Alumni stories

Cornelia Parker studied at from 1974 to 1975 at the Gloucester College of Art, which later became University of Gloucestershire. She is well known for her large scale installations and was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1997. Cornelia, who…

From starting his studies at the Park campus in Cheltenham, Andrew Rogers’ career has led him to be named as Australian Teacher of the Year at the 2021 Australian Education Awards. He won the Secondary School Teacher of the Year…

When Bradley Warren finished college, he wanted to go to a university where he could be the best version of himself. The personalised support and wider community, with a wide variety of Students’ Union societies, led him to study Digital…

Taking his qualifications to the next level brought Gareth Reynolds back into education, and he is now helping the next generation of learners reach their potential. Gareth needed to gain a MSc for both a work project but also to…

Daniel Sluman is a 35-year-old poet and disability rights activist. He co-edited the first major UK Disability poetry anthology Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back, and he has published three poetry collections with Nine Arches Press. His most recent collection, single…

Taking learning out of the classroom is second nature for education graduate Emma Green, who launched Wild and Green Outdoor Learning in January 2021. She now delivers outdoor learning sessions to children in and around Gloucestershire, for groups including pre…

Lewis graduated from the University with a first class degree in Media Production in 2007. He has previously directed Broadchurch, Humans and Misfits, and regularly returns to the University’s Media School as a guest lecturer on the Film Production course.

Now running her own online pick and mix shop and corporate gifts business, Lisa Organ is enjoying the sweet taste of success as an entrepreneur. Lisa joined the university in 2016 to study Business Management (Enterprise) and spent a placement…

A meeting at an education fair in Kolkata, India, not only gave Subhankar Chakraborty a new direction, but an entirely new career. Studying in the UK was always at the top of Subhankar’s list of priorities. A chemical engineer, who…