Tanjila Mazumder Drishti
Globalisation, Business and Development 2017
Regional Lead – Asia for BRAC International, an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh
Spotlight on: alumni stories
From journalism to aviation our talented alumni are making their mark in the world. Read about their careers and how they are making a difference to people's lives.
Our latest alumni stories:
April Cridland and Alberto Jesus Uribe Jimenez
Physics 2012 and 2016
Post-doctoral researchers working at CERN in the ALPHA collaboration
Jordi Carter
Drama and Film Studies 2018
First Generation Scholar who graduated with a First Class degree and Gold Spirit of Sussex Award
LISA'S STORY
"There is no giving up, not for me. Keep trying to be that bumblebee butting against the window until it either dies or finds a way out."
Huyen Le
MChem 2017
Materials Engineering PhD researcher who has been selected as one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering 2024
Gavriil Papadopoulos
Electronic Engineering 1998
Project Development Leader for ATOS, focusing on innovation in the field of public safety and security
Sarah Egbo
Gender and Development 2018
Policy Lead at the Gender Mobile Initiative, a non-profit that leverages technology to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence
JAMILA'S STORY
"Sometimes when you don't get a job it's not because you're not good enough, it's because you’re better suited to something else. If you stick at it, the right job will land at the right time."
Benjy Kusi
Philosophy and English 2013
An inclusion and wellbeing consultant and online creator
Pablo Santana
Filmmaking 2018
Photographer and creative, specialising in live music and fashion
Kamilah McInnis
Sociology 2013
BBC Voice broadcast journalist with a passion for music and mental health
Millie Gooch
English Language and Literature 2009
Founder of Sober Girl Society – the largest community for sober and sober-curious women around the world
BENJY'S STORY
"Sussex attracts such a breadth of creative minds and making those connections not only completely changed my perspective on the world but has shaped the trajectory of my life and career."
Efua Akumanyi
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence 1998
Software developer and entrepreneur
Jennifer Uchendu
Development Studies 2019
Founder of SustyVibes, one of Nigeria’s largest youth platforms for sustainability projects
Fadi Zaghmout
Creative and Critical Writing 2012
Author and winner of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2024 in UAE
Liam Hackett
Business and Management 2018
Founder and CEO of anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label
Mo Kanjilal
English 1993
Co-Creator at Watch This Sp_ce, a multi-award-winning diversity and inclusion company
Carolina Farrajota Correia
Biology 2013
Clinical researcher specialising in diabetes, obesity and haemophilia
Helen Pankhurst
AFRAS 1987
Women's rights activist and Campaign ambassador, CARE International