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,…
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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…
Bradford Chemistry Reunion 2017
What were you doing in June 50 years ago? Don’t know? Well a group of Bradford chemistry students know exactly what they were doing, they were celebrating graduating. In 1967…
Med School Reject: Finding success in your failure
My journey at the University of Bradford began with me not wanting to stay at Bradford University. I remember my first day, I had not packed or prepared anything for…
A University is Born!
At noon on 18 October 1966, the Royal Signature of Queen Elizabeth II granted the Royal Charter by which the University of Bradford was founded. As a College of Advanced Technology, the…
Bradford UNESCO City of Film
Lights, Camera, Action! There’s a new face around campus, or rather a familiar face come back where he graduated in 2010 with a first class honours degree as a mature…
Coping with the challenges of traditional South Asian attitudes to women and work
I’m a British born Pakistani Muslim girl from Yorkshire. Most women from this background don’t leave their maternal home until they are married. You only move to live with your…