Two graduates returned to Paisley Campus recently to mark the beginning of a friendship that has lasted forty years.

Mags Easton and Fee Mackinnon met on the first day at the then Paisley College (now UWS Paisley campus) whilst enrolling on the BSc (Hons) Computing Science degree in 1985.

Mags commented: “We met as first years in Paisley when I was just sixteen, became best friends and have been a big part of each other’s lives ever since.

The pair had been talking about how to celebrate the 40th anniversary since they met and got in touch with Ewan in the alumni office to organise a visit to campus.

“It was a great way to celebrate our 40 years of friendship, and we were filled with amazing recollections,” said Fee. “I have fond memories of nights out with fellow classmates in the Students’ Union on Hunter Street, and in particular remember seeing Runrig in the Brough Hall in 1989.”

Mags and Fee graduated on the same day in July 1990 with honours degrees following a sandwich placement in industry for a year.

They were joined on campus by fellow alumna Linda Hunter, whom Mags met whilst both of them were working for worldwide computer equipment manufacturing company Digital Equipment Corporation in Ayr.

“We were all impressed to hear how the university has evolved, grown and diversified so much since we were there,” continued Mags.

“We also chatted about how we still recognise the ethos of encouraging and supporting students who are first in the family to go to university, working with schools, supporting mature students, offering blended learning and other pathways to offer lots of options where full time study may not be the right approach. Great to see.”

If you would like to arrange a visit to campus, need assistance with a class reunion or you were at the Runrig gig, we would love to hear from you! Please email Ewan O’Brien at alumni@uws.ac.uk

Find out more about the British Computer Society (BCS) accredited BSc (Hons) Computing Science degree at UWS: https://www.uws.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-course-search/computing-science/