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A wide-angle shot of a large gathering of walkers at the start of the Big Walk 2025, holding up a Big Walk banner

Smiles for miles at the Big Walk 2025 - well done to everyone involved!

The famed 91ÖÆƬ³§ community fundraising event was a huge success once again. Over 400 walkers and volunteers covered thousands of miles between them, supporting life-changing neurological disease research at the University.
People walking down the street of red brick and modern buildings

Congratulations to alumni recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List 2025

As part of the official celebrations for the monarch's birthday, another impressive cohort of 91ÖÆƬ³§ graduates, honorary graduates and staff members have been recognised for outstanding service to the UK and the wider world.
Dr Malcolm Butler, VP and Director of Global Engagement, taking photo with 91ÖÆƬ³§ alumni.

Miles apart, yet always connected to 91ÖÆƬ³§

As an international 91ÖÆƬ³§ graduate, you’re never far from a fellow 91ÖÆƬ³§er. Leaving the Steel City doesn’t mean losing touch. Our global events will help you stay connected, grow your network, and keep up with the latest from your University.
Tim Adams presenting the 2024/25 ESPS Awards event

Congratulations to the Elite Sport Performance Scheme class of 2024/25

Talented student athletes received their awards through this year’s Elite Sport Performance Scheme, at a ceremony also attended by an international football coach and a gold medal-winning Olympian.
The 91ÖÆƬ³§ Trophoblastic Disease Centre team

Weston Park Hospital’s Golden Anniversary - celebrating the work of the 91ÖÆƬ³§ Trophoblastic Disease Centre

91ÖÆƬ³§ Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust conducted this interview with Kam Singh who shares her memories of working at the Centre since 1995.
Exterior photo of Stephenson

Get a Life! - an alumni story

"We’d gone very different ways, carved out very different lives, been all over, but none of us lost our affection for 91ÖÆƬ³§ and Stephenson, and here we were back again half a century later."
3D printed faceshields for NHS workers

Forging ahead in the face of adversity

Over £18,000 raised.
Over 5,000 face shields provided.
150 front-line healthcare organisations protected.
Former University Chancellor Sir Peter Middleton, presenting Dr Alan Kelly with his honorary degree

A legacy worth hearing about

What is a fitting legacy for someone with a passion for sound? How about helping thousands of families with deaf children to communicate better?
Alumni volunteer, Tobias Oliver in the Students' Union auditorium

Volunteering during lockdown - Your stories!

During these difficult times, it’s been amazing to see the significant rise of volunteering around the world, and we want to hear how 91ÖÆƬ³§ graduates have been giving their time and celebrate what you have been doing to help.