Scholar Spotlight: Gabriella Soffer (MEng Biomedical Engineering)

Gabriella Soffer is a recipient of the George Daniels Scholarship. Here she talks about the impact the scholarship has had: I started university a year after the £9,000 fees were implemented and firm in the knowledge that I would have a minimum of £27,000 debt when I would leave. At the age of 18 that was more…Continue Reading Scholar Spotlight: Gabriella Soffer (MEng Biomedical Engineering)

Developing Partnerships, One Village at a Time

Neil Kerfoot (MSc NGO Management, 2012) is looking to encourage more volunteers and donations for his radically different charity, Village by Village. Working in partnership with local communities in Africa, he stopped counting the number of villages helped when he hit 100. We spoke about the power of open accountability, trust and getting it right…Continue Reading Developing Partnerships, One Village at a Time

Pirouettes and Politics

International politics and dance don’t typically lend themselves to each other but that hasn’t stopped Alejandra Benet! An International Politics graduate and now also a dance teacher, Alejandra, known to her friends as Sandra, is set to blaze the trail of this unusual combo… Time at City So far, it has been the best time…Continue Reading Pirouettes and Politics

A Haus to Call Home

Kaniyet Rayev (BSc Management 2016) graduated from Cass with dreams of starting his own business. Little did he know that his troubles finding somewhere to work were about to become Haus, an innovative network of workspaces available by the day (or longer!). We chatted at first Haus location in Holborn about how it happened. Tell…Continue Reading A Haus to Call Home

Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2017

Congratulations to the following alumni who have all been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2017 Mr Nicholas P Baldwin Chairman, Office for Nuclear Regulation, BSc Mechanical Engineering 1975 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) For services to Nuclear Safety and Security and to the charitable sector.   Ms Anna M…Continue Reading Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2017

The Stars Move Still

Andy Regan (Psychotherapy and Counselling, 1998) has written his debut novel The Stars Move Still, a combination of fact and fiction spanning the 19th and 20th century. Here Andy gives us a short overview of his book and his time at City.  Tell us about your book: My debut novel is based on what still…Continue Reading The Stars Move Still

Invigorate and Motivate: jobs psychology graduates do

Organisational Psychology graduate Lawrence Francis has not only committed to living a healthy and motivated life himself, he has now made it his business to help you live one too. Read his story to find out how… Can you tell me about your time at City? What happened after you graduated? Graduating in May 2008…Continue Reading Invigorate and Motivate: jobs psychology graduates do

Capital Philanthropy

Björn Stjernquist (MSc Finance with a Specialism in Investments) is the founder of and runs, together with two colleagues, Capital Smiles – a powerful crowdfunding platform for charities. Offering a fresh and discerning take on crowdfunding, alongside an interactive and exciting way to get involved directly with charities, they want to shake up philanthropy, put…Continue Reading Capital Philanthropy

SPOTLIGHT: Dr Chee Ching Chan, (Professional Legal Skills, 2016)

Our alumni are really amazing and we want to share their achievements with the world! In the SPOTLIGHT this month is Dr Chee Ching Chan, (Professional Legal Skills, 2016). Dr Chee Ching Chan chose The City Law School to study for the Bar Professional Training Course, after working for six years as a surgical doctor….Continue Reading SPOTLIGHT: Dr Chee Ching Chan, (Professional Legal Skills, 2016)