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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 alumnus Lewis Thomas Alumni Pride Profile - Lewis Thomas
16 June 2020

(Global Health BSc, 2019)

To me, Pride means unapologetic authenticity and visibility. The LGBTQ+ community is actually quite an elusive concept to describe as it encompasses so many different people with so many different experiences. But at its core, for me, the LGBTQ+ community represent unity in the face of adversity.

Headshot of alumnus, Neil Shah Alumni profile - Neil Shah
29 September 2020

(Marketing MSc, 2013)

I’m most proud of contributing to the development of people I have worked with and seeing them succeed, the brands I have been part of growing, and the deep connections I’ve been able to make all over the world as a result of working at a multinational company like Diageo. 

Donor story: Rosemary Rayner
2 November 2018

Dr Rayner is a Barts and The London alumna. She studied Medicine at the Royal London Hospital Medical College and graduated in 1981. She is now a retired paediatrician.

Rosemary Rayner, The London Hospital Medical College, Class of 1981

Headshot of alumnus Dr Mir Yasir Umair Alumni profile - Dr Mir Yasir Umair
12 June 2020

(Wireless Networks MSc, 2009)

My wife and I were looking for a Masters opportunity to pursue together and we both felt that Queen Mary was the right place to continue onto postgraduate study... we had to adapt to studying in an alien place which was memorable in all aspects.

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.

Headshot of alumnus Peter Atwal smiling Alumni profile - Peter Atwal
9 September 2022

(Computer Science BSc, 1977)

We studied AI in the 70s and 80s, but we could only theorize what AI could do and should look like; we couldn’t develop it as we didn’t have advanced tools to build it. Therefore, AI is the one thing that has always fascinated me in my lifetime.

 

Lecture theatre holding the SPiCE conference Student Futures: Barts and The London SPiCE conference
15 October 2019

Your very generous donations enabled a group of Barts and The London students, to hold their very own on-campus conference. A grant of £2,000 from the Annual Fund helped us put together a day of presentations to over 50 delegates – it was a very successful day thanks to your support!

Headshot of alumnus Franck Ulrich Alumni profile - Franck Ulrich Zahou Koula
8 July 2021

(Mathematics, Business Management and Finance BSc, 2006)

I am very proud and honoured to be part of the Queen Mary University of London global alumni community. I still have my graduation photo fixed somewhere at home, so that every visitor can see, and so that it can motivate my younger relatives!

 

Front of Buckingham Palace Queen Mary alumni recognised in the New Year Honours List 2021
12 January 2021

We are delighted to announce that nine Queen Mary alumni have been recognised in the 2021 New Year’s Honours list. The honours mark the outstanding achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK and we are proud that members of our alumni community have been acknowledged once again for their significant contributions to their respective fields.

Headshot of alumna Ene Audu Alumni profile - Ene Audu
7 June 2021

(Computer Science with Business Management BSc, 2016; Accounting and Management MSc, 2017)

I feel fortunate to have started out in a company that shares the idea that there needs to be equity as well as equality. I see so many strong women who I look up to and this motivates me to showcase what I can do. I am seen first for my value and not as a woman who happens to be in tech.

 

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