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School of Chemistry Alumni Careers Dinner , March 2014

The country which is in advance of the rest of the world in chemistry will also be foremost in wealth and in general prosperity.               WILLIAM RAMSAY, 1852 – 1916 On Tuesday 24 March, the School of Chemistry held a Chemistry Alumni Careers Dinner in the Senate Chamber, Trent …

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 …

Why did you choose The University of Nottingham?

Cast your minds back to when you were applying to University, what were the main factors which affected your decisions? Why did you choose to come to Nottingham? Making the decision to continue onto further education is arguably more complicated than ever before, with a multitude of factors playing a role in which institutions to …

A new alumni network in Romania

The inaugural meeting of Nottingham’s new Romanian alumni network was held at a restaurant in Bucharest on 18th December 2013. A group of enthusiastic Nottingham alumni, now living and working in Romania or still based in the UK but returning home for Christmas, enjoyed an informal dinner and shared their experiences and good memories of the …

When two paths cross

Written by Anthea Morris (Mathematics 1996 and now Director of Better2Know) Like most people alumni, I am not the person who turns up to business meetings with their Nottingham University tablet cover but 20 years after starting at Nottingham, I am continually meeting new people who graduated from our university, and it is a great …

Everyone loves a pub quiz, don’t they?

Written by John Coffield (English Language and Literature 2011) Alumni Relations Manager – London & South East and Quiz Master!  If last night’s alumni pub quiz at the Yorkshire Grey in Holborn is anything to go by, they certainly do! Over 40 alumni, from the 1960’s t0 2013 gathered in the pub’s cosy function room …

My guide to starting your own business – Part 6 “Setting a pricing strategy”

Written by: R L (Bob) Hall (BSc, PhD; University Of Nottingham ) Owner & MD of Top & Jeffries Limited; Co-owner & Chairman of Fuel Additive Science Technologies Limited, Shropshire, UK Welcome to the sixth in the series – “Starting your own business – what I wish someone had told me 25 years ago.” Setting prices …

#Home Team Advantage!

You can’t have a conversation without someone mentioning Social Media, are they ‘checking in’ on Facebook, ‘tweeting’ or ‘expanding networks’ on Linked In. The beauty of our much loved social media channels is the ability to have a two way discussion with our members, a place where our alums can post their news and information …