Overview
The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881 and was granted a royal charter in 1948. The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, the Russell Group, Universitas 21, Universities UK, and the Virgo Consortium, and participates in the Sutton Trust Summer School program as a member of the Sutton 30.
The university is made up of a number of schools and departments organized into five faculties: Arts, Engineering, Medicine and Health Sciences, Science, and Social Science. Each faculty encompasses a number of schools and departments. Nottingham is a research-led institution, and two academics connected with the university were awarded Nobel Prizes in 2003. Nottingham was ranked 23rd in the UK amongst multi-faculty institutions for the quality (GPA) of its research and 8th for its Research Power in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. More than 80 percent of research at the university was described as “world-leading” or “internationally excellent” in the UK Funding Councils’ 2014 Research Excellence Framework, with 28 out of 32 returns having at least 75 percent of impact that was either “outstanding” or “very considerable” – ranking the university 7th in the UK on this measure.
The university was named Times Higher Education “University of the Year” in 2006, Times Higher Education “Entrepreneurial University of the Year” in 2008, and finished runner-up in the 2010 Sunday Times “University of the Year”.In 2016/17, Nottingham was named ‘University of the Year’ for graduate employment by The Sunday Times. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), which assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions, Nottingham is ranked 26th for GPA and 8th for research power. The 2016 CWUR University Ranking placed Nottingham University 139th globally and 10th nationally.
25,000 Students
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Learning
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- Accounting, Business, Management and Marketing
- Architecture, Building, Planning and Design
- Biology and Biomedical Sciences
- Computer Science and Information Technology
- Engineering
- Foreign Studies (Language, Literature and Linguistics)
- Health Professions
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Law and Legal Studies
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Natural Sciences
- Recreation, Sports and Fitness Studies
- Theology
- Veterinary, Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Visual and Performing Arts
Applying
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For International Students
(in lieu of IELTS)
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Cost and Scholarships
Types of Scholarships Available
Scholarships
International undergraduate scholarships
| Total Worth | awards covers a contribution towards tuition fees in the first year of an undergraduate degree programme at Nottingham. |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | Students should be from following Regions: Africa Americas ASEAN and Oceania Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Japan, Hong Kong, Macao and South Korea Europe Middle East and Turkey |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | -- |
International Sporting Excellence Award
| Total Worth | £5,000 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | 1) be of academy, national or international standard in any sport or show strong evidence of future outstanding potential 2) be classed as an 'overseas' student for fee purposes 3) hold an offer to start a full-time academic course in any subject area at the University of Nottingham UK in September 2023 |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | -- |