This month we spoke to Professor Marion Turner (MA Oxon, MA York, DPhil Oxon) an alumna who is the first female biographer of Chaucer. We …
Professor Marion Turner: the first female biographer of Chaucer.
Stories from our Alumni community
Alumni Features
Kate Nash, Founder of Kate Nash Literary Agency Ltd.
To celebrate International Women’s Day we spoke to Kate Nash, founder of Kate Nash Literary Agency Ltd. She tells us of how she fell in …
Rowena Skelton-Wallace, Managing Editorial Director, at Vintage, Penguin Random House.
For International Women’s Day we had the pleasure of speaking to Alumna Rowena Skelton-Wallace, Managing Editorial Director at Vintage, Penguin Random House. She talks us …
What do you do? Abisola Barber, Global Chief Operating Officer at Barclays Investment Bank
This month we hear from York alum Abisola Barber. She tells us about her career in finance and her advocacy work for diversity and inclusion …
Cass Hebron, Founder of The Green Fix
This month we hear from York alum Cass Hebron, a recent graduate of the University of York. She currently works as a Communications Officer at …
Supporting refugees in crisis
This month we hear from York alum Philip Worthington, Managing Director of European Lawyers in Lesvos. He shares the story of his work in Lesvos, …
Job hunting in a global pandemic
This month, we spoke to Tom Lovell, a York alum who has enjoyed a long and successful career at Reed Recruitment. He spoke to us …
What do you do? Dr Jess Walkup: Station Leader for the British Antarctic Survey
Meet Dr Jess Walkup Station Leader for the British Antarctic Survey, BSc Biology, 2009. She proves that the world really is your oyster when her …
What do you do? Fleur Anderson, MP for Putney, London
A couple of months ago, we caught up with Fleur Anderson to hear about her time at York and life since leaving university. This interview …
Hackney’s Pop Harpist – York Alumna Olivia Ter-Berg
To entertain her neighbours during lockdown, Olivia Ter-Berg, a University of York Music Department graduate, decided to put on a concert from her doorstep when …