Malvika Johal
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Make this the year…
January 10, 2014
As 2014 gets underway, and everyone makes their new year’s resolutions, I got to thinking about what I wanted to achieve this year; one of the things on my list is to make more time to see old friends. We keep in touch through Facebook etc… and nearly all of our communication ends with; “let’s …
2013 in pictures
December 19, 2013
As 2013 draws to a close, we take a look at the highlights from the year and look forward to another fantastic year of reunions and events in 2014. If you would like to organise a reunion in 2014 for your year group please don’t hesitate to contact me at malvika.johal@nottingham.ac.uk . The team would …
How the Cascade funded Lakeside Literacy project inspired me to teach…
December 11, 2013
Written by Abigail Blaylock When I was small, I had this favourite picture from The Wind in the Willows. It was of Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad having a picnic in the middle of a hollow tree. For children, hollow trees were everywhere, in the chronicles of Narnia, for the Famous Five to hide in, for …
When two paths cross
December 6, 2013
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 …
Alumni in the Big Apple
November 27, 2013
Written by Hannah Curnock, International Alumni Manager – Europe and the Americas Last week, on Monday 18th November, more than 30 alumni from across the New York area gathered in the Bookmarks Rooftop Lounge at the top of the Library Hotel on Madison Avenue for after-work drinks and nibbles. As well as enjoying great cityscape …
Malaysian Rainforest Project
November 20, 2013
Biology student James Mudie took part in a trip to the tropical rainforests of the Krau Wildlife Reserve, Malaysia this summer. While he was there he assisted with research into the agriculture carried out by local people and its impact on forest regeneration. Funded thanks to donations from alumni and friends to the Cascade fund, …
Alumni celebrate their Golden Reunion!
November 15, 2013
One of my favourite things about working in Alumni Relations is seeing groups of old friends come together at reunions, there is always a quiet hum of excitement within the room as people are not sure what to expect; unsure who they will recognise and who will remember them. Then as people begin to arrive, …
My guide to starting your own business – Part 9
October 30, 2013
Written by: R L (Bob) Hall (BSc, PhD; University of Nottingham) Owner and MD of Top and Jeffries Limited; Co – owner & Chairman of Fuel Additive Science Technologies Limited, Shropshire, UK Technicalities You probably did not want to read this, but you need to get to grips with the technical aspects of a business. …
Art in the Asylum
October 24, 2013
Thanks to a Cascade fund grant of £10,000, students are learning more about mental health and creative activities which enhance mental well-being through the current exhibition at the Djanogly Art Gallery ‘Art in the Asylum’. Final year medical student Chantal Pearman tells us about her experience of visiting the exhibition. “My visit to the Djanogly …
Everyone loves a pub quiz, don’t they?
October 16, 2013
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 …
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