Alumni blog

Alumni profile - Vasylisa Bondarenko

(Public Policy MSc, 2021)

When I came to London, I had to do many things: write my dissertation, finish university, find a job, assimilate into society and into the culture. I have successfully accomplished all of those and have become stronger in the process, and this is what I am proud of.

Alumni profile - Ethan Fraenkel

(Law and Politics BA, 2019)

Ethan is an entrepreneur who launched ProGrad with fellow Queen Mary alumnus Marco Logiudice (Economics, Finance and Management BSc, 2019) in 2021. Their aim is to make credit accessible and easy to understand for young people and students.

Alumni profile - Eva Zarkadoula

(Physics PhD, 2013)

We need to encourage everyone to follow fields that they love and especially encourage those whose dreams and desires are impeded by stereotypes. Regarding women in STEM, multiple studies have shown that diversity benefits research and innovation. 

Alumni profile - Luiz Pereira

(Management and Organisational Innovation (now Entrepreneurship and Innovation) MSc, 2012)

It was incredible to see how the work I had built for a household name was being used. This was my mark on a major global brand. I am very proud of having had that impact on something that is much bigger than me...

Alumni profile - Sherace Francis

(Degree Apprenticeship in Digital and Technology Solutions Specialist (Data Analytics) MSc, 2022)

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE is a huge inspiration of mine! She made me feel invincible as it was one of the first times that I had seen a space scientist who was also a black woman. She made me want to be someone who inspired that same feeling in other young women and neurodivergent people.

Alumni profile - Tony Lock

(Applied Mathematics BSc, 1981)

Mathematics underlies so much of the universe, society and everyday life but it is often hidden or some people are afraid of it. 

Alumni profile - Mark Bergfeld

(Business & Management MRes, 2014; Business & Management PhD, 2019)

I am very happy that I met so many fantastic academic researchers at Queen Mary who question the pro-business consensus of our time and are developing stakeholder approaches in different yet converging ways.

Alumni profile - David Hemprich-Bennett

(Biological Sciences PhD, 2019)

What I loved most about my PhD was the fieldwork. It was fantastic spending so much time in the rainforest. Every day you knew there was a real chance of seeing elephants, eagles, hornbills, monkeys, pythons, bears (we saw them all), and that’s so exciting.

Alumni profile - Lundi Anne Omam Ngo Bibaa

(Global Health Systems Theory and Policy MSc, 2017)

Be passionate about making a difference in Global Health. The wicked problems we see globally have solutions to them and consider yourself a part of what is needed to bring solutions to these problems.

Drishti Masand - Alumni Profile

(Materials Science and Engineering BEng, 2018)

My logic was, if you can achieve sustainability with sportswear, you can achieve sustainability with the regular clothes that we wear as consumers. Within the sportswear world, this goal limited me down to a handful of companies and it just so happened to work out with Adidas, which is where I am now!