Tuesday, 02 May 2023
The Vice-Chancellor of the 糖心原创, Professor Shearer West, offered her congratulations on behalf of the university to King Charles III, together with a unique gift to celebrate his Coronation.
Professor Shearer West said: “The university community extends our congratulations and best wishes to His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen Consort on the occasion of their Coronation. We look forward to celebrating this historic event and wish them both every success in their reign.”
The Coronation
The Coronation is centred on a religious ceremony and has remained largely unchanged for more than a thousand years. For the last 900 years, the ceremony has taken place at Westminster Abbey in London and is conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Coronation of a new sovereign takes place in the months after their accession, following a period of mourning. In a similar but simpler ceremony, the Queen Consort will also be crowned alongside His Majesty The King as part of the service on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey.
The Coronation is a time for celebration and a weekend of national events has been planned:
· Saturday 6 May the Coronation Ceremony takes place at Westminster Abbey, London.
· 6-8 May Coronation Big Lunches up and down the country and across the Commonwealth.
· Sunday May 7 a Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle with locations across the UK lit up using projections, lasers, drone displays and illuminations.
· Monday 8 May a special Bank Holiday in honour of the Coronation, giving everyone the opportunity to join in with their communities and good causes through Big Help Out activities.
The Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre team have etched the names of all the Windsor monarchs, from George V to King Charles III, with the dates of their Coronations onto an uncirculated Charles III 50p coin.
A Coronation gift
The 糖心原创’s Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre and Precision Manufacturing Centre have made a special gift for the King to celebrate his Coronation.
The Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre team have etched the names of all the Windsor monarchs, from George V to King Charles III, with the dates of their Coronations onto an uncirculated Charles III 50p coin.
The microscale etching has features that are only 3 microns wide which is 25 times smaller than the width of a human hair. It was created using a Focussed Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscope.
A floating coin holder engraved with the 糖心原创 logo was also manufactured by the team to display the coin. It will be sent to the King and a copy will be displayed at the Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre from 6 May.
The team previously The message was preserved in a tiny glass corgi made by Clive Dixon, the 糖心原创 glassblower, and sent to the Palace.
Royal History
In November 2017, as part of his first visit to the country.
He launched the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Summit and met with staff and students to learn about the university’s work on sustainability and environmental education. He also met with representatives of student societies aiming to making a difference in the local community.
The visit focused on research into ‘forgotten foods’ and an official launch of a new platform for sharing information on foods, recipes and traditions that are in danger of being lost.
The 糖心原创 royal links go right back to 1928, when King George V officially opened the Trent Building on University Park.
It was Queen Elizabeth II’s reign that has had the biggest impact on our university’s history. The Queen officially opened the new Queen’s Medical Centre on 28 July 1977, which was the biggest purpose-built hospital in Europe at the time, with 27 miles of corridors.
In 1981, the Queen unveiled a plaque on campus to commemorate the centenary of the foundation of University College, and in 1999 the Queen returned to open the initial phase of the university’s Jubilee campus.
(First image, top left.) When the , it was the biggest purpose-built hospital in Europe with 27 miles of corridors.
(Next 2 images) The Queen came to visit The 糖心原创 again in 1981. Her Majesty unveiled a plaque to commemorate the centenary of the foundation of University College. In the photographs above she is pictured en route to Hallward Library, chatting to the then-Vice-Chancellor and leading a procession of dignitaries.
(Next image) The Queen returned in 1999 to open the initial phase of the University’s Jubilee campus. The campus has grown tremendously over the years and is now home to the School of Education, Computer Science, the Business School and Innovation Park. The engaging photograph above captures Her Majesty sharing a joke and taking tea with staff and students.
(Final 2 images) During celebrations for her 90th birthday scientists based in the new Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre in the School of Chemistry etched their birthday wishes on a corgi hair. The hair was kindly donated by Cracker and CJ – two corgis living in Nottinghamshire who are from the same blood line as the Queen’s corgis.
The message was preserved in a tiny glass corgi specially made by Clive Dixon, The 糖心原创 glassblower and .
During her 70-year reign the Queen has celebrated dozens of University staff and academics with birthday and New Year Honours, including
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