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Tag: Graduate stories

  • Grace Hodgson: Health and Wellbeing Coach

    15 April 2024 by Catriona Nunn
    7 minute read

    For World Mental Health Day Alumni Voices caught up with alumna Grace Hodgson, a Health and Wellbeing Coach for the GORSE Academies Trust. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like working in Mental…

  • Fred Alldridge & Abbie Wright: Enactus York

    12 April 2024 by Catriona Nunn
    8 minute read

    To coincide with National Volunteer Week Alumni Voices caught up with alumni, Fred Alldridge (President) and Abbie Wright (Vice President), from Enactus York about the social enterprise projects they have been running around York.…

  • Dr Bethany Norman: Junior Doctor

    4 April 2024 by Catriona Nunn
    10 minute read

    To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hull York Medical School (HYMS), Alumni Voices caught up with recent graduate Dr Bethany Norman about her experience and thoughts on studying Medicine and starting her…

  • Graduate success stories: where a degree from York took them

    20 March 2024 by Guest User
    6 minute read

    Last month we welcomed the class of 2023 to our alumni network and to celebrate this we caught up with five alumni to see where their degree from York took…

  • Kate Butch: Drag Queen and Star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK

    8 March 2024 by Maya Bewley
    10 minute read

    Alumni Voices spoke to York alum Marcus Crabb aka ‘Kate Butch’, comedian and star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Series Five, the hit TV show where drag queens compete to win…

  • Graduation Success Stories: Where Are They Now?

    23 February 2024 by Guest user
    7 minute read

    In celebration of the winter graduation ceremonies, we caught up with four alumni to see where they are now since graduating and how their time at York helped them get…

  • Rowan Claughton: Great British Bake Off

    20 February 2024 by Catriona Nunn
    11 minute read

    Discover Rowan Claughton’s journey from University of York student life to the famed Great British Bake Off tent. Rowan shares his best bakes, insights and memorable moments with Alumni Voices that illustrate…

  • Bridging cultures: how my degree shaped my career and future

    22 January 2024 by Kexin
    2 minute read

    Hi, I’m Kexin from China, and I’m excited to share my York journey with you. Having graduated from the Department of Education in 2021, my time at York has been…

  • How York’s careers service helped me find my dream job

    17 July 2023 by Gary
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m Gary and I’m from Hong Kong. I had the privilege of studying at the University of York from 2006 to 2009, where I pursued a degree in Economics.…

  • Where my York degree has taken me

    29 June 2023 by Najwa
    3 minute read

    Hello, I’m Najwa from Malaysia and I graduated from the Department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York in 2018. Here’s how I progressed from gaining a York…