Welcome to the December 2009 newsletter from the University of Bradford Alumni Office
- Graduate events
- News from the academic schools
- News from the Development Office
- Benefits and services for graduates
- From the Graduates' Association
- News from around the University
- Keeping in touch around the world
- News & Views magazine
- And finally...
Graduate events
Over 200 graduates attended reunion events in Brunei, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore during November 2009. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark Cleary, hosted the three events supported by the Deans and members of staff from the Schools of Engineering, Design & Technology, Life Sciences and Management.
In Brunei, HE Mr Rob Fenn, the British High Commissioner, came along to support the event, and a number of parents of current students attended and took the opportunity to talk to our graduates about their experiences whilst studying at Bradford.
Although the weather wasn't kind to us in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, this didn't dampen spirits and the graduates and special guests, including representatives from the British Council, enjoyed a presentation on the progress of the University by the Vice-Chancellor, a reception and buffet dinner.
Many thanks to all graduates who took time out of their busy lives to attend and we hope you enjoyed meeting up again with University staff members and your peers. The Alumni Office staff will be pleased to help you stay in touch.
Photographs from the events are on the alumni website can be found here.
Alumni profile
Saida wins Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) Leadership Advanced Award.
Saida Khan, whilst a final-year electrical & electronic engineering student, was awarded a prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Leadership Advanced Award.
Over 6,000 people requested application forms, but only 30 awards - worth £5,000 each - were made. "I chose to study at Bradford as it's my home town", said Saida, "and Bradford has a very good reputation for engineering."
These Leadership Awards help ambitious and inspiring engineering undergraduates, who want to become leadership role models for the next generation of engineers, to undertake an accelerated personal development programme. Recipients have the opportunity to acquire the skills needed to fulfil their potential, moving into engineering leadership positions in British industry soon after graduation.
Saida, who is currently doing a Master's at the University, was selected by NG Bailey for sponsorship while still a pupil at Bradford Grammar School.
Alumni Survey 2009
Thank you to all graduates who completed our online survey. We are currently in the process of producing our Alumni Strategy for the next five years and the feedback received will be invaluable in informing that strategy. We have outlined some of the key findings here.
News from the academic schools
School of Computing, Informatics and Media
University graduates steal the show at RTS Awards
Graduates from the University of Bradford won three awards and collected a runner-up prize at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Yorkshire Student Awards in Leeds on Thursday 19 November. The RTS Student Awards offer the opportunity for talented media students across broadcast and audiovisual to showcase their work to some of the industry's biggest names. This year's winners also gain the superb prize of having their winning work showcased on the website of popular digital channel, propeller4film.
The graduates from the School of Computing, Informatics and Media, who submitted the work while still studying at the University, won prizes in the Factual, Entertainment and Animation categories.
Dr Ian Palmer, Dean of the School of Computing, Informatics and Media, said "These pieces show off the talents of our dedicated and committed students. We are incredibly proud of the professional work produced, which combines an outstanding level of technical ability and very good visual storytelling skills."
For the list of winners and categories click onto scim.brad.ac.uk/ and go to the News section.
For the latest newsletter from the School of Computing, Informatics and Media go to scim.brad.ac.uk/news/newsletters/InformaticsNewsletter2009.pdf
School of Engineering, Design and Technology
Harnessing energy from braking - regenerative brakes
"Every time a driver applies the brakes, the kinetic energy of motion of the vehicle is converted to heat energy and dissipated to the environment," says Ford Professor of Quality Engineering, Andrew Day, who has been researching into brakes for over 30 years. "Almost since cars were invented, engineers and designers have been thinking of ways to try and save the braking energy somehow and re-use it, but cost, weight and complexity have meant that regenerative braking has remained almost unknown in road vehicles, and friction brakes reign supreme.
"It looks as if this might be changing as the need for significant reductions in emissions from road vehicles of 'greenhouse gas' carbon dioxide (CO²) is increasingly recognised.
"Professor Day and Professor Alastair Wood, the Dean, have supervised Philipp Meise, a PhD research student whose thesis, 'Energy flow in regenerative braking for road vehicles', has just been completed. Philipp has designed and built an experimental regenerative braking system which has been fitted to a car to validate some of the predictions of the possible benefits of regenerative braking."
For photographs of Professor Day with the hybrid car and all the latest news from the School of Engineering, Design and Technology read their newsletter online at www.eng.brad.ac.uk/?p=ugra_news
School of Health Studies
The School of Health Studies is on the move
In September 2011, the School of Health Studies will move to its new home on the main University campus from its current base in Trinity Road, where it has been based since joining the University in 1996.
This exciting new development will include purpose-built clinical skills and student areas. Look out for updates on our new build on the School website www.bradford.ac.uk/health where we hope to have a webcam to keep you up to date with the action.
New Dean
A new Dean started at the School of Health Studies in October 2009. Shirley Congdon RGN DipN BSc(Hons) MA joins us from Liverpool John Moores University.
Shirley has worked within the field of higher education for 22 years during which time she has held a number of posts related to health and social care education, previously working in two large post-1992 Universities. Her professional and academic expertise lies within the area of service modernisation and cultural change, research methods and evidence-based practice. She also has significant experience of working with NHS Trusts and the Department of Health developing and delivering programmes associated with the modernisation process.
Shirley is passionate about the student experience and believes that by engaging students in positive learning experiences they will in turn engage in a caring and positive way with the public, patients and carers. She comments, "by putting patients and carers at the centre of the focus for learning and teaching, the School of Health Studies will continue to impact positively on the service people receive in the NHS and independent and third sectors."
Shirley believes that the programme portfolio needs to further reflect the needs of the NHS, the social care sector and voluntary sector. "During this next year we will be working in a planned process of stakeholder engagement in order that we ensure our programmes are fully aligned to the needs of the communities we serve."
CPD Opportunities
Do you know about the wide range of CPD opportunities available for healthcare professionals at the School of Health Studies?
Or that you can access many of them free of charge if you work for the NHS in Yorkshire and the Humber?
For more details on courses available and funding eligibility, please visit our new School website www.bradford.ac.uk/health
School of Life Sciences
Division of Archaeological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences
Alumni, staff and current students in Archaeological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences have been involved in a fascinating variety of recent activities across time, from the prehistoric to the present day and into the future; and across the globe, from Yorkshire to South Africa.
AGES academic prepares for climate change
Dr Liz Sharp, Senior Lecturer in Geography and Environmental Science, has been part of a successful bid to the European Union called 'Prepared', to study how water utilities adapt to, and prepare for, climate change. Climate change will bring more extreme events such as flooding and droughts in the future, but responding to these threats in traditional ways, by building more reservoirs and bigger drainage pipes, will not only be disruptive and damage the environment, but will also be very expensive. This project works with water utilities to think about more innovative ways to prepare for climate change. Further details can be found at www.bradford.ac.uk/archenvi/news/Climate%20change.php
AGES students win business awards
Think Business@Bradford, the University's business start-up support programme, runs an annual business competition encouraging students and graduates to enter a business idea. Two businesses developed by students in AGES won prizes to help turn their business into a reality. PhD student Hannah Russ and recent MA Archaeology graduate David Griffiths won with their business Archaeology in Action, which runs archaeological events, workshops and classes for schools, museums and interest groups. MA Archaeology student Tom Frankland also won with ArchaeoFX which produces professional 3D reconstructions of historical material, offering an innovative way for archaeologists and museums to present their excavations and artefacts to the public.
Bradford School of Optometry and Vision Science
Optometry and Vision Science have an official Facebook group page which is being used by alumni, current students, prospective students and staff to keep in touch. Find them at www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=137975028615
Institute of Cancer Therapeutics
Cambridge success for Cancer Pharmacology students at Bradford
Students on the MSc Cancer Pharmacology course at the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics are finding success in winning places at the world-renowned University of Cambridge.
Qashif Ahmed, from Milton Keynes, graduated this week, after completing his MSc in Cancer Pharmacology at the internationally acclaimed ICT. He has now been offered a PhD position at the Babraham Institute at the University of Cambridge. He will be working on a project that involves understanding the mechanisms controlling a cellular process called autophagy.
Speaking about his success, Qashif said: "The MSc in Cancer Pharmacology opened my eyes to the role that research plays in terms of drug discovery. This inspired me to look for PhD positions in a cancer or cancer-related field."
"For me, this is an amazing opportunity as I had never dreamed of being a student at the University of Cambridge. The experience of this MSc course and the guidance offered by the staff was invaluable in securing the PhD position," he said.
Qashif will join the growing list of students to move onto acclaimed PhD positions. Last year, Patience Musiwaro also obtained a PhD position at Cambridge after graduating from the same course. Katerina Prokopiou, who also graduated in 2008, is now in a PhD position at Trinity College, Dublin.
Further information about the MSc in Cancer Pharmacology and other courses at the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics can be found at: www.cancer.brad.ac.uk/postgraduate-study/
School of Management
Rankings and accreditation
October has brought the announcements of the 2009 FT rankings for our Master's programme, and also for the Executive MBA. We have been ranked 9th in the UK and number 50 in the world for our Master's in Management programme, and we have retained our position as No 1 in the North of England for our Executive MBA programme, also 9th in the UK. Thank you to all of you who have contributed to the data submission required to achieve these rankings. We rely on you to keep our programmes well positioned in the rankings.
This year we are aiming to achieve the AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) award, which would give us the coveted triple accreditation of AMBA, Equis and AACSB which few Schools have succeeded in gaining. AACSB International is an association of educational institutions, businesses, and other organisations devoted to the advancement of higher education in management education.
Our mentor for this process, Professor Gary Giamartino, who is Dean of School of Business at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, visited the School last month to help advise on our accreditation.
We are also being reviewed by AMBA in 2009, so we will be working hard to ensure that we retain this quality mark.
New courses
This year we will be having a January intake of the full-time MBA, which will be an accelerated MBA programme over 10 months rather than 12. Two new undergraduate degrees - BSc Integrated Management Practice and BSc Financial Planning - are on schedule for introduction in September 2010.
In addition, plans for a collaborative arrangement with MDIS in Tashkent to deliver BSc degrees in Business and Management Studies; Accounting and Finance; Marketing; and International Business & Management are progressing through the approval processes, with a view to these being available in September 2010.
Scholarships & bursaries
The School has made provision for University of Bradford alumni to receive discounts off the cost of postgraduate study - 20% for those graduating with a first-class degree and 10% for those achieving an upper second- class degree from the University. In addition, scholarships of up to £2,000 are available for UK/EU MSc students.
For updates on campus development, upcoming careers fairs, MBA Management Projects and news in general from the School of Management, read the Alumni Matters graduate e-newsletter, now online at: www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/management/external/alumninews/alumnimatters01-nov2009.pdf.
School of Social and International Studies
Peace Studies
Nobel Laureate talk / Alumni reunion
Why not come to the Nobel Peace Laureate Lecture at the start of the PeaceJam weekend? Nobel Peace Laureate and President of East Timor, José Ramos Horta, will be giving the keynote speech.
Places are free but must be booked in advance. Tickets are available online at www.sutickets.com/event/67731
There will be a reception for Peace Studies alumni from 3:30 pm on Friday 5th March with a buffet and refreshments. Why not organise a reunion for your year to coincide with this event? Plenty of time to catch up at the Love Apple after the speech.
For general information on PeaceJam go to www.bradford.ac.uk/peacejam/
Join the LinkedIn and Facebook groups
The LinkedIn Alumni of the University of Bradford's Peace Studies Department group is where you can build your professional connections with alumni in the LinkedIn network. The gathering of alumni here will enable opportunities for career development and exchange of expertise in a work-based environment. For more information click on the following link: www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2171826
The PEACE STUDIES NETWORK group on Facebook has started and is run by Peace Studies alumni at www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5574860347
To keep up to date with Peace Studies news go to www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/peace/
News from the Development Office
Scholarships for students
The University has a major commitment to Widening Participation within its student population and seeks both to confront inequality and celebrate diversity. We are proud of our long tradition of seeking a more inclusive society through a commitment to diversity in our students.We recruit more students from groups under-represented in higher education than the average university, but we do not just leave it there, as crucially we have very high success rates for our students as they progress through courses.
The University has invested £200,000 in a range of scholarships for students, but we need your help to increase the scholarship opportunities available, and to ensure that a Bradford education is open to anyone, regardless of financial situation or background.
Please take just a few minutes to hear from some current students about how a scholarship has changed their life:
Perhaps you would like to commemorate a loved one by creating a scholarship and naming it in their honour. Or maybe you want to ensure that a Bradford student is given the chance to transform their life by gaining a qualification that will shape their future career. Any gift you can make, whether a regular sum or a one-off donation, will support Bradford students who need your help.
Please donate now by calling 01274 236844 or email giving@bradford.ac.uk to discuss how you could change someone's life. Thank you.
Benefits and services for graduates
Career Development Services
Still your Careers Service... offering you a wide range of guidance services, including one-to-one appointments with qualified Career Development Advisers, career planning help and advice, and expert careers information services tailored to your needs. See www.careers.brad.ac.uk/graduate for details or email careers@bradford.ac.uk
Fitness Membership
For Alumni who have stayed in the local area, Unique: Fitness & Lifestyle (formerly the Sports Centre), which was opened on campus in July 2009 by our Chancellor Imran Khan is delighted to offer graduates special membership rates of just £20 per month. For more information have a look at the following pdf:
Think Business@Bradford
Think Business@Bradford offers support to students and recent graduates (within the last five years) who are interested in starting a business in Bradford.
If you have a business idea and need support to turn it into a reality, contact us via our website www.bradford.ac.uk/thinkbusiness
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - your fast track to a successful career
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) involve recruiting high-quality graduates to work in companies, both large and small, normally for two years (the government has recently introduced shorter KTPs which are anything between 10 and 40 weeks, long), on technology transfer projects central to the needs and strategic development of a company. The project is jointly supervised by personnel in the company and the University.
Previous participants in KTP have enjoyed the benefits of:
- Graduate employment opportunities with training
- Accelerating their career in business
- Experience of responsible employment with a competitive salary
- Business-related training and personal development budget of £4,000
Vacancies for KTP Associates (graduates) arise throughout the year in a wide range of disciplines, business sectors and locations. Currently there are many hundreds of top graduates, who through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships are on fast tracks to high-profile careers in UK companies, see www.ktponline.org.uk.
Bradford School of Management graduate, Safina Tai, talks about her experience at Sovereign Health Care at www.ktp.brad.ac.uk/case-studies/category/former-triumphs-marketing/
If you require further information, please contact: Melanie Powell, Business Partnerships, Research & Knowledge Transfer Support, University of Bradford, Telephone +44 (0) 1274 236000, Email: rkts@bradford.ac.uk
Bradford Interns - £300 per week for 12 weeks
This new paid 12-week placement programme gives you work experience and an opportunity to study for a postgraduate qualification.
More information about the Internships:
More information about the Postgraduate Certificate in Employability and Entrepreneurship:
To express your interest, contact the Regional Business Partnerships Centre
- Tel: 01274 236000
- Email: rkts@bradford.ac.uk
JB Priestley Library
For local graduates, if you would like to use the library facilities on the main campus, you can have automatic reference rights for a small charge (currently £10). Applications in person via the Reception Desk in the JB Priestley Library; there will be a form to complete and you will need to provide a recent photograph. You can email reception@bradford.ac.uk for a copy of the form.
Borrowing rights may be available (2 books at any one time) by application to the University Librarian (Resources Management) for a current annual fee of £35. Email p.m.ketley@bradford.ac.uk
From the Graduates' Association
Ideas for events and the new website
Graduates are asked to contact the Chair of the Graduates' Association if they have any ideas or events they wish to be considered and what content they wish to see appear on the proposed new website. Any volunteers/co-coordinators to assist in hosting local events would also be most welcome.
Wishing you all well and looking forward to the implementation of the above proposals.
Jawahar M K Dhutia - Chair of the Graduates' Association
- Email: jdhutia@bradford.ac.uk or jmkdhutia@aol.com
- Mobile: 07999 481 266
News from around the University
Special Collections, JB Priestley Library
The second e-newsletter for the PaxCat project to catalogue the Commonweal Peace Archives is now available.
Including short features on the Commonweal Collection, Barbara Bruce (an English Quaker nurse in 1940s India), peace ephemera and the campaign against nuclear weapons in the 1950s and early 1960s
Follow the PaxCat blog at
The PaxCat project is based in Special Collections, JB Priestley Library. It runs until May 2010 and is funded by the National Cataloguing Grants Scheme.
Your Memories of the Communal Building
Do you have a funny story about something that happened in the Courtyard? Do you remember it as JBs? Did you meet your partner whilst chatting in the Union shop? The University of Bradford Union would like to include some of your memories in the Student Newspaper. Email: ubu-mmc@bradford.ac.uk
University hosts International Darwin Conference
The University hosted a successful conference in September as part of a programme of international and national public lectures.
The International Darwin Conference marked the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of 'On the Origin of Species' and unusually brought together speakers from the disciplines of the natural sciences, the social sciences and the humanities.
The three-day event was introduced by Dr Gregory Radick (University of Leeds) and included keynote lectures from a range of distinguished speakers including the 1972 Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine, Professor Gerald Edelman, who spoke on 'Neural Darwinism: How Matter Becomes Imagination'.
Other guest speakers included Professor Jonathan Hodge (University of Leeds) who delivered a lecture on Darwin's Legacy, Professor Anthony O'Hear (University of Buckingham) on Darwinian Tensions, Professor Denis Walsh (University of Toronto) on Teleology and Evolutionary Biology, and Professor Steve Jones (University College London) who, in addition to his conference lecture on 'Is Human Evolution Over?', also gave a public lecture entitled 'Nature, Nurture or Neither: The View from the Genes'.
The conference was organised by Professor of Philosophy, Friedel Weinert from the University's School of Social and International Studies, and Dr Martin Brinkworth, Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences in the School of Life Sciences.
University open days
The University general open days in 2010 will take place on Wednesday 10 February, Saturday 3 July and Saturday 2 October. For more information visit www.bradford.ac.uk/openday
Arts on Campus
Gallery II
Chesham Building
Telephone: 01274 235495, email: gallery@bradford.ac.uk
Open Monday - Friday, 11am - 5pm, Thursdays, 11am - 6pm
Free admission
A Feast for the Eyes, Gallery II
27 November - 18 December 2009
This year, Gallery II and The Yorkshire Craft Centre have worked in partnership, to provide two great venues for people to come and purchase fantastic and unique gifts from a range of high-quality, hand-crafted items. In A Feast for the Eyes, visitors will be treated to a carefully constructed installation of makers' work, presented in a style where 17th-century Dutch Still Life meets Harvey Nics. Visitors are then encouraged to continue to the Bradford Gallery, Yorkshire Craft Centre, for Be Dazzled, a showcase exhibition which continues the Yorkshire Craft Centre's association with established artists and craft makers.
Tasmin Little Music Centre
Telephone: 01274 233191, email: music@bradford.ac.uk
Christmas Sing Event
Thursday 17 December 2009, 1.00pm, Great Hall
Mince pies and seasonal carols for all
Theatre in The Mill
Telephone: 01274 233200, email: theatre@bradford.ac.uk
Keeping in touch around the world
Australian Graduates
We have a graduate living in Melbourne who is willing to act as a point of contact for graduates living in Australia. Please contact the Alumni Office - email: alumni@bradford.ac.uk and we will put you in touch.
Canadian Graduates
As mentioned previously, a graduate living in Toronto (Canada) is willing to act as a point of contact for anyone living in Canada, either permanently or temporarily. Please contact the Alumni Office in the first instance and we will forward your emails to him.
Ethiopian Graduates
Also mentioned in previous newsletters, the British Council in Ethiopia is initiating the establishment of an Alumni Association for Ethiopians who graduated from British higher education institutions. The Alumni Association is intended to serve as a networking forum for members to get connected locally and globally, interact with each other, share best practices and contribute to the development of partnerships between Ethiopia and the United Kingdom.
They are hoping to compile a contact database of graduates with first or higher degrees from UK educational institutions.
They ask if we can draw your attention to this new group and if you are interested, or require any further details, to contact them directly at:
Alternatively you can contact: Amsalu Abebe, Manager, Education Links and Training, British Council, P.O. Box 1043, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Tel: 251 1 55 00 22 ,
- Fax: 251 1 55 25 44,
- Web: www.britishcouncil.org/ethiopia
Greek Alumni
Membership of the British Graduates' Society gives all Greek alumni the opportunity:
- to join a wide network for business and social contacts
- to renew contact with graduates from their university
- to meet graduates from all disciplines from all British universities
- to enjoy special BGS benefits with discounts on a wide range of services
The application form can be completed online through www.bgs.gr
Hong Kong Graduates
Ben Yu (Computing 1993) has kindly agreed to be the contact for Bradford graduates in Hong Kong. You can contact Ben on ben.yu1993@gmail.com
Japanese Alumni
Graham Street (Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1991) would like to start an Alumni Group in Tokyo for graduates who live and work in Japan. You can contact Graham at gpstreet@yahoo.co.uk
Also in Japan, Kudos is currently working with the British Council to bring a tailored version of the Kudos benefits programme to members of the Keep In Touch UK (KITUK) programme for returning British Alumni. They offer a variety of discounts and organise special events for the alumni to create networking opportunities.
KITUK is a web-based initiative by the British Council to facilitate individual returning students and alumni groups to stay in touch and maintain their links with the UK. By registering with the KITUK programme through the British Council, www.keepintouchuk.net, members can automatically subscribe to their benefits programme free of charge. About 6,000 members have been registered in the KITUK/Kudos programme. They would like the Japanese students of British universities to get to know about their programme.
- Web: www.jp-kudos.com
Jordanian Graduates
Hussein Al-Shawish, a Master's graduate, Clinical Pharmacy 1997, is hoping to start a local group for graduates living in Jordan to share information and experiences. Please contact him at: alshawish62@hotmail.com.
Maltese Graduates
An initiative has been taken to set up a Malta Bradford Alumni Association. Maltese Bradford graduates interested in joining the Association are to forward their contact details to Dr James Calleja james.j.calleja@gov.mt or by writing to Ministry of Education, Youth and Employment, Room 402, Great Siege Road, Floriana CMR 02 MALTA
Malaysian Graduates
As mentioned before, the British Council in Malaysia have set up an online community for Malaysian graduates. Over 8,500 alumni are registered with this site from various UK institutions. As a UKAN member you will receive information about UK events in Malaysia such as presentations and seminars, competitions and social gatherings.
You will also be eligible to join the Job Club, an employment avenue established by the British Council to help Malaysians with UK qualifications secure employment in the country in a faster and more efficient manner. Log on to the UKAN website; www.ukan.org.my for further details.
Nigerian Graduates
Tunde Olisemeka Odeyemi, BEng, MEng Chemical Engineering 2001, is interested in starting an Alumni email group for Nigerian graduates. Please contact him at:
Pakistan Graduates
If you are interested in joining an alumni group in Pakistan, contact Dr Ashraf Moten (Pharmaceutical Chemistry 1977/82). You can email Ashraf at Motenashraf@hotmail.com.
Saudi Arabian Graduates
Dr Mohamed Akasha Khaleel, a PhD graduate from the School of Engineering, Design & Technology - Industrial Technology (2002) - has offered to form a local group in Saudi Aradia to keep in touch and share knowledge and information.
He would like to start by building up a group through email and then see how to develop the group in the future.
He would also love to hear from graduates living in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman.
Please feel free to contact him at: morticosudan@googlemail.com.
Thai Graduates
Dr Preecha-Korn Suvanaphen (Chemical Engineering 1975/76/79) has expressed an interest in starting an alumni group in Thailand. Contact details are pk@suvanaphen.com.
USA Graduates
If you are interested in joining our USA Graduates email group please contact Annette Gould (nee Titton), who is willing to act as a point of contact for graduates living in the USA. Annette has given permission for us to publish her email address: ag8243@yahoo.com; alternatively contact the Alumni Office and we will forward on your email address to her.
University International Office
To keep up to date with what is happening at Bradford, look at the International Office webpages at www.bradford.ac.uk/international
To find out when the University of Bradford staff are attending International Events and Exhibitions in your country go to www.bradford.ac.uk/international/world-regions-events.php and drop in to support them.
News & Views magazine
The latest edition of the University magazine 'News & Views' can be found at: www.bradford.ac.uk/newsandviews/editions/autumn2009.php
All editions from March 2001 onwards can be found at: www.bradford.ac.uk/newsandviews/
And finally...
We hope you have enjoyed catching up on the latest news from the University of Bradford.
We would like to thank those of you who have taken the time to give us your views and comments on what you would like us to include.
We hope that you will continue to take an interest in the University of Bradford today and in the future and support us in any way you can as we continue to progress.
If you have comments on any of the articles in this issue or contributions for future issues, please email us at alumni@bradford.ac.uk. We always love to hear from you.
Look out for the next e-newsletter in April 2010 and the 5th edition of The Braduate which will be circulated in the summer. If you would like to send us a profile to include in the e-newsletter or magazine please email us with no more than 250 words and include a high-resolution photograph.
The aim of our magazine is to keep you informed about alumni and university news. Our university is differentiated by varied demographics and real-life career paths, so whether you are a nurse, pharmacist, engineer or entrepreneur we want to share your news.
The magazine aims to bring you highlighted snippets of our University and Schools, edited especially for our alumni readers. This will includes articles on any new postgraduate or continuing professional development opportunities, upcoming events, conferences and various school invitations for you to stay involved.
If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, please let us know and we will amend our records according.
With best wishes from your alumni team,
June and Mandy
