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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.

Photo of Queen Mary alumna Susan Bull Alumni remembered - Reverend Susan Bull
13 March 2023

An appreciation for Reverend Susan Helen Bull (Economics BSc (Econ), 1979).

End of year message to alumni from Queen Mary's President and Principal
20 December 2022

Professor Colin Bailey CBE, President and Principal of Queen Mary University of London, highlights some of the University's key achievements in 2022 and thanks our alumni community for their support. Watch Professor Colin Bailey's video message to alumni.

Headshot of Principal and President Colin Bailey End of year message from Queen Mary's President and Principal to our alumni
18 December 2021

As the end of 2021 fast approaches, Professor Colin Bailey CBE, President and Principal of Queen Mary University of London, highlights some of our key achievements this year. He also thanks our alumni community for their ongoing support. Watch Colin's video message to alumni.

Alumni Angles: 'NASA/JPL Mars Rover Missions' with Dr Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu
18 November 2022

We were thrilled to welcome alumnus Dr Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, Principal Robotics Engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, back to our Mile End campus for our fourth instalment of ‘Alumni Angles’ on Wednesday 16 November. 

Black and white photo of Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II: 1926-2022
9 September 2022

It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Her Majesty The Queen. We extend our deepest sympathies to The Royal Family at this very difficult time.

Group of students brainstorming on a whiteboard. Exciting new grant received from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
25 August 2022

Queen Mary’s School of Business and Management is
delighted to have received a £55,000 grant from Esmée
Fairbairn Foundation.

Man standing next to a poster which reads 'South Asian Heritage Month' South Asian Heritage Month Testimonial: Agha Hasan
19 August 2022

This South Asian Heritage Month, Agha Hasan (Sustainable Energy Systems MSc, 2018) shares his experience of moving to the UK as a 24 year old, his pride in his South Asian heritage, and the beauty he has found in embracing different cultures. 

Headshot of alumna, Anum Ahmed, smiling at the camera South Asian Heritage Month story - Anum Ahmed (English BA, 2014)
16 August 2022

In this special blog post for South Asian Heritage Month, Policy Professional for the Department for Education, Anum Ahmed (English BA, 2014), reflects on her experience of her South Asian culture through visits with family in Lahore and Johannesburg as a child, and shares how she strives for diversity through her work, for example through amplifying the voices and experiences of young people from the Global South and Global North in the planning of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).

Headshot of Dr Layli Uddin South Asian Heritage Month testimonial: Dr Layli Uddin
12 August 2022

This South Asian Heritage Month, Dr Layli Uddin shares how her research is relevant to the month, resources to help us understand the context of the month, and books and films we can use to educate ourselves about the culture and history.

Headshot of alumna Maansi Kaylan South Asian Heritage Month testimonial: Maansi Kalyan
11 August 2022

This South Asian Heritage Month, Maansi Kalyan (English BA, 2016; English Studies: Writing in the Modern Age MA, 2019) shares what the month means to her, why she is proud of her heritage, historical events we all need to be aware of, and how she is taking action via her Brown Girls Don't podcast.

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