Celebrating 40-Years: Medicine Class of 1985 Reunion

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The School of Medicine Class of 1985 recently came together to celebrate their 40-year reunion, reminiscing about their student days and reconnecting with friends. Reunion organiser Liz Wainwright shares what the class got up to.

We held our 40-year reunion on 25 January 2025 at the Hilton Hotel Liverpool City Centre.

I organised the event with support from Liam O’Hara who put in a heroic amount of work tracking down fellow classmates. Finding email addresses for everyone was quite a task made more difficult by many of the year being on the cusp of retirement and NHS emails not always being in use.

However, our efforts paid off as over 60 from the cohort attended along with an additional 30 partners and guests. The Hilton looked after us very well on the night, with special thanks to Nick Thomas and the team.

James Hollingworth was our Master of Ceremonies and speakers included Colin Brown, Kevan Wylie, Marina Morgan and Brian O’Connor who spoke on their careers and memories of time spent at the School of Medicine in the 1980s. Several members of the year had flown in from abroad and everyone had a most enjoyable evening catching up with old friends.

If you qualified in 1985 and did not hear about this reunion, please get in touch via alumni@liverpool.ac.uk so that the Alumni Relations team can put you in touch with us, as we were not able to find current emails for everyone.

In terms of what is next for the Class of 1985, we are looking into the possibility of compiling a Yearbook and hope to have another reunion in five years’ time (all being well)!

Medicine Class of 1985 celebrating their 40-year reunion at the Hilton, Liverpool

Medicine Class of 1985 cohort photo, taken during their studies at the School of Medicine

If you are planning a reunion or wishing to arrange a return visit to the University, the alumni team are here to help, we can:

  • Share a class list to help you track down your cohort
  • Promote the reunion or send invitations on behalf of the reunion organiser
  • Access archives and special collections for throwback photos and memorabilia
  • Arrange a campus tour or visit to campus buildings (note: term-time, mid-week)
  • Advise on venues and places to stay.

Get in touch via alumni@liverpool.ac.uk.