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Golden Reunion, Class of 1964

On Saturday 11 October, we welcomed back 40 alumni and guests from the class of 1964 to our annual Golden Reunion. Alumni travelled from as far as Greece to reminisce with old friends and see how the University has changed. For some guests it was the first time back on campus in 50 years! The …

International Family Link

Would you be willing to support our International Students? Earlier this year the International Family Link celebrated its 10th year.  The scheme has been deemed a great success and over the years has been beneficial not only to international students, but to local Nottingham residents. The aim of the programme is to… Provide unique opportunities …

What a day at the Life Cycle 4 Community Day!

On Sunday 31st October at 7am, the Nottingham Lakeside Arts Centre opened to welcome Life Cycle 4 Challenge Ride participants taking part in the 75mile ride who were raising money for Children’s Brain Tumour Research (CBTR) this year.  At the same time, after cycling over 1,400+ for 15 days in honour of a child who …

Great evening had by all at our inaugural Shenzhen alumni event!!

On 24 July we were really excited to hold our inaugural alumni event in Shenzhen , Guangdong Province, China. With just under 100 contactable alumni based in Shenzhen, we were delighted that a quarter of them, as well as some lost alumni that we were able to re-connect with via the powers of social media, …

School of Politics and International Relations alumni event

The School of Politics held their annual School of Politics and International Relations alumni event at the House of Commons on Thursday 3rd July, hosted by MP Graham Allen, with over 60 attendees present. The event provided an opportunity for alumni to reconnect with each other, catch up with members of staff, and stay updated about …

Summer Graduation 2014 – The Second Week

After two wonderful weeks, Summer Graduation is over for another year.  The sun continued to shine and the Alumni Relations team enjoyed meeting many of our graduates, finding out about their next steps and letting them know how they can continue to be engaged and a part of the Nottingham community. In week 2 we …

Cyprus Alumni Reunion and Launch of the Cyprus Alumni Association

On Tuesday 3rd June, over 100 Nottingham alumni gathered at one of old Nicosia’s trendiest bars to reunite with former classmates, trade stories about their time at the University and celebrate the launch of the Cyprus Alumni Association.   The University of Nottingham has a long and proud relationship with Cyprus, which has been an …

May Fest 2014 – Our most popular alumni event

Last Saturday saw the annual May Fest celebrations take place across the University Park campus. With a jam packed programme of events there was surely something for everyone. The event is an opportunity for the University to open its doors to the local community and alumni,  to showcase what we do and promote higher education. …

Alumni celebrate at Varsity Ice Hockey

Written by Tom Barnes (International Security and Terrorism 2013) Monday 27th January saw the opening event of the 10th annual varsity series between the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent. Whilst other university rivalries include boat races along the Thames and rugby union at Twickenham, Nottingham’s offering is a high octane and brutal clash at …

Make this the year…

As 2014 gets underway, and everyone makes their new year’s resolutions, I got to thinking about what I wanted to achieve this year; one of the things on my list is to make more time to see old friends. We keep in touch through Facebook etc… and nearly all of our communication ends with; “let’s …