What is this?

The Thought Forum is part of a student opinion project set up by the University of Nottingham Students’ Union. The forum allows a select group of students to answer questions about University life and share their opinion regarding the service provided by the Union and University.

Why does it exist?

The University of Nottingham Students’ Union will use your comments to improve the services it offers. With your feedback and ideas, we will be able to ensure that the Union is moving in a direction that YOU want it to.

Do I get paid?

Any participant in the Thought Forum is eligible to win one of 5 ‘best content’ prize each month. If you are a winner, you will be notified by email, and you will be able to claim your prize fund at the end of the academic year.

Each year, 200 students are randomly selected to participate in the ‘thought forum research programme’. This group are asked to continually participate in public and private forum topics and as a thank you, they are paid £10 for 10 valid posts they make.

For students who are not part of the programme, you will only be able to see public forum topics but are more than welcome to contribute to the discussion This participation will not be incentivized.

What else is in it for me?

You will also be able to share your opinion to shape the future direction of the Students’ Union in the way that you want. This is a great extra-curricular activity to put onto your CV – you are part of an opinion panel!

How much time will it take?

It’s entirely up to you. To receive a monthly incentive of £10, we recommend that you spend 60-90minutes browsing and commenting in the forum over the course of a month

I have more questions.

No problem – check out our FAQs section or contact the board administrator.