Wheelie Bins, Traffic Cones and Shopping Trolleys!
September 27, 2012
Melissa Wadams (Ancient History and Archaeology 2002) recalls her favourite memories of Freshers week 1999! I’ve just returned to the University, to work, ten years after I graduated. Moving back here was very exciting; it felt like I was returning to University, the chance to re-live all those endless possibilities. I had to remind …
“Has anyone seen a box of kettles?”
September 21, 2012
Alumnus John Coffield (English Literature and Language 2011) reminisces about his freshers week experience in 2008. As the international section of this year’s intake of freshers buzz around the Portland Building like so many slightly lost-looking foreign bees, and with Sunday being D-Day for the landing of our home students (as a hall tutor I’m …
Our Global Network
September 4, 2012
Our International alumni team are busy working up plans for an Alumni Reception in Nigeria. Due to be held tomorrow night at the Sheraton in Lagos the event has given alumni living in the region an amazing opportunity to connect and network with fellow alumni. http://www.alumni.nottingham.ac.uk/netcommunity/page.aspx?pid=215&cid=1&ceid=561&cerid=0&cdt=05%2f09%2f2012 It got me to thinking about the extent to …
NUStream hydro project
August 28, 2012
25 students from the University are currently undertaking a trip of a lifetime to provide renewable energy to a remote fishing village in Malawi. The three-week trip, partially funded by the University’s Cascade fund, will give the students from the Department of Engineering and the Nottingham University Business School the opportunity to put the skills …
A trip down memory lane…
August 21, 2012
You only have to look at the UoN Fresher’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UoNFreshers to get a sense of the excitement which is building among the newest cohort of University of Nottingham students. Status updates are following a familiar formula: Subject of study + Halls of Residence =OMG!! The Students Union is preparing for the fun and …
Welcome!
August 10, 2012
Welcome to the new Alumni Relations blog, we will be posting content which we hope you will find interesting and insightful as well as updating you on alumni events and all aspects of university life. This blog is another avenue to receive information from your Alumni Relations team, if there are areas you would like …