Issue 4


Ruth Thomas-Pellicer (PhD Psychology)


Thanks to the three-year research scholarship that I received from the University and the submission of my PhD, I have been able to make headway on three fronts. I continue the pioneering work endeavoured in my PhD in the form of a post-ecocidal turn now effected in the realms of science and religion. To communicate my philosophical effort to larger audiences I have developed the website www.postecocidalcultures.net. I have also started a symphonic rock music band, rootingEllipse.com, where I translate into verse my post-ecocidal philosophy to reach out to the masses, to raise consciousness and to raise funding for my NGO, EcoPaxMundiAgora.Org, geared at the restoration of the commons and the revival of education.


Mike Willans (BSc Business Management)


I have recently qualified as a police officer for the Metropolitan Police. At the weekends, I police the streets of London as a Special Constable, fighting crime, and during the week I continue to work full-time in my professional career as International Network Co-Ordinator for JLT. You can read more about my work as a special constable at: www.linkedin.com/pulse/3-amazing- things-being-secret-police-officer-work- place-willans.


2014 Tess Bell


(BSc Mathematics)


After graduating, I decided to stay in Guildford as I loved the town so much. I started work in 2015 with Allianz Insurance in Guildford as a Management Information Analyst. I have achieved my Diploma in Insurance and am working towards my Advanced Diploma. Whilst at Allianz, Sophie Vickery (see 2015 submission) sat behind me at work, before learning that we both went to Surrey, lived in University Court at the same time, and lived in the same road the next year! We have since become close friends. Last year I bought my first house which I am incredibly proud of although now feel like a proper adult which is scary!


George Constantinos Mavrantonis (LLB Law)


My three years at Surrey were unforgettable. After graduating I went on to complete my Master’s in London and was subsequently called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2016. A change of plans occurred when I was offered a position in the UK Home Office, specialising in immigration law and decided to make London home. I commenced pupillage in early 2018 at Legis Chambers in Chancery Lane. Surrey, our University, is a truly remarkable place.


2015


Banseka Kayembe (LLB Law)


I’ve set up my own politics blog for young people which has over 6,000 followers online. Almost all our contributors are young, with all sorts of political perspectives. I’m always looking for new ways to reach young people and give them a platform to speak their views. Last October I joined Parliament to work in its digital department, working in communications and engagement work on cyber security.


James Neil (BSc Chemistry)


I have been working in Singapore for a little over two years as a consultant chemist. Working predominantly in the trading and shipping of petroleum products and industrial chemicals, I give advice and guidance to lawyers, insurers, vessel owners and charterers when disputes arise over the quality specifications of products being shipped around South East Asia. Without the career-building classes and advice received from my lecturers, mainly Professor Neil Ward, I would not be in the position that I am today.


Jane Ugbari


(PG Cert Process and Environmental Systems Engineering)


I have travelled a long way from the city of Lagos in Nigeria. My personal goal and total agenda when at Surrey was to attain my post-graduate certificate and immerse myself in the whole learning culture. I am now a category supply manager with Travis Perkins which has given me increased confidence in myself and my abilities. My advice to new graduates on the journey is to stay focused, persevere and keep going no matter the difficulties; the end-result is worth it.


Sophie Vickery (BA English Literature)


After graduating in 2015, I decided to stay in Guildford. For a short time I returned to the team where I completed my placement year, within international recruitment at the University, before entering the corporate world at Allianz Insurance. In two of the different desks I’ve sat at, I’ve been back-to-back with Surrey alumni (they’re everywhere!). One has become a close friend now (see Tess Bell 2014 submission) – we never met at Surrey despite living in the same halls and starting the same year. I like living close to campus as it feels nostalgic walking past Rubix and remembering those long days in the library.


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