[5][6] Walley attended the University of Liverpool on general BSc before switching to engineering.

She received 2nd division result on the final examinations, including "a gruelling six-hour exam" where she had to design a railway bridge, that awarded her a degree of Bachelor of Engineering.

[7][5][10] Walley was driven to the church and given away by her cousin, Colin Inkster, then Sheriff of Winnipeg.

In a 1965 interview she said, I used my knowledge both to help my husband, also a civil engineering, and my children when they were studying mathematics and physics at school.

[13] The University of Liverpool awards an annual Nina Cameron Graham prize to the highest ranking female student in their Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree.