University of Nottingham
Founded In1980’s the University of grew academically adding the Midland College of Agriculture which was integrated with the School of Agriculture at Sutton Bonington. The new campus had in the elegant Trent Building, officially inaugurated by King George V, its new centerpiece. in in its early years, including Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi and H.G. Wells. In 1948 the college was awarded a Royal Charter to become The University of Nottingham and to gain independence to grant degrees of its own. However, the university grew academically during this period, adding the Midland College of Agriculture which was integrated with the School of Agriculture at Sutton Bonington. In pursuit of excellence and innovation the University of Nottingham has developed into a world class institution of teaching and research
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Why choose University of Nottingham
prestigious reputation: It is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of universities, and research led teaching means it consistently ranks within the top 20 universities in the UK (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024, QS World University Rankings 2025
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research excellence and academic impact: University of Nottingham is renowned for the groundbreaking research it does into global challenges. By the same token, it further attests to its academic excellence in having won Nobel prizes in medicine, economics and chemistry.
Career-Boosting Opportunities: Career services at the university support students for life, for professional benefits that are permanent.
Vibrant Green Campus Spaces and Life: With some of the greenest campuses in the world, Nottingham has a great campus in a serene environment where natural beauty is mixed with state-of –the art facilities. The setting offers a peaceful atmosphere— from the quiet Highfields Park Lake near Trent Building to the picturesque grounds of University Park — there’s room to study and room to relax.
Nottingham: A Student-Friendly City
- With its vibrant, student focused atmosphere the city of Nottingham provides a fantastic complement to your university experience.
- Cultural Experiences: Lakeside Arts on campus and festivals such as Nottingham Contemporary and Theatre Royal; and theatres, museums and art galleries.
- Outdoor Adventures: Sherwood Forest, Wollaton Hall and the National Water Sports Centre. Sports:
- First class facilities include the National Ice Centre, Nottingham Climbing Centre, international cricket at Trent Bridge.
- Nightlife: Pub, club and restaurants for every taste and budget.
- Financial support comes to you in the form of scholarships.
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Campus Facilities at University of Nottingham
State of the art facilities and continuing investment allows the University of Nottingham to focus on the overall wellbeing and success of its students and staff. These facilities are designed to make enjoy campus life with no stress.
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Academic and IT Facilities
- Libraries: The University’s libraries are part of some of Europe’s most technologically advanced libraries, featuring extensive learning resources, study spaces and access to the latest digital tools. Aided by trained staff able to aid students with academic research and technology, these facilities compliment.
- IT Resources: The software solutions, high speed of internet and the IT trainings programs assisted by the campus network help students and staffs in their academic activities.
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Health and Wellness
- Cripps Health Centre: A facility equipped to give medical, dental and occupational health services with a pharmacy.
- Sports and Fitness: For students and staff at all levels of ability, first-class facilities.
- Busy Bees Nursery: Enabling a nurturing environment for young families for children aged 3 months to 5 years.
Retail and Dining Options
- Retail Outlets: A 10% discount is offered on books in all of the retail shops that all campuses have, including Blackwell’s bookshops.
- Cafes and Restaurants: Across campuses a plethora of dining options are available from full meal to snacks to beverages. In addition, conference facilities and additional catering and event services are offered by the Hemsley.
- Prayer Rooms: Spaces for prayer and religious observance are also available on each campus.
- Chaplaincy Services: Spiritual advice, counseling and guidance for students and staff is available for a wide range of faiths and beliefs.
Arts and Culture
- Lakeside Arts Centre: Nottingham throws itself into art and performance and is a local cultural hub.
Events and Conferences: The university offer flexible conference and event solutions (planning services and accommodation) at a number of locations.
Student Services provided by University of Nottingham
Centers (SSC), located on our campuses and on our CWC, are dedicated to helping address your academic, personal and professional concerns.
The Student Services Centers are the first point of contact for many queries, offering advice on:
Disability and learning support
- Financial assistance
- Housing and accommodation
- Education-related queries
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- Visa and immigration advice
- SSCs are located in several campuses with students visiting the most convenient Centre, or can receive support online or by telephone.
Student Support and Wellbeing Service
- This service will provide students with help in managing any personal, emotional or academic challenges. It offers
- Well-being advice: With mental health, emotional issues and anything that pertains to studies.
- Specialist referrals: Advice on how to access university focused support services.
- Convenient locations: Wellbeing officers operate out of offices in Trent Building and Humanities with local access.
Personal and Academic Tutoring
- Personal Tutors: Each student has a tutor that will give them academic guidance, monitor their academic development and support students in their personal development.
- Senior Tutors: Additionally oversee welfare systems and offer more help.
- Peer Mentoring: We also offer peer mentoring to new undergraduates, helping make the move to university life that much easier.
Health and Well Being Services
- Cripps Health Centre: Offers medical, dental and pharmacy services for on campus.
- Counseling Service: Provides free, confidential support for those experiencing all types of mental health and emotional problems.
- Nightline (Student Union): Confidential student helpline running term time only.
Faith and Spiritual Guidance
- University Chaplains: Faith based and general pastoral support to students of no faith, all faiths.
- Prayer Rooms: Using available to religious observance was across campuses.
Financial and Housing Support
- Support for student loans, budgeting and financial aid are among the services.
- Information on housing issues including university accommodation and private rentals.
Extenuating Circumstances: The university provides clear processes for dealing with issues, which may affect academic performance but can access adjustments or support they may require.
Scholarships Offered by University of Nottingham
There is a huge range of international scholarships offered by the University of Nottingham for Indian students. These are scholarships that reward academic excellence as well as potential to lead and to make difference on the field of work.
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scholarship Solutions
- Amount: This will pay for up to 50% (or 100%) of the tuition fees for a full-time master’s degree.
- Eligibility: The course is open to students from Africa and developing Commonwealth countries that include India.
International Postgraduate Excellence Award
- Amount: The amount covered by tuition fee cover for master’s degree is between £2,000 and £8,000.
- Eligibility: Open to students from South Asia (including India), students from other regions such as Africa, Americas, ASEAN, and Europe.
GREAT Scholarships
- Amount: Varies; supported by the British Council and the GREAT Britain campaign.
- Eligibility: Open only to students from the following countries: Four of the countries — India, Pakistan, China, Mexico.
Master’s Commonwealth Scholarships
- Amount: Comprehensive fully funded scholarships that cover tuition fees and living expenses as well as travel.
- Eligibility: Gave to Commonwealth students as in India. Applicants need good academic and leadership potential.
Chevening Scholarships
- Amount: Tuition fees, living costs, and airfare is paid (fully funded).
- Eligibility: Available to countries eligible for Chevening which includes India.
International Sporting Excellence award
- Amount: Awards athletic achievement; varies.
- Eligibility: given to students who show excellence in sports.
- Regional Excellence Awards given to Undergraduate and postgraduate students receive
- Amount: A contribution to your tuition fees, from £2,000 to £8,000, towards tuition support in the first year only.
- Eligibility: Admitting international students from South Asia (including India), Africa, the Americas and other countries.
- Candidates are also required to show academic excellence and passion to a subject area.
- Application: Following the acceptance of an offer, students will apply for the opportunity via the Nottingham Hub Portal.
Internship and placement opportunities
- School-Specific Placements
- Dedicated opportunities are available within various schools and faculties:
- School of English: Creative Writing, Drama, Language and Linguistics, and Literature students can perform research or industry of interest relevant placements.
- Faculty of Arts: Working with academics in special projects (e.g. summer research student placements).
University-Wide Opportunities: Nottingham’s reputation for producing high-quality graduates attracts placement opportunities from diverse organizations:
- Nottingham Internship Scheme: Paid placements based on real world industry experiences.
- also helps in improving your application skills and CV writing. Support Services
The University of Nottingham provides extensive support to ensure students succeed in finding and excelling in placements: - Careers and Employability Service: Offers a personalized source of information about placement options, how to apply and planning your career.
- Placement Advertisements: Regular emails and providing updates in university’s portal of new opportunities.
Examples of Past Placements:
- Lakeside Arts Internships: Cultural and arts focused opportunities on campus at Lakeside Arts Centre.
- Digital Marketing Academy: Training in modern marketing techniques including learning using hands on training.
- Research Placements: Enabling academics working on the cutting edge of research projects across a number of domains.
Student Life at University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham offers a vibrant and multicultural student experience in which the dynamism of the city of Nottingham combines with an inclusive campus community. There are a lot of activities, facilities and different events connected with the development of students’ academic field and personal growth.
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Campus Life
- Social Spaces: Freely, you can find great places at the cafes, outdoor cinemas, and event halls across the university’s campuses, where students can have a place to unwind and bond with other students.
- University Park Campus: The building also houses Portland Building’s coffee shop (slinky Mooch bar), Lakeside Arts, which puts on theatre, exhibitions and workshops.
- Jubilee Campus: Also, just a few minutes’ walk from Aspire Cafe, which is a Starbucks outlet as well as dining halls and the little shopping center at University Park.
- Sutton Bonington Campus: Over 40 societies and the Guild Students Union run year-round events and activities.
- Students Union (SU): It is where you get to find the hub for the social life of students.
- There are more than 200 societies and clubs extending beyond academics, beyond pastimes.
- Comedy Nights, Volunteering Projects and Live Music.
- Nottingham New Theatre — A student run cinema and theatre group.
Exploring Nottingham: Ranked as the 9th best city in the UK for students (QS Best Student Cities 2023), Nottingham provides a vibrant backdrop for university life:
Culture and Entertainment:
- Nottingham Playhouse, Rock City and Broadway Cinema satisfy some of these.
- There are plenty of festivals and events aplenty keeping the city running throughout the year, and Dot to Dot Music Festival and Nottinghamshire Pride are just a couple of the gigs to pencil in.
Food and Drink: From street food to high end restaurants, including both independent cafes and popular chains, the city’s dining scene has got everything.
Sports and Recreation
- Nottingham is a city for sports enthusiasts:
- University Sports Facilities: Through participation in the wide range of sports, fitness classes and recreational activities on exceptional on campus facilities students can benefit.
Entry Requirements at University of Nottingham
- Eligibility: Minimum points from SAT / Equivalent from NAIAT, IGCSE, IGCEs or IB 4 Above and equivalent.
- Direct Entry: Students qualifying Class XII with 75% and higher is allowed entrance to some undergraduate programmers depending on one’s performance in Class XII.
- Subjects: To excel in science or engineering foundation courses mathematics and suitable science performances are required.
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English Language:
- TOEFL: 520
- IELTS: 5.0
- Undergraduate Programs
Eligibility:
- Minimum of aggregate 75% in Class XII: CBSE/ CISCE/ state boards.
- For Computer Science: 80% in Mathematics.
- Medicine: In order to gain course entry, you will need AAB at A-level grades, with Chemistry and Biology at Grade A.
English Language:
- CBSE or CISCE Boards: At least 70% in English.
- IELTS: Typically, it’s 6.0–6.5 for the course.
- TOEFL: Test on paper 550– 600; Computer test 213 – 250.
Medicine:
- A-Levels: Consisting of AAB in Chemistry, Biology and 1 third academic subject.
- GCSE: I took Chemistry, Physics, Biology (A), Mathematics and English (B)—all six grade.
- IELTS: 7.5
- TOEFL: 650 (Writing element: 4.5).
Postgraduate Master’s programs are included
Eligibility:
- First Class Bachelor’s degree (after a minimum of three years study in an Indian recognized institution).
- English Language: For applicants holding a recognized degree from an Indian institution, where the medium of instruction was English, additional language tests may be waived.
- IELTS: 6.5–7.0
- TOEFL: 600 (Paper-based).
MBA Programs
Eligibility: Knowledge and skill on at least a level of that expected of a first-class graduate of a recognized university.
- GMAT: Minimum score of 580 on a total (and 4.0 in the Analytical Writing Assessment).
PhD and Research Degrees
Eligibility: A Master’s in a subject related to the proposed research.
English Language:
- The requirements are same as Master’s programs.
- Experimental evaluation was conducted on a wireless system designed to be the backbone for medical telemetric system design.
English Language Equivalent
The following equivalencies are accepted for Indian students:
Standard XII English: CBSE or CISCE Boards:
- IELTS 6.0 equivalent: 70%
- IELTS 6.5 equivalent: 75%
- IELTS 7.0 equivalent: 80%
- IELTS 7.5 equivalent: 85%
- Requirements for Entry into Science and Engineering
- For foundation and undergraduate courses in these fields, applicants must demonstrate:
- Strong Mathematics and science (relevant) results.
- Competitive courses perquisites that one must pass to get to particular courses such as Medicine and Computer Science.
University of Nottingham Rankings
Sustainability Leadership: When it comes to sustainability, we’re 13th in the UK and 36th in the world in the QS Sustainability Rankings 2025.
Achieved global Top 100 rankings in individual SDG goals:
- SDG2 (Zero Hunger): Top 80
- SDG6 (Clean Water and Sanitation): Top 80
- SDG8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): Top 60
- SDG13 (Climate Action): Top 90
- SDG14 (Life Below Water): Top 70
- SDG15 (Life on Land): Top 60
Research and Innovation
- 7th in the UK for Research Power: It has been awarded as outstanding in terms of quality and breadth of Student Experience.
- Top 5 for Student Life in the UK: As the campus and city experience offered for students is exceptional to Unicom pare 2025, number 5.
Notable School Rankings
- Nottingham University Business School:
- 10th in the UK and 24th worldwide Masters in Finance (Financial Times 2024)
- Ranked 18th in the world and 5th in the UK for International Trade (QS Rankings 2025).
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