Latest Alumni Updates
Arthur de Panafieu: Student in theatre
From business to the arts, WBS graduate Arthur is studying to become an actor and comedian in Paris.
Vandana Priya: Project Supply Chain Manager
Want to work in supply chain management? Vandana has 10 top tips to help.
Christine Wong: Content Manager
At BRANDTHINK Malaysia, Christine helps to bring her clients' visions into reality.
Scholarship Stories: Gabriela Jozefowicz
In Year 8, Gabriela set her sights on ¹û¶³´«Ã½, a dream that seemed out of reach. But through the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Scholars access programme, Gabriela was given a chance – coupled with her enthusiastic determination, she’s never looked back. Her confidence has grown with every step and it’s all thanks to supporters like you.
Lubna Al Ariqi: Director of Public Health Emergency Department
Lubna is the Director of Public Health Emergency Department at the Gulf Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (Gulf CDC).
Mahlia Theismann: Assistant Director
Mahlia is Assistant Director at Schauspielhaus Zurich (the biggest theatre institution in Switzerland), and freelance Artistic Director in Luxemburg.
Tomas Alexa: Lead Analyst
Tomas is the Lead Analyst Europe and Latin America at Ambrey Analytics - a maritime risk management company.
The Art of Inclusion
Whether you're passionate about the arts, or simply curious about their role in building a more inclusive future, our recent webinar is not to be missed! Hear from two ¹û¶³´«Ã½ academics working at the intersection of arts and education, and two of our brilliant alumni community whose professional journeys influence cultural policy and practice.
Quickfire Questions with Pranjali Tambi
Pranjali's time at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ gave her the confidence to take chances, step out of her comfort zone, and the mindset to view failure as part of the learning process.
Quickfire Questions with Olukayode Thomas
Olukayode's Doctoral degree at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Business School equipped him with knowledge in strategic alliances and local capacity development in the Nigerian oil and gas sector.
Quickfire Questions with Olugbenga Ojo
Olugbenga was attracted by WMG’s strong reputation for academic excellence and its forward-thinking approach to business and innovation. He is now an Executive Director and oversees the strategic direction for supply chain solutions.
Vafa Kazdal: Vice Rector for Strategy and Advancement
Vafa is the Vice Rector for Strategy and Advancement at ADA University in Azerbaijan.
David Robinson: Volunteer at the Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains
David is retired but actively volunteering for Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains, which advocates for better passenger rail services in both North Carolina and South Carolina.
Gabriel Afrane-Twum: Fast streamer (Delivery Manager)
Gabriel Afrane-Twum is the Fast streamer (Delivery Manager) in Cabinet Office.
Quickfire Questions with Doina Postica
Doina is proudly grateful for her experience at ¹û¶³´«Ã½, where she learned about development and legal reforms from academic papers. Now she works with reforms in the justice sector.
Quickfire Questions with Egbert Boersma
Egbert is a self-employed Lean Expert and he enjoys helping people and organizations find ways to continuously improve their business.
Askar Aituov: Developer Relations Coordinator
Askar Aituov is a Developer Relations Coordinator at EPAM Systems on behalf of Google for MENA & °Õü°ù°ì¾±²â±ð team.
Sam Augereau: Executive Director Strategic Management Master
Sam Augereau is the Executive Director Strategic Management Master at HEC Paris Business School.
Quickfire Questions with Evan Watts
Evan, now a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Ontario, credits ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Medical School for shaping his global perspective and enabling his return to Canada for postgraduate training.
SMLC Spotlight: Laura Connelly
Laura is a Marketing Coordinator at Sonoco's Consumer Products European Marketing Department.
Rootes magazine is live
In ¹û¶³´«Ã½'s 60th year, we're delighted to bring you - your commemorative alumni and supporters' magazine celebrating our first six decades.
Saquib Rahman: Senior Law Lecturer
Saquib is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law at North South University.
Toyosi Ayoola: Vice-President and Compliance Officer
Toyosi is the Vice-President and Country Compliance Officer at Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited & Butterfield Trust (Guernsey) Limited.
Niyati Agrawal: International Experts Group Project Executive
Niyati is an International Experts Group (IEG) Project Executive at Avalere Health.
Lanqing Yang: Deputy Director at the World Industrial Research Institute
Lanqing is the Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Research Office at the World Industrial Research Institute, under the China Centre for Information Industry Development (CCID).
Quickfire Questions with Anoushka Chati
As an Operational Resilience Analyst at Ardonagh Specialty, Anoushka draws on skills gained at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ to tackle real-world challenges and drive collaborative problem-solving.
Muhammad Gul: Customer Operations Manager
Muhammad Gul is the Customer Operations Manager at Royal Mail in Oxford.
Chidi Ekuma: Founder of Mellent
Chidi is the founder of Mellent, he leads the strategic direction of the company, focusing on leveraging AI to deliver personalised financial wellness.
Scholarship Stories: Keeley O'Keefe
Only 14% of care leavers under 19 will go on to university. The odds may have been against Keeley, but, through determination and talent, along with the support of alumni like you, she’s taking her first steps into higher education at ¹û¶³´«Ã½.
Changing lives: Student support driven by alumni
Thanks to your incredible support, more than £150,000 has been raised to support students at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ this academic year. You may have spoken to one of our callers and heard about the difference alumni support makes to student lives.
60 years of giving
As ¹û¶³´«Ã½ celebrates its 60th anniversary, you're invited to look back at the vital role you have all played in shaping our journey. Over the past six decades, your generosity - our alumni, donors, supporters, and volunteers - has fuelled scholarships, research, and campus transformation, ensuring ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has quickly grown into one of the leading universities in the world.
Scholarship Stories: Yuki Chan
Inspired by her parents’ dedication as teachers, Yuki Chan, a second-year PhD student, made the bold decision to leave the comfort of her home in Hong Kong and embark on an academic journey through a global lens.
SMLC Spotlight: Lora Jones
Lora began at London & Partners before moving into journalism, rising to Senior Journalist at the BBC and now continuing her investigative work at ITV News.
Forbes 30 under 30 List 2025
Congratulations to our ¹û¶³´«Ã½ alumni who have been recognised in the 10th Forbes 30 under 30 List. The list recognises innovators and changemakers in a variety of fields.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ love story: Diane and Jake
Diane and Jake met during the first week at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ through the fencing club, they reconnected six years later in Cambridge.
SMLC Spotlight: Hanna Ward
Hanna is a Journalist at the BBC's Today programme, working with the most well-known voices in British broadcasting and producing content for around 6 million weekly listeners.
SMLC Spotlight: Jae Marple
Jae set up his own translation business in 2018 and works with agency clients across various sectors.
SMLC Spotlight: Joseph Lewsey
Joseph is a patent translator for the World Intellectual Property Organization, translating patent texts from German into English.
SMLC Spotlight: Claudia Lussana
Claudia completed a PGCE in Modern Foreign Languages and is now into her fourth year of secondary school teaching in Surrey.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ love story: Hassan and Hamna
Both far from home in Pakistan, they found friendship, love, and a second home in the heart of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ campus.
Esther Tichauer: Associate Director (Sales and Operations)
Esther works for a pharmaceutical company that specialises in women’s healthcare - taking pride in a career that helps deliver life-changing medicines that empower women to thrive at every stage of their lives.
Phoebe Singer: Freelance Marketing Manager
Phoebe describes the myriad ways you can be involved in marketing and how she fell on her feet with freelancing after being made redundant.
Shaun Lordan: FinTech CEO
Shaun always knew he would end up in finance. Now he leads a dynamic organisation that merges commercial acumen with a passion for doing good.
Lily Searle: Senior Associate
Lily advises companies, and investment banks working with companies, who wish to list their shares on one of the exchanges operated by London Stock Exchange.
Psychology Spotlight: Joshua Smith
Joshua has multiple occupations, including lawyer, director and board advisor.
Quickfire questions with Arshia Qazi
Arshia chose ¹û¶³´«Ã½ because of its prestigious law school, and her favourite place on campus is the Piazza.
Quickfire questions with Abhi Desai
¹û¶³´«Ã½ community’s diversity and openness made Abhi feel welcomed while also helping him grow.
Mandy Leung: Legal counsel
Mandy is a legal counsel for both the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions at her firm.
Nabiha Khan: Managing Director
¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s diverse and challenging academic environment helped Nabiha develop the adaptability and resilience needed to excel in the hospitality sector.
Mehdi Gholikhan: passion for education
Mehdi is an English language teacher, and his passion is to change lives through education.
Phoebe Singer: year abroad at Monash
Phoebe’s favourite memories at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ include her year abroad at Monash University and her time with ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Devils.
Aarti Mahesh Advani: Barclays Trainee Solicitor
Aarti tackles complex legal, policy, and regulatory challenges as part of her traineeship, which is primarily focused on ESG.
Akansha Sumaria: Director
Akansha works as a Director of two companies she set up with her husband (also an alum) in Tanzania.
Rachel Carter: Managing Director
Rachel discusses her path into hospitality and her advice that learning of any kind is always seen as a positive.
Quickfire questions with Suzanne Ovenden
The interdisciplinary nature of ³§³Ü³ú²¹²Ô²Ô±ð’s helped her to excel in diabetes care and systematic review research.
Psychology Spotlight: Yuan Cheng
Yuan is currently doing a PhD in management at the Business School, Centre of Decision Research at the University of Leeds.
Neha Rajesh: Google Marketing Lead
Neha's goal is to help small and large businesses in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa work smarter, safer, and more sustainably.
Robert Hebden: Sustainability Reporting Analyst
After graduating with his Master’s last year, Rob now works as a Sustainability Reporting Analyst at Dentsu, managing global emissions data and supporting sustainability reporting.
Mardiros Ovagemyan: AML Associate Analyst
Mardiros loves the puzzle-like nature of his work as an analyst where he tries to detect money laundering or any other financial fraud.
Psychology Spotlight: Nia Helyar
Nia works as a Trainee Forensic Psychologist, she delivers Offender Behaviour Programs and psychological therapy to prisoners.
Mallika Bhasin: Consultant
With over seven years of experience in the startup innovation ecosystem, Mallika was drawn to work at the national policy think tank of India.
Psychology Spotlight: Biswajit Chaki
Biswajit is the founder and CEO of Engramia, a start-up focused on transforming education in India.
Physics Spotlight: Tom Dumsday
Tom is a Credit Risk Analyst at Jefferies. He analyses counterparts and assesses their creditworthiness.
Physics Spotlight: Rohan Gadiyar Varadaraj
Rohan is a PhD student in Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, currently applying for postdoctoral positions.
Physics Spotlight: Jane Davina Clark
Experienced in industrial research and development, Jane later became interested in astronomy and is working on her fourth book.
Life Sciences Spotlight: Rushikesh Mhaisne
Rushikesh is a Production Scientist at King's College London, working to establish the new facility supporting AAV research.
Quickfire questions with Siddhant
¹û¶³´«Ã½'s rigorous and flexible math courses enabled Siddhant to build strong fundamentals while pursuing applied mathematics.
Life Sciences Spotlight: Katie Endersby
Katie is an Environmental Safety Scientist at Unilever, where she focuses on the biodegradability and persistence of chemicals.
Lizzie Hart wins film pitch award
Lizzie Hart won the Comedy Production Award at The Pitch Film Fund 2025 Awards.
Life Sciences Spotlight: Isaura Garcia Manoso
Isaura's degree at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ helped her to learn more about crop production, agriculture, and plant science.
Life Sciences Spotlight: Ibrahim Rather
Ibrahim works with pharmaceutical companies on their medical affairs projects and events.
Life Sciences Spotlight: Bethan Davies
With a background in biomedical science from ¹û¶³´«Ã½, she pursued a PhD in bone biology and later a postdoc in Belgium.
David Mussell: one of ¹û¶³´«Ã½'s first cohort
David's time at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ taught him to approach problems from different perspectives, even in retirement.
History Spotlight: Thomas Bartley
Thomas leveraged research roles and society leadership to build strong analytical and communication skills.
Kit Brant: from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ society president to library specialist
Their time at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ was transformative, teaching them independence and leadership.
Morgan Skeels-Caldwell: Detective Constable
Morgan handles serious and complex crimes, including fraud, theft, and violent offenses.
International Women's Day 2025
In celebration of International Women's Day, we are shining an additional light on the fantastic achievements of our global alumni. From established leaders to rising stars, these women are shaping the world around us and the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ of today.
From music to mountain gorillas
More than 20 years as a travel writer have taken Nick Ray (BA History and Politics, 1994) to some of the most spectacular places in the world. Now a location scout in Cambodia for blockbuster movies, he’s still in touch with friends from his student days.
Breaking barriers and leading change
In an exclusive interview, WMG Scholar, Amina Zahid, (MSc Programme & Project Management, 2021), reflects on her time at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ and offers her advice and expertise to current and future students.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ love story: Jatin and Harnoor
Jatin Goel and Harnoor Gauba Goel travelled from India to study at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ in 2011 and tied the knot in 2022.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ love story: Akansha and Pujan
Friendship sparked on the first day at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ for Akansha Sumaria and Pujan Sumaria Shah.
Transforming futures: Work experience driven by alumni support
Your support is empowering our students. Through your kind-hearted donations, you’re enabling students from all backgrounds to access work experience that will help them define their personal career path.
Max Beaumont: Founder
As Founder of NUMA, Skytree, and Atlantis Space City, Maximus is on a mission to build a permanent presence in Low Earth Orbit over the next fifteen years.
The impact of your support in 2024
The generosity of your alumni and supporter community is driving lasting change – empowering students and advancing vital research. You’re helping us break down barriers to higher education, enrich students’ experience, and fund innovative research with global impact. Thank you.