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1965 Golden Reunion – 10 October 2015, Nottingham University

Philip Watson (Economics, 1965) writes: I arose at 6.30am on this day – some 2 hours earlier than normal! I travelled from SE London and caught the 8.29am train from St Pancreas to Nottingham. On the journey there, I met Dorothy (Social Admin.) and her friend from Canada (her name escapes me), when I was …

Guest Blog: 1975 -76 Alumni Reunion

Written by Mark Cleverley (Biochemistry and Chemistry, 1975) At the very start of September 2015, seven former graduates, either from 1975 or 1976, attended a get-together on campus. The programme was overseen by Genelva Meikle and Stephanie Hambling within the Alumni Relations Office, to whom we are most grateful for their enthusiastic input. Genelva had suggested …

Guest Blog: Nottingham University Motor-Cycle Club, class of 1984/85

  Written by alumni Adam Rice (Physics Philosophy, 1985) Over the mid-summer weekend the NUMCC had a reunion in the Welsh Borders.  This mainly consisted of going down the country pub, staggering back along meandering watercourses and settling down at our final location to quietly getting through a barrel of beer.  The last less-than-hairy bikers …

August Alumni Fun: Life Cycle and Edinburgh Fringe

August brings into sharp focus and a furious boil everything I’ve been listening to in the late spring and summer.                                     Henry Rollins Goodbye July and hello August!  With summer holidays underway, you may be on the look …

Guest Blog: Graduates of 1974 and 1975 Reunion

Written by Cathy Fearnley (Zoology 1974)   A number of graduates who have stayed in touch over a period of forty years (contact mostly through Christmas cards) got together the weekend of June 13th. We stayed at the Orchard Hotel which is a lovely modern hotel on Campus built opposite the Sports Centre. We met for …

Summer Graduation 2015 – The Second Week

After two wonderful weeks, Summer Graduation is nearly over for another year! The sun has continued to shine and the Alumni Relations team have thoroughly enjoyed meeting graduates, finding out about their next steps and letting them know how they can continue to be engaged as part of the University of Nottingham’s alumni community.     …

Summer Graduation 2015

It’s the first week of Summer Graduation and the University Park campus is electric and busy with excited graduates attending awards ceremonies and celebrating becoming the Class of 2015, with their very proud parents and relatives.  Due to the Sports Centre renovation, the East Midlands Conference Centre has been transformed and will be cater for …

June Reunions

  June has been a busy month for reunions on campus with alumni returning to visit old haunts and catch up with peers.   The Alumni Relations team supported alumni Dr Richard Azurdia and Dr Andy Hartog who arranged the Nottingham Medics Class of 1990 reunion on Saturday 6 June, to celebrate 25 years since qualification. …

Florence Booters Reunion, May 2015

The Alumni Relations team supported Jane Wemyss-Holden (Biology, 1979) in arranging a self-organised reunion along with fellow Florence Booters, Liz Vass (Biology, 1979), Sue Dececco (Geography, 1979) and Janet Williams (Social and Economic History, 1978), all returning to campus during May Fest 2015.  The following is an account of their day written by Jane: “We …

May Fest 2015: Our annual community event

Last Saturday saw the annual May Fest celebrations take place across the University Park campus. 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.  The programme of events consisted of a range of interactive activities and competitions …