Year: 2018

Helping women take control of their finances

After starting a career in investment management, Davinia Tomlinson (Executive MBA, 2017), soon realised that the number of women actually investing in their future was considerably low. Noticing a gap in the market for a financial advice service for women, Davinia recently launched rainchq. Here you can read about Davinia’s time at the Business School and…Continue Reading Helping women take control of their finances

Scholar Spotlight: Christian Klotz (Management, 2016)

Christian Klotz is a recipient of the Sandhu Charitable Foundation Scholarship. Here he talks about the impact the scholarship has had: I decided that I wanted to stay in London for university as my family and closest friends were all based there, as well as London being a great city to experience life as student. Having…Continue Reading Scholar Spotlight: Christian Klotz (Management, 2016)

SPOTLIGHT: Despina Afentouli (ΜΑ International Journalism, 2004)

Our alumni are really amazing and we want to share their achievements with the world! In the SPOTLIGHT this month is Despina Afentouli (ΜΑ International Journalism, 2004) Can you tell me about your time at City? I did my Master’s degree in International Journalism at “The City University London”, as it was then called. I…Continue Reading SPOTLIGHT: Despina Afentouli (ΜΑ International Journalism, 2004)

Migration Made Easy

Tripti Maheshwari (Finance, 2015) recently won the ‘International alumni of the year’ award at The Pie PIEoneer Awards. Now her platform Student Circus has been selected as one of the businesses to participate in the Mayor of London’s International Business Growth Programme. We caught up with Tripti to hear more about Student Circus and why…Continue Reading Migration Made Easy

Exercising Ethically

In the dawn of the paper straw and the reusable coffee cup, it’s no surprise that Gareth Evans (MBA, 2017) and his business partner Joe Lines, saw a gap in the market for truly sustainable, high performing, ethical activewear. Here Gareth tells the story of his new venture Peak+Flow; activewear that is kind to the…Continue Reading Exercising Ethically

The Eye Protector

Dhruvin Patel (Optometry, 2015) is City’s very own super hero. His power? Protecting your eyes from harmful blue light. But this isn’t a mission he’s embarking on alone. Enter fellow alumnus, serial entrepreneur and chief supporter Asad Hamir (Optometry, 2007). We spoke to Dhruvin and Asad about what brought them together, and their hopes of…Continue Reading The Eye Protector

Student Support – Lesley

Our Student Hardship Fund is there to support students who find themselves in situations where there is a real danger that they will not be able to complete their studies. In the past year, your generosity has allowed us to award financially struggling students a record number of 155 hardship grants. Without this help, many…Continue Reading Student Support – Lesley

Aphasia CommuniCATE Project

One of the biggest successes of this year has been the CommuniCATE Project.  Your generous donations have enabled us to continue this vital initiative, helping stroke survivors overcome the loss of their ability to speak, read, write and understand language.  Aphasia is an acquired language disorder affecting approximately a third of people who survive a…Continue Reading Aphasia CommuniCATE Project

Student Support – Teodor

Our Student Hardship Fund is there to support students who find themselves in situations where there is a real danger that they will not be able to complete their degrees. In the past year, your generosity has allowed us to award financially struggling students a record number of 155 hardship grants.  Without this help, many…Continue Reading Student Support – Teodor

The Vicar’s Picnic – Kent’s Biggest Little Festival 

Our alumni go on to do some pretty extraordinary things after they graduate from Cass Business School. Philip (Phil) Keeler (Executive MBA, 1993)  is no exception. Having “retired” from the City six years ago, Phil now co-organises the ‘biggest little festival’ in Kent. Here Phil tells us about his time at Cass and the upcoming…Continue Reading The Vicar’s Picnic – Kent’s Biggest Little Festival