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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 Dr Nilesh R. Parmar Alumni profile - Dr Nilesh R. Parmar
30 April 2020

(Dentistry BDS, 2004)

Dr Nilesh R. Parmar is one of a few dentists in the UK to have a degree from all three London Dental Schools: "about 80% of my work is implant dentistry. One thing I love about implants is if you lose your front tooth, I can replace it in such a way that nobody would ever know it isn’t real, even if they get really close to you."

Headshot of alumna Elena Baldwin Alumni profile - Elena Baldwin
9 December 2019

(Economics, Finance and Management BSc, 2006)

There's a patient at the end of my supply chain and it’s about them and the people that I work with to make it happen which makes my job so worthwhile. Knowing that I have made and can make a difference to someone else’s life is a great achievement. 

Headshot of alumna Zlatina Jekova Alumni Profile - Zlatina Jekova, aka La Elegantia
18 December 2019

(International Relations BA, 2014; International Business and Politics MSc, 2017)

Through my blog, I want to show my audience all the incredible places around the world that I travel to, but because I am just as interested in fashion, I always take a lot of different outfits with me to expand my audience’s perspective on fashion too.

Headshot of alumnus Jorge Da Cruz Alumni profile - Jorge Figueiredo Da Cruz
7 January 2020

(Economics and Politics BSc, 2017)

In the context of moving abroad to work in Thailand, I believe Queen Mary prepared me to work in an unfamiliar environment with different people from different backgrounds. Due to its highly multicultural nature, Queen Mary taught me to embrace differences and to use them productively and efficiently at work. For example, I have led regional projects in Asia with teams from different countries and consolidated each team’s perspective on a particular issue.

Headshot of Dena Al Thani Alumni profile - Dr. Dena Al Thani
10 January 2020

(Software Engineering MSc, 2009)

Designing technology to change people's lives is fascinating. The pleasure of doing applied research is that you can see the impact of your work quite fast. I am currently leading a number of research projects in the field of assistive technology and accessibility. These projects serve two groups of users: the blind, and children with an autism spectrum disorder.

Headshot of alumna Winsome Yuen Alumni profile - Winsome Yuen
27 January 2020

(Computer Science BSc, 2019)

Former intern for, and now full-time Software Engineer at, Spotify - "By the time graduation was round the corner I had already contributed in improving the premium pages user interface to increase conversion rate and I was working on the worldwide free 3-month trial campaign across all of Spotify Premium plans." 

Headshot of alumnus Dr Simon Fleming Alumni profile - Dr Simon Fleming
13 January 2020

(Medicine MBBS, 2006; Surgical Skills and Sciences MSc, 2011; Medical Education PhD, 2022)

I was a medical student during the 7/7 bombings and I was at the Royal London when the major incident was declared and all of the patients started coming in. That day confirmed that I wanted to be an orthopaedic surgeon; I saw the way the ‘pods that day were cool, calm and collected whilst fixing people and making decisions... I also lead the internationally renowned anti-bullying, undermining and harassment campaign known as #HammerItOut.

Headshot of alumna Leila Alamadadi Alumni profile - Leila Alimadadi
17 January 2020

(Business Management BSc, 2016; International Human Resource Management MSc, 2020)

Within my first six months working at Queen Mary, I was lucky enough to go on a few big trips, including a two week trip to South East Asia. I had the opportunity to go to Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia – I went to all of the capital cities... being thrown in at the deep end has given me the confidence to know that I can go anywhere and do these kind of events by myself.

Headshot of alumnus Pedram Kordrostami Alumni profile - Dr Pedram Kordrostami
23 February 2020

(Medicine MBBS, 2016)

I am currently working as a junior doctor in one of London’s hospitals. I am also the founder of AfterDrink which is a supplement designed to support alcohol-related health and co-founder of a canned water company promoting a sustainable alternative to plastic bottles. I spend the time I have off from work growing these businesses with support from friends and family.

Headshot of alumnus William Sung Alumni profile - William Sung
21 January 2020

(Mathematics with Business Studies BSc, 2000; Information Technology MSc, 2001)

Today I am a Professional Executive and Business Coach and CEO of my own company Wilosophy, however, I also have nearly twenty years' worth of experience working with HSBC - at one stage as a General Manager I had 9000 people reporting to me!

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