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The Bath alumni blog: stories from campus and beyond
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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
