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It has been another exciting and busy year for Edinburgh Napier – I
hope you enjoy the highlights and stories we have included and take
pride in the work of your alma mater. Of particular note, were the
prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize that I accepted on behalf of
the University at Buckingham Palace in February, in recognition of
our research into sustainable construction and wood science and in
early June the University was rated best out of 119 universities in
the UK for nurturing student talent by the Guardian University Guide
(“Value Added”).
Please continue to be involved with us in shaping our future.
You are part of our community, and we value your engagement with
us. For those of you who wish to reconnect and/or find out more
about how you can be involved, please contact me
at [email protected]
Warm regards
p.04-07
University Round-Up
p.08
Research Spotlight on the
Business School
p.09-11
Alumni in the News
p.12-14
Feature - Mike Welch
p.15
Professor Andrea Nolan, OBE
Principal & Vice-Chancellor
Interview - Mark Naysmith
p.16-17
Editorial
Congratulations to those of you who
graduated in 2016 and welcome to your
first edition of the The Red Triangle.
Spotlight on The School of
Arts & Creative Industries
p.18-19
In this edition we bring you updates on key
university achievements (p4-7), alumni
who have featured in the news (p9-11),
as well as highlighting current research
projects being undertaken by the Business
School (p8). In celebration of this year’s
Olympic and Paralympic Games we also
highlight our graduates selected for Rio
(p18-19).
Olympic Games in Rio
p.20
Honorary Graduates
Graduate Mike Welch is featured (12 years
on from The Red Triangle’s first interview
with him!), and we learn more about his
time as a young entrepreneur growing up
in Liverpool, his incredible success with
Blackcircles.com and how he came to
support adoption and fostering charities
throughout the UK (p12-14).
The Red Triangle and created a bespoke
donor recognition publication. This new
addition shares with you some of the
fantastic projects that donors have
supported and the impact they have had
on student lives.
page, LinkedIn group and Twitter handle
(@EdNapierAlumni) for news and event
information. If you have a great story to
share please get in touch so that we can
feature it in our alumni blog at:
http://blogs.napier.ac.uk/alumni/
This year, you have received not one but
two publications - for the first time we
have moved the fundraising update from
The team love to hear from you and there
are now more ways than ever to keep in
touch - please visit our website, Facebook
Best wishes
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Welcome
The Alumni & Events Team
p.21
Events - Chancellor Series
p.22
Alumni Associations
& Events
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