Rachel Skerry
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Rachel SkerryOctober 17, 2014
Let it snow!
One of the biggest up-sides of preparing for our fast-approaching 50th anniversary is looking at the collection of your photos from the 'old days' which you have kindly been sending in to us. We've been putting some of the best on our...
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Rachel SkerryOctober 3, 2014
Bath alumni meet up Down Under
On a Spring September evening in Melbourne, around 20 alumni gathered in a suitable watering hole to share memories of their time in Bath and stories of how they ended up in Australia. We were honoured to be joined by David...
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Rachel SkerryJuly 30, 2014
Behind the scenes of the Large Hadron Collider
As a Bath graduate based in Geneva, and the CEO of the world’s largest cancer NGO, the link between the University and CERN is for me, a compelling one. And one which, amazingly, came about due to a chance alumni...
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Rachel SkerryJuly 9, 2014
Goodbye... and hello!
Do you remember your graduation day? It can be a bit… well… emotional, as you say goodbye to the place you’ve called home for the last three years or more. But it’s also a new beginning. Three days of ceremonies...
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Rachel SkerryJune 9, 2014
BA2: A flying start
How did 140 metres of concrete contribute to Olympic gold? On a soggy Valentine’s Day evening 2014, students, staff and sporting superstars alike gathered around the TV screens at the University’s Sports Training Village. What brought them together was Bath-based...
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Rachel SkerryJune 9, 2014
BA2: Science in the City
Many of the great things our University campus provides – world-class sporting facilities, public lectures and evening classes – still involve a hike up the hill for Bath citizens and visitors. But we are also at the heart of life...
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Rachel SkerryJune 6, 2014
BA2: The vaccine challenge
More than 2.5 million children under five die every year from diseases that could be prevented by vaccination. Now one researcher from our Department of Chemistry thinks she may have found a solution to the long-standing challenge of transporting and storing...
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Rachel SkerryJune 6, 2014
BA2: Memories are made of this
Did you know that in an overlooked corner of the Library is a treasure trove of University history, which tells the story of our campus and its inhabitants over almost 50 years? Molly Conisbee finds out what’s in the University Archives...
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Rachel SkerryJune 1, 2014
BA2: Box clever
Mentoring students is a great way to reconnect with your University and provide practical help that brings benefits all round, as one alumnus volunteer is finding out. Rachel Skerry meets the team behind Our Honest Foods, and their mentor. The...
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Rachel SkerryMay 31, 2014
Shanghai alumni reception: a message from the Vice-Chancellor
It was a great pleasure to meet so many proud, engaged and enthusiastic Bath graduates at last week’s reception in Shanghai. Our alumni community in China is by far our largest overseas, with nearly 600 alumni in Shanghai alone. As...