One of the highlights for the young people who attend the National Saturday Art & Design Club is the opportunity to participate in a masterclass with a professional artist or designer. This year, we were delighted when the Sorrell Foundation announced that Zack Mclaughlin from Paper & Wood would be leading a workshop for the next generation of creative talent at NTU. You only have to look at his work to understand why we were so pleased; his awe-inspiring birds are breathtakingly ...
Paul’s Volunteering
Hi I’m Paul and I work here at SCCO. Here’s a little bit about what I do! When students first arrive at NTU in September they get to take part in a huge programme of fun events which we call Welcome Week. This is a chance for our 7000 new students to meet one another, find their way around and have a great time while settling in to Uni life. There are trips to do fun stuff like karting & ice skating, chances to hang out with other students, nights out, sports, big events, ...
Haidar and Tinashe: Our work experience at NTU
Outside the office on the first day Hi our names are Haidar and Tinashe and we are here doing our year 10 week of work experience at Trent University in the department Of Schools, Colleges and Community Outreach. In this department they specialise in making and maintaining relationships with the outside. We have been based in the progression team who work on the welcome week schemes, running work experience for students, the children’s university, social ...
Family supper 2016
The family Supper events are collaborative events run at either Nottingham Trent University (NTU) or the University of Nottingham (UoN). They run from March to May and in 2016 saw over 410 attend the 3 NTU evenings with a similar number at UoN. Attendees were Year 10 pupils and their families from across Nottingham City and County. The aim of these events is to provide those Year 10 pupils and their families with information about higher education as well as allow them an opportunity to ask ...
Jackie’s Prison Volunteering
Name :Jacqueline Adedeji Course studied at NTU: Broadcast Journalism Year of Graduation : 2015 Current job title: Production Office Assistant Organisation name: Zig Zag Productions What volunteering were you involved in whilst a student at NTU? Was it course related or to help with a particular career choice? I was involved in a scheme called The Big Book Share that was based at Nottingham Prison, which involved connecting with prisoners, creating parcels ...
Callum’s Year of Volunteering
Name: Callum Course studied at NTU: Computer, Science and Mathematics Year of graduation: 2017 Organisation name: National Videogame Arcade What volunteering were you involved in whilst a student at NTU? Was it course related or to help with a particular career choice? I currently volunteer at Nottingham City Museums and Galleries, whose sites include Nottingham Castle and Wollaton Hall amongst others. I started my volunteer journey before university during my gap ...