News in 2009

Graduate honoured for helping children to learn

26 November 2009

James Ashton-Bell (BSc 2009) has received the Inspire Bristol 2009 Enterprise and Innovation Award for his volunteer work on a primary schools outreach project that is making a significant difference to the lives of children across the city.

Fraser's Line, by Monical Carly (BA 1957)

21 October 2009

Monica Carly (nee Tucker) (BA 1957) has waited 52 years to write her first novel.

Want to run the London Marathon?

9 October 2009

The Campaigns & Alumni Relations Office will be selecting six alumni to participate in the Virgin 2010 London Marathon, to raise money for the University’s Cancer Research Fund. Last year, the runners raised over £7,600 for the Fund.

Row the distance

25 September 2009

A Bristol graduate is attempting to sail into the record books by racing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic in under 75 days to set a new British record - and all with a novel twist; she and her rowing partner hope to be only the seventh female pair to row the distance.

Graduate sets up Bristol tuition agency

22 September 2009

Bristol alumna Anne-Marie Rawden (BA 2006) has launched a new tuition agency, Bristol Tutors, to provide affordable one-to-one tuition for school children of all ages in the Bristol area.

Met your partner at Bristol?

10 September 2009

Did you meet your partner at Bristol? Tell us how you got together and you could be part of a special feature in the next issue of Nonesuch magazine.

Pocket pieces for piano, by Jean Hasse (MA 2006)

2 September 2009

Published by Visible Music.

Bronze for Bristol graduate

2 September 2009

Laura Bechtolsheimer (BSc 2007) has secured a dressage bronze medal for Great Britain in the individual grand prix at the European Showjumping and Dressage Championships.

Bristol centenary celebrations, worldwide

5 August 2009

In July, over 1,500 alumni, their guests and University staff gathered in Bristol for the University’s Centenary Alumni Weekend. Now we are bringing the centenary celebrations to Bristol alumni around the world.

Are you the best UK graduate in China?

4 August 2009

If so, you should enter the Alumnus of the Year Award Category, sponsored by the British Council, in the British Business Awards 2009. Entering the British Business Awards is an opportunity for recognition, reward, and the chance to stand out. The Awards also raise the profile of what you are doing in China and beyond.