Starting a New Business using WordPress
July 3, 2013
By Steve Miller (Management Studies 2010) It is hard to imagine there are many businesses that wouldn’t benefit from having a website, even if it is just to provide basic information about yourself or your company. In my own business we have invested heavily in e-commerce websites but we also use WordPress as a blogging …
Windows on Russia and Eastern Europe
June 26, 2013
Windows is a collection of individuals’ tales of how the Communist-controlled lands of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe evolved from Stalinism to Gorbachev’s perestroika to the robber baron days of the 1990s and finally to today’s uneasy mix of free markets and semi-authoritarian rule. The stories are those of graduates of Slavonic studies, who …
Remembering Nottingham – The Manchester Chapter
June 25, 2013
We asked all our alumni who attended the recent alumni reception in Manchester to leave their favourite memories of the university. These will be posted here shortly. In the meantime what were your favourite memories? Please leave these in the comment section below.
Wings in the Portland Ballroom – surely not?
June 19, 2013
Written by Simon Harvey Over the last 100 years there have been iconic people, places and events associated with The University of Nottingham. Alumni remember them all and many stories about them have been featured in Alumni Exchange Magazine. For the first time the Remembering Nottingham Blog will reproduce some of these articles. Feel free …
My guide to starting your own business – Part 5 “Selling”
June 12, 2013
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 fifth in the series – “Starting your own business – what I wish someone had told me 25 years ago.” Start by …
May Fest – What a day!
May 22, 2013
Hundreds of alumni returned to the University last Saturday as part of May Fest, the University’s open day for the community. It was a day jam-packed with activities for all ages, highlights included the ever popular Thunder and Lighting show organised by the Chemistry department, with colourful explosions this demonstration didn’t disappoint and was a …
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie…*
May 15, 2013
Written by Steve Miller (Management Studies 2010) – Managing Director of the Workplace Depot. Have you ever had something bizarre happen to you that caused an injury? I have! Whilst me and some friends were sat in an Italian Bar waiting for our dinner to arrive, I took a quick look around to have a …
My guide to starting your own business – Part 4
May 10, 2013
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 fourth in the series – “Starting your own business – what I wish someone had told me 25 years ago.” This …
The amazing Sutton Bonington Farmers Market
May 2, 2013
Written by Tom Barnes (English and Latin 2012) I think it’s fair to say as the newest member of Alumni Relations, that we are a team of ‘foodies’ Therefore could there have been a more appropriate outing on a beautiful sunny day than the Sutton Bonington Farmer’s Market? Needless to say we all had …
The life and times of a Student Caller
April 24, 2013
By Christopher Hallett (Geography) This term was my first campaign working as a student caller. I found talking to alumni provided a refreshing insight into life after university and I was particularly stimulated by the broad range of alumni I spoke to, both in age and discipline. Often we are matched to our own subjects and interests so that the …
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