I hope that you, your family and friends are well and safe in these difficult times. Here at Bunhill Row in London, we have been welcoming our new and returning students to the start of the new academic year. While this year will look and feel different and while much of learning will be online…Continue Reading Message from Professor Paolo Volpin, Dean, The Business School (formerly Cass) – October 2020
Message from Professor Sir Paul Curran – October 2020
I trust that you, your family and friends are well and are coping with the current constraints. I would like to take this opportunity for us to remember and recognise those members of the City community who have lost their lives to the coronavirus. You may have seen their stories on the In Memory tribute…Continue Reading Message from Professor Sir Paul Curran – October 2020
The President will see you now
Meet Saqlain Riaz (Economics, 2019), the newly appointed President of City’s Students’ Union. Whilst his top priority is of course City’s vast student community, Saqlain is keen to connect with alumni. We asked him a few questions to find out what he’s planning for his presidency and how alumni can support the cause. Can you…Continue Reading The President will see you now
Alumni Town Hall on Friday 25th September 2020
Message from Professor Paolo Volpin, Dean: We recently held an Alumni Town Hall meeting to explain more about why the Business School has changed its name, the process for finding a new name and how alumni can get involved. We were privileged to hear from some members of our alumni community about their personal views…Continue Reading Alumni Town Hall on Friday 25th September 2020
Film making, family, and festivals
Ishan Mahapatra (MBA, 2013) is a filmmaker whose screen adaptation of his grandfather’s story won Best Set Design at the Madrid International Film Festival this year. We thought it was only fitting to give him the opportunity to share his story and also a few snaps of his award-winning film! Can you tell me about…Continue Reading Film making, family, and festivals
Message from Professor Paolo Volpin, Dean of the Business School (formerly Cass)
Speech transcript as delivered to Alumni Town Hall on Friday 25th September 2020, 12.30 – 1.30 pm Welcome to you all. Thank you for joining. Almost 500 alumni are with us today, and I am grateful that you are giving us so much of your time. My name is Professor Paolo Volpin and I am…Continue Reading Message from Professor Paolo Volpin, Dean of the Business School (formerly Cass)
Missing City and your alumni services?
Campus: With the new academic year just around the corner, colleagues across City are working hard to ensure new and returning students get off to the best possible start. Safety is of course paramount. This also means that, for the time being, physical access to campus has to be tightly managed and is currently restricted to…Continue Reading Missing City and your alumni services?
A Road to Extinction
Researched and written by the first Director of the Royal African Society, Dr Jonathan Lawley (Administrative Sciences MBA, 1994 and Chemistry, 1996) chronicles the fascinating 100,000-year history of the Andamanese aboriginals and showcases how modern society threatens to wipe out our earliest human ancestors. We caught up with Jonathan who told us all about his…Continue Reading A Road to Extinction