Bradford Lad to China Success Story
A warm and firm handshake, topped up with a direct, friendly gaze sets the tone for the interview as I greet this charismatic entrepreneur. Izhaar Ali had asked me to…
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Come dream with me
Two hours and a few minutes after midnight, 2.17am, I was on the bed enjoying my sleep but suddenly woken by engine noises. I woke up to street racing noises….
You are a potential lifesaver
In 2015 I became the first ever Student Ambassador for the international charity DKMS, whose sole aim is to eradicate blood cancer. The following year, I embarked on the challenge…
Long Train Running – Bradford engineer reflects on a long and diverse career
Now an International Author, Tony Boobier graduated in Civil and Structural Engineering in 1979, and reflects on a diverse, full and extremely interesting career.
50th year anniversary celebration – Three former Mechanical Engineering Students pay homage to the University of Bradford
An account by John McEvoy of a reunion of three former Bradford BEng Mechanical Engineering Graduates (1971) who returned to the University in October 2017 to celebrate 50 years since they first met in the first ear of their Bradford degree in 1967.
Finding Yourself
On my first day at the University at Bradford, I remember the panic and nerves setting in before even reaching the institute. Although I’d initially applied for a physiotherapy course,…
Graduates from 1977, eh?
“Graduates from 1977, eh?” said curator Andy with a grin as he welcomed us in. “I’ll talk louder, then”. Good thing he did. Time had done its share of…
50 Years’ Chemistry Reunion – Woohoo!!
What a great weekend! We finally made it after 50 years. The weekend started on Friday afternoon when we began assembling at Heaton Mount. Ron and Helen Armstrong, Ian and…
20-Year Pharmacy Reunion, Class of 1993-97
If someone had said to me on graduating in July 1997 that our first reunion would be twenty years later and I would be arranging it, I would have ridiculed…
People Power: Bradford treasures on show in London
2017 offers a very rare chance to see the original sketches of the ‘peace symbol’. Special Collections and the Trustees of the Commonweal Library are lending the sketches to a…