Nottingham

University of Nottingham Notts University Conference Park Campus Map

The University of Nottingham is a well-established university that successfully competes in the world market for higher education. It is a member both of the Russell Group of leading British universities and of Universitas21. The University is research-led with a forward-looking development policy. Among several other major initiatives, the University is consolidating its presence in South East Asia through the University of Nottingham in Malaysia (UNMC) and has established a new campus in China at Ningbo (north east of Shanghai) (UNCC).

One of the University of Nottingham’s primary aims is to sustain and improve on the high quality of its educational provision as one of the foremost research-led universities in Britain. It is committed to providing a learning environment of the highest quality for its students in which first class teaching is underpinned by and integrated with excellence in research.

The Institute of Work, Health & Organisations

In January 1999, the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations ( www.nottingham.ac.uk/iwho) was established by the University Court bringing together the WHO Centre for Organizational Health and Development (from the School of Psychology) and the Centre for Health Services Management (from the newly formed Nottingham University Business School). Following a major review of its research centres during 2001, the University granted the Institute independent status as a school in the Faculty of Law & Social Sciences with effect from April 2002.

The Institute was designed and is being developed to promote the contribution of applied psychology to occupational and public health and safety, and to the management of related health services. The three core areas on which this contribution is built are: occupational psychology, occupational health psychology, and health and clinical psychology. Together these areas define the research and teaching architectures of the Institute.

The Institute’s aims are fourfold. To be:

v A world-class centre of excellence in research in applied psychology and related areas.

v A quality provider of postgraduate education and training in vocational areas of applied psychology and related subjects.

v Active and influential in policy and related legal research and in policy development.

v A centre for the collection, evaluation and dissemination of information on research, education, practice and policy in its core areas.

Getting to Nottingham

Nottingham has good road, rail and air connections, within easy reach of other major cities in Britain and on the continent. It is served by Nottingham East Midlands Airport ( www.nottinghamema.com) which operates daily flights to cities such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Belfast as well as many European cities. For those delegates arriving by air - there is a high quality and direct Nottingham Skylink bus. This service links the Airport with both Nottingham city centre and Nottingham Railway Station, half hourly, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For timetable information please visit: www.skylink.co.uk

For those delegates arriving by rail, Nottingham Railway Station is located on Carrington Street and is next to the current terminus for the Trams on Station Street (which is accessible via the footbridge). Nottingham is served mainly by Central Trains (with services from Manchester, Sheffield, Norwich) and Midland Mainline (London, Luton).

About the city of Nottingham

Nottingham is a city of creativity! Whether it be the works of the poet Lord Byron to the designer wear from Paul Smith - there is something for everyone in this stylish and cosmopolitan cities. Nottingham is situated within a county of outstanding beauty and includes Sherwood Forest, lively market towns and many historic buildings. Of course - Nottingham is most often associated with the world’s best loved outlaw, Robin Hood. For those delegates interested in finding out what Nottingham has to offer we recommend browsing through one of the many helpful online city guides such as http://nottingham.openguides.org or www.visitnottingham.com