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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

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 …

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 …

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 …

Spring Reunions and Sporting Heroes

“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” Leo Tolstoy   Spring is fast approaching and the Alumni Relations team is busy planning a whole host of international events, so please keep a close eye on our event calendar. During the weekend of 7 February, Alumnus Ian Sutton (Geology, 1961) returned to University Park campus …

For the love of Nottingham

“The University played a very special part in our lives.” It’s the most often repeated comment from a special group of Nottingham alumni who return to campus almost as a pilgrimage  . . . of love. It’s hardly surprising that when young and impressionable people spend time together away from home some of them inevitably …

Happy New Year from everyone at the University!

  We are now back at work, planning a series of global events for 2015 and want to share our plans for the next few months as we have some really exciting events in the diary. Internationally we have a range of events already scheduled. If you’re a UNNC graduate based in Hong Kong, then …

International Events, Autumn 2014

This autumn we’ve hosted alumni events on both sides of the globe.  Here’s a round up of what’s been happening: The Vice-Chancellor hosted an alumni networking event in Hong Kong at RED Bar and Restaurant on Saturday 8 November. Over 90 alumni and current students from across all of the University’s international campuses attended, ranging …

Autumn Alumni Self-organised Reunions

Autumn is a season for reflection, making preparations for the New Year ahead.  For some, a time to relax whilst being hypnotised by a roaring open fire.  For others, a time  to step out into the crisp air, kick the leaves and enjoy a range of Autumnal festivities.  The Alumni Relations team had the pleasure …