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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 Parveen Kumar Women's History Month - Professor Dame Parveen Kumar DBE
26 March 2021

The eighth pioneer of our Women’s History Month campaign is Professor Dame Parveen Kumar DBE, BSc, MD, DM, DSc, DEd, FRCP, FRCPE, FRCPI, FRCPG, FRCPath, FIMA, FICG (Medicine MBBS, 1966), Emerita Professor of Medicine and Education at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry. 

Headshot of Symron Kaur Student Story: Symron Kaur
31 March 2021

Symron is a first-year Psychology student at Queen Mary University of London. She grew up in east London and attended a state school. Symron was awarded the Annual Fund Scholarship this year and shared with us how alumni gifts have supported her. 

Westfield College financier, Ann Dudin Brown Women's History Month - alumnae philanthropists
27 March 2021

Today's Women's History Month post shines a spotlight on two alumnae donors: Dr Beatrice Worthing (French BA, 1936; PhD, 1950) and Miss Sally Sainsbury (History BA, 1962). 

 

Students on the streets during the non-cooperation movement of 1970 Celebrating 50 years of Bangladeshi Independence - Alumni story
25 March 2021

Bangladesh 50 is an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the birth of Bangladesh. The exhibition will explore the impact of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, and the experience of the Bangladeshi community, many of whom came to settle in Tower Hamlets. In this blog post, English alumna, Sabiya Khatun, talks about how getting involved with the exhibition as a Citizen Researcher resonated with the interests she was able to explore during her degree and why members of the Queen Mary community should go and see it.

Headshot of Asma Khalil Women's History Month - Professor Asma Khalil Elboraey
17 March 2021

The third pioneer of our Women’s History Month campaign is Professor Asma Khalil Elboraey (Medicine MD, 2009).

Student Story: Amelia Elamradi
23 September 2020

Amelia is a BSc Biology Student at Queen Mary University of London and she is the first in her family to go to university. Amelia is a recipient of the Annual Fund Scholarship and she told us how alumni support made a difference to her university experience.

Amelia Elamradi, Queen Mary Annual Fund Scholarship 2019-2022

Professor Rosemary Wyse as a student at Queen Mary College Women's History Month - Professor Rosemary Wyse
8 March 2021

The third pioneer of our Women’s History Month campaign is Professor Rosemary Wyse (Physics and Astrophysics BSc, 1977). Rosemary is an astrophysicist, Alumni Centennial Professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department at Johns Hopkins University, and Queen Mary Honorary Graduate.

Alumna Jane Hill, VP Communities Tiana Dinard-Samuel and Professor Rainbow Murray Alumni Angles: A conversation with BBC newsreader, Jane Hill
1 March 2021

We are absolutely delighted to announce that on Thursday 25 February, the Alumni Engagement Team launched our flagship engagement series ‘Alumni Angles’ to showcase the talent in the Queen Mary alumni community.

Virtual group meeting Santander Student Online Self-Development Programme
17 February 2021

Queen Mary University of London are thrilled to be taking part in the Student Online Self-Development Programme, powered by Santander Universities UK in collaboration with Sporting Edge. 19 Queen Mary students are participating in this programme and will have the chance of winning a £10,000 Santander Development Grant! 

Headshot of alumnus Jeremy Curtis talking at a space conference Honorary Graduate profile - Jeremy Curtis
15 February 2021

I have never been aware of many LGBTQ+ people in the space sector, but I think this has been due to reticence about bringing personal matters to work. I have been out at work for many years and cannot recall a negative reaction from a colleague. I talk about my husband and take him to work social events and he is always greeted with enthusiasm by my workmates.

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