Think for the Future
February 21, 2014
First year student and managing Director of Think for the Future, Oliver Bream McIntosh tells us how his project is benefitting from funding from alumni and friends of The University of Nottingham through the Cascade fund. Tell us a bit about the Think for the Future project and how this came about? The project has …
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 …
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, …
Interpreting Grandiose Job Titles
August 14, 2013
By Steve Miller (Management Studies 2010) A recent office discussion sparked an entertaining debate about job titles and their meanings. There was a time when the term ‘Executive’ would have meant a senior managerial role in an business organisation. Now just about anyone can call themselves an executive (for example my window cleaner) and the …
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 …
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 …
Cascade Funds the Lakeside Literacy Project
April 11, 2013
Written by Abi Blaylock The Cascade-funded Lakeside Literacy Project gives creative writing students the chance to develop and lead literacy workshops for local schoolchildren at Lakeside Arts Centre. So far this academic year eight second and third year student volunteers have worked with more than two hundred inner-city kids in the Djanogly Gallery, using the …
London hosts Talent on Tour
March 26, 2013
Written by John Coffield – Alumni Officer, London and the South East (MA Eng Lit 2012) Last week the top floor of the Royal Academy of British Architects (RIBA) was invaded by University of Nottingham staff, alumni and friends for the London edition of the university’s popular Talent Roadshow. The Talent Roadshow, be it in …
Facebook got me fired!!
March 15, 2013
I have just posted the April Masterclass on our calendar of events. Entitled “Social Media- How to get your next job or promotion”. Run by our careers office the classes have proved to be extremely popular, and I think this social media focus will also be a sell-out. We have all heard about the increasing …
The Face Off – Vying for the most prestigious trophy of the Varsity 2013 Series
February 26, 2013
By Rachel Third On tiptoes, peeking over a sea of giant colored foam fingers to take in the staggering view of the stadium from the top tier of the National Ice Arena, I was one of a 7,000 strong crowd who turned out to chant for the two teams contesting for the 2013 Nottingham Varsity …
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