In Conversation with City’s Alumni Mentors: Mentoring Excellence Award Winner 2021, Milad Lakani (MEng Mechanical Engineering, 2009)

Since graduating from City, University of London in 2009, Milad Lakani has worked in a variety of roles across the engineering sector. Having kept in close contact with his alma mater, in 2016 Milad was invited to take part in the University’s mentoring scheme. Milad has continued with the scheme ever since, providing vital insights…Continue Reading In Conversation with City’s Alumni Mentors: Mentoring Excellence Award Winner 2021, Milad Lakani (MEng Mechanical Engineering, 2009)

Let That Be A Lesson – What a former teacher learnt

Ryan Wilson (Broadcast Journalism, 2017) spent a decade working as a teacher, his childhood dream job. In 2016, he decided to pursue another life-long passion but also wanted to share his experiences of working in education. The result is his often humorous, but also reflective new memoir Let That Be a Lesson – A Teacher’s…Continue Reading Let That Be A Lesson – What a former teacher learnt

More than just CVs: Lessons from Trinnovo Group founder and chairperson Ashley Lawrence

Ashley Lawrence Header image

Ashley Lawrence (Executive MBA, 2018) is the founder and Chairperson of Trinnovo Group. Trinnovo Group is an international recruitment company, bringing together three market specialists and their own social enterprise. The Group’s mission is to build diversity, create inclusion and encourage workplace innovation, “as a recruitment agency, we’re not just sending CVs. It’s actually more…Continue Reading More than just CVs: Lessons from Trinnovo Group founder and chairperson Ashley Lawrence

In conversation with Ghassan Abughazaleh (Executive MBA, 2013) CEO and Professional Coach

Ghassan blog header

After completing his Executive MBA at the Business School (formerly Cass) in 2013, Ghassan Abughazaleh (Aboughazale) decided to utilise his 30+ years of business acumen as a certified Professional Coach, focused on executive leadership and personal development, alongside his position as the CEO of Storall LLC. In March this year, Ghassan returned to the Business…Continue Reading In conversation with Ghassan Abughazaleh (Executive MBA, 2013) CEO and Professional Coach

Alonement – Owning your time alone

Portrait of Francesca Specter

An interview with author and podcaster Francesca Specter   When Francesca Specter (Magazine Journalism, 2014) found herself single and living on her own, she decided to deep dive into the many aspects of spending time alone. The work paid off and in addition to enjoying her alone-time and practicing better self-care, Francesca has created the…Continue Reading Alonement – Owning your time alone

Cultural Policy and Management Alumnus, Andrew Hurst, Recognised in 2021 New Year’s Honours

Andrew Hurst Blog Header Image

Andrew Hurst (Cultural Policy and Management, 2012) Chief Executive Officer of One Dance UK was awarded an MBE for services to dance, particularly during the Covid-19 Response, in the 2021 New Year’s Honours. We caught up with Andrew to find out about his time at City and how his career led up to this achievement….Continue Reading Cultural Policy and Management Alumnus, Andrew Hurst, Recognised in 2021 New Year’s Honours

Recent Alumni Spotlight: Matti Fischer, Defne and Muhtar Kent Prize in Entrepreneurship winner, shares his advice for fellow entrepreneurs

Matti Fischer Header Image

Matti Fischer (MSc Entrepreneurship, 2019) is the co-founder of Careloop, an online recruiting platform designed for nurses from international backgrounds, to help them adapt to the German healthcare system. The platform allows German companies to apply to candidates who have been vetted by Careloop. In 2020, Matti won the Defne and Muhtar Kent Educational Foundation,…Continue Reading Recent Alumni Spotlight: Matti Fischer, Defne and Muhtar Kent Prize in Entrepreneurship winner, shares his advice for fellow entrepreneurs

Award-winning reporting on the cladding scandal

With Recent Alumni Spotlight Miles Dilworth “The outrageous injustice of the situation was always clear.” Miles Dilworth (Newspaper Journalism, 2017) recently won an award for his reporting on the ongoing cladding scandal in the UK. The winning campaign focused on the vast impact the scandal is having on millions of leaseholders, and Miles is happy…Continue Reading Award-winning reporting on the cladding scandal

Alumni Recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021

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

Believe it or not – Tales that mirror truth

A black and white drawing of a robot sitting with his feet on a desk reading a newspaper.

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