Latest Alumni Updates

Ho Sheng Yi (BA PPE, 2014) shares his story about surviving COVID-19.

Please note: Some of the content may be upsetting for some readers.

Aakriti Ajay Goenka (BSc Economics, 2018) shares her success story from India.

Rosario Pascale was an exchange student at Warwick in 2013. Here he shares a bit of positivity during these difficult times:

"It's been a long time since I've walked down Warwick Road and through the Student Union square. I hope all of the students can come back soon to campus and enjoy the best university life there.

In the picture you can see my experience of lockdown in Milan. I made this pizza for the first time at Tocil, at the south-east of the University of Warwick, in 2013 exactly - it's also improved!

A big hug to every one of you. Wishing you all the best, and stay safe."

Muhammad Ali Randhawa (MA Public Policy, 2017) is currently working as the Home Secretary in Gilgit-Baltistan, a beautiful region of Pakistan. After the arrival of COVID-19, Ali has been the head of all the relief operations in his jurisdictional province.

"With dedicated team effort and continuous hard work, we have been able to achieve a 75% recovery rate of COVID-19 patients, the highest in Pakistan. I believe the quality of education that I got from the University of Warwick has helped me to frame the policies and implement them by using networking management style."

Further updates can be found on Twitter @RandhawaAli.

Councillor Phillip Howells (MBA, 1993) shares his account of recent events.

Over the last two months, brothers Faisal Ahmed (MSc Marketing and Strategy, 2016) and Suhail Ahmed have been supplying polycotton fabric to the NHS for making scrubs.

Peter Koyio (LLM Law, 2016) shares his own story about testing positive for COVID-19.

Please note: Some of the content may be upsetting for some readers.

Computer Science teacher, Jenny Andrews (PGCE, 2018) is in the process of making a new app to put vulnerable or self-isolating people in touch with volunteer shoppers. The app allows the user to sign up as a self-isolating individual or family to create a shopping list. Volunteer shoppers can review the shopping requests and if they are able to help, they will contact the user via messaging.

To find out more about how it works, click here.

French and European Literature alumna, Jane Bowell graduated from Warwick in 1975 and now resides in France. Although Jane retired from teaching a few years ago, she decided to switch on Skype and other web platforms to deliver English language and literature classes to various levels.

"Although the beaches are closed and we do not yet have a reopening date, for me, this has been one of the most rewarding parts of lockdown and has rapidly become a full-time occupation again!"

Kemal Onur Uz graduated from Warwick in 2014 after studying Creative and Media Enterprises, and now works as a freelance journalist and a musician. During his time at Warwick, he did a TEDx talk called 'What if we weren't afraid?'. He is currently creating a video about his experiences at Warwick, particularly aimed at international students - watch this space!

Roslyn Byfield (BA English, 1972) blogs about her experiences during lockdown.

Please note: The opinions expressed are those of the blogger.

John Willis (MPA, 2008) has set up free online seat-based exercise classes for older and disabled people during lockdown.

"The response has been so extraordinary we will try to keep them going beyond the 12-week program. So far over 32,000 people have cumulatively viewed the sessions with an average of over 2,000 per morning/beginner’s session! We must be doing something right!"

The videos can be found here on the Keep Active with Oaks Facebook page.

MA Politics and International Studies graduate, Intissar blogs about her experience of being stranded in Turkey due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest video diary from Vice-Chancellor Stuart Croft

The latest video diary from Vice-Chancellor Stuart Croft

The latest video diary from Vice-Chancellor Stuart Croft

The latest video diary from Vice-Chancellor Stuart Croft

The latest video diary from Vice-Chancellor Stuart Croft

The latest video diary from Vice-Chancellor Stuart Croft

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