Students at a halls of residence were forced to use portable bathrooms due to dangerous bacterial levels in their flats water system.
In total 15 flats in the city centre had their shower heads taken away from the shared bathrooms to stop them being used.
The students at Hampden Halls, in Hampden Street, were left without proper facilities for around two weeks.
All students received emails stating a fault in their water tanks had led to the high bacteria levels, however they were told kitchen water was safe to drink.
Criminology student Ellie Hunt, said: “As a girl I felt humiliated having to leave my accommodation, cross a public road to get the keys and then shower outside, behind bins in the early hours of the morning.
“Leaving the showers with wet hair and again having to walk down in public is even worse.
“I felt stared at and just genuinely uncomfortable.”
For those affected, they will receive compensation for the days they were without showers, they will receive money off their next rent instalment due in January. One-week compensation is totalled to £113.26.
Journalism student Jack Proverbs, said: “The compensation is acceptable now that it’s finally been confirmed how much we are receiving.
“It was ridiculous we weren’t told about it until people complained and only did it as they phrased an act of good will.”
Iman Shahid, a first-year student studying Business Management with Accounting and Finance, was one of the first to receive back the showers.
She said: “The portable bathrooms weren’t as bad as I thought they’d be.
“I woke up early to be one of the first ones to the shower.
“Luckily, we only had ours off for about a week.
“I feel bad for everyone else who had to continue using other facilities because they have to go weeks without their showers.”
UPP oversees the student halls of residence on behlaf of Nottingham Trent University.
A university spokesman said: “During routine testing and maintenance at Hampden accommodation, which is managed by UPP, a water hygiene issue was identified in the form of unacceptable bacterial levels.
"The health and wellbeing of our students is our first priority and both NTU and UPP acted quickly, in communicating to students and working to resolve the situation.
"Showers in 15 flats were taken out of action while maintenance works and safety checks were carried out, alternative bathroom facilities were provided and students have been offered compensation for the time they were inconvenienced.
"Repairs took approximately two weeks and were completed on 24 October, many flats were able to return to full use before this time.
"All facilities are fully operational and routine testing continues to take place.”
