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 …
Playing with fire!
October 10, 2013
Over the last 100 years there have been iconic people, places and events associated with The University of Nottingham. Alumni remember them all and many stories about them have been featured in Alumni Exchange Magazine. For the first time the Remembering Nottingham Blog will reproduce some of these articles. Feel free to add your own …
My guide to starting your own business – Part 8
October 4, 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. The people factors of the business are so important. Businesses are all about people. They are run by, staffed by, supplied by and …
When volunteering is a good idea….
September 27, 2013
Alumna Clare Harvey, Creative Writing 2012, reflects on her involvement this year with the Lakeside Literacy Project which has been supported by the University’s Cascade fund. So, you’re doing a full-time masters, wading through all that reading and writing and meanwhile your husband is on a six-month operational tour of duty in Afghanistan and so …
A Focus on Nature
September 10, 2013
Alumna, naturalist and Creative Director of her own company, Lucy McRobert graduated in 2012 winning prizes for her dissertation and building a platform for a career as an environmental historian. Now, just a year later she’s taken it upon herself to set up a prize in her company’s name to reward academic excellence and to …
Icing on the Cake…
September 4, 2013
Written by Steve Miller, (Management Studies 2010) I wish I could develop a business model and strategy to make money from cliche company motto’s and marketing terms. I’d be as successful as Roman Abramovich. I was on the train, sat opposite a well spoken entrepreneur. He was on his Macbook talking to somebody through the …
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