Alumni stories

Discover a range of stories from our alumni at UoG.

From student to lecturer

After choosing to study at the University of Gloucestershire, Jack James, who now teaches Professional Policing, is now working alongside many of his former lecturers. “I chose to study at UoG as I wanted to experience campus life, whilst also…

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Facing the pandemic together

From road races to stadium concerts, St John Ambulance volunteers have been a reassuring sight at events, and training generations of first aiders, for more than 130 years. And with alumnus Martin Houghton-Brown at the helm, thousands of volunteers have…

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Tim Lowe

A former head teacher of two independent schools, including Hereford Cathedral Junior School, Tim Lowe is co-founder and trustee of the Little Princess Trust, which provides real hair wigs for children who lose their hair through cancer treatment. Tim, who…

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Supporting a green recovery

Marketing graduate Charlie Brunyate is focusing on the future and supporting a green economic recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic. Charlie chose the University of Gloucestershire as he grew up in the area, and wanted to study Marketing as he’d enjoyed…

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Shaping a career in the arts

Sarah Bowden had travelled the world with her family before thinking about art school in the 1990s. She moved to Cheltenham to attend the Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education, the predecessor of the University of Gloucestershire. And she…

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Leaving less of a footprint

Tolga Aktas, Biologist, Writer and Environmental Photojournalist, has just finished his degree at the University of Gloucestershire. Here, he explores sustainable approaches in the working world in his own words. When I first looked at studying at the University of…

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Unearthing the past

Abigail Sparkes graduated from the University of Gloucestershire in 2017, and her dissertation was based on fairy belief in the seventeenth century, a topic that she had covered in her second year. She talked about her experiences on the University…

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