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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 …

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 …

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 …

What a day at the Life Cycle 4 Community Day!

On Sunday 31st October at 7am, the Nottingham Lakeside Arts Centre opened to welcome Life Cycle 4 Challenge Ride participants taking part in the 75mile ride who were raising money for Children’s Brain Tumour Research (CBTR) this year.  At the same time, after cycling over 1,400+ for 15 days in honour of a child who …

School of Politics and International Relations alumni event

The School of Politics held their annual School of Politics and International Relations alumni event at the House of Commons on Thursday 3rd July, hosted by MP Graham Allen, with over 60 attendees present. The event provided an opportunity for alumni to reconnect with each other, catch up with members of staff, and stay updated about …

Cyprus Alumni Reunion and Launch of the Cyprus Alumni Association

On Tuesday 3rd June, over 100 Nottingham alumni gathered at one of old Nicosia’s trendiest bars to reunite with former classmates, trade stories about their time at the University and celebrate the launch of the Cyprus Alumni Association.   The University of Nottingham has a long and proud relationship with Cyprus, which has been an …

When two paths cross

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 …

#Home Team Advantage!

You can’t have a conversation without someone mentioning Social Media, are they ‘checking in’ on Facebook, ‘tweeting’ or ‘expanding networks’ on Linked In. The beauty of our much loved social media channels is the ability to have a two way discussion with our members, a place where our alums can post their news and information …