University of Nottingham Alumni

Thank you to all of you for being part of the university's collective contribution to retaining our World Top 100 status in what is an incredibly competitive global landscape.

We're named once again among the world’s top 100 universities 🎉

The latest QS World University Rankings 2027 recognise the strength of our research, education and global outlook in a highly competitive landscape.

It also highlights our continued focus on equipping students with the knowledge, skills and experiences to succeed in their careers and shape what’s next. That’s reflected in our sustained position as the UK’s top university for the number of UK graduates entering highly skilled employment (HESA Graduate Outcomes, 2026), and as one of top 3 UK universities most targeted by leading employers looking for talent.

This global top 100 recognition is shaped by the contribution of our staff, students, alumni and partners across our global community, whose work underpins everything we achieve.

What this result means for Nottingham ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oDc1LM

Current students, staff, friends and members of the alumni community all came together on Saturday to celebrate the Centenary of the The Nottingham New Theatre - with a mixture of performance and reminscence 🎭

Keep the conversation going by joining our New Theatre alumni LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/19674007/

We held our first networking event in Dubai over the weekend, as around 25 of you joined our International Alumni Ambassador Saadia Khan for brunch. Sure to be the first of many!

Find out where your local alumni ambassadors are based: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/alumni/community/international.aspx

Thinking back to your course at Nottingham - who's the most memorable lecturer and why?

A weekend reminder that you can share your updates with the rest of your alumni community via our 'Where are they now?' section of our website. It's the perfect opportunity to both celebrate the here and now, as well as indulging in a little nostalgia from years gone by...

Where are they now? Alumni class notes Catch up with personal and professional news updates from members of our 350,000-strong alumni community.

Revealing our six Your Nottingham Alumni Award winners for 2026! The awards recognise alumni who embrace the university's five values and embody them in their chosen fields.

Our winners this year are:

- Mary Akugizibwe (Public International Law, 2018)
- Juliana Brandão (International Commerical Law, 2017)
- Ujjaini Chatterji (Human Rights Law, 2018)
- Florence Marcus (International Law and Development, 2023)
- Ana Maria Mojica (Educational Leadership and Management, 2023)
- Dr Oleksandra Molloy (Human Factors, 2013)

Meet our winners and find out more about their inspiring careers: https://bit.ly/4vhfrWO

Could admin interest you in an upcoming event?

Join us at one of our Nottingham Nights evenings on the East Coast of the USA, grab brunch in Dubai, celebrate 100 years of the New Theatre right here on campus or catch up with members of the alumni community at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China team's tri-campus gathering in Jakarta.

More information here: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/alumni/news-and-events/events.aspx

Huge congratulations to Alison Mitchell (Geography, 2001) on receiving the Freedom of the City of London for her sports broadcasting achievements.

Alumni Achievement 🔑 | University of Nottingham Alumni Alison Mitchell, widely regarded as a female trailblazer in the field of sports commentary, recently received the Freedom of the City of London at Guildhall on 26 May - congratulations Alison! 👏

After graduating from the University of Nottingham, Alison has gone on to be an award‑winning journalist and broadcaster, becoming the first British woman to commentate on the BBC’s Test Match Special in 2007, building a listener relationship that now spans nearly 20 years.

Alison studied Geography at the University from 1998 to 2001 and also represented the as captain of the Women's Hockey 1st XI during her time on campus 🏑

ℹ️ You can read more about this achievement by visiting nottingham.ac.uk/sport/news 🔗

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Back in the USSR 📸

After reading our recent Industrial Economics 75th anniversary article, course alumna Sally Jones (née Kay, 1984–87) got in touch with her own memories and photographs of the department’s 1980s study visits to Hungary and the Soviet Union.

Subsidised by the British Council, these trips reflected an academic culture that encouraged direct engagement with how different economic systems operated around the world.

Sally's recollections and photos vividly bring to life the outward-looking spirit of the course - and the lasting impact of seeing life under Communism at first hand.

Read her story: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/alumni/industrial-economics-75-back-in-the-ussr