Could you share your experience and inspire the next generation of City students?

We are reaching out to alumni based in London and south east England to seek their support for an initiative designed to provide local secondary school and college pupils with insights into university life and their possible career options. This will entail a series of subject/industry-specific events providing information that will help reduce inequalities of…Continue Reading Could you share your experience and inspire the next generation of City students?

Discounts available for Bayes and City alumni

Study a Bayes MBA programme and get 20% off your fees The greatest investment you can make, is in yourself. Continue learning with your alma mater by taking advantage of your 20% Graduate Loyalty Discount for one of our MBA programmes. View our MBA courses   ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Don’t miss out on your 20% discount on…Continue Reading Discounts available for Bayes and City alumni

A message from Professor André Spicer, Dean of Bayes Business School – January 2024

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Dear Alumni, Happy New Year to you all, and welcome to the first Alumni Newsletter of 2024. I have now been in the role of Dean for two years. During that time, I have seen significant progress in our School: we have developed our new brand, we have moved into our new building, we have…Continue Reading A message from Professor André Spicer, Dean of Bayes Business School – January 2024

Non-fiction creative writing, or the art of “keeping it real”.

Paula Read

In April 2023, Paula Read (MA in Creative Writing (Non-fiction), 2018) published her second work of non-fiction, “If Only It Hadn’t Rained”. The book recounts the travails of Roland Chopard, a Frenchman deported by the occupying Germans to work as a forced labourer in 1944. Paula tells a twin tale of how the memoirs were…Continue Reading Non-fiction creative writing, or the art of “keeping it real”.

Sapna Bhatia (MA International Journalism, 2005) – the storyteller with a difference

Kaner Retreat

When an experienced radio and TV journalist with 20 years in the industry has the brainwave of setting up a responsible botanical retreat in her native India employing the underprivileged, a new story has to be told.  Sapna Bhatia recounts tough beginnings and how she is helping others overcome theirs. You were challenged from day…Continue Reading Sapna Bhatia (MA International Journalism, 2005) – the storyteller with a difference

Israel Campos (BA Journalism, 2022) – a field reporter made at City

Israel Campos

Israel Campos got the bug for writing, storytelling, and the media at the tender age of 12 while still in his native Angola. He has recently been appointed for two years to a think-tank run by the President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the “Grupo de Reflexão O Futuro Já Começou”. He recounts his…Continue Reading Israel Campos (BA Journalism, 2022) – a field reporter made at City

In conversation with Ioana Ioanas

Ioana as a student ambassador

From marketing to reporting, volunteering to award-winning, we spoke to Ioana Ioanas (BSc Hons Business Management, Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2022) about the various roles she has undertaken during her studies and since graduating. Congratulations on your first work anniversary at global professional services firm, Genpact EMEA! Please tell us about your Senior Process Associate…Continue Reading In conversation with Ioana Ioanas

In conversation with Zainal Mohd Kassim

Zainal Kassim alongside a quote from the blog: I have been fortunate to involve myself in Islamic Insurance from the beginning. As Malaysia was a pioneer in the development of Islamic Insurance, many countries looked at Malaysia as a leader in this field. Being one of the few actuaries with experience in the technical aspects of Islamic Insurance then opened many consulting opportunities globally.

At Bayes Business School and City, University of London, we are celebrating #MuslimStories during November as part of Islamophobia Awareness Month. We will be sharing the inspirational and interesting journeys some of our Muslim alumni have been on, which we hope will spark meaningful and engaging conversations, through the transformative power of storytelling. In this…Continue Reading In conversation with Zainal Mohd Kassim

In conversation with Aiza Benyamin

Aiza with others at an IFoA conference

At Bayes Business School and City, University of London, we are celebrating #MuslimStories during November as part of Islamophobia Awareness Month. We will be sharing the inspirational and interesting journeys some of our Muslim alumni have been on, which we hope will spark meaningful and engaging conversations, through the transformative power of storytelling. In this…Continue Reading In conversation with Aiza Benyamin

On the mic with Anand Dattani: Roots to Routes

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From Founders and CEOs, to musicians, authors and more, Anand Dattani (BSc Investment and Financial Risk Management, 2011) interviews changemakers on his podcast Roots to Routes to find out more about their backgrounds and to see how their family history has impacted their purpose and drive for change. We discuss how the podcast was born,…Continue Reading On the mic with Anand Dattani: Roots to Routes