Alumni News - Queen Elizabeth's School

20.02.2020

“For me, drawing is a reflective process…ambiguous, fragmented and surreal”

King’s College undergraduate Danny Martin has had his art exhibited in Cambridge for the first time – and now some of his drawings are on display at the Japanese embassy...

One to watch! Magazine shines its spotlight on Abbas as a future leader

03.02.2020

Alumni

One to watch! Magazine shines its spotlight on Abbas as a future leader

Abbas Adejonwo is in the spotlight after being named one of the UK’s most outstanding African and African-Caribbean students. Abbas (OE 2011-2018), who is at Warwick, was named among the...

Living the dream: Dhruv reflects on winning award in New Year’s Honours

29.01.2020

Alumni

Living the dream: Dhruv reflects on winning award in New Year’s Honours

Old Elizabethan and City lawyer Dhruv Chhatralia has been giving his reaction after receiving a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours. An international mergers and acquisitions lawyer...

‘Casting new light on pivotal historical moments’: prestigious European prize for OE filmmaker and academic

27.12.2019

Alumni

‘Casting new light on pivotal historical moments’: prestigious European prize for OE filmmaker and academic

Dr Frederick Baker has won a major EU cultural award for an innovative, large-scale digital project telling the story of the run-up to the 1938 Nazi annexation of Austria, the...

Inspiration and insights at Careers Convention as boys develop the skills they need to reach their goals

06.12.2019

Alumni | Careers

Inspiration and insights at Careers Convention as boys develop the skills they need to reach their goals

There was standing room only in several of the expert talks delivered as part of the 2019 Year 11 Careers Convention. The convention – a major event in the QE...

Helping the world’s largest online-only grocer sell to other supermarkets

04.12.2019

Alumni

Helping the world’s largest online-only grocer sell to other supermarkets

Ramesh Paripooranananthan’s rather dramatic career change following his solo trip to the Indian sub-continent is, he says, proof of the importance of networking widely and staying flexible in your attitudes....

Celebrating the past, looking to the future: Old Elizabethans Association Dinner 2019

19.11.2019

Alumni

Celebrating the past, looking to the future: Old Elizabethans Association Dinner 2019

Former pupils from across the generations turned out in force for the annual Old Elizabethans Association Dinner, enjoying the opportunity to celebrate with fellow alumni, rekindling past friendships and forging...

Whys guy: how QE Art teacher Mr Buckeridge changed Jay Shetty’s life

15.11.2019

Alumni | Arts

Whys guy: how QE Art teacher Mr Buckeridge changed Jay Shetty’s life

Old Elizabethan and global internet celebrity Jay Shetty continues to make headlines as he pursues his quest to ‘make wisdom go viral’ – and one of his recent podcast shows...

Helicopter hero: Old Elizabethan’s medal-winning bravery in the Troubles revealed

12.11.2019

Alumni

Helicopter hero: Old Elizabethan’s medal-winning bravery in the Troubles revealed

The family of Old Elizabethan helicopter pilot Roger Southgate have unearthed details of a heroic flight in hazardous conditions to rescue a comrade during some of the darkest days of...

Spice of life: Electrum combines career investigating financial fraud with Latin dance and teaching the Bible

25.10.2019

Alumni

Spice of life: Electrum combines career investigating financial fraud with Latin dance and teaching the Bible

Eleven years after he left the School, Electrum Anpitan’s life is as varied as it is full. Electrum (OE 2001–2008) manages to fit in his demanding role as a Forensic...

24.10.2019

Academic enrichment | Alumni | Library & creative writing

QE poet-in-residence up for top prize

QE’s poet-in-residence, Anthony Anaxagorou, has been shortlisted for the prestigious TS Eliot prize for poetry. After the Formalities, a collection of poems by Old Elizabethan Anthony (1994–1999) was selected by...

‘Meditate and do something productive’: sounding out career plans

07.10.2019

Alumni | Careers | Music

‘Meditate and do something productive’: sounding out career plans

Countless hours spent jamming with friends in the Music block at QE sowed the seeds of Sergio Ronchetti’s career as a composer and sound designer for video games and films....