Where are History alumni now?

History and Politics graduate Philip supports private equity funds with strategic due diligences

From embarking on the NHS fast-track scheme to becoming one of the most respected voices in global healthcare.

Both far from home in Pakistan, they found friendship, love, and a second home in the heart of Warwick campus.

Phoebe describes the myriad ways you can be involved in marketing and how she fell on her feet with freelancing after being made redundant.

Phoebe’s favourite memories at Warwick include her year abroad at Monash University and her time with Warwick Devils.

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

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

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

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.

From delivering an assignment on the classic Jaws to presenting to naval historians from around the world.

Both far from home in Pakistan, they found friendship, love, and a second home in the heart of Warwick campus.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Having just graduated in her MA in the History of Medicine, Kirstie reflects on the course and why she chose Warwick for postgraduate study.

Having joined as a trainee for just three months, Dr Andrew Whitehead (MA Social History, 1989; PhD History, 2013) went on to spend 35 years with BBC News. In his last role as Editor of BBC World Service News, Andrew was responsible for programming on the BBC's most widely listened to radio network with a global weekly reach of about 100 million listeners.