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Montage of alumni voices on our blog. Featured are the Singing Dentist, aka Dr Milad Shadrooh, Dilani Selvanathan, Siti Kasim and Matt Kay.

Our graduates have gone on to do a variety of interesting and exciting things throughout their careers and beyond.

Our blog shines a spotlight on the voices of our alumni and friends and on the transformative effect gifts of time and donations from alumni have had on our students and the wider University.

Headshot of alumnus Eathan Plaschka Alumni profile - Eathan Plaschka
13 July 2021

(Mechanical Engineering BEng, 2020)

I always thought the best route to learning from an international and diverse community was to completely immerse myself in one. And, there was no better place to do such a thing other than at Queen Mary. I had always wanted to complete my studies in the UK, and I knew that I could benefit from the experience of studying alongside many other international students.

 

Headshot of alumnus, Gabriel Krauze Alumni profile - Gabriel Krauze
21 September 2020

(English BA, 2009)

Booker Prize long-listed author and English alumnus, Gabriel Krauze, discusses the themes of morality, beauty and trauma in his debut novel, Who They Was, the challenges of being labelled a “gangster” in the media, and how his passion for literature made him realise he needed to do something constructive with his life.

Headshot of alumna Phebian Odufuwa Alumni profile - Phebian Odufuwa
2 August 2021

(Plant and Fungal Taxonomy, Diversity and Conservation MSc, 2019)

My main goal in life is to use my knowledge and expertise in botany and bioinformatics to create meaningful and impactful solutions for the climate/environmental challenges facing the human populace in contemporary times.

 

 

Headshot of alumna Elena Pedrini Alumni profile - Elena Pedrini
27 July 2021

(Big Data Science MSc, 2019)

My academic path has been heavily focused on statistics, data analytics and machine learning as well as programming, and what I do in my job is basically all of this. I feel very lucky that I have found job opportunities in the field that I’m passionate about and that I’ve studied many years for.

 

Headshot of alumna, Rebecca Dooley Clearing alumni profile - Rebecca Dooley
29 July 2021

(History BA, 2013)

Clearing turned an awful situation on its head and provided me with a way to not be held back by missing my grades. I am so thankful Clearing was available as an option, and that it was such an easy process, given the stressful circumstances!

 

 

Headshot of alumna, Eliza Yachimowicz Alumni profile - Eliza Yachimowicz
11 August 2021

(Marketing MSc, 2020)

After receiving my BS in Communications in the US, I wanted to gain a better understanding of marketing and eventually transition into more of a marketing/business-focused career. I also wanted to take the opportunity to live abroad and experience life outside of the US. Queen Mary felt like the perfect balance of those two things. I gained a tremendous amount of life experience while also getting an MSc degree at a Russell Group institution. I couldn't have asked for a better opportunity.

 

Headshot of alumnus Yongyuth Yuthavong Alumni profile - Yongyuth Yuthavong
16 August 2021

(Chemistry BSc, 1966)

When I first started working in Thailand, there was virtually no support for scientific research and scientific policy was virtually non-existent. I therefore thought that I should devote my effort to these issues as well as technical work.

 

Headshot of alumnus Aqeel Rafiq Aqeel Rafiq - Islamophobia Awareness Month profile
29 November 2021

(Computer Science with Industrial Experience BSc, 2015)

I think it's important people are educated on racism; in the Quran Allah tells us: "O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another (49:13)." We should embrace diversity and different faiths - it is what makes us unique today. 

 

Headshot of alumna Dilani Selva Dilani Selvanathan – International Day of Persons with Disabilities testimonial.
29 November 2021

(Digital and Technology Solutions (Software Engineer) BSc, 2021)

Your disability doesn’t have to define you or stop you from doing anything you set your mind and heart to in life. I have chosen to embrace my disabilities as they make me unique, and I feel a greater sense of accomplishment when I do succeed as I know I have had to work that extra bit harder.

 

Headshot of alumnus Muhammad Umer Alumni profile - Muhammad Umer
23 August 2021

(Biomedical Sciences BSc, 2020)

I would strongly recommend Biomedical Sciences to any aspiring medic due to the course being very broad and having a unique medical component that not many other institutions can offer. I secured my place at Queen Mary via clearing and it has been the best experience of my life.

 

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