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27-29 June 2011
SifDANS is the first Student International Festival of Dance, hosted at the University of Bedfordshire.
Alumni are invited join the event at our Bedford campus from 27-29 June. The festival will provide an international performance platform for student work. It is a unique opportunity to engage the next generation of dance professionals in sharing work and experience in an international context.
The event will open with a performance by Jean Abreu Dance and will involve workshops, performances and opportunities to network.
More information can be found by visiting the festival website or on Facebook
8 June 2011
It was a pleasure to invite back to the University, art and design alumni to this year's degree show. The show is a celebration of work by final year students from courses as diverse as Fine Art and Animation. As usual the preview night concluded with a fashion show in the Carnival Arts Centre.
Alumni
responded to invitations by email and on Facebook. It was great to see such a
good response to view this year’s work. This is a trend we would like to repeat
in years to come. Students, staff and graduates mingled in the exhibition
spaces in Park Sq and the new campus centre.
This
year’s show was also the last for retiring Head of Dept John Stephens. The exhibition continues until 10 July.
16 April 2011
Saturday marked the last of six University undergraduate applicant open days. It was a great pleaseure to welcome alumni who had voluteered their time to help on the days. We hope that alumni will help to inspire the new intake of Bedfordshire students.
The Open Days were in February, March and April at both the Bedford and Luton campuses. The volunteers were able to pass on their experiences of studying at Bedfordshire and participated in a Q+A sessions with applicants and their parents.
For many it was their first time back to the Uni since the opening of the new campus centre. They all commented on the quality of the new building and how much the Uni had changed over the years.
We would like to thank alumni Hannah Johnston, Natasha Reynolds, Felicia Agbaw, Barbara Banda, Bilal Malik, Edward To and Casa Sharif.
24 November 2010
Twenty five high achieving final students received bursaries from the Steel Charitable Trust today. At the presentation ceremony held at Putteridge Bury the students met Vice Chancellor Prof. Ebdon CBE, local businessman Derek Ludlow CBE and Trustee Nicholas Wright.
The £1000 bursaries were awarded to local students with a record of academic excellence. This is the fourth year of these awards.
19 July 2010
The inaugural Train2game Graduate of the Year awards were presented on Monday.
Andrea Donafee, who studied her PhD at the University of Luton in 2003 and is now a Managing Director, received the GOYA first prize and Luo Luo was runner-up. Both are graduates of the Department of Computer Science and Technology and have demonstrated outstanding career progression in the five years since graduating.
With Andrea receiving £15,000 and Luo £7,500, the two prize winners will keep half the money and donate the other half to an area of support of their choosing within the University.
Andrea completed a PhD in Computational Group Theory in 2003 at Luton before taking a post as an analyst for Cash Management Systems Ltd.
Professor Maple said: “Andrea
has risen through the company and was recently appointed Managing Director." He added: "Train2Game
has been a big supporter of this University over the years and also of this
University’s students. We owe the company a great debt of thanks.”
July 2010
The University was a hive of activity this month with graduation ceremonies in Bedford and Luton.
Graduation is the first formal opportunity for the Alumni Relations Office to welcome graduates to the Alumni Association. As in previous years this takes the form of giving every student who attends the ceremonies a specially prepared goody bag. These bags contain a gift, sweets and a copy of the current alumni magazine.
The Bedford graduations took place in the Harpur Suite and bags were distributed as students and their guest took refreshments in St. Paul’s church.
The Luton ceremonies took place at St. Mary’s. And to add to the excitement of the first day BBC Radio 5 Live was broadcast live from the grounds of the church. The Victoria Derbyshire programme discussed graduate recruitment and features interviews with the Vice Chancellor and graduands.
Photos from graduation can be found on the UoB alumni Flickr site
27 November 2009
The 25 students were each presented with a cheque from the Steel Charitable Trust by its Chairman Nicholas Wright. Local businessman Derek Ludlow CBE and Vice Chancellor Professor Les Ebdon CBE were also on hand to congratulate the students during a lunch at the Putteridge Bury campus.
The annual award is open to local students who have a record of academic excellence and also have financial need to help support them through their final year of study. Students have to submit an application for the bursary and, to be considered, need to demonstrate academic progression and financial hardship.
One recipient, Michelle Ramsumair, a final year Advertising and Marketing Communications student, said: “I was struggling with my Uni work because I had two jobs to help support my studies financially, which is why I applied for the bursary. I was so grateful to receive the money because I can now concentrate fully on my final year and put the award towards a Master’s degree.”
1 August 2009
The Barclay’s Premier League is due to kick off on Saturday
15 August. So will Man U march on or can Liverpool
live up to expectations? Will Wolves be woeful or will Burnley barely win a
game?
All these questions will be answered over the next 10
months. And you to can join in the highs and lows of the season by taking part
in the University
of Bedfordshire Alumni Fantasy Football
league.
Each week the players you pick score points depending on performance and those points are then added to your team’s score. The first game is a fortnight away so get your team register now.
13 July 2009
July sees the first all University of Bedfordshire graduates. It's three years since the 'new' University opened its doors and this week we celebrate the achievements of the students who joined us in September 2006.
This is also our first July ceremony. No more waiting around until September. This year the Civic ceremony - with the procession from the town hall - is on Thursday. And as in previous years graduands will receive their alumni goody bag from the alumni relations team.
20 February 2009
University staff and alumni joined me for the 26th Luton Beer Festival at the Hightown Sports and Arts Centre, Luton. The festival is a great opportunity to meet old friends and try a wide selection of beers, ciders, perry's and bottled beers.
The photograph shows me with Paul Haysom (HNC Computer Studies, 1994) enjoying a glass of ale.
For more details go to our Facebook site, login, join the group and see who attend.
9 October 2008
John Hegley's return to his home town as a hugely successful poet, ardent supporter of Luton, and honorary graduate of the University was a great success.
In a show which also marked National Poetry Day and the culminating event in local National Year of Reading, John entertained fans at the Central Library. Ably supported by colleagues from the Poptitions and the Luton Youth Wind Ensemble, John threw away the script and launched into a quick fire performance of poems and songs. John, ever one to try something new, even turned the table on his audience by asking them to write a poem.
27 September 2008
Former Luton students and members of staff
associated with the degrees awarded by the University of London gathered at Putteridge Bury to celebrate the external degree
courses taught at Park Square from
the fifties to the early seventies. This coincided with the 150th anniversary
of the London External system.
Fellow students took the opportunity to catch up on their news, as well as to find
out how graduates from different years and courses have progressed. Alumni from the fifties, sixties and seventies took the opportunity to share their memories and
memorabilia (photos, etc.) in the beautiful house and grounds.
20 May 2008
The sequel. Following last year’s hugely successful event,
we returned to the Roxy Bar in London. This eagerly awaited showcase of
current student, staff and alumni work was well attended and plans are already in place for next year's event.
19 May 2008
The Media Arts and Design Department hosted a soirée in May to kick-off the inaugural Luton Arts Festival (B:Fest)
which ran from 19 May -13 June. The festival is a new and exciting
venture
for Luton and the University, building on our strengths in the arts. At
the special launch event alumni from all backgrounds met current
students and staff who helped to put it together. For further detail of
the event and plans for next year contact Robin Saklatvala
17 May 2008
An evening at St Nicholas’ Church Hall, Barton le Clay where the
quartet explored music with connections with Eastern Europe and
performed Haydn’s Bird quartet, Dvorak’s American quartet and Bartok’s
sumptuous first quartet.
1 May 2008
2008 marked the Centenary of the first teaching
establishment at Park Square in Luton. Since then thousands of students
have gained their education on this site. Generations of families have
passed through these doors as well as countless international students.
His Worship the Mayor of Luton and the Vice Chancellor Professor Les Ebdon launched the event which culminated with the presentation of a watercolour of the former site painted by Doug Jones.
20 April 2008
The second in this
year’s series of Symphonia Academica concerts included Brahms’ Sonata
in D minor, the Hungarian Dance in G Minor and his Sonatasatz and music
by Fritz Kreisler.
2 March 2008
The new University Theatre in Bedford was the setting for a sparkling evening of classical
music and dance.
Works for harp and strings included
Vaughan Williams' 'Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus' (also known as
the tune for ‘Star of the County Down’) and the world premiere of
Michael
Miller's 'Celtic Dances'. The orchestra were joined on stage by dancers from
the
University and Luton Sixth Form College.
21 – 24 December 2007
Especially commissioned by the University as the first production at the new 280-seater Bedford Campus theatre, Rapunzel enthralled audiences during its 4-night run in December. Commissioning and producing a 2 hour stage musical is usually the reserve of the West End and takes months of planning however, this modern adaptation of a fairytale was completed in a little over 2 months. But the Full House Theatre Company are no strangers to working with the University having put on shows at the old Bowen West theatre.
The Campus theatre was opened in October by HRH the Earl of Wessex.
7/14 November 2007
We were delighted to welcome back 3 alumni to conferences in Luton. Kharen Javed (LLB, 2005), Wayne McBean (LLB, 2006) and Howard McCalla (Accounting, 1994) spoke at events organised by the Centre for Personal and Career Development. Working with the Alumni Relations Office we emailed alumni for their support. They all spoke of their experiences since graduating to an audience of final students. Their advice and insight to life, post university, was well received and all answered a host of questions. The value of an alumni presence at these careers conferences is hard to diminish.
27 October 2007
Over 150 alumni, staff and students enjoyed a spectacular evening high above the Thames on the Walkways of Tower Bridge. Alumni from far and wide toasted the evening with champagne and wondered at the fantastic London nightscape. The reunion was an outstanding success: guests were treated to a hot, fork buffet in addition to wine and beers from around the world. Whilst some guests mingled and chatted to friends on the west walkway others danced the night away to the sounds of DJ Deadly Avenger on the east walkway.
Naomi Wynter-Vincent, Head of Development and Alumni relations said,’ We are delighted with the event. It shows that alumni want to keep in touch and support the University. So many asked me ‘will you do it again next year’? Along with the Summer Ball at Putteridge Bury this has been one of the highlights of a busy events calendar’.
27 September 2007
Many students believe that coming to university is all about drinking beer. For those who still believed it even after years of assignment deadlines and exams the Alumni visit to the home of brewing in Bedford was the perfect event. Over twenty alumni sampled the delights of the Wells and Young’s brewery in an entertaining and educational evening.
After an informal tour of the plant and a commentary on the brewing process the guests enjoyed a buffet-style meal washed down with samples of Bombardier, Waggledance and Young’s Bitter. All beer was drunken sensibly and non-alcoholic drinks were also available.
22 September 2007
A special reunion took place in September at our beautiful Putteridge Bury campus bringing together over 80 former staff and students (some from overseas) of the Diploma in Geographical Techniques, a course set up in 1967 at the then Luton College of Technology. Former Course Managers David Cooper and Chris Coggins were on hand to catch up with alumni of the pioneering course which enabled A-level geographers to pursue careers in cartography and other technical disciplines. Pictured are (l-r) David Cooper, former student Adela Langton and Chris Coggins.
