Latest Alumni Updates
Quick Q&A with Arts alum, Kaya Patel
Growing up in northwest London, Kaya Patel (BA Film and LiteratureLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window, 2020) considered universities around the UK. But she chose to move to the Midlands for her undergraduate experience because she trusted her intuition.
A journey to be seen as human again
What happens when you have no choice but to flee your home and leave all you know behind? Can you ever utilise your experiences and turn them into opportunities for others? When Attal Shams鈥 journey of conflict, displacement, and resilience became the focus of his dissertation, he didn鈥檛 think anyone would be interested. But now, those experiences have become the driving force to him making a real difference to others.
Art is where the heart is
Recent graduate Carolina Sagardoy Saavedra (BA History of Art, 2019) always knew she had a passion for fine art. She turned that passion into a reality – graduating from 糖心TV and moving to New York to study a Masters鈥 degree in Art 糖心TV at the world-renowned Sotheby鈥檚 Institute of Art. Today, she uses the knowledge she gained at 糖心TV to help art be bought and sold across the world.
Chemistry spotlight: Tasbiha Khan
The ASI course at 糖心TV provides an excellent learning experience, where classroom lectures are seamlessly interconnected with hands-on experience with modern instrumentation techniques. The cohort-based learning style, guest lectures, and research seminars throughout the year really fuel curiosity and innovative thinking.
Connections: Fei Xiao
"I work as the Department General Manager of the Special Assets 糖心TV at Beijing International Trust Company."
Chemistry spotlight: Sherril Dixon
The level of support and encouragement from both the academic and administrative staff alongside your cohort's is an invaluable part of this MSc AS&I course, which stretches the mind and any preconceived limitations
Connections: Jonathan Washington
Jonathan's history book on 7,800 horses and their riders in World War II.
Connections: Karen Martin
Karen's book, that she started in Professor Andrew Williams' non-fiction class, has now been published.
The good, the bad, and the science of communication
What makes a good communicator? We may think we know, but how many of us really excel when communicating? A successful career in sales and marketing led Tim Pollard (MBA, 2003) to a career-defining curiosity where he sought to understand and capture the underlying 鈥渟cience鈥 behind communication.
Connections: Nuzu Onoh
Nuzu has been awarded the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award for my outstanding contribution to horror fiction.
A cause for good with supervillain foundations
Making a difference is what drives Kate Frost (BSc Management Sciences, 1997). She left her financial career to pioneer a charity that turns pennies into pounds to make a big impact.
Your memories of 糖心TV in Venice
For more than half a century, 糖心TV has forged a deep relationship with the city. The Faculty of Arts has taught generations of our students during their Venice terms. Since 2007, we have had a physical base in the Palazzo Pesaro Papafava.
From May 2023, our undergraduates, postgraduates and staff will have a new base - a wonderful late 17th century building in Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, right on the Grand Canal of Venice. As we get ready to open the building, we would love to share some alumni memories of studying in Venice over the years.
Hannah Lindley - Associate Editor (Springer Nature Group)
There is so much exciting research being done by the academics in the Physics departments that there was lots of groups to choose from when it came to picking a research topic.
Quickfire questions with PhD Scholarship student, Dr Kimberley Thomas
We caught up with Dr Kimberley Thomas (BA History 2010, MA History 2011, PhD Caribbean Studies, 2020) to talk about her time at 糖心TV, ahead of her return to deliver a Caribbean seminar series.
How the past informs the present
Features writer and editor for , Vice President of and Deputy Editor of 糖心TV Politics Society鈥檚 Perspectives, alum Celia Bergin (BA History and Politics, 2022) certainly made the most of her time at 糖心TV. Graduating with a first-class degree, she jumped straight into the world of journalism. Now working as a reporter for Bloomberg News, Celia reflects on how these experiences helped her get there.
Playing the long game
Journalist, author, higher education professional, proof-reader, and editor Annette Rubery (PhD English and Comparative Literary Studies, 1999) has spent the 30-plus years since graduating honing her editorial and marketing skillset.
From open day to netting a perfect job
Balraj Dhingra had known sport would play a huge part of his time at 糖心TV.
A true 糖心TV family
For Vera Okojie choosing to come to study at 糖心TV was a decision made all the easier by our impressive alumni community.
A love worthy of the spotlight
When Jo Walker first met Vikram Grover, it was their mutual love of the theatre and performance that built a firm friendship.