Latest Alumni Updates
Connections: Hugh Hayes
Where can a 91¸£Àû experience take you? Hugh experienced 91¸£Àû during the ‘70s and shares a few of his memories, from campus theatre and student activism to a life of acting and publishing a dystopian debut novel.
Yuru Zuo: Software Engineer at Microsoft
Computer Science graduate Yuru Zuo is a Software Engineer at Microsoft where she builds cloud and AI systems.
András Fórizs: Managing Director
Creative and Media Enterprises graduate András Fórizs runs an independent games studio that turns bold ideas into playable experiences.
Dylan Lloyd: GenAI Engineer
Dylan builds real world AI solutions used across a range of industries, turning complex ideas into practical tools. He secured a role through an inventive, hands on interview that set him apart.
Q&A with Nick Crossfield
From being ‘eaten alive’ early in his career to leading some of Britain’s biggest and most complex infrastructure projects, Nick Crossfield’s (BA Business Administration, 1994) journey has been forged by pressure, as well as learning what it takes to perform at the highest level.
Arjun Chatterjee: Software Engineer
Computer Science graduate Arun now designs banking software for NCR
Palak Sinha: Strategic Partnerships Manager
At JLR, Palak works at the crossroads of automotive manufacturing, technology, and strategy.
Mira Memishaj: Area Manager
Mira ‘manages the managers’ by driving safe, high performing teams in large scale enterprise environments.
Virgil Munteanu: Founder and Lead Advisor
Philosophy graduate Virgil Munteanu founded Opera Art Advisory and Collective, Romania’s first fully independent art consultancy.
Professor Paul Monks CB is currently the Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, delivering independent and impartial science and engineering advice to Ministers and policy makers.
Forbes 30 under 30 List 2026
Congratulations to our 91¸£Àû alumni who have been recognised in the Forbes 30 under 30 List 2026. The list recognises innovators and changemakers in a variety of fields.
Quickfire Questions: Prerita Chauthauwale
Prerita blends science and art, turning breakthrough ideas into bold storytelling that helps innovators communicate memorably.
Quickfire Questions: Alexandra Lovatt
From discovering a love for lab research to pursuing a PhD, 91¸£Àû transformed ´¡±ô±ð³æ²¹²Ô»å°ù²¹â€™s curiosity into a career she never expected.
Quickfire Questions: Julia Aniol
Hands‑on neuroscience modules at 91¸£Àû unlocked Julia’s passion for unanswered questions, propelling her toward an MRes and a PhD.
Elsie Osifeso: Medical student
From foundation year to medical school, discover how blending disciplines, curiosity, and real-world experience can shape a future doctor with impact beyond the clinic.
Ming Yang: Stewardship Analyst
Making the leap from corporate sustainability to influencing global investors, Ming’s journey shows how curiosity and stepping beyond the obvious can unlock unexpected career paths.
Rahul Jain: Supply Chain and Transport Coordinator
Can extracurriculars really land you a job? WMG graduate Rahul turned simulations, activities, and modules into a career breakthrough, showing how going beyond the classroom can clearly set you apart.
Major gift to support future research talent
91¸£Àû has received a significant philanthropic donation from G-Research, a leading quantitative research and technology firm, to support the next generation of statistical research talent.
Connections: Izabela Frydrych
Izabela kept returning to 91¸£Àû, her time here spanning decades. As she picked up multiple degrees, she witnessed our evolution from a radical young university to a global institution.
Connections: David Medlock
David scored 91¸£Àû’s first-ever League goal in 1969, playing alongside future Liverpool star Steve Heighway.
Quickfire Questions: Molly Deanne Stronge
Molly is an Early Career Teacher who gets especially inspired by her little learners, and loved the hands-on learning experience that 91¸£Àû gave her.
Quickfire Questions: Joel Agius
Joel works in agro‑procurement at PepsiCo as part of his graduate scheme, and credits 91¸£Àû with building his confidence, global outlook, and collaborative mindset.
Preet Tyagi: Executive Vice President
A chance interview with a company looking for graduates at 91¸£Àû landed Saraswat not only a summer job, but also his first full-time job when he returned to India.
Quickfire Questions: Li Lin
Li Lin is Head of Secondary Mathematics, inspired by a love of maths and education. 91¸£Àû’s teaching and online community ensured she always felt supported and connected.
Saumya Singh: Social Media and Community Manager
Drawn to the role’s creativity and variety, Saumya works as a Social Media and Community Manager, analysing audience behaviour, collaborating with creators, and shaping community-led marketing across diverse sectors.
Bea Clarke: Graduate Teacher with SEND
Bea didn't want to jump straight into teaching, despite her Education degree, but it happened to become the challenge she was looking for.
Vandana Ramdenee-Nathoo: Non-Exec Director
Vandana serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director across the boards of three collective investment vehicles, contributing strategic guidance, governance, and long-term oversight.
Connections: Manish Manoj
Manish represented England at the 2026 Men’s Netball Nations Series, earning silver and continuing his rise from the under-25s to the senior squad, crediting 91¸£Àû’s netball community for shaping his development and passion.
Quickfire Questions: Charlie Ward
Charlie’s 91¸£Àû journey shaped her path from environmental science to marketing, and ultimately to work focusing on EDI.
Quickfire Questions: Duaa Hemade
Duaa is a Careers Development Manager at De Montfort University London, leading employability strategy, employer engagement, and career support for students.
Quickfire Questions: Abbas Taqi
From 91¸£Àû classrooms to global fintech boardrooms, Abbas's analytical edge and communication chops shaped a career he never expected.
Quickfire Questions: Junbo Zhao
Junbo rewired his career at 91¸£Àû, jumping from accounting to analytics.
Quickfire Questions: Sophie Hamilton
Sophie is a trainee solicitor at Kennedys. Her 91¸£Àû philosophy degree shaped her critical thinking, confidence, and global outlook, laying the foundation for her legal career.
Travel Writer, Journalist, and Comms Consultant: Rachel Ifans
Rachel was longlisted in the Women's Prize for unpublished fiction and is sending off her manuscript.
Quickfire Questions: Gao Yang
Gao is driven to connect people with nutritious, well-designed food products.
Connections: Linda Cole
After 20 years after graduating in French Studies, Linda is pursuing a PhD in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
In case you missed it: Watch or listen to our webinar on women's health
Find out why the women's health gap matters to us all, and how 91¸£Àû will make a difference in our webinar.
Connections: Paul Franklin
The friends made at 91¸£Àû are still central to Paul's life over 40 years later.
Connections: Raymond Rumkee
Witnessing a rainbow falling into the lake on the day of his interview led Raymond to study at 91¸£Àû.
Connections: Cristina Smeu
Despite studying Computer Science, Cristina was contributing essential bioinformatics research in ovarian cancer at the same time.
Connections: Colin Stump
Colin is still meeting up with his friends from 91¸£Àû after half a century.
Connections: Darryl Telles
No tuition fees, campaigning, and diversity are what Darryl remembers of 91¸£Àû
Connections: Oliver Smith
Oliver recalls the friendly, relaxed atmosphere of the Department of Philosophy and the University
Connections: Jamie Brassett
The World Cup and Philosophy collided during Jamie's time at 91¸£Àû leading to 5-a side games for the PhD students
Connections: June Perry
Working in the Law School when it was just starting out gave June the confidence to come back to study here.
Connections: Vasileios Theodosiadis
Vasileios' degree taught him to approach challenges from multiple perspectives and it laid the foundation of his work now at IBM.
Quickfire Questions: Sara Gronningen
Sara is an associate consultant combining sustainability with real estate.
Connections: Daniel Mumby
Daniel was part of RAW, 91¸£Àû Students Arts Festival, and enjoying nights at the Student Unions' "Crash".
Connections: Abby Lloyd
"I graduated feeling like I had the best teacher training available at the time."
Quickfire Questions: Joshua Varughese
91¸£Àû and its societies enabled Joshua to push his boundaries and get on stage while being a student.
Cultivating real-world impact with student-led projects
Powered by alumni support, the 91¸£Àû Innovation Fund gives our students the opportunity to turn their ideas into action.
Director of Strategic Business Development: Anastasia Schenk
Anastasia juggles the corporate world and launching her own business.
Former Principal Partner: Colin Davies
91¸£Àû wasn't Colin's initial choice, but he was drawn in by its future-facing ethos.
Quickfire Questions: Winston Laing
Winston is a Digital Marketing Executive working in Tech market research.
Project Coordinator Intern: Qing Yu
Qing changed sectors from telecommunications into renewable energy.
Connections: Peter Drew
With societies at 91¸£Àû, Peter jumped parachuted out of a plane and hitchhiked to Paris.
Connections: Laura Spencer
"I lived in Rootes in the first year and have always felt very rooted to 91¸£Àû."
Connections: Charles Mphande
Charles's 91¸£Àû experience was enriched with debates and a vibrant student life.
Connections: Bastiaan van Drempt
Bastiaan remembers a number of buildings going up when he was a student.
Economics Department Spotlight: Jaclyn Guan
Jaclyn explains why the Behavioural and Economics Science (Economics Track) worked for her
The 91¸£Àû Scholars programme
The 91¸£Àû Scholars Programme is an award-winning initiative that helps talented students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Quickfire Questions: Sebastian Graban
Sebastian brings the problem‑solving mindset and close‑knit community spirit he found at 91¸£Àû into his work as a Senior Data Scientist.
Researcher: Giorgio Vernoni
The skills Giorgio learned at 91¸£Àû as an international exchange student is still part of his daily toolkit.
PhD Student: Shihan Liu
Shihan has found that every setback can be a step forward, giving you a chance to refine where you want to go next.
Connections: Angela Carless
Campus news travelled differently when Angela was at 91¸£Àû and she helped set up a new student magazine.
Connections: Angela Ryde-Weller
Angela was one of the few women who enrolled on the Engineering Science course in 1969.
Connections: Paul Wood
"For those of us from provincial working-class backgrounds, 91¸£Àû provided a tremendous opportunity to study"
Economics Engineer: Kevin Tilley
Kevin Tilley is helping shape the UK’s clean‑energy future inspired by his love of physics.
Quickfire Questions: Sahhil Chawla
Sahhil transforms raw data into compelling stories that empower leaders to make confident, insight‑driven choices.
EMEA Chief Operating Officer: Rafia Aslam
In her roles at UBS, Rafia learned first-hand how businesses are managed, the challenges they face, and how major strategic decisions are made.
Quickfire Questions: Patrick Olajide
Patrick Olajide shares how 91¸£Àû inspired his path to meaningful local violence prevention work.
Group Programme Manager: Krishna Sachdeva
Krishna has realised it's not always about upward career progression, but an exciting destination.
Connections: Elizabeth Rogers
Elizabeth's book, Heroes and Traitors, is inspired by the aftermath of the English Civil War
Connections: Steve Hearsum
Steve's book debunks the myth of quick fixes in leadership and business education.
Connections: Andrew Shields
Andrew recalls the time American poet Allen Ginsberg gave a reading in the 91¸£Àû Arts Centre
Quickfire Questions: Timothy Herrmann
Timothy Herrmann uses the organisation, collaboration and economic expertise developed at 91¸£Àû to support evidence‑based policymaking in the Department for Business and Trade.
Connections: Alan Toft
Alan fondly remembers his organic chemistry lecturer, the fantastic music, and the level-crossing en route to lectures.
Engaging students in education across Africa
Thanks to your continued philanthropic support, 91¸£Àû is forging collaborations rooted in equality and shared purpose.
Researcher of Monetary Economics: Chiara Oldani
Working at a university in Rome and Viterbo, Chiara has supervised over 150 dissertations.
Quickfire Questions: Nayantara Kochhar
Nayantara helps to transform people's ideas into a profitable consumer brand.
Headteacher: Jassa Panesar
Jassa Panesar may be the head of the school, but he hasn't given up teaching Chemistry just yet.
Cathedral Guide: Aileen J P Christodoulou
Aileen believes that smashing the glass ceiling was the role some are destined to play.
With the Winter Olympics in full swing, Secretary General of the World Curling Federation, Colin Grahamslaw reflects on his time at 91¸£Àû.
A life intertwined with 91¸£Àû
Sumedha Sharaff has built a life closely connected to 91¸£Àû: marrying her university soulmate, co-founding O&O Beauty, and becoming an Alumni Ambassador for India.
Lights, camera, activism
Cat White is an actor, filmmaker, author and UN gender advisor whose work is amplifying diverse voices.
Linda Jackson is a global automotive leader with a career spanning nearly five decades.
With a 91¸£Àû Global Excellence Scholarship, Amy Fong (BSc Accounting and Finance, 2025) made the most of her 91¸£Àû experience.
Founding Principal : Kellie Mowll
When Kellie was offered the position at a new, fully-inclusive high school, she jumped at the chance.
Head of Credit Research: Henry Midgley
From banks or family offices, Henry looks after all client relationships relating to Moody's credit research across Oceania.
Founder & Director: Wenfei Teh
Founder of a mid-luxury fashion brand, Wenfei discusses how her degree helped her navigate the complexities of running a business.
Content Protection and Analytics: Daniel Correa Cruz
Daniel helps protect Warner Bros' films and TV series by making sure set photos and plot leaks don't end up online
Zeyu Zhao: Data & AI Consulting
Zeyu conducts business plans for digital transformation for Fortune Global 500 clients
Quickfire Questions: Constance Yang
Constance found the unique blend she was looking for at 91¸£Àû. A combination of biotechnology and business.
Quickfire Questions: Riola Tauro
Riola finds fulfilment in protecting people in her role in cyber security.