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Alumni E-MagazineThe University of Buckingham Alumni Office | September 2018
Spaces Left for September 2018 Entry
Reunion Dinner 2018 Details
Welcome
Contents
5-6 Alumni News
7 Upcoming Events 9 University Newsy8 Photo Flashback
2 Announcements
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10 UBSOS and Contact Details
3-4 Brunch in Bath, Speakers House and Reunion Dinner
Dear all,
As autumn weather takes hold and the leaves begin to turn, we are full swing ahead with a plethora of events that we hope will excite and delight you. Most importantly we hope that many of you will be able to attend some of them!
Those of you based in Bermuda will have heard of the visit by Dr James Slater in November, but should any non-Bermudians be in the area from 27 November to 2nd December please do get in touch for details.
Also in November are visits to Shanghai and Hong Kong. Sir Anthony, Alistair Lomax and I will be visiting Shanghai on the 6 November and Hong Kong on 7 November. Should you be able to attend an evening reception on either of those dates, please do let me know ([email protected]).
We are all looking forward to our two UK based events, in September and October. On 22nd September the Alumni Office will be visiting Bath, with Sir Anthony, for a brunch event at Browns Restaurant. The details can be found on page 3 and should anyone be in the area and free to attend, please do let us know on [email protected]. We would love to see lots of our alumni there, with their friends and families if possible.
Finally, our biggest party of the year, the Alumni Annual Reunion (2001-2005) will be held this year on Friday, 5 October at the Cinnamon Kitchen in London. Our grateful thanks to Deba Bardhan-Correia (MSc Service Management 2001), Acting Dean of Business, for her kind introduction to Vivek Singh (owner of the Cinnamon Club group). We have put together an evening full of wonderful food and atmosphere at a very different sort of restaurant. So for anyone who graduated during these years please do consider coming along. Details of the event, and how to buy tickets, can be found here: https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/event/alumni-reunion-dinner-2001-2005/
It will also be a great opportunity for those of you who studied with Deba to meet up with her and her husband, Jorge Correia (DPhil Service Management 2007) once again. Do come along. Also there will be Harin Sellahewa (DPhil, Computing 2007) and Interim Dean of Computing.
At that event we will also be awarding the “Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award”. Nominations can be made until Friday, 7th September so I would urge you to put forward any alumni you feel would be deserving of this accolade. The link is: https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/alumni-and-giving/distinguished-alumnus-awards
Very best wishes,Anne
11 An Update from the Vice-Chancellor
Announcements
PLACES STILL AVAILABLE AT YOUR UNIVERSITY Do you know someone who is looking for a place at university this September or January? We still have a limited number of spaces available on all of our courses.
We also offer a 5% discount for direct family of our alumni.
Get in touch to find out more.
+44 (0)1280 820299 | www.buckingham.ac.uk/clearing | [email protected]
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ALUMNI REUNION DINNER2001-2005
THIS YEAR, WE ARE HOSTING THE ALUMNI REUNION DINNER AT THE CINNAMON KITCHEN ON
FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER 2018.
(9 DEVONSHIRE SQUARE, LONDON EC2M 4YL)
THE REUNION IS OPEN TO GRADUATES FROM 2001 - 2005 AND THE TICKET WILL INCLUDE A DRINKS RECEPTION, A THREE COURSE DINNER AND HALF A BOTTLE OF
WINE PLUS THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE AN EVENING IN THE WONDERFUL CINNAMON KITCHEN.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE:
HTTPS://WWW.BUCKINGHAM.AC.UK/EVENT/ALUMNI-REUNION-DINNER-2001-2005/
OR EMAIL
The Vice-Chancellor and the Alumni Office are visiting Bath!We will be hosting a brunch event at Browns (Old Police Station, Orange Grove, Bath, BA1 1LP)
Saturday 22 September10am - 12.30pm
It will be a great chance to meet other Buckingham alumni and network.
Please email [email protected] to book your place.
We look forward to seeing you there!
ALUMNI AWARDSThe Study UK Alumni Awards 2019 is now open!
You can nominate yourself, or a fellow alumnus, for the award via the Alumni Office up until 28
October. Please email:[email protected]
alumni who’ve been nominated will receive an email with a link to their nomination and the rest of
their application, which they’ll need to complete before 11 November.
to find out more, please see:https://study-uk.britishcouncil.org/
*applicants must be international alumni.
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Alumni News
Rod Attride-Stirling (LLB, 1990) has been influential in battling to win homosexual couples the
right to marry in Bermuda.
To read more, please see:https://bit.ly/2LAzg59
Anita Barmaki (Business and Management, 2011) is currently very unwell and is fundraising for a scan to determine if she has pancreatic cancer and to help cover the
costs of medical bills. Anita is very young to be going through such awful health problems. Please see her gofundme page for more information:
https://www.gofundme.com/help-save-anita039s-life
Yuka Toda (Communication and Media Studies, 2015) and Fabien Angibeaud
(Business and Management, 2015) were married in Alsace, France in 12 July 2018.
Yuka and Fabien met at Buckingham where they lived in rooms next to each other in Beloff House. They started their relationship early on in their studies and when they graduated from
Buckingham Fabien studied for his Masters degree at the University of Bath whilst Yuka
worked for a company in Japan before they could finally live together in France.
We send our congratulations to them both and wish them a very happy future.
Carlos Fernandez Gates (LLM, 2010) has been appointed as 'Caballero de la Orden del Camino
de Santiago' (Member of the Order of Saint James Way) in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
This Order is recognized by the Spanish Crown and among its members there are several politicians,
lawyers, sportsmen, businessmen and actors from all over the world. In order to be admitted the Order review your professional career as well as personal achievements along with the secondment of other
members.
Congratulations Carlos on such a fantastic achievement.
Bruce Merivale-Austin (LLB, 1986) and his wife Dee welcomed triplets to their family on 28 July 2018.
The three boys, William Grey Howick, James Harold Piercy and Maximus Willoughby Yoenram are pictured above.
Congratulations to both Bruce and Dee on their new arrivals.
The Honourable Justice Stephen Issacs (LLB, 1982)
sadly passed away at the end of August aged 63 years.
Stephen had been sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the Bahamas just two weeks before his death.
We send our heartfelt condolences to Stephen's family and friends at this difficult time.
Lisa Collins (Communication, Media and Journalism, 2017) has recently joined the team
at The Independent as a Video Journalist.
Congratulations to Lisa.
Do you recognise anyone in this photograph? Can you guess what year it was taken?Please email any answers to Lucy at [email protected]
If you have any old photographs that you would like to share in the newsletter, please let Lucy know on the email address above.
Last Month... We have had a couple of responses to the photograph
in the August issue of the Alumni E-Magazine. The
year is estimated to be 1996 and we have received the
following names:
Yael Kfir (LLM, 1996)
Marcus Feistmantl (MSc Business Economics, 1997)
Anat Hayek (LLB 1996, LLM 2001)
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September
5 September - The Vice-Chancellor's Public Lecture Series, 'The Incredible Woman - When (Some) Women Won the Vote - and What We Have Done with It' a public lecture by Jocelynne Scutt. For more information
please see: https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/event/jocelynne-scutt-the-incredible-woman-confronting-the-challenges-forward-to-the-future/
22 September - The Vice Chancellor and the Alumni Office are hosting a brunch event at Browns, Bath from 10am -12.30pm. Please email [email protected] for more information and to book a place.
24 September - The Vice-Chancellor's Public Lecture Series, public lecture by Nigel Collett (MA Biography, 2003). Nigel will be launching his new book, 'A Death in Hong Kong'. For more information please see:
https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/event/nigel-collett-scandal-and-paedophilia-in-colonia/
October
5 October - Alumni Reunion Dinner 2001 - 2005 to be held in London. For more information and to purchase your tickets, please see: https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/event/alumni-reunion-dinner-2001-2005/
9 October - The Vice-Chancellor's Public Lecture Series, public lecture by Jonathan Bate. More information to come.
November
15 November - Alumni Christmas Drinks event at Speaker's House, House of Commons. Please email [email protected] for more information.
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Upcoming Events
Photo Flashback
Distinguished Alumnus Award 2018
Please click the link below to find out more about the award and to nominate the Buckingham alumnus you feel has made an outstanding contribution to society.
https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/alumni-and-giving/distinguished-alumnus-awards
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Our telephone numbers are listed below, and for email queries, please email [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Anne MatsuokaHead of Alumni and Graduation
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820338
Carly NeilData Coordinator
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820133
Lucy StanislausAlumni/Graduation Publications
CoordinatorTel: +44 (0) 1280 827507
Helen WattsAlumni/Graduation Events
CoordinatorTel: +44 (0) 1280 827522
Contact Us
University News UBSOS
UBSOS (University of Buckingham Supporting Overseas Schooling) has recently supported Akwaaba Volunteers, a project based in Ghana. Akwaaba is run by local Buckingham girl, Jordan Palmer, and works
with disadvantaged communities and children to help improve conditions and quality of life. To read more please see: http://akwaabavolunteers.org.uk/
UBSOS donated money to Akwaaba which was used to improve a school house. New desks, cupboards and a whiteboard were also bought for the building. To suggest any future projects for UBSOS, please email:
The Duck Race
The annual University Duck Race took place on Wednesday 22 August 2018. Ducks were decorated and raced down the river Ouse outside the Tanlaw
Mill, and prizes (all kindly donated by local businesses) were given for the Best Dressed Duck
and the winner of the race itself. The Mayor of Buckingham, Jon Harvey, judged the ducks, and the race was started by Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor
John Clapham.
Alongside the ducks themselves there were also a number of stalls, games and a BBQ to keep visitors
entertained.
All profits from the event went towards UBSOS (University of Buckingham Supporting Overseas
Schooling) and the event raised a fantastic total of £553. This money will likely be donated to an orphanage for disabled children in India. To learn more about UBSOS and the projects it
supports, please see page 10.
The University's Estates Bursar, Colin Stocker, has recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, raising money for Cancer
Research UK.
Unfortunately after 4 days of trekking and climbing (to over 5,300 metres) the altitude got the better of him and he had to turn back just 500 meters away from
the summit.
Colin has raised £3500 so far, but will be leaving his donations page open for a
little longer: https://bit.ly/2N1KS5R
Well done Colin!
An Update From the Vice-Chancellor
I've just returned from a wonderful four weeks off and feel fantastic for the break.
It won't be long until i am travelling again. I am currently planning a trip to China with Anne Matsuoka (Head of Alumni and Graduation) and Alistair Lomax (Director of Development) on 6 - 7 November. We will be hosting alumni events n Shanghai on 6 November and Hong Kong on 7 November. It would be wonderful to see you.
I'm very much enjoying the positive feeling on campus at the moment. This time of year always makes us feel energetic, expectant
and excited as we wait to welcome our largest intake in September. This year we have seen the highest student numbers in our history, with any new students due to start their studies with us in the coming weeks. Each intake is different and I look forward to personally meeting our new starters at the next 'Meet the VC, Beer and Pizza' event in October.
The Vinson Building is nearly completed and has transformed the Hunter Street Campus. We hope the building will become a hub for study and socialisation with a cafe on the ground floor. It is set to open its doors in November and we are counting down the days!
We're also counting down the days until Graduation 2019 and also our first Medical School Graduation in June 2019. Most of those Graduating in March will be coming into their final term with us and preparing for their last exams. I would like to take this opportunity to wish them all the best of luck, and to remind them that the University will be a part of them for the rest of their lives. My colleagues in the Alumni Office will always provide a friendly face to remind them of their place in the Buckingham family.
Hoping to see you soon,
Anthony
