School of Chemistry Alumni Careers Dinner , March 2014
April 9, 2015
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
March 4, 2015
“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 …
My Guide to starting your own business -Part 11 Starting Up
May 28, 2014
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 There is no doubt the power of a strong brand to create additional margin and profits across a broad cross section of products …
Why did you choose The University of Nottingham?
February 6, 2014
Cast your minds back to when you were applying to University, what were the main factors which affected your decisions? Why did you choose to come to Nottingham? Making the decision to continue onto further education is arguably more complicated than ever before, with a multitude of factors playing a role in which institutions to …
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, …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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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