Our Amazing Alumni

I graduated from the University of Suffolk in 2022 with a First Class BA (Hons) degree in English Literature with Creative Writing. You can find me at www.christiankilleen.com where I regularly post essays and articles about things that interest me, all with the aim of improving my ...

Going back to education at 23 was a struggle but choosing to study as a mature student was one of the best choices I have made. Having graduated in 2019 with a 2:1 Business Management degree I look back on my time at the University of Suffolk with happy memories.  ...

My name is Jemma Yarnton-Peacock and I graduated from the University of Suffolk in 2014 with a 1st class BSc (Hons) degree in Radiotherapy and Oncology. Training to become a Therapeutic Radiographer was the start of my journey in healthcare, and the start of my journey as an educat...

I graduated from the Fine Art course at the University of Suffolk in 2020. Before graduating I was shortlisted for the BP Portrait Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, and I exhibited in the society of Women Artists Exhibition.  I am technically from Essex, as my parents li...

My name is Clare Macro and I live in Ipswich.  I graduated with a First-Class Degree in Counselling in 2016.  I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and I set up my own business in 2017. ...

My name is Vanessa Teixeira and I finished my BA(Hons) Person-Centred Counselling degree in 2021 at the University of Suffolk. This has led to an amazing professional journey. ...

I chose UCS/ Uni of Suffolk because my college (City College Norwich) has very good relationship with them. After visiting the campus and the lecturers I really felt like it was somewhere I could settle. Ipswich and the University seemed very up and coming and I found that very attr...

Part of why I chose University of Suffolk was because of the location. I had young children at Primary School in Suffolk, so for me the choice of where to go was limited. It was so fortunate that the University offered the course I wanted and the 10 week FdA course I did there first...

I chose to study at University of Suffolk (then UCS) because they offered an integrative counselling degree course. Living in North Norfolk at that time, there were courses I could attend much closer to home but the diversity of the UCS course content really appealed to me. In hinds...

Mauro Cardoso from Great Yarmouth, completed his degree in BSc (Hon) Sport Performance Analysis. In his final year Mauro was elected Vice-President of the University’s Students’ Union.  ...

I am from Downham Market and I now work at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn after graduating from BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography.    I’ve put in a lot of work over this these three years so it’s nice to finally have it recognised after the year we hav...

Beatrice McCabe from Lowestoft graduated with a BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography. Beatrice works at the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston. As part of her degree Beatrice went to Coimbra in Portugal on an Erasmus exchange programme.   ...

I graduated from BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing. After working at Ipswich Hospital, I am now a prison nurse at HMP Warren Hill.    ...

Hello, I’m Jack. Let’s get straight to it: here’s why the University of Suffolk is the right place for you.   I had never been to Ipswich prior to earning a place at Suffolk. I graduated with a First-Class degree in History in 2014, and I haven’t looked back.  As an 18-yea...

I am from Bawdsey and I graduated from BSc (Hons) Games Programming. A particular highlight for me was living in the on-campus accommodation, Athena Hall, for the past three years and the friends I met.   ...

I graduated from BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing. I attended the Mark Your Achievement event with my daughter, auntie and niece. It was a double celebration as I was also celebrating my 40th Birthday! Before completing the degree I was working in man...

Since June 2019 I have worked at St Clare Hospice in Hastingwood, Essex as their first ever Corporate Fundraising Officer. The role was a brand new role, and having just finished University I knew it would be perfect for me. I live in Braintree, Essex, so it’s not far for me to c...

After studying A-levels at Suffolk New College, university felt like a natural progression for me. I knew it would be the best route to achieving the qualifications and confidence I needed to pursue a full-time career. Many of my college friends were surprised that I had only applie...

I am hugely proud to call myself a UoS Alumni! I’m 26yrs old and founded my own charity, Project 21, after graduating from the BA (Hons) Special Education Needs & Disability Studies degree at UoS in 2018. As I progressed in to the final year of the course, I decided to write m...

When I started my Foundation Degree in Architectural Technology at UCS, I was excited about retraining as an Architectural Technologist, and using my skills to help other people improve their homes. I had completed a major house renovation before I moved to Suffolk, and I wanted to ...

I am extremely privileged to have completed an apprenticeship. This is something I would not have thought to say before starting, as I was set to study full time at university. However, I also wanted the ability to learn on the job too. Apprenticeships are a platform to show yoursel...

I’ve always learnt that to achieve greatness you must put yourself into a situation that challenges you, only then will you see your true qualities and determination and come out of the other end with a smile on your face and your head held high.  Even one year on from graduating...

I’m originally from Bulgaria but it has always been a dream of mine to study abroad and begin a career in the UK. I have always wanted to specialise in the web development industry. Of course, a degree is important in this industry and enables you to choose what area you would lik...

Anna Palombo from Bury St Edmunds graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Adult Nursing. Anna now works at West Suffolk Hospital on a stroke ward.   ...

The decision to become a nurse was not one I made lightly.  It was back in 2014, I was 35 years old, married with two daughters and had been working for a high street bank since 1997.  If I’m honest, I had wanted to be a nurse when I left school but for one reason or another I w...

I was really impressed with the state-of-the-art facilities at the University of Suffolk and also the family feel. I’m from London so Ipswich was close enough to go home to my parents when I wanted to. The student accommodation, Athena Hall, was my deciding factor as they are mode...

Dr Jennifer Coe is a Lecturer in Psychology and Deputy Course Leader for BSc (Hons) Psychology and associated degree routes at the University of Suffolk. She has been working with the Psychology team at University of Suffolk since  October 2014. Jennifer was awarded Fellow status ...

I chose to study at Suffolk as the course was well spoken of by people who had completed it and the work I had seen from previous years was of a very high quality. Studying there, for me, was incredibly enjoyable because I was able to work towards my personal goals. The course combi...

Studying BA (Hons) English at the University of Suffolk was truly a whirlwind experience; those three years opened up a whole new world of literary and linguistic study for me, and influenced me to excel in academia in a way I had never done or thought possible before. It was wonder...

Walking along Ipswich Waterfront shortly after graduating, I noticed a quote by George Eliot in one of the university windows ‘It is never too late to be what you might have been.’ Reading this made me quite emotional. As a mature student having spent the last 6 years studying p...

I had an accident in 2002 falling off a container ship at Ipswich docks. Before that I was in the military. I left the military one month before I had the accident and the accident actually caused a subdural haematoma in my brain which is a small bleed. After that for many years I...

The University offered an environment providing state of the art facilities, a variety of resources, and subject experts within the scientific field, which is why I chose to study there. Suffolk is a thriving area, full of beautiful scenery, lively towns and great restaurants. The ...

I am originally from South Tyneside, and I was not a high flyer at school. As a mature student, attaining a First Class Honours degree has always been an ambition as most of the folks I work around seemed to have degrees and I felt my academic background wasn't as strong.  ...

Hear Alastair talking about his experience of studying here and what he has gone on to do since graduating:   ...

Hear Yviemarie talking about her experience of studying and what she has gone on to do since graduating:   I chose Graphic Design as I have always had a love for it, although I didn t realise it had a name at the time! I still have my very first branding project fro...