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  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • A very special place

    Bath is a very special place to me. So when I received the 2014 Alumni event invitation I immediately made plans to attend. Sure we’d had an informal 20th anniversary get together in Bath for the 1984 Engineering Class. I’d...

  • Alumni Reunion 2014: listen again

    On Reunion day, URB DJ Darius was out and about with the roving mic  interviewing alumni. Listen to some of the highlights: If you are unable to play the audio using Internet Explorer, please try a different browser such as Firefox or...

  • A day to remember

    Thanks to graduates Biddy and Kevin for their brilliant blog posts about  Saturday's Alumni Reunion - scroll down to read.  Also feast your eyes on these archive photos which we dug out especially for the occasion - Biddy, hope you can spot...

  • As the train drew in to Bath Spa station...

    As the train drew into Bath Spa station I looked at the beautiful city I had lived in for four years. The sun was shining - it was going to be a great weekend. That evening , dinner and a wander...

  • Could a reunion be inspirational?

    Could a reunion be inspirational? This wasn’t the question at the forefront of my mind as I agreed to attend the University of Bath reunion. I have been back to the City of Bath numerous times, but have never ventured...

  • Day 4: Business time

    The final instalment from our Apps Crunch winners: It was business time. We’d spent a day looking at the big guys in tech, Facebook and Google. We’d spent a day looking around smaller startups to see how the faster paced...