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University of East London's Alumni Network Newsletter

February 2025 Edition

Hello ,

Welcome to the February 2025 edition of the University of East London's Alumni Network e-newsletter. We have some great news stories for you, including a UEL Alumn Big Manny extracting DNA with Prince William & how a UEL graduate's passion for bioscience is impacting healthcare.

Our noticeboard section has some interesting updates for you. Find out more about ACI's upcoming Industry Week & why UEL Alumni Advisory Board wants to hear from you.

Check out our latest Alumni of the Month winners, and find out how you can apply to become the next.

As always, our events section has a variety of events for you to get involved in and this month’s career development section has information on how the Career Zone can help you with your career and employability needs, and as always, we have picked out lots of great job opportunities for you to consider both at the university and further afield.

We hope you enjoy reading the latest edition of the Alumni e-newsletter. If you have any feedback or would like to contribute to a future edition, please get in touch at alumni@uel.ac.uk.

Best wishes,
The University of East London Alumni team

UEL NEWS

We have picked out a few of UEL's top stories, make sure you click through to read the full story and don't forget to visit our website to read lots of other great stories.

ALUMNI OF THE MONTH

Each month we will feature our Alumni of the Month in our E-newsletter and on our website and you will receive an exclusive gift and certificate. Nominations for Alumni of the month will close on the 3rd Monday of each month and will be featured in the following E-newsletter. If you would like to feature as our Alumni of the Month, please complete our short form.

ALUMNI OF THE MONTH

NOTICEBOARD

Our noticeboard section has some interesting updates for you, find out what has been going on at UEL over the past month, what's coming up and how you can get involved!

Alumni Advisory Board Feedback Session

Established in 2018, the UEL Alumni Advisory Board serves as a key advisory group, representing the alumni community in collaboration with the University and its Alumni Engagement team. Over the years, the board has played a pivotal role in shaping initiatives that enhance the experience of both students and graduates.

To find out more about the Alumni Advisory Board, click the following: Advisory board | University of East London

Key topics to be covered:

· Your experiences and engagement with UEL Alumni

· Suggestions for improving alumni events and initiatives

· Opportunities for networking and professional development

· Ways to enhance communication

· Support for our alumni community and Engagement with the University

· Volunteering

· Support for our Alumni Community and engagement with the university and industry

We encourage all of you to join and share your thoughts! Register to join us by clicking here.

ACI Industry Week

Start your path to career success at the ACI Industry Week “Creative Industries in Focus”

We are bringing you an exciting week of unique opportunities, providing insights into careers in the creative industries across a wide range of disciplines. From industry insight visits to guest speakers, enterprise support to networking – it will be a week packed with opportunities to build your contacts, meet potential employers, discover different career pathways and build your skills towards careers and enterprise success.

Registration for events will be essential, please scan the QR code or email alumni@uel.ac.uk to see the schedule of activity and join our school Linked In Group ACI ALUMNI – UEL where we will be posting job opportunities all week.

Online Masters in SEN: Applications Open for January 2025

Applications open for September 2025 for our online MA in Special and Additional Learning Needs with ICEP Europe

If you are considering upskilling in 2025, we wanted to let you know that we have opened applications for our online and flexible MA Special and Additional Learning Needs programme, delivered jointly by the University of East London and the Institute of Child Education and Psychology Europe (ICEP Europe).

Module choices include Autism, Dyslexia, Inclusion, and Understanding Behaviour, and there is a focus on contemporary issues such as neurodiversity, strength-based approaches, and universal design for learning.

International in its reach, the programme draws students from Ireland and the UK, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, and from countries as diverse as Hong Kong, South Africa, and India.

Join our February webinar and hear from a recent grad!

We are running a webinar on Thursday, 27th of February at 4 PM GMT and would love to see you there and answer any questions you may have. We will also be joined by a recent graduate, who will share her experience of the course.

If you aren’t able to attend the live webinar, be sure to register to receive the session replay. Register here to save your spot!

WHATS COMING UP

Our events section has a variety of events for you to get involved in, both virtual and physical, we hope you can join as at one soon.

UEL Alumni Masterclass with Irene

Thursday 27th February 2024, 18:00-19:00, Online

Irene is a First Class BA Honours Graduate from the University of East London and an accomplished Senior IT Project Manager with experience across industries such as railway, events, healthcare, research, education, and innovation. Most notably, she played a pivotal role in supporting NHS COVID-19 programs, demonstrating her ability to manage complex, high-pressure initiatives with significant impact. Irene will be discussing the topic of Project Management in the Era of Disruption: Navigating Change, Embracing Agile and Leveraging Ai.

UEL Alumni International Women's History Month Panel Event 2025

Tuesday 11th March 2025, 18:00-20:00 (GMT), Online

Join us to celebrate International Women's month. The UEL Alumni Team have organised some of our successful and inspiring female alumni to take part in a panel discussion.

UEL Alumni Physical Networking Event

Thursday 20th March, 18:00- 22:00, Sixes Cricket, London Bridge, 50 Bermondsey St, London, United Kingdom, SE1 3UD

The UEL Alumni Team invites you to attend their upcoming Physical Networking event. This is an opportunity for you to socialise with your fellow alumni, meet new people and most importantly make connections all whilst having a good time. Spaces are limited, so kindly complete the registration form in full to express your interest. All expressions of interest must be received by Friday 7th March 2025, we will then confirm if you have received a space by no later than Wednesday 12th March 2025. If you think this event will be beneficial to a recent graduate/alumni please share the link above with them.

UEL Alumni Webinar Series with Carol Stewart

Tuesday 25th March, 18:00- 19:00, Online

Carol Stewart is a psychologically informed, executive, career, and leadership coach, and founder of Abounding Solutions. She specialises in coaching introverted leaders, women, and underrepresented groups to lead with confidence, influence, and impact. Author of Quietly Visible: Leading with Influence and Impact as an Introverted Woman, Carol also delivers training and talks on leadership development, equity and inclusion, belonging and psychological safety. Carol Stewart will talk about how to raise your profile, get recognised for your expertise, and open doors to new opportunities—without having to change who you are.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Our career development section has information on how the Career Zone can help you with your career and employability needs.

As a valued member of our alumni community, you have unlimited access to our Career Zone platform, formerly the Employment Hub.

Sign up today at Career Zone for everything you need in your graduate jobs search or entrepreneurial journey, from networking events to seminars led by industry experts.
 
Once you’ve signed in and completed your profile, we are here to support you. As part of your profile, you will be able to select a statement to help you understand where you are in terms of your career readiness. You will be able to access careers resources tailored to your needs, to help you move on to the next stage in your career journey.

Career Zone will give you access to our jobs board to help in your search, as well as volunteering opportunities with our community partners.

Career Zone features upcoming employability and industry events, which you can register for.
Follow our social media channels to hear about upcoming events and new initiatives:

Facebook: UEL Career Zone
Twitter: @UEL_Careers
Instagram: @uelcareerzone

Please note that if you are unable to access the UEL Career Zone and for any other questions, please email the Careers Team: careerzone@uel.ac.uk.

Form an overview of all that is on offer to you from our careers team click here.

Your Alumni Career Coach

Andrea Popeau-Thomas is an experienced Career Coach who now supports UEL Alumni and graduate students, with over 8 years of experience in higher education.

Individual Career Coaching Appointments
30-minute Individual alumni coaching appointments are available to discuss a variety of career development topics.
Sample topics have been listed below, however; you are welcome to make an appointment without a career development topic in mind:-
• Explore Careers and Graduate School Programmes
• Identify Career Skills & Interests
• Review CV’s, Cover Letters & Personal Statements
• Review Job Searching Strategies
• Review PhD, MD, or graduate school applications
• Create a Job Search Action Plan
• Conduct a Mock Interview
• Review Career Resources
• Review Networking Strategies
• Review Salary Negotiation Strategies

Scheduling a Career Coaching Appointment
30-minute coaching appointments are now available via the UEL Career Zone. UEL Alumni can book an appointment throughout the academic year and beyond. To register with Career Zone & book your appointment please check out the schedule of appointments by clicking here. Please also see upcoming Alumni sessions below.

Would you like to become a Career Mentor?

MHRA Graduate Scheme

The MHRA Graduate Scheme is a three-year graduate development scheme that provides an exciting opportunity to play a critical role in protecting public health and positively influencing patient safety. You would play a part in:

• enabling the development of medical products in an agile and flexible way, in support of the Government’s life sciences innovation agenda
• critically appraising the benefits and risks of medicines and medical devices to inform robust decisions about healthcare quality and access
• using robust vigilance processes that can quickly detect, monitor and evaluate adverse effects and challenges with medicines and medical devices.

Joining a cohort of eight graduates, you will have the opportunity to undertake several placements in London or South Mimms (Hertfordshire), working closely with highly skilled multidisciplinary teams across our core operating groups: (1) Science and Research, (2) Healthcare Quality and Access (3) Safety and Surveillance, (4) Innovation and Compliance.

The scheme provides a fully financially supported study package towards a Level 7 (degree level) apprenticeship in Regulatory Affairs, with 20% of your time dedicated to this course. There is the option to convert this into an MSc qualification at the end of the scheme, subject to eligibility.

Following the scheme, you will be in a strong position to apply for more senior roles at the MHRA. Working here can also be a brilliant grounding for a career across the health sector or in the pharmaceutical industry. For more information & to apply please click here.

JOBS BOARD

Below we have picked out lots of great job opportunities for you to consider both at the university and further afield.

Deputy Head of PR and Communications, University of East London, £53,032 pa

As Deputy Head of PR and Communications, you will oversee the University’s PR strategy, shaping its public image through effective media engagement and stakeholder communication.

Educational Data Insight Officer, University of East London, £39,024 pa (Maternity Cover)

The University of East London is committed to the Office for Students (OfS) vision to eliminate inequality of opportunity in higher education. The Access and Participation Funding (OfS regulated) encourages those who are least likely to participate in higher education to do so and improve students’ opportunities at university. The funding supports students in the areas of access, progression, and success and works to improve outcome and opportunities for our students.

Housing Solutions Officer, London Borough of Hounslow, London, £38,934- £42,324 pa

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Homelessness, Independence and Preventative Services which adopts a preventative approach across the housing, health and social care agendas. If you want to work in the public sector and be part of a progressive team, this is a unique opportunity for you as we are interested in what you can bring to help us improve and develop our services for our customers.

Communications & Audiences Officer, Greenwich & Docklands International Festival, London, £10,800 fixed term (Freelance)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised team player to join us as Communications and Audiences Officer to help devise and deliver the marketing and communications campaign for Greenwich+Docklands International Festival 2025.

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