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We may be heading towards the cold of winter, but BUCS action is just warming up, with NTU looking to surpass our highest ever rank in the overall BUCS standings. The next fortnight holds some big games to look forward to across all sports. Below we have all the important home games for you to look out for.

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NTU Student Harry Collinson made history this month as the youngest umpire at the Sultan of Johor Cup. The international under 21s tournament features elite players from around the world and the event is a major pathway for future professional Hockey players. Younger than most of the players, Harry represented Britain as the GB umpire.

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NTU students can get their hands on a great discount for this year’s Hockley Hustle, paying just £5.50 for their wristband (instead of £16.50), if they book in advance..

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Two NTU Lacrosse Scholars have been chosen to represent Team England at next year’s Indoor World Championships. Lacrosse Scholars Elliot Leonard and Caius Jefferies have made the 28-man team to represent Team England at the 2019 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse championships in Vancouver.

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This week NTU looked to get back to winning ways at Lady Bay following last week’s defeat. On Wednesday 17 October, the team took on undefeated Cardiff Met who finished third in the league last season.

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Join internationally acclaimed violinist Anna-Liisa Bezrodny as she performs the nation’s favourite piece of classical music, The Lark Ascending, in Southwell Minster next month.

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Scientists have recorded the honeycomb vibration of the honeybee ‘wake-up call’ for the first time – when the insects drum on the comb to prompt others bees in the hive to start getting busy.

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Fouad Mohammad jetted off to Istanbul through Nottingham Trent University’s Staff Mobility scheme to explore collaborative opportunities with staff and students.

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Professor Bill Niven and PhD candidate Amy Williams delivered a pre-show talk for Nottingham Playhouse's revival of Kindertransport, as well as contributing historical context to the audience programme.

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The NTU Choir has been invited, once again, to perform The Star Wars Saga with the internationally renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall.

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