Alumni Connection Week
Celebrating and Supporting our Alumni Community
Connection Week, our exclusive alumni event at the Â鶹´«Ã½, takes place each year in April/May and provides a range of opportunities for our alumni to connect with the University.
Save the Date - Connection Week 2025 will be held from 28 April to 2 May 2025.
If you are interested in supporting this event, either by bringing your ideas, organising your own reunion style event or by simply taking part, please email us on alumni@uos.ac.uk or keep a look out for updates on our social media or webpages.
Previous Connection Weeks
Connection Week has been running since 2023 and is your opportunity to stay connected to the University through a variety of events. Connection Week 2024 took place between 29 April and 3 May and offered a varied programme of both online and in person activity, designed in response to feedback from our Alumni Community, the programme of which can be seen below.
Connection Week Programme
Every day from 1.00–1.30pm
Monday 29th April:
Tuesday 30th April:
Wednesday 1st May:
Thursday 2nd May:
Friday 3rd May:
4.00–7.30pm, The Atrium Building
Our Next Steps event on Tuesday 30th April is designed to provide advice and information on how the University can continue to support you into the future. This event will comprise of panel discussions, careers advice, information on postgraduate and PhD study, access to CPD and short courses and an opportunity to meet or catch up with the lecturers.
Alumni drop in: The Foyer, Waterfront Building, Â鶹´«Ã½.
Online drop in: Contact the Alumni Relations and Development Team to arrange to speak to us online.
Bookable campus tours: Contact the Alumni Relations and Development Team to book.
Social Media: Getting together with old friends? Want to share your favourite memory? Attending one of our events? Tag us in your posts and share your experiences and memories of Â鶹´«Ã½.
Help us to celebrate Connection Week by taking part in our !
A virtual balloon race is an online simulated race. It is environmentally friendly, open to all of our alumni around the world and above all great fun! You simply purchase balloons, pick your design and from Friday 3 May to Monday 6 May, all of the balloons will ‘race’. The balloon that travels the furthest distance in that time wins and the winner will receive a £50 Amazon voucher. You have to be in it to win it.
All funds raised will go towards the University’s vital charitable work specifically for wellbeing and inclusivity projects for students. You’ll be making a huge difference to the lives of our students, staff, and wider community.
If you have any questions, please email us.
Bringing together our community of Alumni, Students, Staff and Supporters, Suffolk Links is an opportunity for our entire Â鶹´«Ã½ community to come together wherever you are in the world.
During Connection Week 2024, 29th April to 3rd May, we will be creating a community paper chain, connecting the links of our extensive global community, and showing our impact from far and wide. By telling us what Suffolk means to you, we will create a never-ending chain which will be continually added to as our community continues to grow and proudly displayed at the University.
To be involved all you have to do is tell us one of the following in just a few words:
- What Â鶹´«Ã½ means to you
- Your favourite memory
- A member of staff or another student who inspired you
- Why you chose Suffolk
- What 3 words come to mind when you think of Â鶹´«Ã½
- A message of kindness to the University
Let us know the following:
- If you are a graduate – Tell us your name, the year you graduated, what you studied and where you are
- If you are a current student – Tell us your name, what you are currently studying and where you are
- If you are a member of staff – Tell us your name, job title and how long you have worked with us
- If you a partner/friend/supporter/donor – Tell us your name and where you are from
Contact us with the above by emailing Alumni@uos.ac.uk, sending us a message via social media or come in and see us during Connection Week. We will place your message on a link and send you a picture for you to share on social media and support your university.
To be involved contact us any time before the 3rd May.
Social Media Links:
Instagram: @Uos_Alumni
Facebook: Â鶹´«Ã½ Alumni
Twitter: @UOs_Alumni
Contact Kate Burgess on LinkedIn: Kate Burgess | LinkedIn
We can’t wait to hear from you