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Hello and a warm welcome to our alumni
community!
As a UHI
graduate, we would like to congratulate you on your achievement and
welcome you to our growing, global alumni community of over 37,000
former students!
It has been wonderful to see all the photos and videos from all the
different graduations across our partnership. It’s a day we’re
sure you’ll never forget!
For many of
you, this is not the first time you've graduated from UHI, and it’s
wonderful to see how many of our graduates return to study with us.
The alumni
engagement team are here to support you in your life after university
and we offer a range of benefits and services, including:
➕
Access to Handshake - helping you to secure your dream job!
➕ Careers support and guidance for
life
➕ Discount on UHI postgraduate course fees
➕ Access to a range of e-Resources
➕ A regular
e-newsletter to keep you up to date with UHI and alumni news
➕ Volunteering opportunities
➕ Invitations to events
and reunions
➕ Networking opportunities
➕ A dedicated Facebook and Twitter page for careers, and an alumni network group on LinkedIn
We would love
to know how you are getting on and to keep you informed about what’s
happening at UHI. You can let us know at any time by completing the update your details form on our website.
We really
value our alumni so please get in touch if you have any ideas,
questions or feedback.
With best wishes for your continued success,
from us all at UHI!
🎓💜😊
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Stay connected for your chance to win!
Throughout the
year, our 2023 graduates have been entering our ‘stay connected’
competition to win one of three £100 vouchers for a store of their
choice.* The deadline for entries is Sunday 10th
December, so be quick! If you have already entered,
don't worry, you are in the draw and there's no need to enter again. We will announce the
three lucky winners on our social media channels. Good luck!
*One entry per
person. Open to all UHI 2023 graduates who enter by the closing date.
We will notify the winners by email and announce on social media
shortly after. Voucher must be available to purchase online.
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Ùisdean
- our
graduation bear!
Did you have a
chance to pick up your graduation souvenir? He is called Ùisdean,
Gaelic for Hugh, and means intelligence, heart and forever - perfect
to represent our graduates and alumni!
He is £10 plus
£3 postage, with all profits donated to our UHI Scholarship Fund, supporting our current and future students to
achieve their potential despite personal circumstances.
If you would
like to buy Ùisdean for yourself or someone you know, payments can be
made here. Please use reference TED023.
And we also love seeing what Ùisdean gets up to. Please send in your photos! He has even been spotted travelling around
Canada!
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Handshake is a new, exciting
and dynamic online career development platform that connects UHI
graduates directly to employers, helping you secure your dream job.
Integrating
the services of the UHI Careers and Employability Team, with Handshake
you can also access personalised advice and coaching and take part in
a variety of career development workshops and events.
Join
the Handshake community here or download the app. Please take a little time
to set up your profile and preferences to ensure you make the most of
this platform.
For further
information and resources to support you, please email the UHI Careers and
Employability team or visit their web pages.
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From South Uist to Australia: meet our alumni
of the year!
Chloe Steele is a fantastic
example of the value, inspiration and impact that studying with UHI
can offer. She is the first person from the Outer Hebrides to
graduate with the full honours degree in applied music, studying from
home. Her latest album, 'Calum Beag's Cèilidh' was
funded through business sponsorship and features members of the
community. You can download the album online now, with all proceeds
going to the Western Isles Cancer Care Initiative, in memory of her
partner's late father.
Chloe
said: “Recognition of my hard work, passion and dedication to my
culture and community through this award is truly humbling and
rewarding... The opportunities I have received through studying with
UHI have been life changing. They have provided me with the chance to
value and appreciate my culture on a personal, deep and meaningful
level.”
Dr Graham Hannaford was one of the first
students on our MLitt History of the Highlands and Islands when it
was launched in 2011, and he studied online from his home in
Australia. He went on to complete the degree in 2015, achieving a
range of distinction level marks. Graham has remained a champion of
the Centre for History, maintaining strong contacts, and has
assisted with connections into Scottish diaspora in Australia.
Graham
said: “I am excited because this award provides recognition of the
global reach of UHI and, in particular, the efforts of the Centre for
History to engage with a community which knows no geographic bounds.
At a personal level, the award shows that age is no barrier to
academic study and achievement (I am 75) and I hope that it will
encourage others of all ages to continue to work towards their own
goals.”
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We
will soon be launching our 'Where are they now'
campaign and would love for you to take part!
The
aim is to highlight what our alumni can achieve, their journey, and
how UHI has helped them to achieve this. It will feature across all
our social media channels, website, and case study materials.
You
only need to answer a few short questions and attach a photo of
yourself (professional would be great if you have one). It is
important the photo is high-quality, with no one else in the photo.
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Leading forensic anthropologist and renowned
musician honoured at UHI ceremony
Leading forensic
anthropologist and President of St. John’s College Oxford, Professor
Dame Sue Black, Baroness of Strome, and renowned highland musician
Duncan Chisholm have been awarded honorary doctorates by the UHI.
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Congratulations to Niamh Murray, winner of this
year's Prize for Engineering Excellence!
Donated by
Willie Printie, the prize is awarded annually to a graduate who
progressed from an engineering apprenticeship background, gaining
further education qualifications and then who excelled during their
degree studies.
Niamh started as
an engineering apprentice at LifeScan and completed an HNC in
engineering systems with UHI Inverness. She graduated this year with
a first-class BEng (Hons) in mechanical engineering with UHI North
West and Hebrides, and is now a maintenance engineer at LifeScan! She
received her award at the UHI Inverness graduation in October.
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Nursing and midwifery students honoured at
graduation ceremony
Over 120 nursing
and midwifery students attended UHI’s graduation and celebration of
success and achievement.
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UHI's new Gaelic Language Plan
The new plan
sets out UHI’s ambition for Gaelic to be used “more often, by more
people in a wider range of settings.” It details a range of
activities to help:
- Increase
the status, visibility and use of Gaelic throughout UHI
- Provide opportunities
for staff and students to learn Gaelic
- Engage with
Gaelic-speaking and Gaelic-learning communities
Printed copies
are available on request.
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Meet our newest alumni ambassador:
Philippa Barnwell
BS Oral Health Sciences, 2020, UHI Inverness
"I want to give back to the institution
that believed in me and gave me an opportunity to fulfil my career
goals, and I hope to promote and represent UHI as my career
develops."
We are looking for a wide variety of alumni
ambassadors, who have studied a variety of different courses, at all
our partner campuses. Interested?
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Alumni access to e-Resources
As one of our
alumni, you can access a range of free e-Resources to assist with
your lifelong learning after leaving UHI.
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You are invited
to join the Annual Foundation Public Meeting
Online, Thursday 30 November 2023, 11:00am until
12:30pm
Foundation is representative of all our stakeholders, including
representatives from external organisations, businesses and
individuals from communities, our academic partners, staff, students,
alumni, that represent all corners of the region we serve in the
Highlands and Islands, Moray and Perthshire.
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Of Viking Ships and Harbours: Aspects of the
'Maritime Cultural Landscape''
Dr
Sven Kalmring, National Historical Museums, part of the INS Online
Public Seminars Series
Online, Thursday 30 November, 7:00PM
This
lecture will present the different categories of Westerdahl’s Maritime
Cultural Landscape ranging from shipwrecks, remains on
land, the tradition of usage, the study of natural topography and
maritime place-names, with a wide range of examples from the Baltic
Sea.
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Discover where a UHI humanities degree could
take you!
Online, Thursday 7th December, 6:30pm
Humanities is an
umbrella term for a wide range of subjects that explore and analyse
aspects of human society from a critical perspective. Humanities
students learn about social issues, cultural values, and other
valuable life skills that can be deployed in other areas of their
life. The classes always have an atmosphere of open discussion among
students where they want to hear what you think.
Come and find
out more about our humanities subjects at our online event including:
- Archaeology
- Criminology
- Culture Studies
- Gaelic Studies
- Geography
- History
- Literature
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Sustainable
Development
- Theology (including
MRPS teacher education)
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about how you are getting on and - if you say it's ok - we feature some
of your stories in this newsletter!
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