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1:03pm Friday 23rd November 2007
Students resplendent in their caps and gowns toasted success as they graduated from the University of Bolton today.
It is a day of celebration as 1,000 academics attend their winter degree congregation ceremony at Victoria Hall to receive their award from Vice Chancellor of the university, Dr George Holmes.
He said: "The degree congregation ceremonies are a celebration of our graduating students' achievements. Their success is our success."
Each year the university holds two degree ceremonies because it has two intake of students, one in October and the second in January. In total, 2,500 students have graduated from the university this year.
Mr Cooper, Derbyshire says...
1:49pm Fri 23 Nov 07
My Opinion, Greater Manchester says...
2:32pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Sheila, Bolton says...
8:37pm Fri 23 Nov 07
ian p, bolton says...
12:28am Sat 24 Nov 07
tax payer, Bolton says...
1:26am Sat 24 Nov 07
LS, says...
9:20am Sat 24 Nov 07
ian p wrote:What a totally un-necessary, nasty and vile comment!!!! People have worked BLOODY hard to get their degrees and you, you obnoxious pr1ck, put them down. Many people have little or no choice about where they do their degree, many are done part-time whilst holding down a full time job, so it makes sense to study as close to home as possible. I did my degree at UCLAN via the internet,are you gonna slag me off for that then? I was working full time as a health care professional at the time, but I passed a degree too!!!!
well done for graduating from the worst university in the country.
tax payer, Bolton says...
11:50am Sat 24 Nov 07
Tommy, says...
12:10pm Sat 24 Nov 07
LS, says...
1:01pm Sat 24 Nov 07
tax payer wrote:Well going on you're assessment of whether a degree is of value, maybe only degrees from Oxbridge are worth owt!!!! Manchester Uni is a total bag of proverbial, along with Salford, I was treated as a child, and talked down to by people who haven't worked at "the coal face" for years. Thank God for UCLAN, tutors who listen AND maintain an awareness of the needs of the undergraduate. But then again, it's not a "proper" uni, is it? I don't care, I worked hard for my "bit of paper", I'm proud I did it, but it made not a tap of difference to my job, cos I'm **** good at what I do. In fact they gave me the job despite the fact I didn't have a degree, and funded it for me once in post ;-)
a degree is a degree WHERE EVER you gained it, it's how you perform at interview that gets you the job though lol. no, a degree from Bolton does not have the same value attached to it as one from say manc proper, leeds proper or sheff proper etc. agree though that how you interview is a significant reason whether you get a job offer or not.
tax payer, Bolton says...
4:49pm Sat 24 Nov 07
LS, says...
7:25pm Sat 24 Nov 07
tax payer wrote:Don't need to kid myself you arrogant pratt!!! Know why I don't need to kid myself? Cos I see my wage slip at the end of each month!!!!! Yes, not too bad being in the 40% tax bracket, oh, and I'm ONLY a nurse, ah, but with a degree from UCLAN, stick that up your jacksy!!
personally not a fan of oxbridge. however, at least i didn't need to google them to know who they were!!! you keep kiddin urself
tax payer, Bolton says...
8:06pm Sat 24 Nov 07
LS, says...
11:08pm Sat 24 Nov 07
tax payer wrote:You really are a total pr1ck aren't you? Nowt wrong with emptying pots of "p1ss" as you so politely put it, but I tell you one thing, you'd wait a bleedin long time before I emptied yours!!! Oh, and on the salary I earn, I haven't had to empty urinals for a VERY long time, it's called climbing the career ladder ;-)
lol you don't even know what I do, earn, or studied. I'll give you a clue mind... I don't (and wouldn't) empty pots of p1ss.
LS, says...
11:10pm Sat 24 Nov 07
tax payer wrote:Oh, and by the way, you obviously DIDN'T study English or grammar, where ever you studied ;-)
lol you don't even know what I do, earn, or studied. I'll give you a clue mind... I don't (and wouldn't) empty pots of p1ss.
tax payer, Bolton says...
4:24am Sun 25 Nov 07
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OldBoltonian, says...
1:31pm Fri 23 Nov 07