We’re delighted to announce that Queen Mary Chemistry student Rebecca Rickwood recently won a coveted place in the finals of the national Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards. Rebecca has been working hard alongside her studies over the last few years to develop her business, Gement, an eco-friendly cement, with support from the Queen Mary Careers and … More QMUL student in entrepreneurship finals
Simona Prodan, BSc Economics graduate 2019 & current QTemp What does your role involve day to day? At present I am mainly involved in recruitment for new roles within the university, but I will be soon helping out with events and other activities. I am preparing the interview packs and making the necessary arrangements for interviews … More QTemps student story of the month: Simona
Sarah Selina Ramnath-Budhram, English Literature MA student Hi, I am Sarah and I am studying a Master’s in Victorian Literature. Even though I was thoroughly enjoying my course, I wanted to get a weekend job so that I could earn money as well as gain some valuable experience before graduating. I needed some guidance on … More Student Story: My Interview Success!
My name is Weronika and I am studying BSc Economics and Politics. As a first year undergraduate fascinated by the world of finance I was advised to apply for spring insight programmes organised by major financial institutions. After a long process of applying to 12 institutions, I was accepted onto the programme at Royal Bank … More Student story: Success with spring insight programmes
Nishita Choudhury, English graduate (2018) I studied English at Queen Mary and graduated in the summer of 2018. It inspired me to seek opportunities whereby I could utilise communication skills (both verbal and written) to do ‘good’ in the world. Upon graduating, I was self-employed but continuously sought for opportunities which were impactful; however, I … More Graduate Story: Soar to new heights with the ELBA Eagles CSR Programme
Tasqeen Ahmed, Biochemistry graduate (2015), MSc Cancer & Molecular Pathology and Genomics (2016) The question I asked myself during university and consistently get asked by others is whether the only route for a science graduate is to pursue a career in academia. I’m here to tell you that the answer is certainly no! My experience … More Graduate Story: My journey from SBCS to the Science and Engineering Fast Stream
Rebecca Rickwood, 3rd year Chemistry student Tell us a bit about yourself I am a final year student studying a BSc Chemistry degree. My favourite area of research is in Inorganic Chemistry, where I find studying the atomic structure and properties of materials very interesting. Alongside my studies I work part time at an IT … More Student Story: Rebecca’s Enterprise Journey
