QMUL Alumni e-Newsletter - March 2016

QMUL
 

Your Alumni ref. no: | Postcode: | Update your details

 

University News

QMUL ranked among top 50 universities in Europe
We have been ranked among the top 50 universities in Europe in a new ranking of elite institutions across the continent. The Times Higher Education (THE) ranking places QMUL in 41st position - one of the 17 UK universities in the top 50. QMUL was recently listed amongst the top 100 universities in the world and 16th within the UK. Read more

QMUL initiative wins at Guardian University Awards 2016
QConsult, a scheme that places teams of students from low-income families into East London growth sector businesses to conduct mini consultancy projects, has won the Employability Initiative category at The Guardian University Awards 2016. This marks the second win in this category with QProjects work experience scheme picking up the award in 2014.

Alumni news

Sam Amrani makes Maserati 100 list of British entrepreneurs
Sam Amrani (Law, 2012) has been named in the Maserati 100 index which recognises the UK’s most successful philanthropists, investors, mentors and advisors, and upcoming entrepreneurs who are giving back to the next generation of business talent. Sam is founder of two companies, Tamoco Ltd and Crowdit Ltd, and regularly mentors young entrepreneurs at QMUL.

Westfield alumna awarded Faraday Award for Science Communication
Dr (The Lady) Susan Dale Tunnicliffe (Westfield, Zoology, 1967) has been awarded the Faraday Award for Science Communication by the National Science Teachers Association in the USA. She is the first non-American to receive the award which will be presented to her at the annual conference in Nashville on 4 April...

More news:

Alumnus publishes his first book on the Hong Kong Revenue Regime
Andrew Purves (Modern History and Politics, 1983), co-founder of contemporary home furnishing store purves & purves, published his first book No Debt, High Growth, Low Tax: Hong Kong’s Economic Miracle Explained in 2015.

QMA/BLC survey for international Alumni
If you are based overseas and haven’t yet completed our survey about receiving QMA/BLC alumni magazine, please take a moment to do so. Let us know whether you would prefer to receive your copy by post or by email and you could win a £100 Amazon voucher.

Supporting our work

Spot the difference
We don't know what the future will bring, but it's getting harder and harder for young people to make their way in life. A gift in your Will is your chance to help others far into the future. When you make or update your Will, please consider including a gift to the university alongside your provisions for your family - one act of kindness now can change lives forever. Request a legacy pack or let us know about your plans.

Time for a change
Did your time here change your prospects? Open new doors? That’s certainly the case for students like Shumaila, a single mum who was working in Sainsbury’s - now she’s heading for a career in electronic engineering. Or Mohammed, who’s a carer for his injured parents and studying computer science and maths. Thanks to gifts from kind people like you, they’ve been supported through their courses and now their prospects are looking very different.

You can be part of this drama, changing life stories for the better. All you have to do is make a gift to the Annual Fund. Just £33 a month made a difference to Mohzma: "I couldn’t afford the tube fare to college and I couldn’t concentrate on my exams - all I could think about was how to make ends meet. I’d really like to thank you for turning things around for me."

If £33 a month isn’t right for you, how about £22 or £11? Or £5.50? Any amount will help us help more students. Be part of the change today - please support our students now.

More ways to get involved:

Are you a recent graduate in Taipei?
Share your experience of studying at QMUL and living in London at an event for Offer Holders in Taipei on 24 March

Are you a recent graduate in Linguistics?
We are looking for Linguistics graduates to come and talk to current students about their careers at a workshop on 30 March

Get involved with the QMUL Community Festival
QMUL will be holding its first large-scale community focused festival from 21 May - 4 June 2016 in and around Mile End and we would like you, our alumni, to be involved. Find out more about volunteering...

Could you be our next international Alumni Ambassador?
Our team of Alumni Ambassadors play an important role in supporting international students before, during and following their studies at QMUL...

Inspire the next generation of English graduates
The QMUL English Society is looking for English graduates who’d be happy to talk about their career at an informal event in April...

Forthcoming events

 


For more information about the above events, contact alumni@qmul.ac.uk.

 

Contact us | Update your details | Manage your contact preferences

Keep in touch with QMUL:
e-Newsletter archive | QMA magazine | Volunteer | Make a gift | Forthcoming events | Noticeboard

If you no longer wish to receive the QMUL Alumni e-Newsletter, please unsubscribe here. If you would like to be removed from all alumni emails, please contact alumni@qmul.ac.uk.