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Message from City President, Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein – July 2023

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Summer has arrived in London and we are getting ready to celebrate City’s Class of 2023 as they are about to graduate and venture into their careers – equipped with a brand-new degree certificate and determined to make a difference to society around the world. It has been a busy time on campus. We continue…Continue Reading Message from City President, Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein – July 2023

King’s Birthday Honours 2023

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The King’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 City and Bayes alumni who have been recognised for their commitment to various services in the King’s Birthday Honours 2023. Commanders of the Order of the British…Continue Reading King’s Birthday Honours 2023

2023 highlights from Alumni & Supporter Relations

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City’s global alumni network is a real asset to the University, current students and all our alumni actively engaged to progress their careers as well as professional and social networks. Hannah Thackwray, Head of Bayes Alumni Relations, reflects on the successes of the year, and the ways the community has come together. With the restrictions…Continue Reading 2023 highlights from Alumni & Supporter Relations

A message from Professor André Spicer, Dean of Bayes Business School – April 2023

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Dear Alumni It has been a busy Spring indeed, with much to celebrate here. Bayes was named a Centre of Actuarial Excellence by the Society of Actuaries, making us one of only two institutions in the UK with this designation. The University was also listed in Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers 2023 for the first time…Continue Reading A message from Professor André Spicer, Dean of Bayes Business School – April 2023

Celebrating our international scholarship holders

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The Office for Global Engagement recently hosted a reception to celebrate international students who have been awarded an external scholarship to study at City. Nearly 20 scholars attended, each of whom have been awarded one of three highly competitive scholarships: The prestigious Chevening Scholarship, the UK government’s international awards programme aimed at developing global leaders…Continue Reading Celebrating our international scholarship holders

A message from City President, Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein

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2023 is in full flow! At your University, we have an exciting and challenging year ahead as we put City’s new Strategy, finalised at the end of last year, into action. I am very grateful that so many staff, alumni and students engaged with the consultation. I hope the key messages: ‘leaders for the world…Continue Reading A message from City President, Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein

A message from Professor André Spicer, Dean of Bayes Business School – January 2023

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Dear Alumni, Happy New Year, and welcome to the first Alumni Newsletter of 2023. It has already been a very busy start to the year, and I was delighted to see so many of you again at our alumni reception is Istanbul earlier this month. It has been a while since we’ve been able to…Continue Reading A message from Professor André Spicer, Dean of Bayes Business School – January 2023

LawIRL – Setting up City’s Law students for success

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LawIRL, a new offering at The City Law School, will help current law students gain important practical experience and connections. Sally Gill, Director of the City Community Legal Advice Centre and LawIRL, hopes City Law alumni will join the effort to support and inspire students to enter the legal profession. “It gives students this ladder,”…Continue Reading LawIRL – Setting up City’s Law students for success

“I found that I’d been struggling with the phone more than I’d realised” – Alumni donations making a difference

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By Jason Barlow The Covid-19 Pandemic affected everyone. Many of the impacts were obvious, others less so. When City’s teaching and learning moved temporarily online, it quickly became apparent that students’ access to digital resources was a far greater issue than had originally been anticipated. Generous donations from alumni gave students access to better technology. The…Continue Reading “I found that I’d been struggling with the phone more than I’d realised” – Alumni donations making a difference

Alumni recognised in the New Year Honours list 2023

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The New Year Honours list 2023 recognises the achievements and services of people across the UK, from all walks of life. We are delighted to announce and congratulate the five City and Bayes alumni who have been recognised for their commitment to various services. Knight Commander of the Order of Bath Vice Admiral Sir Nicholas Hine…Continue Reading Alumni recognised in the New Year Honours list 2023