Each year, the Queen’s Birthday Honours list recognises the achievements and services of people across the UK, from all walks of life. We are delighted to announce and congratulate our eleven City and Business School alumni and staff who have been recognised for their commitment to various services in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List 2021….Continue Reading Alumni Recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021
Jerry Fishenden (BSc, Music, 1984, and MPhil in The Design of a Computer-Assisted Composition System, 1996) isn’t one to mince his words when talking about politics and technology, both of which he’s had close contact with during much of his career. His new book of fiction, Tales of the Riverbank, is a collection of interweaving…Continue Reading Believe it or not – Tales that mirror truth
Since graduating from the Business School (formerly Cass) in 2016, Francisca Posada-Brown (MSc Marketing, Strategy and Innovation, 2016) has had a whirlwind career taking her across three continents and five different roles. We caught up with Francisca to find out more about her time at the Business School and how her career has developed since…Continue Reading Recent Alumni Spotlight: Francisca Posada-Brown (MSc Marketing, Strategy and Innovation, 2016)
By the time City alumna Amelia Kyazze began her MA in Creative Writing at City, she had already done the research for her debut novel through life experience. Into the Mouth of the Lion, published in May 2021, is set in Angola, towards the end of its brutal war, and tells the story of two…Continue Reading Experience turned into fiction – with global support
Giselle Frederick (BSc Software Engineering, 2009) grew up with very few role models she could identify with. When as a professional she wanted to support community initiatives using her skills in tech she realised the scale the of the problem and wanted to make a change. That’s why she founded Sonaaar, an online platform for…Continue Reading Sonaaar – a Community for Sharing Skills, and much more
Welcome to June’s Alumni newsletter. It is hard to believe that we are almost halfway through the year, and I hope you have been enjoying our recent warmer summer days. As you know, the Business School has announced that, from Monday 6th September 2021, it will be renamed ‘Bayes Business School’. This decision was taken…Continue Reading A Message from Professor Paolo Volpin, Dean of The Business School (formerly Cass) – June 2021
“From August, I shall look at City from afar and remind myself that I had the honour to work in such an energising location, to both change the life-chances of thousands of people and to increase our understanding of the world.” In June this year, Professor Sir Paul Curran will be stepping down as President…Continue Reading An interview with City President, Professor Sir Paul Curran
I hope that you and your family have been keeping well as we emerge from lockdown. England has taken further steps toward easing Covid-19 restrictions. These developments are welcome and a result of a significant fall in case numbers and continued progress in the vaccine rollout. This gives us optimism for the coming weeks and months…Continue Reading Message from Professor Sir Paul Curran – June 2021