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Windows on Russia and Eastern Europe

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 chose …

Class of 2013 – Their favourite memories

We asked our Class of 2013 to tell us their favourite university memory, what is your favourite memory from your time at Nottingham? 

My guide to starting your own business – Part 6 “Setting a pricing strategy”

Written by: R L (Bob) Hall (BSc, PhD; University Of Nottingham ) Owner & MD of Top & Jeffries Limited; Co-owner & Chairman of Fuel Additive Science Technologies Limited, Shropshire, UK Welcome to the sixth in the series – “Starting your own business – what I wish someone had told me 25 years ago.” Setting prices …

Graduation – and my favourite uni memories

By Tom Barnes (English 2012) For many, graduation is a formality at the end of three years of boozing, library all-nighters and rushed deadlines. That last lecture seems an age away, and that last scrawled exam answer is already long forgotten. But the important bit is that you made it to graduation, collecting your degree …

Remembering Nottingham – The Manchester Chapter

We asked all our alumni who attended the recent alumni reception in Manchester to leave their favourite memories of the university. These will be posted here shortly.   In the meantime what were your favourite memories? Please leave these in the comment section below.    

Wings in the Portland Ballroom – surely not?

Written by Simon Harvey 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 …

#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 …

From Sums to Suds!

When Rob Sampson (Mathematics 2001) decided to make gifts for his friends and family in 2010 he didn’t expect it to lead to an exciting new business venture! We have all been there, looking for gifts at Christmas uninspired by the obvious presents which adorn the shelves; Rob decided that instead of settling for another …

A trip down memory lane…

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!

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 …