The University of Nottingham

Exhibition a huge success

An exhibition of photographs from the film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is the latest in a long line of success stories for Lakeside, the University’s public arts centre. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning: The authentic moment in British Photography exhibition, inspired by Alan Sillitoe’s (Hon DLitt 1994) groundbreaking Nottingham-based novel and film adaptation, attracted more than 18,000 people between November 2012 and February this year. Download the exhibition guide here: www.lakesidearts.org.uk/Exhibition-Guide.html

University’s world ranking

The University is in the top two for the third consecutive year in a list of the world’s most sustainable universities. The Greenmetric Ranking of World Universities features 215 institutions and Nottingham ranks 2nd behind the University of Connecticut and is the UK’s top university. Nottingham was named the world’s greenest campus in the 2011 list and also finished 2nd in 2010. The ranking factors include energy management programmes, water and waste management, sustainability-related teaching and research, percentage of green space on campus and sustainable transportation.

Award for global reputation

The University has reinforced its reputation as a truly global university with a win for its international strategy at the inaugural Guardian University Awards. The awards celebrate the best of Britain’s universities and act as a benchmark for excellence across the higher education sector. Entries were assessed for innovation, originality and the ability to replicate. Nottingham’s international strategy encompasses the creation of research partnerships, an extensive network of global commercial partners and campuses in Malaysia and China. Visit: www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/university-awards

Sir Joseph Pope dies

At the time of going to press Alumni Exchange learned of the death of Sir Joseph Pope (Hon DSC 1987), a pioneer of Engineering at the University. Sir Joseph was 98 and will be remembered as a gifted engineer, for his commitment to technical education and for his integrity and generosity. He died peacefully on March 24 at The Firs Nursing Home in Nottingham, three years after the death of his wife Lady Evelyn Pope, to whom he had been married for 70 years. A full obituary will appear in Issue 10 of Alumni Exchange.

Karni’s leading Europe

The University’s Students’ Union charity organisation, Karnival, is now the largest student-led fundraising group in Europe, after raising a record-breaking £1.6m for good causes in 2012. Karni also raised almost £5,000 for Impact: The Nottingham Campaign through street collections in four UK cities for the campaign’s HeartLight project. HeartLight is a unique sensor to monitor the heartbeat of newborn babies, being developed by engineers and clinicians at Nottingham. To find out more, or add your support for this project, visit: http://nott.ac.uk/impactheartlight

Honours for our alumni

Alumni who received awards in the Queen’s New Year Honours were: Professor Pamela Gillies (MMedSci 1978 and PhD, Epidemiology 1986) and Ruth Mackenzie (Hon DLitt 1997) received CBE. Jane Todd (Social Administration 1973), and Professor Ian Bateman (Economics PhD 1996) received OBE. Gold medal winning canoeists Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott (both Mechanical Engineering 2000) received MBEs, as did Wendy Price (Geography 1978). A BEM went to Alison Bevan (Art History 1986).

For more on these stories, and more news, visit: www.nottingham.ac.uk

Image: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) ©WoodfallBFI