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Black History Month 2021: Proud To Be
This year, University College Birmingham will be following Black History Month.org.uk's theme "Proud To Be". During the month, there will be opportunities to discuss important topics surrounding African-Caribbeans within the UK, while also celebrating iconic people from the past.
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Black History Month 2022
October is Black History Month in the UK. This year, the theme is ‘Time for Change: Actions Not Words.’ Our Student Engagement team have organised different events throughout the month to celebrate.
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History of University
With over 7,500 students on diverse courses, University College Birmingham is unrecognisable today from the small Victorian classes to which its origins can be traced.
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Sixth form
If you want to do A-levels in Birmingham and prepare for university in the same study environment, check out our sixth form centre for the city, based at our Camden House campus building.
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College and sixth form student life
Find out more about what life is like being a college or sixth form student at University College Birmingham and what studying at the heart of the city and the country has to offer.
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About us
Based in the heart of the UK’s second biggest city, University College Birmingham is highly respected by employers and industry for providing career-focused education and training.
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Student life
Discover more about our University and living in Birmingham – all you need to know about our accommodation, Guild of Students and what life is like in our vibrant city.
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Share your story
We would love to know what you have been up to since you graduated from University College Birmingham and so would your former colleagues and friends.
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Alumni
Welcome to graduate life. After working hard to get to this point, you are now automatically a member of the University College Birmingham Alumni network.
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Student satisfaction
When it comes to student feedback, our university stands out. Our students value their time with us, as can be seen from the outcomes of several nationally-recognised student surveys.
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For businesses | Work experience placements
We firmly believe work experience is the most effective way for you to embed your ‘world of work’ and occupational skills, as well as providing employers a fantastic opportunity to support the development of potential employees of the future.
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Chelmsley Wood culinary school
University College Birmingham is renowned worldwide for its training in hospitality. Start your hospitality career or upskill on one of our free (subject to eligibility) introductory cookery courses at our Chelmsley Wood culinary school.
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Information for parents and carers (college and sixth form students)
From the moment your son or daughter arrives, they will receive outstanding support from teachers, careers advisers and our student services team.
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Our economic impact
At University College Birmingham, we are supporting our region to grow and develop to ensure it meets its skills priorities. Independent analysis has identified that we have a total economic impact of £358 million across the UK.
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Black History Month 2021: Proud To Be
This year, University College Birmingham will be following Black History Month.org.uk's theme "Proud To Be". During the month, there will be opportunities to discuss important topics surrounding African-Caribbeans within the UK, while also celebrating iconic people from the past.
Other
Black History Month 2022
October is Black History Month in the UK. This year, the theme is ‘Time for Change: Actions Not Words.’ Our Student Engagement team have organised different events throughout the month to celebrate.
Other
History of University
With over 7,500 students on diverse courses, University College Birmingham is unrecognisable today from the small Victorian classes to which its origins can be traced.
Other
Sixth form
If you want to do A-levels in Birmingham and prepare for university in the same study environment, check out our sixth form centre for the city, based at our Camden House campus building.
Other
College and sixth form student life
Find out more about what life is like being a college or sixth form student at University College Birmingham and what studying at the heart of the city and the country has to offer.
Other
About us
Based in the heart of the UK’s second biggest city, University College Birmingham is highly respected by employers and industry for providing career-focused education and training.
Other
Student life
Discover more about our University and living in Birmingham – all you need to know about our accommodation, Guild of Students and what life is like in our vibrant city.
Other
Share your story
We would love to know what you have been up to since you graduated from University College Birmingham and so would your former colleagues and friends.
Other
Alumni
Welcome to graduate life. After working hard to get to this point, you are now automatically a member of the University College Birmingham Alumni network.
Other
Student satisfaction
When it comes to student feedback, our university stands out. Our students value their time with us, as can be seen from the outcomes of several nationally-recognised student surveys.
Other
For businesses | Work experience placements
We firmly believe work experience is the most effective way for you to embed your ‘world of work’ and occupational skills, as well as providing employers a fantastic opportunity to support the development of potential employees of the future.
Other
Chelmsley Wood culinary school
University College Birmingham is renowned worldwide for its training in hospitality. Start your hospitality career or upskill on one of our free (subject to eligibility) introductory cookery courses at our Chelmsley Wood culinary school.
Other
Information for parents and carers (college and sixth form students)
From the moment your son or daughter arrives, they will receive outstanding support from teachers, careers advisers and our student services team.
Other
Our economic impact
At University College Birmingham, we are supporting our region to grow and develop to ensure it meets its skills priorities. Independent analysis has identified that we have a total economic impact of £358 million across the UK.
News and insights
World of opportunities for students at biggest careers fair in University's history
No fewer than 80 employers – including the NHS, an award-winning national construction company and a kids’ football coaching enterprise – came to tap into new industry talent at the biggest careers fair in University College Birmingham’s history.
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Blog | Black History Month Spotlight – Celebrating Ruth Bizirhi
Our next spotlight this Black History Month is on Ruth Bizirhi, an alumni of the Department of Creative Services and the first cohort of the Creative Futures Incubator. Since graduating, Ruth has turned her lifelong passion for hair and make-up…
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Blog | Black History Month Spotlight – Celebrating Jen Ellin
Since graduating as a mature student, Jen now runs Jen's Tailored Events, with plans to provide opportunities for young people with difficulties in their life the chance to learn and develop new business and entrepreneurial skills, inspired in part by…
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Graduate Natalie makes history as top student at distinguished master baker awards
A stand-out bakery graduate has made history by winning one of the highest industry accolades at a distinguished event for Britain’s master bakers.
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Movies, meet-ups, music and more: UCB hosts special programme of events for LGBT History Month
University College Birmingham will be celebrating the LGBT community this February through a special programme of activities to mark LGBT History Month.
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Students are challenged to market historic coffin works
Marketing students were challenged to come up with creative ways of boosting business at the historic Birmingham coffin works.
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James Burgoyne
James played a key part in Bournville RFC securing promotion to National League 2 for the first time in the club’s history.
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Duane Saunders
Duane is a highly-experienced practitioner with a demonstrated history of working in the elite sport and fitness industry.
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Students in spotlight as university pioneers innovative new conference
The Business School this week hosted the first conference curated by and for students in the University's history.
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Eren Wirizlay
Made an unusual piece of aviation history when he became the first male flying butler.
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UCB attempts record-breaking fourth win at Nestlé Professional Toque d'Or
University College Birmingham is on the verge of making history as it seeks a fourth win at the Nestlé Professional Toque d'Or competition – something no catering college in the UK has done before.
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Craig makes an impact at Perry Beeches II school
Lecturer Craig Pinkney held a workshop at Perry Beeches II school as part of Black History Month. Craig spoke to year 8 and 9 students on their selected theme for this year, which was all about celebrating the past, promoting…
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Digital squad of students support Team Scotland to tell Commonwealth Games story
Students from University College Birmingham are working as the official behind-the-scenes digital squad to tell Team Scotland’s 2022 Commonwealth Games story.
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UCB chef lecturer lands place at final of "highest honour" awards
UCB chef lecturer Anthony Wright is on the brink of making history after making it through to the Master of Culinary Arts 2017 final, an award described by its director – executive chef at The Ritz John Williams - as…
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Paralympian Chloe Davies swims to victory at national championships
Sports Therapy student Chloe Davies put in an outstanding performance at this years' British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Short Course Swimming Championships, winning every event she entered and landing the 'Top Girl' trophy for overall achievement.
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Acclaimed chef shares ingredients for competing on flying visit to UCB
A packed room of culinary students listened in awe as world-renowned American chef Phillip Tessier relayed his mind-blowing experience of leading the US to victory in the Bocuse d'Or.
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College football team tastes victory in first Midlands tournament
A team of further education students from University College Birmingham have brought home the trophy in the Midlands' first College Collaboration Project (CCP) football tournament.
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The heat is on for Matt
Trainee chef Matt Price is hot stuff in the kitchen having cooked his way to victory in a Tabasco sauce challenge.
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Joseph Bennett
The brand-new facilities and highly-qualified staff at UCB were enough to convince future public servant Joseph to switch schools for A-Levels.
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Jai Mistry
Being neurodivergent, Jai particularly welcomed the personalised support on hand during his sports therapy degree.
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Equality and Diversity Coordinator draws on Windrush experience in first book
UCB’s Equality and Diversity Coordinator has had his first book published – a powerful story based on his experience as the next generation on from the Windrush era.
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UCB launches £38 million higher education centre in historic Jewellery Quarter
University College Birmingham is launching the next phase of its £100 million investment in student facilities with a £38 million higher education centre in the Jewellery Quarter.
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Valentine's visit to Atrium for husband-and-wife chefs who first met at UCB more than 40 years ago
It’s the love story between two budding chefs that began at University College Birmingham - and is still going strong more than four decades on.
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Stephanie Moriarty
Steph has studied the education sector in depth and brings a wealth of expertise to our Access to Higher Education Diploma.
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Specialist make-up student shares experiences with Prince and Princess of Wales
A University College Birmingham student aspiring to make her mark in the TV and film industry had the incredible opportunity to share her story – and play darts – with the Prince and Princess of Wales at a special event…
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Adeena's journey drives university digital team's award success
Working in partnership with academics from the University's Dietetics course, the DICE team showcased a patient's story through an innovative e-learning tool, and won a prestigious award for their efforts.
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Victory lap: Training award shortlist rounds out University’s 2023 accolades
University College Birmingham has been shortlisted for an award recognising outstanding training and education provision within the Greater Birmingham region, which brings to a close a fantastic year of awards for the institution.
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Victory is sweet at ABST as bakers take home over 30 awards
Bakery and Patisserie Technology students have won another clean sweep of awards at the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees’ (ABST) Annual Conference and competition.
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Future's bright for Stephanie as LED lights bring victory at national competition
UCB's talented make-up artist student Stephanie Harrison, has once again been victorious at a national competition, thanks to an inspired body art design which incorporated LED lights, UV paint and funky foam.
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Street food star Naomi shares wisdom after securing city centre contract
A University College Birmingham graduate who launched her own street food business in the heart of Birmingham returned to UCB to share her success story to inspire current students.
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Chef graduates who found love on degree make Britain's 100 best local restaurants
Tropea Italian restaurant has been named among Britain's 100 Best Local Restaurants in the Good Food Guide - and it all started with a love story at University College Birmingham.
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Student Blog | Considering university Clearing? Here's my story...
Samantha joined us through Clearing and knows exactly what it's like on results day. In this throwback blog first published just before she started her second year, she shared some insight into what it was like...
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Lucy Webb
Lucy is proving invaluable as a healthy lifestyle coach helping people with everything from managing their weight to stopping smoking.
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Rhys Williams
From a game-changing Whitbread operations manager to talent recruiter, Rhys has carved out a diverse career since completing his course.
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Steph Harrison
Award-winning Steph is living the dream, appearing on a hit BBC show through to creating gruesome prosthetics for horror flicks.
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Luísa Jardim
Luísa is excelling in her career, currently managing an IT support team that ensures healthcare workers have critical data at their fingertips.
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Alize Yüksel
Alize secured a position with a luxury hotel group after completing a master’s at University College Birmingham.
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Tom Ravenhill
Tom is having a ball as marketing strategist for a Canadian Major League Soccer team, and it all started at University College Birmingham.
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Dan Clarke
Dan has pressed all the right buttons since graduating and is now marketing apps and business services for a start-up.
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James Whiting MBE
Since studying at both college and degree level at UCB, James has gone on to build a multi-million-pound brand.
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Kelly Sambatari
Representing a well-known international brand on social media may sound daunting, but Kelly's degree showed her the way.
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Andrea Kaderavkova
Andrea is making her mark and is now a senior supervisor with the leading hotel chain she did her course placement with.
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Maria Michaelidou
Maria was one of the first students on this pioneering degree course, launched to answer demand for results-driven, non-medical treatments.
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Larisa Pavel
At a pivotal life juncture, Larisa followed her calling to train to help those in need and pass on her knowledge.
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Luke Hayward
Luke was supported in competitions by the University, resulting in him being part of a team that lifted a prestigious trophy.
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Sven Opolcer
Since receiving his first class degree, Sven has been busy driving diverse projects on a German car giant’s graduate scheme.
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Ben King
Since graduation, Ben has been taking the skills he gained at the University into his role as a food-to-go product developer.
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Naomi Donald
Since graduating, Naomi has been instrumental in reducing youth violence, raising educational aspirations and developing pioneering research.
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Andrew Smith
Thanks to his degree, Andrew’s career at Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) is positively flying.
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Natalie Brown
With a first-class degree, Natalie became a bakery technologist with industry leaders and was honoured as top UK student.
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Favour Okosun
Favour discovered just how invaluable her degree really was after starting a PGCE at the University to become a teacher.
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Claire Hutchings
One of the youngest finalists on MasterChef: The Professionals, Claire honed her skills at UCB.
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Emma Rankin
At Birmingham City Council, Emma has worked on many iconic events including the famous Frankfurt Christmas Market.
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Emma Thompson
Emma knew she wanted to study for a degree in this field, she just needed a vehicle to get her there.
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Chi Duong
Chi had her heart set on coming to University College Birmingham, but she just needed to meet some challenges.
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Yuk Ha Wicky Cheung
Raring to go for her master’s at University College Birmingham, Yuk first needed to develop her English ready for study.
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Ashley Lillis
After completing his degree, staying to complete a tailor-made PGCE was a natural choice for aspiring teacher Ashley.
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Lucie Gapova
Lucie's dissertation project didn't just help her earn her master's degree – it led directly to a job in the aviation industry.
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Ellie Stokes
Ellie’s master’s degree helped open her eyes to a world of career possibilities – and a future as a children’s counsellor.
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Abraham Hansen
Studying at University College Birmingham and working on placement in the USA has served as an "eye opener" for aspiring restaurateur Abraham.
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Rahul Gautam
Managing within a luxury hotel group in India, Rahul discovered how his master’s degree could be applied to his day-to-day work.
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Patrik Huber
Patrik's master's degree paved the way for him to launch his own business – with a little help from Enterprise Hive.
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Melissa Payne
Melissa's marketing career has seen her climb the ladder to become a manager within a multi-million pound company.
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Mehnaz Nazir
Mehnaz’s PGCE helped turn her lifelong dream of a teaching career into a reality – and her learning hasn’t stopped there.
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Esther Cooper
Armed with ten years’ experience working in schools, Esther found her course to be the ideal next step for her teaching career.
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Ross Loveitt
Ross built up an armoury of transferable skills on his MA, from writing reports to instigating negotiations.
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Maja Bosanac
Having moved from Croatia to study towards her dream events career, entrepreneur Maja is now setting the trend for sustainability in the industry.
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Afroz Ahmed
Completing a culinary college course in his home city of Mumbai, Afroz was keen to expand on his skills overseas.
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Raphael Akakpo
Now working for a top travel company, Raphael chose to build on his degree from a French university with an internationally-focused top-up.
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Michael Blackham
Spurred on by the pandemic, skincare specialist Michael enrolled on our nursing degree, undertaking an “exhilarating” placement.
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Daniela Caprian
Since graduating with her Enterprise Management MSc, Daniela has used her course experience and knowledge to develop integral IT systems for the likes of Volvo and E.ON.
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Ibukunola Ajimokunola
Ibukunola got so much out of his master's degree he went straight on to the PGCE, with the dream of teaching round the world.
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Katarzyna Boniecka
Katarzyna is relishing an impressive career with a top European business travel agency after completing a master’s at UCB.
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Max Gregory
Max, a Commonwealth junior judo champion and two-time British champion, is now competing on the world stage.
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Gabriella Drysdale-Reid
Gabriella worked as a dental nurse when she realised her true calling, and embarked on her adult nursing degree.
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Ellie Baldwin
After completing her make-up degree, Ellie found our prosthetics postgraduate course provided the perfect next step.
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Hristo Yanev
Hristo's degree helped him achieve his dream of launching an online tour operator, and he now runs two spin-off businesses.
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Ryan Pinto
Inspired by the chance to expand his knowledge outside India, Ryan's studies led him to a dream role at in San Francisco.
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Ela Hojsak
Discovering the versatility of marketing led Ela to her true passion, postgraduate study and an internship with the University.
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Javier Fernandez
During his master's degree, Javier took on placements at football clubs and the FA's national centre at St George's Park.
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Kayleigh Jones
Kayleigh had incredible opportunities during her degree, including the chance to work with Scotland at the Rugby World Cup.
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Ross Yates
Starting as a Level 2 Bakery student, Ross dreamed of going onto a degree and forging a career in new product development.
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Kevin Kamal
Kevin picked UCB for his Physiotherapy degree after a twist of fate inspired him to pursue a career in rehabilitation
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David Ruffles
After failing GCSE maths at school, David assumed he would never become a teacher, and didn’t think any more of it for 13 years.
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Evonne McIntosh
Evonne was spurred on to study our health and social care degree to become a specialist in health promotion.