University of Nottingham
(http://nottingham.ac.uk). a traditional, russell group university offering everything one might expect including medicine, law, engineering and a recently opened veterinary school. graduates from nottingham are well respected and it has an excellent research reputation in more or less anything it touches.
Nottingham has two major universities:
Nottingham Trent University
(http://ntu.ac.uk). while technically a "new university", trent punches well above its weight. strengths include journalism, law, biosciences and perhaps the best school of education in the east midlands. graduates of nottingham trent are the most employed in the country, with over 90% of graduates landing in their preferred career within 6 months of graduation.
parks and activities
In the summer you can hire a rowing boat on the beautiful grounds of The University of Nottingham.
Nottingham Castle has extensive grounds, which are planted beautifully in the summer time. Each summer open air theatre performances are held in the grounds.
The Nottingham Arboretum between Nottingham Trent University tram stop and High School tram stop hosts open air music in the park at weekends in summer.
Events
Goose Fair
Nottingham's Goose Fair (http://www.nottinghamgoos...) is held on the Forest recreation ground at the Forest tram stop on the first weekend of October each year. It is one of Britain's largest funfairs and has existed more than 700 years. Entry is free.
Riverside Festival
The Riverside Festival at Victoria Embankment is held on a weekend at the start of August each year. It features live music, markets and fairs topped off with a huge fireworks display.
The Nottingham Vs Nottingham Trent annual Varsity series is the largest outside of North America.
Nottingham LGBT Pride is usually held on the last Saturday of July in Arboretum Park, 5/10 minutes walk from the city centre however, from 24 July 2010, it will be held at its new venue of Forest Fields Recreational Ground; the site of the famous Goose Fair. The event consists of numerous stages of music,acts;etc aswell as many stalls and stands from organisations etc - and , of course, food and drink areas! It attracts people not just from the Nottingham area; but from neighbouring counties and regions such as South Yorkshire and Derbyshire;etc, aswell as most likely people from much further afield. Nottingham is therefore a gay friendly city and is accepting of LGBT people with a notable gay visibility. The city has the third highest percentage of people in same sex partnerships, according to the 2001 census, of the eight English core cities after Manchester and Bristol. It is referred to as the gay capital of the Midlands - or "Queen of the Midlands"; and the LGBT community are down to earth and friendly; as is the general culture of Nottingham.
Sporting venues
National Ice Centre
Go ice skating at the National Ice Centre
National Ice Centre
Catch a game of Ice Hockey at the National Ice Centre home of the GMB Nottingham Panthers, the oldest and best supported team in the UK. Get your tickets in advance and ask for tickets at the 'bowl end' in order to be in amongst the locals and at the end where the 'Panthers' shoot twice. If you happen to be visiting Nottingham at the same time that they are taking on arch rivals the Sheffield Steelers then get your tickets in advance as these games nearly always sell out - prepare youself for 7000 people screaming on their team and a war on the ice - these teams do not like each other though there is never any fan based violence.
National Watersports Centre
Visit Holme Pierrepont, home to the National Watersports Centre.
Trent Bridge Cricket Ground
Watch International test cricket at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground near the banks of the River Trent.
Nottingham Tennis Centre
Hosts the nottingham open each year in the week running up to wimbledon.
The City Ground
Watch football at The City Ground or Meadow Lane, homes of Nottingham Forest F.C. and Notts County F.C. respectively
Nottingham Activity Centre
The professionals choice for quality clay shooting. stag and hen, corporate and private tuition available
Another Hockey match worth going to is the Nottingham Trent University vs University of Nottingham Varsity match held once a year and is the biggest varsity outside North America.
Nottingham & District Gun Club
Try your hand at Clay Shooting at Nottingham & District Gun Club