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University of East London's Alumni Network Newsletter

December 2021 Edition

Hello ,

Welcome to the December 2021 edition of the University of East London's Alumni Network e-newsletter. 

We have some great news stories for you, including the UEL's RIX Centre partnering with Museum of London, and Engineering expert urging students to ‘build bridges’ at graduation.

Our noticeboard section has some interesting updates for you. Find out about how you can share your volunteering experience at our upcoming event and how you can have a Stress-Free Home for your Business.

You can also find out more about our latest Alumni of the Month story, and 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 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 

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

We are pleased to introduce our next alumni of the month! Meet Nick Azinas who completed his BA (Hons) in Music Industry Management in 2012.

Nick went on to work in the music industry and was the Promotions Manager for one of the biggest specialist music labels in the world. Now Nick owns his own company, specialising in radio plugging and product management, for various bands and a world leading label.

Nick’s most special memory of UEL is realising that one of his classmates was the son of one of his favourite record producers!

Our noticeboard section has some interesting updates for you, find out what has been going on at UEL over the past month.

A Message from Your Alumni Advisory Board Chair & Vice-Chair 

Wishing you Happy Holidays and a New Year filled with prosperity and success. We look forward to seeing and engaging with our Alumni Community in 2022. 

With best wishes, 
Jacqui Bashford, Chair of the UEL Alumni Advisory Board 
Dr. Vasiliki E. Kalodimou, Vice-Chair of the UEL Alumni Advisory Board

Call for Alumni Speakers to Share Volunteering Experience for Panel Event 

The University of East London Careers & Student Enterprise team is looking to hold a panel event of alumni speakers sharing their experiences with students around the career benefits of volunteering.

The aim of the panel is to educate students on why gaining volunteering experience is not only beneficial to the community, but also to the volunteers' career prospects. The Careers & Student Enterprise team are looking for 4-5 alumni to discuss how their volunteering helped them in their career in some way. Did your volunteering experience turn into paid work? Did your volunteering allow you to network & potentially meet a new employer? Or did volunteering give you the confidence or experience that you were able to use in a job application or interview? 

The event is hoping to go ahead in February/March 2022, for around 1-1.5 hours with a Q&A session at the end. If you would like to share your volunteering experience with the next generation of graduates, please email Bethan Wilson, Volunteer Co-ordinator, at B.Wilson@uel.ac.uk to express your interest and find out more.

University of East London Alumni team Christmas Opening Hours

Ahead of the holiday period, we just wanted to make you aware that the Alumni office will be closed from 5 pm on 23rd December 2021 and we will re-open again at 9 am on Tuesday 4th January 2022.

If you would like to speak to a member of the team please contact us before or after these dates as we will not be monitoring emails during this time. Our usual opening times are 9-5 pm Monday-Friday.

The best way to contact us is either by using our enquiries form on our website which you can find by clicking here, or emailing us at alumni@uel.ac.uk and a member of the team will get back to you shortly.  

Happy Holidays!

Stress-Free Home for your Business at the Business Centre 

Stress-Free Home for your Business at the Business Centre for just £74.25 per month!

•    Quiet space shared with like-minded entrepreneurs
•    Flexible pay-as-you-go options
•    Opportunities to work with university student interns
•    Free consultation opportunities

Click here to find out more.

School of Psychology Updates

Dr Jeremy Lemoine has announced his recent book publication: “Identity leadership, employee burnout, and the mediating role of team identification: Evidence from the global identity leadership development project” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Click here to read more.

Professor of Clinical Psychology, Dr John Read discusses how encouraging alternative methods such as yoga and dance can help with mental health instead of the overprescribing of antidepressants by doctors, in this Telegraph article: Why women are being given boxing gloves and ballet shoes instead of antidepressants (telegraph.co.uk).

Professor of Health Psychology, Dr Mark McDermott offers solutions in The Conversation about “The psychology behind masks” - after more than four months of masks not being compulsory in most public spaces, getting people to wear them again could be a battle. Click here to read the full article.

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.

Time for Tea Catch Up

Tuesday 11th January 2022, 10:30-11:00, Online

The aim is to provide a place for UEL Alumni to come together for both a formal and informal social networking purpose. All alumni are welcome to join either one or more ‘Time for Tea Catch Ups’. It is a chance for you to discuss any topics on your mind or just have a light-hearted chat with no formal restrictions. Registration for each meet closes the Friday before the meeting date and joining instructions will follow shortly after registration closes.

UEL Postgraduate Open Evening

Wednesday 19th January 2022, 17:00-20:00, Online or register to attend in person

Take the next step in your career and discover the University of East London. Our Postgraduate Open Evenings give you the chance to explore different aspects of University life. Find out about our courses, fees and finance, student life and the support we provide to help you graduate with an internationally recognised degree and gain a career in your preferred field.

Alumni Advisory Board Masterclass with Chan Gibbons

Thursday 20th January 2022, 18:30 - 19:30, Online

Join Chan Gibbons, Day-to-Day Music Manager for Warner Chappell-signed music producer, UEL Music Performance and Production Honours Graduate, and University of West London Post Graduate who studied Music Industry Management and Artist Development, as well as a singer-songwriter and music producer at our first Alumni Advisory Board Masterclass of 2022. 

This will be a virtual event via MS Teams on Thursday 20th January 2022 at 18:30. 

Chan will share her experiences as a day-to-day manager, as well as the things she believes other musicians should know before entering the music industry. She will also discuss crucial aspects of what musicians should bear in mind when maintaining their rights as musicians.

The following are among the key areas that will be discussed.

What rights do you have as a musician?

How to Safeguard Your Copyright

Which companies should you join prior to releasing music?

How to make the move from education to employment in the music industry

Alumni Book Club

Tuesday 25th January 2022, 19:00-20:00, Online

Book Club is back! Join us for our revamped virtual group, where we will discuss different topics from a variety of books chosen by you. A chance to socialise with fellow graduates and learn something new! Register your interest below and we will send you more information in due course. 

Engineering Alumni Virtual Meet

Monday 29th January 2022, 18:00-19:30, Online

The aim of the monthly Alumni Interest Groups is to provide a place for likeminded Alumni to come together and network. Don’t worry! If you did not study a degree in the interest group topic, you are still welcome if the topic is of interest to you. There are no restrictions, and you are free to join as many of the meets as you would like to. 
The interest groups are YOUR SPACE where you can meet and share information, gain motivation and inspiration from each other, forming potential links that can help you within your career.

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.

Many of you may be experiencing uncertainty in these unprecedented times having witnessed the effects of COVID-19 on graduate employment. However, 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

Are you able to help with our upcoming Mental Wealth Project?

We are looking for employers (alumni) to assist with our Mental Wealth modules in a consultancy project. As part of the project the students will team up to offer a consultancy service to a business client (alumni). The team will work with the client to define a problem, opportunity or service required related to the business. The clients are to offer a clear brief with sufficient information and have a contact person who would respond to further information or clarification requests and any relevant data collection need as appropriate. The client's contact person or representative will attend the students' pitch and offer feedback.

The project is six weeks long that starts on 14 March 2022 and ends on 06 May 2022.

Each team will create a poster to report the findings of their consultancy project and recommendations a within 5 minutes presentation and seek feedback. 

Who are we looking for? Alumni who work in any of the following areas and who are able to use their organisation as a case study for students:
1.    Finance and accounting, including analytics
2.    Marketing, including digital marketing
3.    HRM
4.    Business Management
5.    International Business Management
6.    Business Law

If this is something you would like to be involved in and can assist with, please contact Eleanor Dall, Employer Engagement Officer for the Careers & Student Enterprise Team at e.dall@uel.ac.uk.

Want to be a Guest Lecturer to Final Year Students?

The Careers & Enterprise Team  are looking for a speaker to deliver a guest lecture during class time to UEL final year students. This session would take place as part of Outduction on 28th February. 

We would love a volunteer to speak to our students about the value of networking and how to make industry connections, as well as their experience within the consultancy industry. 

If you are interested in taking part in this upcoming opportunity please contact Eleanor Dall, Employer Engagement Officer for the Careers & Student Enterprise Team at e.dall@uel.ac.uk to express your interest.

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

University of East London, Head of Data Reporting & Analysis, London, £55,548 pa

We are looking for an experienced student data reporting manager keen to build on that experience to make a difference in our institution-wide data governance practices and assist us in preparing for forthcoming changes in statutory reporting requirements.

University of East London, Lecturer in Games Programming, London, £41,216 pa

Your challenge? To design, develop and deliver innovative teaching across a range of modules and courses in Games Development at undergraduate level. You’ll also collaborate with colleagues and management on the development of existing and new programmes with the view of continuous improvement.

Marketing and Communications Executive, National Council for Voluntary Organisations, London, £31,151 pa

As Marketing and Communications Executive, you will work closely with our Marketing and Communications Manager and the wider Communications, Marketing and Membership team to help us transform the role that NCVO plays within the charity and voluntary sector.

Digital and Improvement Delivery Lead Officer, Achieving for Children, London, £38,883- £41,850 pa 

The role of the Digital & Improvement Delivery Lead is to support the implementation of a number of digital and improvement projects as identified in Achieving for Children’s Digital, Data and IT (DDIT) strategy.