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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

Rachel Gadsden talks openly about disability

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Rachel Gadsden talks openly about disability. Rachel Gadsden is an acclaimed artist whose work explores universal themes of fragility, survival and hope, drawing on her own personal experience of living with a chronic hereditary lung condition and

Lua Stifani, Politics student: "I can demonstrate to …

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Lua Stifani, Politics student: "I can demonstrate to employers that I have practical experience". As part of his work placement in the second year of his BA (Hons) International Politics (which is now BA (Hons) Politics), Lua Stifani secured a role

Renée Francis: "Never be afraid to ask for…

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Renée Francis: "Never be afraid to ask for help". Renée is the Lead for Pre-Registration Education at our Croydon Campus. She has day-to-day management responsibilities for all courses within the Institute of Health and Social Care at Croydon. My

“I want to learn everything I can and take it home to my…

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“I want to learn everything I can and take it home to my own country.”. Where I’m from in Serbia things are quite old fashioned and conservative. I wanted to meet open-minded people from different backgrounds and cultures. I first visited

Ashley-Facey Thompson: "My disability doesn't…

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Ashley-Facey Thompson: "My disability doesn't hold me back". I was always sporty, but football was my thing. Then one day we went in for a PE lesson and there was a table tennis table set up. We were invited to have a go and it turned out I was

Social Work student, Sean Craythorne: "I have grown…

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Social Work student, Sean Craythorne: "I have grown personally and have made a great group of friends". "Social work is a degree that gives students a wide range of skills to help alleviate problems that people face in their lives. I made the

Niveda Kiridaran, Alumna, BSc (Hons) Human Nutrition

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Niveda Kiridaran, Alumna, BSc (Hons) Human Nutrition. Niveda Kiridaran (BSc (Hons) Human Nutrition, 2022), is the latest recipient of the John Nicholson Prize for Excellence and Integrity in Overcoming Adversity. She tells us about what it took to

Laura Sandys CBE, Honorary Doctor of Engineering

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Laura Sandys CBE, Honorary Doctor of Engineering. Laura Sandys CBE set up and sold two consultancy companies while still in her early 20s before becoming an MP. An expert on the Iraq War, a champion for consumer rights, a journalist and an

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