[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] Formerly Nottingham Polytechnic, Trent Polytechnic[EBOLD][PARA][BOLD]For general information about Nottingham: [EBOLD]see [ULNE]University of [PARA]Nottingham[EULNE].[BOLD] [EBOLD]Once upon a time there was Trent Poly, then it [PARA]became Nottingham Poly, and now it is in its 3rd incarnation as a [PARA]university. [ITAL]Dr Who managed to survive 4 changes (until after [PARA]Tom Baker) before it started to get tired, so there's hope for [PARA]Notts Trent.[EITAL] Dr Whos come and go, but the Tardis remains the [PARA]same. In the case of the University, there are 2 (or 3) tardises: [PARA]the City Site in the city centre, the largest site and, if the truth be [PARA]known, the main one; and the more modern Clifton site, 4 miles [PARA]from the centre, and next to Clifton Hall, a [ITAL]stunning [EITAL]large [PARA]Georgian manor, which houses the University's education faculty.[HDNG]ATMOSPHERE:[EHDNG][PARA][ITAL]Students are scattered geographically, because most live out and[PARA]because they're spread across both sites. But students from the[PARA]2 sites mingle, despite the fact that both can look after [PARA]themselves very well, thank you. Thriving fun, organised by the [PARA]Union ents department, means there's no excuse for students to [PARA]feel out of it. Students are lively, enthusiastic and not averse to [PARA]friendliness with the locals nor a little politics - the Christian Union [PARA]constitutes a political faction.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]THE SITES:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][BOLD]City Site:[EBOLD] (art, business, environmental, law, social sciences, [PARA]engineering) Just on the edge of the city centre, the University's [PARA]main campus, with 7,500 students, is a jumble of [ITAL]lovely [EITAL][PARA]converted (3/4 storey) terraces, tower blocks (such as the main [PARA]Newton Building) and slabs of [ITAL]dirty [EITAL]concrete with [ITAL]sparse [EITAL]green [PARA]areas between. The Union's main centre is in a block designed [PARA]as a swimming pool complex. [ITAL] It's an ugly building, but the lively [PARA]atmosphere endears it to the regulars. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clifton Campus: [EBOLD](humanities, science) 4 miles away on a hill [PARA]overlooking the River Trent and its valley, Clifton is [ITAL]a small, [PARA]friendly, modern site offering so many opportunities, students [PARA]can get isolated from city life.[EITAL] 6,000 students are based at this [PARA]site near where D H Lawrence set 'Sons and Lovers'.[PARA][BOLD]Clifton Hall:[EBOLD] (education) Georgian manor with views of the Trent, [PARA]1/2 mile from the Clifton Campus.[HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Population: 261,500 [BULL] London: 117miles [BULL] Birmingham: [PARA]47miles [BULL] Loughborough: 13miles[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]The University atmosphere reflects the surrounding town which [PARA]is also a bustling hustle of rustle and fun to suit all tastes[EITAL]. It has [PARA]got its dank and squalid corners, but the main areas with shops [PARA]galore and developments like the Victoria Centre are clean, [PARA]spacious and filled with [ITAL]beautiful [EITAL]Victorian buildings. Areas such [PARA]as Hockley, among others, offer trendy little bars, trendy little [PARA]designer shops and trendy big 2nd hand markets. Some of the [ITAL][PARA]daintiest [EITAL]features include the Goose Fair every October (the [PARA]largest temporary fun fair in Europe), the famous old lace market[PARA](an old quarter of the city where lace is still sold wholesale), [PARA]Nottingham Castle (more of a mansion really), Slab Square for [PARA]sitting amidst pigeons, and 'Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem' and [PARA]'Salutation Inn', 2 of the country's oldest pubs. Students [PARA]particularly enjoy 'The Tales of Robin Hood', a heritage centre [PARA]aimed at kids of all ages.[HDNG]TRAVEL:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]Trains:[EBOLD] Nottingham Station offers services all round the country [PARA](north and south is simpler than east and west), including London [PARA](3hrs, 7/day), Newcastle (3:50hrs, 6/day), Manchester (3:25hrs, 3/day).[PARA][BOLD]Coaches:[EBOLD] National Express Services to, among other places, [PARA]London (ú12.50, 2:45hrs, 7/day), Manchester (ú8, 3hrs, 5/day), [PARA]and Newcastle (ú17, 3:55hrs, 5/day).[PARA][BOLD]Car:[EBOLD] Nottingham is 5 minutes off the M1 and is also easily [PARA]reached by the A6, A47, A52 and the A1 (20 miles away).[PARA][BOLD]Air:[EBOLD] East Midlands Airport, 12 miles outside town, has flights [PARA]inland and to Europe.[PARA][BOLD]Hitching:[EBOLD] [ITAL]The M1 is a goody for wild rovers.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Local:[EBOLD] Buses run every 15 minutes from the campus into the city [PARA]centre until 9pm and cost between 45p and 55p.[PARA][BOLD]Taxis:[EBOLD] If 4 share a taxi, it's comparable to the bus fare for a trip [PARA]from the campus to the city centre.[PARA][BOLD]Bicycles:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Flat with cycle lanes, but laxity with locks can leave legs[PARA]with nothing to pedal.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]Nottingham Station is 1 mile from the City Site. Buses cost [PARA]between 45p and 60p (ú1 return) from the City Site to Clifton, with[PARA]several companies running regular services.[HDNG]NOS and REQUIREMENTS:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]Arts and Design[EBOLD] 1,834 12pts[BOLD][PARA]Education[EBOLD] 929 10pts[BOLD][PARA]Engineering[EBOLD] 2,155 8-12pts[BOLD][PARA]Env Studs[EBOLD] 1,740 12-16pts[BOLD][PARA]Soc Sci[EBOLD] 2,031 16-20pts[BOLD][PARA]Humanities[EBOLD] 1,324 16-18pts[BOLD][PARA]Business[EBOLD] 1,854 16pts[BOLD][PARA]Science[EBOLD] 1,626 8-10pts[HDNG]LIBRARIES and COMPUTERS:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Books: 334,983 [BULL] Periodicals: 2,683 [BULL] Study places: 823 [PARA]Computer workstations: 1,900[ESTAT][PARA]Dryden Street and the Chaucer Library (business and law) are on[PARA]the City Site and there's a 3rd library at Clifton. There are 2 [PARA]Computer Centres: the main 1 in the Arkwright Building at the City[PARA]Site; 1 near the library on the Clifton Campus.[HDNG]CAREER PROSPECTS:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Careers Service [BULL] No of staff: 6full/3part [BULL] Unemployed [PARA]after 6mths (1992): 14.9%[ESTAT][HDNG]SPECIAL FEATURES:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL]Courses are offered on a modular basis.[PARA][PARA][BULL]A student exchange programme enables students to study in [PARA]the USA for 15 weeks at the beginning of their 2nd year.[HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][PARA]Simon Hodgkinson (rugby player); Dame Laura Knight (artist); [PARA]Martin Knox (chief designer at Next); Delyth Morgan (Welsh soap[PARA]star); Frances Mossman (Director of Next Directory); Ian Raspin [PARA](white water canoeist); Alan Simpson MP (Lab, former Union [PARA]President); Paul Smith (fashion designer and guru of the Filofax).[HDNG]FURTHER INFO:[EHDNG][PARA]Prospectuses for undergrads, part timers and postgrads.[PARA][PARA]
