University of Nottingham Students' Union: A cultural model for developing a university space

This article explains how the University of Nottingham Students' Union (UoNSU) used innovative research methods to understand the space required on campus by current and future students.

University of Nottingham Students' Union: A cultural model for developing a university space

University of Nottingham Students' Union and Crowd DNA

Summary

Insight and innovation agency Crowd DNA guided the University of Nottingham Students' Union (UoNSU) in putting a case for a new, future-proofed student hub to the University Executive.

Designed to revive the Portland Building, an iconic location on campus, this project was a first for UoNSU staff, who got to collaborate with both existing students and prospective intakes – putting students at the heart of the process.

Sarah Gosling (CEO of UoNSU):

Challenging our expectations: instead of surveying...

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