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International Events, Autumn 2014

This autumn we’ve hosted alumni events on both sides of the globe.  Here’s a round up of what’s been happening: The Vice-Chancellor hosted an alumni networking event in Hong Kong at RED Bar and Restaurant on Saturday 8 November. Over 90 alumni and current students from across all of the University’s international campuses attended, ranging …

Autumn Alumni Self-organised Reunions

Autumn is a season for reflection, making preparations for the New Year ahead.  For some, a time to relax whilst being hypnotised by a roaring open fire.  For others, a time  to step out into the crisp air, kick the leaves and enjoy a range of Autumnal festivities.  The Alumni Relations team had the pleasure …

Who are The University of Nottingham’s Greatest Sporting Heroes?

Sport – love it or loathe it – it’s hard not to be impressed by the remarkable performances of teams and athletes. Their feats of endurance, rigid discipline and unswerving focus – always putting training above a night out and hearty meal! At The University of Nottingham, glittering sports stars abound among our students and …

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 …

A Bird’s eye view: climbing the University of Nottingham Trent Building Clock Tower

This week’s blog comes to you from Gaby Neher, Assistant Professor of Art History here at The University of Nottingham. Gaby originally posted this on her blog, but we thought it was such an interesting perspective of The University that we’d re-post it. So here it is:  View over Highfields Park It is possible to become …

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 …

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 …

Washington DC Reunion and London Law Reception

Alumni gathered in Washington DC on 17th June for an informal event at Downtown Mio Restaurant, hosted by members of the FUN America board, staff from the University of Nottingham, and our new ambassador for DC, David Miller. Thirty guests attended, including graduates from 1953-2011 from all Faculties.  The event was a great evening of …

International round-up, the story so far…

Written by Hannah Curnock, International Alumni Manager (Russian and Slavonic Studies, 2004) 2014 has been a busy year to date with six alumni events already in the bag and another two coming up. We’ve been in Bangkok, Delhi, Bangladesh, New York, Saudi and Shanghai and here’s a flavour of what we’ve been doing: In February …