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Afua Hirsch strikes out on her own

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Afua Hirsch strikes out on her own. Afua Hirsch qualified as a barrister before working as a print and TV journalist. Now a successful author and broadcaster, she recently set up her own production company, Born In Me. She receives an honorary

Amy Warwick: youth is my excuse

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Amy Warwick: youth is my excuse. For many of our budding photographers, our central London location is a big draw. The chance to study photography surrounded by iconic galleries and museums, offers increased cultural opportunities and developments

Tiggy Elwes: "Baking is science plus…

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Tiggy Elwes: "Baking is science plus creativity". Tiggy Elwes is in the third year of the National Bakery School’s BSc Baking Science and Technology course, specialising in New Product Development. She is the winner of Frank Brake Charitable

Alexandria Tilley works for the Webbers Gallery

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Alexandria Tilley works for the Webbers Gallery. When Essex-born Alexandria Tilley began looking for the right university to study photography, she already had a firm idea that she’d be studying in London – the only question was where. “A

Lisa Drew draws a line in her career trajectory

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Lisa Drew draws a line in her career trajectory. Although Lisa Drew already had a Marketing and PR degree under her belt, she still found herself looking to do something more creative with her future. “I’ve always been a keen photographer, and

Arturas Bondarciukas travels to Italy with the South Bank …

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Arturas Bondarciukas travels to Italy with the South Bank Collective. As a keen young photographer who knew he wanted to turn professional, Arturas Bondarciukas felt finding a degree that offered a combination of technical skills and business

Alumna Elle McNicoll on becoming a published author

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Alumna Elle McNicoll on becoming a published author. Initially, Elle believed university wasn’t for her, but she achieved a first degree and like most of us, just wanted to make her parents proud. With her can do attitude she became a published

Victoria Walford starts Victorious Bakery

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Victoria Walford starts Victorious Bakery. Victoria decided to adapt her PgDip Psychology and used it to start her own business. It was possible by getting mentoring, office space and some start-up grants from two LSBU schemes designed to encourage

Rebecca Clements starts Becky’s Bakes & Cakes

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Rebecca Clements starts Becky’s Bakes & Cakes. After realising she wanted to study bakery, Rebecca wanted to gain a degree and enjoy the university experience. She looked at her options online. "LSBU was the only university that offered the course

Frank Brake on building a billion pound business

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Frank Brake on building a billion pound business. After National Service Frank joined with his two brothers to establish a small family business, supplying poultry to the catering trade. "We started up in a small way. We really just wanted to do our

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