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Nottingham-Ningbo thoughts?
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choudoufu



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 1:03 pm    Post subject: Re: How it is to work at UNNC, University of Nottingham Ning Reply with quote

Bandaid wrote:
some stuff


oh, robin! you're back!
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fat_chris



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Denim-Maniac wrote:
fat_chris wrote:
I'd be interested in learning more and possibly sending a resume to them in time for the 2014-2015 school year beginning next August/September.

Warm regards,
fat_chris


I thought the same ... but wet floors? No way. That put me right off.


Yeah! Those wet floors! Shame on Nottingham-Ningbo, shame on them!

That could most certainly be a dealbreaker.

I will negotiate and bargain with them when they sign the contract--someone must walk in front of me wherever I go on campus to wipe down the wet floors ahead of me, otherwise...no deal!

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fat_chris
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CKM



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any recent info on Nottingham?

As already mentioned in this thread, the pay is good, but the workload appears to be pretty heavy. I'm not afraid of hard work, but I did hear from a former teacher there that there is A LOT of marking (essays etc.) - an unreasonable amount from what I could gather, but that was just one point of view.
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CKM



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any updates, developments or recent information relevant to someone considering it as a place to work?

Thanks
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Wicked Stepmother



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 6:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I feel obliged to stick up for the place. I enjoyed my time there and the great salary which is hard to match unless you are in Kazakhstan or the Middle East. That said, the workload is high and staff in senior roles felt like they were expected to take on even more work, leading to an exodus. Some just didn't need the hassle. I didn't mind the staff hotel at all, but there needed to be a big increase in staff apartments to meet demand. My impression was that life on campus was great for kids; it was like a mini United Nations, with different ethnicities and nationalities all playing together. I loved the rivers and the greenery, but perhaps less the mess left by the ducks. It defiled all the pathways. Those ducks were a hostile bunch that would squawk so loudly you could hear them from classrooms and peck aggressively if you crossed their path. Long term it is a difficult posting if you like big city nightlife - you have to head to Shanghai. And importantly, if you are an ordinary English teacher with kids, the cost of education is high. Only professor level teachers get it paid.
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