Alumni profile - Helgi Johannsson 15 February 2021
(Clinical Medicine MBBS, 1996)
I think there is still a way to go for equality, and we cannot be complacent. What can we do to further it now?
Alumni profile - Hussain Khan 21 September 2021
(International Business and Politics MSc, 2020)
This is one of the most hectic and exciting times to be in politics. You have the Covid-19 Pandemic, the US presidential elections, global human rights violations, and a huge international shift in how people work and conduct business. It is a crazy time to be in politics, but that’s what keeps me going.
Alumni profile - Kamran Khan 10 February 2022
(French and Geography BA, 2008)
When the role I am in now came up, it felt like a sign - firstly because it was within the sector that I had my heart in but had yet to pursue, and secondly, because I was much more secure in my queer identity and I felt that being able to work at an organisation that affirms, supports, and advocates for LGBTQ+ people, was something I had to focus on.
Dilani Selvanathan – Alumni Profile 21 June 2022
(Degree Apprenticeship in Digital Technology Solutions (Software Engineer) BSc, 2021
In terms of the future, I want to combine my passion for robotics and space and work in the space industry. I want to create technology that can advance human civilisation in outer space and I want to learn more about what is out there in the universe.
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 - Keshia East 22 October 2021
(History BA, 2013)
I love being half Ghanaian; I really embrace and love my culture. My mum was born and bred in Ghana, so when I was growing up, she made sure to teach me the language, culture and how to make the best Ghanaian dishes. I’m so lucky that she taught me these things. Whenever someone meets me and sees how integrated I am into both of my cultures, it gives me great joy!
Alumni profile - Sebolelo Gebhardt 22 July 2021
(English and Drama BA, 2010)
I never thought I would live in Switzerland, learn how to speak French, or really enjoy a career as an investment professional! I made plans but I was open to deviations along the way. In the words of Joseph Campbell, “we must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
End of 2023 message to alumni from Queen Mary's President and Principal 21 December 2023
Professor Colin Bailey CBE, President and Principal of Queen Mary University of London, highlights some of the University's key achievements in 2023 and thanks our alumni community for their ongoing support. Watch his message to alumni.
Qupid Love Story - Katherine Tinoco Reyes & Andreas Beckwith 10 February 2020
In his own words, alumnus Andreas Beckwith shares his alumni love story and how despite not meeting his wife and fellow alumna at Queen Mary, the University did play a role in their relationship, to the extent that their baby daughter will "no doubt be encouraged to continue the family tradition and study at Queen Mary at some point in the future!"
Alumni profile - Moneeka Thakur 11 November 2020
(English BA, 2019)
I feel like even in the discussion of diversity and inclusion, Muslim representation tends to be on the outskirts, which is a problem. What do you do when you’re on the periphery of the periphery? By engaging with texts from the Muslim community, Muslim writers are able to take control of their own narrative which readers are then able to explore.