popular to ‘don’t know what it is but it looks cool’ sports.
Campus and facilities
Sport, health and wellbeing for every fitness goal
Whether you're a seasoned athlete, gym fanatic or just want to try something new, our extensive sport, health and wellbeing package has something for you.
Division of Physiotherapy or Sport Rehabilitation
Develop your skills at our very own Sport Injury Clinic
Get hands-on sports injury experience at the David Ross Sports Village.
Delve into what life is like as a student across our courses
modern languages and cultures
A day in the life of a Modern Languages student
Second-year student Isabelle shares a typical day...
Civil Engineering
A day in the life of a Civil Engineering student
Follow Feroz, as he attends his group design project seminar, meets with his tutor and attends a fundamental materials lecture.
School of Health Sciences
What is it like to study a health sciences foundation course?
We spoke with Daniel, who explains what life is like as a health sciences foundation student.
School of Mathematical Sciences
Week in the life: Maths student
From quantum physics and coding to gymnastics society and pub golf.
Business School
A day in the life of a business school student
Get a feel for life on campus
modern languages and cultures
A day in the life of a Modern Languages student
Second-year student Isabelle shares a typical day...
Product Design and Manufacture
A day in the life of a Product Design and Manufacture student
Follow Maian, a product design and manufacture student, as she takes you through her typical day to give you a taste of what to expect studying with us.
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
A day in the life of a nursing student
So, what is it really like to study nursing here?
School of Chemistry
Week in the life: Chemistry student
Sarah talks about photochemistry, atoms and wellbeing at the university.
A day in the life of a BA Education student
From communities and societies to field trips and volunteering projects, find out what it's like to study education at the University of Nottingham
Faculty of Arts
A day in the life of a Film and Television Studies student
Second-year student Max shares a typical day...
A day in the life of an Aerospace Engineering student
Read all about Ify, one of our aerospace engineering students, as he describes his typical day and gives you a taste of what to expect at university.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
What is it really like to study sport and exercise science?
Follow Luke as he takes you around our campus, including our state-of-the-art David Ross Sports Village, practical lab sessions and his favourite study spaces.
School of Mathematical Sciences
Week in the life: Maths student
From quantum physics and coding to gymnastics society and pub golf.
A day in the life of a BA Education student
From communities and societies to field trips and volunteering projects, find out what it's like to study education at the University of Nottingham
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
A day in the life of an Electrical and Electronic Engineering student
Read all about Ometere’s day to see what life is like at the University of Nottingham.
Find more content from our faculties and schools
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Arts
Discover what it's like to be a student in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Nottingham.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Discover what it's like to be a student in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham.
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science
Get inspired: everything you need to know about becoming a student in the Faculty of Science at the University of Nottingham.
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
Discover what it's like to be a student in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Nottingham.
