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Rachel Carter: Managing Director

Rachel discusses her path into hospitality and her advice that learning of any kind is always seen as a positive.


History Spotlight: Thomas Bartley

Thomas leveraged research roles and society leadership to build strong analytical and communication skills.

Thu 13 Mar 2025, 10:34 | Tags: Alumni profile Careers History Undergraduate

Morgan Skeels-Caldwell: Detective Constable

Morgan handles serious and complex crimes, including fraud, theft, and violent offenses.

Tue 11 Mar 2025, 10:52 | Tags: Alumni profile Careers History Undergraduate

From music to mountain gorillas

More than 20 years as a travel writer have taken Nick Ray (BA History and Politics, 1994) to some of the most spectacular places in the world. Now a location scout in Cambodia for blockbuster movies, he’s still in touch with friends from his student days.


History Spotlight: Ricardo Aguilar-González

Ricardo's PhD in History focused on the impact of colonization on food, drink, and health in Mesoamerica.


History Spotlight: Meliha Hussain

Since graduating, Meliha has gone on to further study at Warwick and taken on a role as Co-Creation Officer, working to make assessments more inclusive for students.


Edwards's Warwick journey of opportunity and community

Edward chose Warwick for its opportunities that included a transformative year abroad at Monash University in Australia.


Christine's journey in art, history, and research

Christine works as a gallery tour guide, librarian, and researcher at Compton Verney Art Gallery, where their research on a 16th-century altarpiece is currently exhibited. Motivated by the discovery and sharing of new knowledge, Christine also gives talks on various historical subjects and volunteers at local museums and archives, drawing inspiration from their enriching experience as a mature student at Warwick.


From Warwick to Law School

David Curwen (BA History 1985) was inspired during his time at Warwick to pursue a career in Law. He is now devoted to helping people who struggle with legal problems to help make a positive impact on their lives.

Thu 25 Apr 2024, 16:48 | Tags: History Question and Answer Undergraduate

A family of Warwick graduates

Anita Chagar (BA English Literature, 2015), Samita Sall (Ba History, 2018) and Kerry Flora (BA French with Spanish, 2022) are all cousins and Warwick alumnae. We caught up with them to talk to them about their time on campus, their favourite memories from their time here and what they’re doing now.


Quickfire questions with Puri Ragini

Friendship, warmth, fun, and connections were the foundations that encouraged Puri Ragini (BA History and Politics, 2020) to head to Warwick and build a successful career in the social sector.


A festive message for History alumni

A wrap-up of the year for the Department of History from Professor Tim Lockley MBE

Wed 13 Dec 2023, 09:45 | Tags: History

Your memories of Warwick in Venice

For more than half a century, Warwick has forged a deep relationship with the city. The Faculty of Arts has taught generations of our students during their Venice terms. Since 2007, we have had a physical base in the Palazzo Pesaro Papafava.

From May 2023, our undergraduates, postgraduates and staff will have a new base - a wonderful late 17th century building in Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, right on the Grand Canal of Venice. As we get ready to open the building, we would love to share some alumni memories of studying in Venice over the years.


Quickfire questions with PhD Scholarship student, Dr Kimberley Thomas

We caught up with Dr Kimberley Thomas (BA History 2010, MA History 2011, PhD Caribbean Studies, 2020) to talk about her time at Warwick, ahead of her return to deliver a Caribbean seminar series.


How the past informs the present

Features writer and editor for The Boar, Vice President of Warwick HisSoc and Deputy Editor of Warwick Politics Society’s Perspectives, alumna Celia Bergin (BA History and Politics, 2022) certainly made the most of her time at Warwick. Graduating with a first-class degree, she jumped straight into the world of journalism. Now working as a reporter for Bloomberg News, Celia reflects on how these experiences helped her get there.


Connections: Diana Holbourn

"I look back on my time at university with fondness. As a blind person, I had extra challenges, but I found Warwick to be a friendly and supportive environment. There was a group of volunteers who read course material onto tape for me so it was accessible to me, and extra power points and bookshelves were put in my room, the former for the electronic equipment with synthetic speech I used to write essays on, and the latter for some braille books, which are a lot bigger and bulkier than print books. I'm grateful to the university for organising those things."

Mon 17 Apr 2023, 09:17 | Tags: Connections Faculty of Arts History Sociology

The power of storytelling

Ruth Ntumba (BA History, 2021) has spent her first 18 months since graduating helping drive engagement and culture at one of the world’s leading media corporations, Warner Brothers Discovery. Ruth shares why you should go at your own pace and trust your gut instinct when searching for your next role.


Making your own history

What do a golden retriever called Bowie, women’s rights in history and a start-up supporting later living have in common? They all set arts alumna and marketing expert Harriet Stanger’s (BA History, 2016) heart on fire.

Wed 15 Feb 2023, 13:25 | Tags: Alumni profile History Question and Answer Undergraduate

A history worth banking

A veteran of the City of London, Chris Wheeler (MA Modern History, 2021) spent more than 40 years in banking, working, and travelling across the globe. But he swapped investment banking for US antebellum history and Irish diaspora and fulfilled his childhood dream when he began furthering his education journey, first studying History at the University of Oxford before completing an MA in Modern History at Warwick. Chris embarked on his PhD at the University of Edinburgh in September 2022.


Making family history

From becoming the first in his family to go to university, Mike Burnett (BA History, 1975) has continued to evolve throughout a career in which he’s worked all over the world.


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