Highs and Lows at the Paralympics
September 5, 2012
As the Paralympics heads into its final week, Games organisers will no doubt be pleased with what they have seen so far. With the country swept with sporting fever, venues across the Games have been near to, or at, full capacity while the official broadcaster, Channel 4, have cleared their pre-planned daytime schedule to fit …
Going for Goals
August 29, 2012
With the Paralympic Games opening ceremony taking place later today, the University’s Disability Sports Officer Hannah Webber, discusses her role at the Games and a sport that is very close to her heart. You can’t help but have noticed a small sporting event called the Olympics that took place in London a few weeks ago. …
Let the Paralympic Games begin…
August 24, 2012
The University and the Paralympics After a highly successful Olympic Games for the University, none of our students or graduates have made it to the Paralympics. But hopefully this won’t be the case at the Rio Games in 2016. Club thrower — and Nottingham Maths student — Thomas Green narrowly missed out on a place …
University staff enter into Olympic spirit
August 17, 2012
Nu2 Sport Project Activator Chris Campbell, recently organised a Staff Olympics to encourage employees at the University to engage in the Olympic spirit and broaden the reach of Nu2 Sport – a Sport England funded project which encourages staff and students to take part in sport, in a relaxed environment and without having to buy sports centre or club membership. After …
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 …
Rio hopeful inspired by home Games
August 13, 2012
Economics student and Rare Rising Star winner Kike Oniwinde is one of Team GB’s brightest javelin hopefuls for Rio 2016. Here she shares her London 2012 experiences and explains how they have motivated her to reach the Olympic Games in four years time. After seven years of preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games, it has …
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 …
The First Social Media Olympics
August 6, 2012
– According to Twitter, there were 9.66 million tweets about the Olympic opening ceremony. – Team GB’s tweet (right) congratulating Danny Boyle for his opening ceremony was retweeted more than 44,210 times. – According to statweestics.com, over 10% of tweets globally on 27 July included the hashtag #London2012. – The Olympic Games Facebook page has 3.5 …
Nottingham alumni at the Olympics
August 3, 2012
The medal winners Etienne Stott and Tim Baillie Canoeists Etienne Stott and Tim Baillie – both Mechanical Engineering graduates from The University – have taken gold in the men’s canoe double. London 2012 is the 33-year-olds’ Olympic debut and so their win brings a first Olympic medal for either man – and it is gold. …
Find, follow, join us
