In total, the two universities create an annual economic impact for the UK of £3.8 billion. Our combined impact in Nottingham is equivalent to around 14% of the local economy.

5,257 students from both universities volunteered in the local community last year

The Universities supported 251,600 visits from local families, school children and members of the community to arts and culture facilities and programmes last year

Over 7,500 students across the two institutions undertook a local placement as part of their undergraduate or postgraduate degree, contributing over 3 million hours of work.

Our 15,000 international students deliver an £145m economic boost to the local economy every year.

The economic activity of both Universities supports 25,000 extra jobs across Nottingham. Together, we would be the third highest direct employer in Nottinghamshire.

The universities provide over 27,000 hours of medical placements in the local community every year.

34,792 local children from disadvantaged backgrounds participated in annual widening participation and access programmes run by both universities

Research undertaken in both Universities delivered an economic impact of £444m across the UK last year.

An estimated 813 teachers and 916 medical professionals currently working in the local area were trained by the Universities in the last three years alone.

590 new businesses and enterprises have been created by the Hive and Ingenuity Lab programmes run by the universities

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