From the Vice-Chancellor's desk
Life Cycle 2
May 3, 2012
‘So, what’s next then?’ That was my most frequently asked question after riding 1,030 miles from John O’Groats to Lands End (JoGLE). In truth, I had already begun thinking about another challenge the day we completed Life Cycle 1. That was last September. I did not approach the other riders until November! So, here we …
Impact : The Nottingham Campaign
October 28, 2011
After over a year of careful planning and preparation we launched Impact : The Nottingham Campaign over the week of October 17th. This will raise £150 million in philanthropic support over the next five years. In press interviews over the week I was repeatedly asked: is this to make up for Government cuts? Is this …
John O’Groats to Land’s End
October 27, 2011
After all the planning, preparation and training, it is all over. The whole team of eleven riders cycled from John O’Groats to Land’s End. The total distance was 1,030 miles and the cumulative climb, 58,000 feet. I posted a daily blog on our journey, which can be accessed here: http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/lifecycle/ For me this was a …