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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 alumna, Lauren Arch Alumni profile - Lauren Arch
29 March 2021

(History BA, 2017)

I saw a presenter workshop for my favourite online radio at the time and applied on a complete whim with zero radio experience. To my surprise, I got selected, and from there everything changed for me and I became dead set on working in radio full time.

Headshot of alumna Nada Issa Alumni profile - Nada Issa
1 April 2021

(Mechanical Engineering with Industrial experience MEng, 2014)

I am proud to be an engineer. I enjoyed studying engineering and I love working in the industry; I get a real sense of fulfillment from designing buildings that have a positive impact on both people’s lives and on the environment. 

Headshot of alumna, Katie Momber Alumni profile - Katie Momber
6 April 2021

(Geography BA(Hons), 2016)

The experience of studying in a new country was amazing, the friendships I made were particularly close, and Western Australia is breathtakingly beautiful; I don’t know that I would have had reason to go there if not for the exchange.

Headshot of alumnus Andrew Proctor Alumni profile - Andrew Proctor
8 April 2021

(Biology and Chemistry BSc, 1975)

On arrival at Queen Mary College as it was known back then, I was fascinated by the interface between biology and chemistry. After graduation I explored various avenues including clinical biochemistry and biology lecturing before finding food science, which was a perfect fit for my interests and background.

Headshot of alumna Maeve McMahon Alumni profile - Maeve McMahon
14 April 2021

(Psychology PhD, 2019)

For me, statistics is one of the most important and rewarding parts of the Civil Service. We provide impartial and reliable information on data that the government holds. Without our publications, the public wouldn’t know how many Covid vaccines have been given or how many people have lost work since lockdown. Or, indeed, how many babies are named Oliver and Olivia every year!

 

Headshot of alumnus Simon Mills Alumni profile - Simon Mills
12 April 2021

(Mechanical Engineering BEng, 1972)

My Engineering degree has meant that I have ended up in locations that resemble those found in a James Bond movie. I have visited places like CERN, and a power station in Scotland that's ¼ of a mile underneath a mountain with giant hydroelectric turbines - both seem like being in a villain’s lair!

Headshot of alumna, Amy Sargeant Alumni profile - Amy Sargeant
13 April 2021

(English and Film studies BA(Hons), 2016)

My time at Queen Mary really helped me to work out what I was interested in and what I wanted to do as a career. The opportunity to be able to learn about film theory and history, as well as practical filmmaking, really solidified my interest in documentary as a whole and also influenced how I go about making films today.

Headshot of alumnus Juan Carlos Fernández Gomez Alumni profile - Juan Carlos Fernández Gómez
16 April 2021

(Internet of Things MSc, 2019)

I used my time at Queen Mary to build the technology that I’m currently trying to deploy within my company, SmartMaze. This company focuses on software development and the implementation of IoT solutions to improve the performance of public transportation in developing cities.

 

Alumni profile - Supaset Sothonsirimongkol
15 April 2021

(Investment and Finance Msc, 2018)

I would like to share my knowledge related to risk management and investment management to those who are interested in saving money and gaining financial freedom. I also plan to become a mentor or part-time lecturer at a university. I want to contribute back to the society and my country.

Headshot of alumna Raluca Semenescu Alumni profile - Raluca Semenescu
17 December 2020

(Multimedia and Arts Technology BEng, 2020)

Currently, I am part of the Speech, Audio and Music Intelligence team in Europe for TikTok. I am mostly involved in music technology projects, where I collaborate with developers, data scientists and music producers to deliver new products for ByteDance.

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