Alumni News
26.02.2021
Alumni | Religion & Society | Support & guidance
Spearheading change in society: PinkNews boss speaks to QE boys
Benjamin Cohen, founder and CEO of PinkNews, dotcom success story and broadcaster, spoke to current pupils as part of LGBT+ History Month. Benjamin, who was at QE from 1993–1998, took...
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05.02.2021
Light at the end of the tunnel: Max’s positive message on mental health in the pandemic
Old Elizabethan Max Hassell gave a virtual talk for senior pupils on his experiences with ADHD, anxiety and depression as the country marked Children’s Mental Health Week. In the lunchtime...
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27.01.2021
Doing what he loves – HOW good is that!
Frankie Vu (OE) has secured a role as a presenter of the iconic children’s television show, HOW, while also enjoying a new job with Facebook, working in virtual reality. ITV...
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30.12.2020
Alumni | Library & creative writing
The poet, the prince and the podcast (and a proposal, too)
George Mpanga is among only a handful of voices to be heard on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s widely publicised first podcast, which has been issued following the royal...
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23.11.2020
Pushing the conversation: alumni speak on LGBTQ+ issues and their experiences on International Men’s Day
Two Old Elizabethans visited the School in person for a Covid-compliant celebration of International Men’s Day. Jamie Sherman and Arjun Goswami talked about their experiences as members of the LGBTQ+...
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05.11.2020
Alumni | Careers | Support & guidance
Alumni go online to help put pupils on the path to university success
With coronavirus restrictions precluding a repeat of last year’s inaugural University Mock Interview Evening at the School, QE’s old boys and supporters have instead been turning out in force online...
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21.10.2020
Academic enrichment | Alumni | Support & guidance
Challenging stereotypes, changing mindsets: Black History Month at QE
Representatives of Perspective, QE’s new pupil-led initiative, have joined senior staff to highlight the importance of Black History Month. School Vice-Captains Thomas Mgbor and Ayodimeji Ojelade, of Year 13, have...
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02.10.2020
Roast duck, radiology and getting out of your comfort zone
Medic Neeral Patel is loving life in Toronto, where he is on a two-year mixed research and clinical fellowship – even if, at first, he wondered if making the move...
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31.07.2020
Alumni | Alumni Newsletter | Arts
Nabil’s top performance at Cambridge clears his path on to Yale
Architecture student Nabil Haque has enjoyed stellar academic success in his final year at Jesus College, Cambridge, winning a string of prizes and accolades. Nabil (OE 2010–2017) graduates with the...
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29.06.2020
Academic enrichment | Alumni | Support & guidance
“Who I was didn’t matter…all he saw was the colour of my skin”
Perspective, QE’s new pupil-led forum looking at issues such as race, has been launched and is already going from strength to strength, with involvement from current boys, alumni and senior...
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