ISSUE 01 LEGO® designer extraordinaire The alumni team Head of Alumni and Development Steve Kowal Alumni Communications Manager Suzanne Danon Alumni Engagement Manager Fay Watkin Alumni Communications Assistant Gemma Davies Alumni Officer - International and Volunteering Leanne Ashton Alumni Events Officer Rachel Southam Contact us T: +44 (0) 24 7765 8589 E:
[email protected] Postal: Alumni and Development Office, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry, CV1 5FB www.coventry.ac.uk/alumni @CovUniAlumni Contents On the cover 24 Mr LEGO Rise headed to Denmark to meet Design Manager at LEGO Craig Callum Updates and news 04 Vice-Chancellor’s message Professor John Latham welcomes you to your brand new alumni magazine 06 175th anniversary celebrations Next year Coventry University will be celebrating its 175th anniversary. Find out what we will be up to, and how you can get involved. Also find out all about the history of your university and the city of Coventry 12 Highlights Catch up on news from around the faculties at Coventry University 22 & 30 Graduation snapshots A selection of photos from our April and July graduation ceremonies 38 Research A look at some of Coventry University’s research highlights from the past 12 months 41 Your association Read all about how your alumni association can support you, our brand new website and where you can find out about our international events calendar 43 Highlights All the news from Coventry University London, CU Coventry, CU Scarborough and CU London 48 International highlights News from