Alumni profile - Phoebe Cousins 18 January 2021
(History BA, 2016)
Queen Mary has shaped the way I think about the past, the future and my confidence in myself and what I can achieve through dedicating time, passion and knowledge to the things I’m truly interested in.
Alumni profile - Eleanor Krawczyk 20 January 2021
(Film Studies MA, 2020)
Filmmaking was completely new to me, but the Documentary Practice module was a revelation, and I was not prepared for how much I loved it. We were taught both the theory of documentary as well as weekly workshops teaching us the vocation itself; learning to use the equipment was something I took to a lot more than I expected!
Alumni profile - Dr Victoria Grace Walden 25 January 2021
(Film Studies PhD, 2017)
The thing I most enjoyed about my PhD was the ever-expanding community it exposed me to, from colleagues and peers at Queen Mary, many of whom I have retained friendships with, to wider academic and professional networks. It gave me the confidence to reach out to institutions working in Holocaust and genocide memory and education to form partnerships that we hope will push forward socio-cultural change.
Alumni profile - Roxy Baker 26 January 2021
In challenging times such as the one we are living through, being able to connect with people is vital. A historical understanding of the Holocaust reminds us of the importance of this, and what types of events could happen and what types of humans we could be if we choose division and radicalism over tolerance, and homogeneity over diversity.
Alumni profile - Bhavin Borkhatria 25 January 2021
(Dentistry BDS, 2015)
I thoroughly enjoy seeing nervous patients and watching them grow in confidence.
Alumni profile - Lucy Dear 27 January 2021
(Drama BA, 2006)
The variation in the course helped me to explore and identify my voice as an artist and what I care about which has been central to my practice as an applied theatre practitioner ever since.
Alumni profile - Dhan Hapuarachchi 28 January 2021
(Materials Science and Engineering BEng, 2004; Materials Science PhD, 2010)
In my role as Service Delivery Manager: On-Wing Services (Europe) at Rolls-Royce, I am based at London Heathrow airport, close to our operational base, and I lead a team of twenty-four aero engine mechanics and one service operations officer. We have a global planning team which operates 24/7 as the department covers the globe, but my region is mainly Europe.
Alumni profile - Aaron West 31 January 2021
(Theoretical Physics BSc, 2017)
LGBTQ+ History Month is first and foremost an opportunity to educate on the issues we have faced and continue to face as a community. While history is in the name, it is all about the present. This is more important than ever, as policy-makers are increasingly swayed by misinformation. LGBTQ+ history month is a great way of reaching and teaching these people to get the change we need and deserve.
Alumni profile - Evie Lewis 1 February 2021
(English Literature MA, 2019)
My current research is very much informed by and carries on from my MA dissertation. Following on from my research into literary linguistic and formal experimentalism, I am now exploring the limits of discourse and language, and am interested in novels that have silences, gaps, or absences at the centre of their narrative – the expressive potential of this but also its limitations.
Alumni profile - Abby Crawford 7 February 2021
(Law LLB, 2012)
I grew up with such limited information about the history of the LGBTQ+ community, and I wasn’t ever given the opportunity to learn about the impact and contributions of LGBTQ+ people at school. If we don’t include LGBTQ+ people in our shared history, it essentially erases people from the narrative, and this sends such a strong message to young people that ‘people like you don’t matter’.