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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 Sema Guler Alumni profile - Sema Guler
25 March 2022

(Mathematics BSc, 2020) 

One thing that motivates me is to remind myself that I am only at the beginning of my career and I still have so much more to learn and that naturally, I will make a lot of mistakes along the way - but, mistakes mean growth!

 

Photo of alumna, Vasylisa Bondarenko. She is sat at a table in front of a laptop with her chin resting on her hand. Alumni profile - Vasylisa Bondarenko
11 April 2022

(Public Policy MSc, 2021)

When I came to London, I had to do many things: write my dissertation, finish university, find a job, assimilate into society and into the culture. I have successfully accomplished all of those and have become stronger in the process, and this is what I am proud of.

 

Alumni profile - Ethan Fraenkel
12 April 2022

(Law and Politics BA, 2019)

Ethan is an entrepreneur who launched ProGrad with fellow Queen Mary alumnus Marco Logiudice (Economics, Finance and Management BSc, 2019) in 2021. Their aim is to make credit accessible and easy to understand for young people and students.

 

Headshot of alumna Eva Zarkadoula Alumni profile - Eva Zarkadoula
14 April 2022

(Physics PhD, 2013)

We need to encourage everyone to follow fields that they love and especially encourage those whose dreams and desires are impeded by stereotypes. Regarding women in STEM, multiple studies have shown that diversity benefits research and innovation. 

 

Headshot of alumnus, Luiz Pereira. He is sat in a restaurant, wearing a long-sleeved grey sweater and is looking directly at the camera. Alumni profile - Luiz Pereira
19 April 2022

(Management and Organisational Innovation (now Entrepreneurship and Innovation) MSc, 2012)

It was incredible to see how the work I had built for a household name was being used. This was my mark on a major global brand. I am very proud of having had that impact on something that is much bigger than me...

 

Headshot of alumna Sherace Francis Alumni profile - Sherace Francis
23 April 2022

(Degree Apprenticeship in Digital and Technology Solutions Specialist (Data Analytics) MSc, 2022)

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE is a huge inspiration of mine! She made me feel invincible as it was one of the first times that I had seen a space scientist who was also a black woman. She made me want to be someone who inspired that same feeling in other young women and neurodivergent people.

 

Headshot of alumnus Tony Lock Alumni profile - Tony Lock
29 April 2022

(Applied Mathematics BSc, 1981)

Mathematics underlies so much of the universe, society and everyday life but it is often hidden or some people are afraid of it. 

 

Headshot of alumnus, Mark Bergfeld. He is wearing a green and black jumper and glasses and is smiling at someone off camera. Alumni profile - Mark Bergfeld
2 May 2022

(Business & Management MRes, 2014; Business & Management PhD, 2019)

I am very happy that I met so many fantastic academic researchers at Queen Mary who question the pro-business consensus of our time and are developing stakeholder approaches in different yet converging ways.

 

Alumnus David Hemprich-Bennett holding a bat as part of his PhD research Alumni profile - David Hemprich-Bennett
22 April 2022

(Biological Sciences PhD, 2019)

What I loved most about my PhD was the fieldwork. It was fantastic spending so much time in the rainforest. Every day you knew there was a real chance of seeing elephants, eagles, hornbills, monkeys, pythons, bears (we saw them all), and that’s so exciting.

 

Headshot of the alum Marc Cebreros Alumni profile - Marc Cebreros
24 April 2022

(Law LLM, 2016)

We must do our share in decolonizing the field of human rights, the perception that “professional” expertise comes from the West and North who are there to help the victims from the East and South.

 

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