Alumni blog

Alumni profile - Dinara Punchihewa

(Drama BA, 2016)

Inspired by the lives of the women and men around me, I began the ‘Punchi Actors’ initiative; a non-profit organisation that not only shares my passion with children who love acting, but also gives these children from different financial and social backgrounds the opportunity to build on, and follow their dreams.

Queen Mary alumni recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020

We are absolutely delighted to announce that eleven Queen Mary alumni were recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list earlier this month. The honours recognise the outstanding achievements of people across the United Kingdom and out of the 1,495 individuals recognised, our alumni shine bright.

Alumni profile - Shamima Akter (Part Two)

(Computer Science and Multimedia BSc, 2020)

“Shamima completed part one of her alumni profile as part of our Welcome Week 2020 campaign in which she touched upon her time and studies at Queen Mary and her current role as President of the Students’ Union. Read part one of Shamima’s profile.

Part two of Shamima’s alumni profile is dedicated to Islamophobia Awareness Month and Shamima’s identity as a Muslim woman.”

Alumni profile - Richard Learwood

(Economics BSc, 1990)

I started a project with Tower Hamlets, the University and Barclays to give the Mile End Road a makeover. Tower Hamlets were keen to be involved because they saw the road as the public face of the borough and the University and local business saw the benefits too. So the plan was that I was going to be employed for a year by Tower Hamlets to oversee the scheme, but six weeks before the end of my term as President, central government redirected the funds away from Tower Hamlets and I was jobless!

Alumni profile - Heidi Cheng

(Applied Linguistics for English Teaching MA, 2018)

I grew up in a city that puts a lot of emphasis on English and where there is a great demand for English teachers. When I visited London for the first time as a tourist at 16, I was hosted by a local British family. Being able to be understood by native English speakers was such a cool feeling and it really fueled my interest in English learning and teaching further. 

Alumni profile - Matthew Robertson

(History BA(Hons) 2013, Management Msc 2014)

Matthew Robertson graduated with a degree in History and Postgrad in Management at Queen Mary. He is now a Senior Executive in Efficio Consultancy. Matthew told us about his time at Queen Mary, his career till date and why he decided to support our students during the pandemic. 

Alumni profile - Elena Pedrini

(Big Data Science MSc, 2019)

My academic path has been heavily focused on statistics, data analytics and machine learning as well as programming, and what I do in my job is basically all of this. I feel very lucky that I have found job opportunities in the field that I’m passionate about and that I’ve studied many years for.

Alumni profile - Wilson Young

(Theoretical Physics BSc, 2016)

Coming out has been a tremendous act of self-love and I am honoured to know and support others who are in a similar process.

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 Remembered - Dr Hekmat Beshir Antaki (1923-1993)

Remembering Dr Hekmat Beshir Antaki - PhD Chemistry, Queen Mary College, University of London, 1950