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Alumni profiles

From alumni who have reached the top of their industries to recent graduates taking the first steps in their careers, our alumni have a whole range of stories, insights and pearls of wisdom to share.

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Contact us to let us know what you have done since leaving University. — We'd love to hear your story.

Subject-specific alumni profiles

Each of our schools like to stay in touch with their former students. Read some of the subject-specific alumni profiles here.

Individual profiles by decade

Browse our alumni profiles by decade and see what our graduates have achieved and experienced over the past sixty years.

Alumni from the classes of 1960s

James Torr , BSc Civil Engineering, 1960
David Bell , BSc Electronics, 1966
Susan Keane , BSc Psychology & Statistics
Michael Pickwoad , BSc Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1967
Tariq Durrani , MSc Electronics, 1967; PhD, 1970
David Jeens , BSc Civil Engineering, 1969

Alumni from the classes of 1970s

Peter Boait , BSc Electronic Engineering, 1973
Robert Edenborough, PhD Psychology, 1973
Richard Furness , PhD Mechanical Engineering, 1973
Roger Hammett , BA Education, 1973
Professor Richard Holdaway , CBE, BSc Aeronautics, 1970, PhD Electric Propulsion for Space, 1974
Martin Glennie , BSc, Psychology, 1977
Philip Pugh , BSc Mathematics, 1977
Teck-Seng Low , 1978 BSc Electrical Engineering, 1982 PhD Engineering
Guy Hill , LLB Law, 1979
Chris Richards , BSc Physics 1979

Alumni from the classes of 1980s

Albert Traverso , MA Education, 1980
Howard Phillips , BA English, 1981
Adrian Newey , BSc Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1980
Rob White , BSc Mechanical Engineering, 1987
Andrew Wolstenholme , BSc Civil Engineering, 1981
Gary Howorth , BSc Electonic Engineering, 1982
Julian Poulter , BSc Physics and Astronomy, 1982
Stefan Cross, QC , LLB Law, 1982
Mark Goulding , BSc Electronic Engineering,1983
Stephen Payne , BSc (Eng) Ship Science, 1984
Simon Tait , BSc Electronic Engineering, 1984
Timothy Powell , BSc Mechanical Engineering, 1986
Fotini Maltezou , PhD Geophysics, 1987
Heather Williams , BSc Economics, 1987; MA Creative Writing, 2008
Reiner Schmitz , BA German, 1989
William Webb , BEng Electronic Engineering, 1989

Alumni from the classes of 1990s

Stephanie Bass , BSc Economics and Business Economics, 1992
Professor Bhawani Chowdhry , PhD Electronics and Computer Science, 1990
Oliver Saxby , LLB Law, 1991
James Read , BSc Physics with Oceanography, 1992
Vanessa Bowman, BSc Geology, 1994
Muhammad Malik , MSc Irrigational Engineering, 1995
Kerrie Holland , BSc Politics and International Relations, 1997
Scott Latham , BSc Economics with Actuarial Studies, 1999

Alumni from the classes of 2000s

Franz Newland , PhD Aerospace Systems, 2000
David White , BSc Geology, 2000
James Wicks , BSc Physiology, 2001; PhD Cellular and Molecular Biology, 2006
James Evans , BA Spanish, 2002
Norio Kubo , MSc Sound and Vibration, 2002
David Walker , MEng Electronic Engineering, 2002
Craig Lawton, BA Music, 2007
Gina Hodsman, BSc Biology, 2006; MSc Civil Engineering with Industrial Placement, 2008
Rachel Steiner , BSc Physical Geography, 2008
Nick Braund, BA Sports Management & Leadership, 2009

Alumni from the classes of 2010s

Holly Bik , PhD Marine Biology, 2010
Colman O'Meara , LLB Law, 2015
Esteban Ortiz-Prado , MD, MSc, MPH, 2019
Wafa J. Alotaibi, PhD. 2in Applied Linguistics and second Language teaching, 2018
Fadhilah , MA in Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching, 2016
Teerada Cattapan , MSc Digital Marketing, 2019
Sitsofe Awushie Banini , MSc Project Management, 2020
Maureen Usiagwu , Msc Operational Research and Finance, 2021
Irene Oritsegbubemi Akumagba , MSc Computer Science, 2016
Zhou Lisilu , Global Media Management, 2018

Alumni from the classes of 2020s

Bhavna Sharma , MA Luxury Brand Management, 2020

Meet Our Alumni