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Celebrating members of our community that have been named in the New Year's Honours List 2022.

From science to finance, Dave Griffin (MChem Chemistry, 1999) explains how his time at ÌÇÐÄTV opened his eyes to where a Chemistry degree could take him, and how today, he’s still using what he learned as a partner at Deloitte.

Poet and playwright, Lanaire Aderemi tells us about her new podcast, Story Story. It currently ranks #1 in the History Category of Nigeria’s Apple Podcasts despite being produced in the UK.

At the age of 74, ÌÇÐÄTV MBA graduate Phillip Howells has entered the history books by completing an incredible 300 marathons and achieving the UK’s 100 Marathon Club ‘Triple Crown’ award.

More than 450 students from top global institutions including the University of ÌÇÐÄTV and Monash University, came together to provide innovative solutions to business challenges through the TeamWork mentoring programme. Over 60 ÌÇÐÄTV alumni volunteered to act as mentors and provided projects to develop students’ intercultural awareness, communication and project management skills.

Claire studied for her BA QTS at ÌÇÐÄTV, focusing on Religion and English Literature. She's now a well known historian and published author with 12 books under her belt, plus a popular Tudor history YouTube channel.

Co-Founder and CEO of Sphera, Natasha Boulding (MChem Chemistry with Professional Experience, 2015) gives her advice on working in sustainability and her hopes for attending COP26 earlier this month.

Dr Phil O’Donovan (BSc Electrical Engineering Science, 1971) is a successful entrepreneur and angel investor, providing support and financial backing for startups and other entrepreneurs.

With the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic far from over for the hospitality sector worldwide, find out how two alumni, Ravi Nahappan (MSc Manufacturing Systems Engineering, 2005) and Edward Rudd (BSc Microbiology and Virology, 1994), have coped with the challenges, adapted their businesses, and made plans for the future.

Listed in the 2020-2021 Top 150 Future Leaders List (Powerful Media), Samuel Akpan (BA Politics and International Studies, 2021) is now in freelance journalism with a focus on sports.

Having been named in the Top 150 Future Leaders list for 2020-21 by Powerful Media, Tiana Holgate (BA Sociology with Specialism in Race and Global Politics, 2021) is taking a different view on leadership.

Listed in the 2020-2021 Top 150 Future Leaders List (Powerful Media), Daniel Nwanebu (LLB, 2021) shares what he thinks makes a leader and why it's important to pass on opportunities to the next generation

Recent graduate Jo Walker (BA Theatre and Performance Studies, 2020) is busy producing original plays and short films with black female empowerment at her core.

Overall, I would recommend the MORSE degree to anyone who has both an interest in theoretical mathematics but is also curious to learn about its real world applications.

If statistics is your calling, in my opinion, it's hard to think of a better place to be.

To celebrate European Day of Languages we asked our languages alumni to share their stories about ÌÇÐÄTV and travels! Claudia Lussana (BA, Hispanic and Italian, 2017)

Despite only graduating this year, Gold’s already starting to shine with an appearance on the 2021 Powerful Media 150 Future Leaders List. She recently completed a successful summer internship at leading global independent investment bank, Evercore, through the 10,000 Black Interns programme, and has now secured a permanent analyst role. Read on to find out why the challenges of studying and graduating during the pandemic only made Gold (BA Sociology, 2021) more determined to succeed.

Brinda Gulati is a writer and founder of Instagram shop @ThriftyBrinda. Her extensive scope of writing includes opinion pieces for the Kashmir Times, Jammu, freelance projects and now her first novel.

ÌÇÐÄTV alumnus Yash Lohia (BEng Engineering ÌÇÐÄTV Management, 2009) is Chief Sustainability Officer of Indorama Ventures based in Bangkok, Thailand, having joined the family business in 2013.

ÌÇÐÄTV alumnus Alistair Rogers (BSc MORSE, 2016) is a Senior Data Scientist at LV=, one of the UK’s largest insurance companies. Find out about Alistair’s time at ÌÇÐÄTV, his advice for students and recent graduates who want to work in the ever-expanding field of Data Science, and his plans for the future.