Nottingham alumni go for Gold as GB face NZ
August 7, 2016
Three University of Nottingham alumni start their Olympic campaign tonight as Great Britain compete in the men’s field hockey. Nick Catlin, who graduated in History, Harry Martin, an Economics alumnus, and George Pinner, who graduated in Management Studies all form part of the team that faces New Zealand at 9pm They will be joined by …
Stay ahead of the game – and stay healthy in Rio
August 4, 2016
As sporting enthusiasts from across the UK jet off to Brazil to support Team GB at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, a University of Nottingham expert in respiratory medicine is urging travellers to remember the basics when it comes to protecting their health while abroad. Jonathan Van-Tam, Professor of Health Protection in the School of …
Rio 2016: The moment they’ve been training for is finally here!
Friday 5 August marks the opening of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Throughout this prestigious event we will be following the progress of several of our students and alumni on their journey as part of the Olympic and Paralympic teams – the moment they’ve been training for is finally here and their dreams of …
Our Olympic heritage
August 3, 2016
Here at the University of Nottingham we are immensely proud of our presence at former Olympic Games. We are always thrilled to see our students and alumni achieving in sport and it is fantastic when it reaches an Olympian level. Olympic success for university alumni stretches back to as early as 1932 with Canoeist John …
A host of VIPs are honored by The University of Nottingham
July 22, 2016
An Olympic Gold medalist was among a list of distinguished guests who have been honoured by The University of Nottingham. HRH Sultan Nazrin Shah, hockey player Robert Clift and Alex Farquarson (Director of Tate Britain), were three of 13 special guests who received honorary degrees in the University’s summer graduation ceremonies. The high profile guests …
University stars on the Road to Rio
July 1, 2016
Three sporting alumni from The University of Nottingham have been selected to compete for Team GB at the Rio Olympics next month. Nick Catlin, who graduated in History, Harry Martin, an Economics alumnus, and George Pinner, who graduated in Management Studies, have been successful in team selection. They will be joined by former University of …
Olympic hopefuls given hockey tips from Olympic heroes
May 24, 2016
Three University of Nottingham alumni hoping to be part of the GB Hockey squad in Rio have been given tips from an Olympic Gold-medallist. Robert Clift, also a Nottingham alumnus, competed in the Seoul Olympics in 1988 where he was part of the team who won Gold for Great Britain. He met the Olympic hopefuls to celebrate the …
Want an Olympic medal? Better head to Nottingham
August 15, 2012
It’s official: The University of Nottingham was the country’s second most successful university at London 2012. And, in terms of English universities, Nottingham was number one – with Edinburgh the only British uni to do better. And with cyclist Chris Hoy and rower Catherine Grainger in its arsenal, it was hardly fair. Nottingham graduates combined …
Alumni gather in London to celebrate games
August 10, 2012
Campaign and Alumni Relations Office journalist Simon Harvey reports from an evening of Olympic celebration and inspiration in London. At 8am on Thursday morning University of Nottingham alumna Anna Kent (Nursing 2003) finished a midwifery shift at the City Hospital in Nottingham. She went home, got changed, caught the train and arrived in London in …
How it feels to win Olympic Gold
August 7, 2012
Mechanical Engineering graduates Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott became Olympic champions in front a vociferous home crowd after a dominant display in London, instantly becoming household names in the process. But after 10 years of hard work, the unwanted tag of “GB’s second best crew” and recent injury setbacks, Tim Baillie describes how it feels to be Olympic champions …
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