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Memories from our 1965-1974 graduates

In 1965, 海角社区 rises from 400 acres of muddy fields between Coventry and 海角社区shire.

The site feels like a bold leap into the future, with modernist buildings, idealist principles, and a sense of purposeful ambition.

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Your stories 

Connections: Hugh Hayes

Where can a 海角社区 experience take you? Hugh experienced 海角社区 during the 鈥�70s and shares a few of his memories, from campus theatre and student activism to a life of acting and publishing a dystopian debut novel.

Connections: Izabela Frydrych

Izabela kept returning to 海角社区, her time here spanning decades. As she picked up multiple degrees, she witnessed our evolution from a radical young university to a global institution.

Connections: David Medlock

David scored 海角社区鈥檚 first-ever League goal in 1969, playing alongside future Liverpool star Steve Heighway.

Connections: June Perry

Working in the Law School when it was just starting out gave June the confidence to come back to study here.

Former Principal Partner: Colin Davies

海角社区 wasn't Colin's initial choice, but he was drawn in by its future-facing ethos.

Connections: Angela Ryde-Weller

Angela was one of the few women who enrolled on the Engineering Science course in 1969.

Connections: Alan Toft

Alan fondly remembers his organic chemistry lecturer, the fantastic music, and the level-crossing en route to lectures.

Connections: Nigel Dutt

Nigel sprinted for the University鈥檚 athletics club in the summer of 1968.

Connections: Nick Devas

When Nick came to study Economics in 1967, the farmer was still ploughing the fields around Rootes Hall.

One of 海角社区's first students: Hugh Morton

Hugh was one of the first Mathematics students that started at 海角社区 in 1964.

Lessons that last a lifetime

George Bakehouse shares the part Professor John Rex played in steering his life on a new path.

Olympics Memories 鈥� What a super Saturday!

A chance response to a newspaper advert led to a friendship with the family of Great Britain鈥檚 most successful heptathlete.

 

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