#HELLO WESTMINSTER A TASTE OF STUDENT LIFE

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3 WELCOME HELLO ALL! A quick hello from our Students’ Union President, Freya

A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF 4 A STUDENT I’m Freya, President and clubs, while there are Our Sabbatical Officers (from left to right): Rituja tells us about her busy of the University plenty of museums, parks, schedule juggling coursework, shops and galleries to see of Westminster ETHEL TAMBUDZAI student life and work experience on a bustling London day. Vice-President Students’ Union. We also want to tell you a 6 ON CAMPUS bit more about life at the LUDOVICA BERNABO Check out our campus locations I hope you’re looking forward University of Westminster, Vice-President across the city to studying with us in London. and perhaps answer some This magazine will give you FREYA THOMPSON questions you might have about President 8 HOME AWAY FROM HOME an insight into student life finding work, accommodation Find out what it’s like to live in here at Westminster, and and student support. DAN SEAMARKS student halls give you some helpful tips for Vice-President things to do and places to I hope you enjoy reading the TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS see while you study here. At JOSEPH IKEBUDU 10 magazine, and look forward to Vice-President (not pictured) Read about some of our favourite night London offers an eclectic OUR LONDON meeting you soon! Westminster moments from the 22 selection of restaurants, bars past year Our students share their favourite hangouts in the city 14 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE New libraries, new labs, new VR 23 PASS THE POPCORN technology – find out how we’ve Take a break from your studies been investing in your future and catch a movie at our very own cinema 18 GET INVOLVED There’s something for everyone 24 OPPORTUNITIES AT with all of our societies and sports WESTMINSTER Learn a language, study abroad and other ways to build your CV 26 WORK EXPERIENCE Five students give us an insight into finding their dream placement 28 AND THE PRIZE GOES TO... A spotlight on some of the awards recently won by our students 30 OUR GRADUATES See what some of our Westminster graduates are up to now

WELCOME | #HELLOWESTMINSTER 3 A WEEK IN WEDNESDAY I start my day with classes and editorial meetings. I manage a student journalism website called Voice THE LIFE OF MONDAY of London as part of my semester one assignment. During this class, we prepare all the material for the upcoming Friday Newsday. I spend the rest A STUDENT MY day begins of my day working at the CEC. Each Wednesday early as I practice evening I also attend industry masterclasses or Rituja Rao is a final-year meditation techniques employability events across London. I get to network that I learnt at the with professionals from a variety of industries. Journalism BA Honours student, University’s Mindfulness a National Representative for the sessions. Then I head to Erasmus Student Network and my classes on investigative manages the student-run news journalism, where I TUESDAY site Voice of London. She lets us write stories and conduct investigations that will lead to in on the fine art of juggling your my final project. Afterwards I TUESDAYS are my day off at university, many passions. go to the University’s Creative so I spend some time at the CEC. I then Enterprise Centre (CEC), where go to the central London campuses to I work part-time managing the attend Debate Society meetings for mock CEC’s blog, social media debates. Afterwards I have a Skype channels and newsletters. meeting with the National Board of the My job complements my Erasmus Student Network (ESN) UK, where degree and I gain much- I work as the National Representative of needed work experience. the UK. ESN works towards increasing SUNDAY youth mobility and welfare in 40 countries. After organising the rest of my week I call it a night. SUNDAYS are my favourite Rituja working at the CEC Fresher’s Fair Party as the day to explore London and its Student Digital Communications Manager. ACTION! street food. I go out with my friends to grab a meal and discover new places. I walk SATURDAY around London markets, FRIDAY THURSDAY museums, bridges and more. I have been to cool art I wake up early, head I attend a full Newsday as I THIS is an intensive day for and short film festivals, off for my weekly work on the Voice of London. I my theory modules as I prepare which are super cheap grocery shop and start write news stories, edit videos for my dissertation. I attend a for students. When cooking at noon as and interview people. I recently series of lectures and seminars I get back home I prepare food for interviewed lawyers, futurists and spend half of my day in I complete any the entire week. and robot developers for a the library. I also meet with the remaining tasks, and Saturdays are for special edition about artificial Royal Literary Fund Fellow on then organise myself catching up on my intelligence. campus to get his tips on my for the week ahead. ESN duties. Every few months I fly to a different essay-writing skills. European country to At the end of the day, I cook an At 8pm, I settle down to watch attend ESN conferences authentic Indian dinner before I When I go back home, I start a cool movie or TV show before to discuss the future meet my friends. We head out working on graduate programme going to bed early, ready to of the organisation. to central London to enjoy the applications as I am in my final begin the next week… I usually spend the vibrant nightlife and spend our year and keen on securing a job entire weekend at the night dancing off the entire week after graduation. conference. at a club.

A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF A STUDENT | #HELLOWESTMINSTER 5 CAMDEN 4 TOWN

TOTTENHAM 1. CAVENDISH CAMPUS CAMDEN TOWN Our Cavendish Campus is truly in the HARROW heart of London, right next to the iconic STRATFORD BT Tower and just a short walk to the world-famous Oxford Circus. The Campus BAKER has state-of-the-art labs as the home of our STREET science and technology courses. KING’S CROSS REGENT’S PARK Closest Tube station: Great Portland Street, EALING Warren Street or Goodge Street MAIN MAP HEATHROW AIRPORT

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LITTLE 1 social sciences and humanities courses. T BAKER O The Campus also includes Little Titchfield VENICE T STREET T E BLOOMSBURY REGENT’S N Street (2a), home to our leading law D H OA PARK E R A courses, and Wells Street (2b). BON M LE ARY GOODGE C Closest Tube station: Oxford Circus M O STREET U R T 2 2a R O B A A 2b D K

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R E HOLBORN Opposite Baker Street Tube station and E T EET D STR the famous Madame Tussauds, our XFOR TOTTENHAM O COURT ROAD E Marylebone Campus is a modern and U

N OXFORD E lively campus with state-of-the-art facilities. V A CIRCUS BOND Y Our business, tourism, architecture and R R STREET E SOHO U MARBLE G B property and construction courses are all S COVENT ARCH E E N FT GARDEN taught here. T A H S S T Closest Tube station: Baker Street R ON E LEICESTER E PICCADILLY T CIRCUS SQUARE D N A P R A M E S A T R T H R S V E K R I MAYFAIR L A 4. HARROW CAMPUS N CAMPUS E TRAFALGAR Our Harrow Campus is home to our L SQUARE creative talent as the base for our media, GREEN AL LY PARK M IL LL arts and design courses. Situated in leafy D A OUR CAMPUSES OFFER FUN AND INSPIRING PLACES A P HYDE PARK C north west London, the Campus has IC TO LEARN, HANG OUT AND BECOME PART OF THE P GREEN cutting-edge specialist facilities, on-site WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY PARK halls of residence and a close student community. It’s only a 20-minute Tube ride Three of our campuses are in the very heart of central London, HYDE PARK to our central London campuses. with our dedicated media, arts and design campus in Harrow, CORNER Closest Tube station: Northwick Park north west London. All of our campuses are conveniently located near everything a premier global city has to offer, such as cultural attractions, music and gigs, cafés and shops, nightlife, BUCKINGHAM HOUSES OF free city events, and in close proximity to the UK’s top employers. PALACE PARLIAMENT HOME AWAY FROM HOME

BUSINESS STUDENT KAROLINA GIVES US A GLIMPSE INTO LIVING IN STUDENT ACCOMMODATION

WHAT’S IT LIKE WHAT IS THERE TO HOW DID YOU WHAT HAVE YOU LIVING IN HALLS? DO IN THE LOCAL DECORATE LEARNT SO FAR? Q&A AREA? YOUR ROOM? I live with five other Living in halls has people in a shared flat We have a good choice For ideas on decorating given me a lot of on the same floor. We of supermarkets with your room, visit independence and I’ve all have our own room cheaper options like Lidl Pinterest.com as there learnt how to look after with en-suite bathroom that keep my food bills are loads of pictures myself, whether it’s by and we share a kitchen. down. There are lots of of super cool dorm cooking meals, doing It’s great here, and I’d restaurants and cafés rooms. Make your own laundry or just keeping encourage all students to nearby, as well as wall mural with photos, my room clean and live in halls during their 24-hour fast-food places pictures and posters. tidy. I’ve learnt how first year if possible. and a really good gym. Use fairy lights and add to manage my time You get to meet people a few cushions. I bought as well. I study during from all over the UK and a cheap three-drawer the week and hold Europe and it’s really cabinet to keep all my down a part-time job enhanced my university stuff in. at weekends. I’m more Name Karolina Matyga experience. We meet up confident and feel more Course Business in the kitchen and cook grown up learning how Management BA Honours together or to manage my own hang out in money and time. Halls of Residence each other’s Raffles House, Wembley rooms or in Home Cambridge the communal areas. Everyone is really friendly and sociable.

8 #HELLOWESTMINSTER | HOME AWAY FROM HOME FROM HARROW TO RIO – WESTMINSTER STAFF BRING TOP 10 2016 OLYMPICS BROADCAST 2TO LIFE HIGHLIGHTS Film Production Technician Sarah-Jane Harrison and Sound Technician Aidan McCarthy, from Westminster School of THE 2016/17 ACADEMIC YEAR WAS FULL OF Media, Arts and Design, worked as SUCCESSES AND SURPRISES FOR OUR STUDENTS, part of the Olympic Broadcast Service GRADUATES AND UNIVERSITY. ENJOY A FEW OF (OBS) team at the Rio Olympics; the OUR FAVOURITE MOMENTS FROM THE LAST YEAR. pair had previously worked on the London 2012 Games.

ALUMNUS WESTMINSTER TEAMS UP HUSSAIN WITH TATE MODERN MANAWER SETS 4 WORLD 3 RECORD FOR LARGEST MENTAL HEALTH LESSON

Westminster graduate Hussain Manawer has set a new Guinness World Record for OSCAR WIN FOR the world’s largest mental WESTMINSTER health lesson. Backed by GRADUATE KRISTÓF the Duke and Duchess of DEÁK’S SHORT FILM Cambridge and Prince 1 Harry, Hussain organised the event at Hackney Empire in conjunction with Dame Til Kristóf Deák, who graduated so much. One of the best Wykes, Professor of Clinical from the Directing Film and days of my life was our final Psychology and Rehabilitation Television MA course in project screening which at King’s College London and 2010, won an Oscar for we held with a full house Director of the NIHR Clinical his film Sing in the Best Live in the University’s Regent Research Network. Action Short Film category at Street Cinema, which has the 89th Academy Awards. since undergone a historic “I’m really proud The University’s Museum and an example of the unrivalled refurbishment project.” Galleries Studies Group teamed opportunity Westminster students of what Kristóf After being nominated for the up with Tate Modern in April have to work with leading Academy Award, the now Peter Hort, Course Director has achieved, and to support a four-day series of institutions. This particular project Oscar-winning Westminster of the Film BA Honours it’s amazing that events titled Tasty and Smelly. enabled our students to discover alumnus said: “My time as course at the University of this is the second The workshops investigated the what it’s like to design and a student on the Directing Westminster, expressed his year in a row that ways in which smells and tastes deliver a public event in one Film and TV MA course pride regarding his former a Westminster film connect with sensations of art and of the world’s most important and then as a teaching student’s achievement. alumnus has won our memories and associations. contemporary art museums. assistant at the University the Oscar for Best With world-leading museums of Westminster gave me Live Action Short.” and galleries on the University’s doorstep, the collaboration is

10 #HELLOWESTMINSTER | TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS | #HELLOWESTMINSTER 11 ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS FAB FEST CELEBRATES BUILD INSTALLATION AT ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN BURNING MAN FESTIVAL AND MAKING 5 WITH THEIR TUTOR While you may have been 8enjoying a muddy festival over After Westminster Design Studio 10 tutor Arthur Mamou-Mani won a grant from the Burning the summer, our Marylebone Man Festival, a team of Westminster staff and Campus hosted its very own students joined together to develop and realise a FAB FEST – a big celebration of spectacular project at the Festival in Nevada’s Black architecture, design and making. Rock Desert – the world’s biggest celebration on The festival theme was ‘Pop-up interactive art. City’, giving students the chance to design and build the cities of tomorrow. A varied programme of activities included live music, entertainment and sustainable UNIVERSITY OF design. The event gave our WESTMINSTER students the opportunity to work ACADEMICS DEVELOP with academics and professional CUTTING-EDGE practitioners to bring their VR GAMES FOR CRIMINAL creative ideas to life. LAW STUDENTS 6 NEW HARRY POTTER BOOK ILLUSTRATED BY 9 WESTMINSTER ALUMNUS JIM KAY

A new version of J. K. Rowling’s book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, illustrated by Westminster alumnus Jim Kay (Illustration BA Honours), was published in October 2017 – the third in the series of reissued Harry Potter books illustrated by Jim.

STUDENTS AWARDED OVER £78,000 FROM University of Westminster academics from UNIVERSITY OF THE 125 FUND the Department of Computer Science and WESTMINSTER IS THE MOST 10 Westminster Law School collaborated in 7 INTERNATIONALLY DIVERSE developing a Virtual Reality (VR) game UNIVERSITY IN THE UK In a special event organised by the Alumni in which Law students can explore a real team, 92 students were awarded grants case scenario, discover important pieces from The 125 Fund, ranging from £150 to of evidence and determine whether Named the UK’s most internationally diverse university in £2,000, to support them in their personal and the crime is a murder. The game-based the 2016 Hotcourses Diversity Index (HDI), the University professional development. platform integrates the immersion into of Westminster went on to be ranked 29th in the world for VR as the perception of being physically International Outlook in the Times Higher Education Young present in a non-physical world. University Ranking 2017.

12 #HELLOWESTMINSTER | TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS | #HELLOWESTMINSTER 13 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

Over £65 million has been invested across the University’s campuses and facilities in recent years to ensure that you get the best from your studies while at Westminster. Here are some of the highlights.

14 #HELLOWESTMINSTER | LOOKING TO THE FUTURE LOOKING TO THE FUTURE | #HELLOWESTMINSTER 15 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE MARYLEBONE CAMPUS HARROW CAMPUS Bloomberg Financial Harrow Library Markets Suite Harrow Library has 600 indoor The Bloomberg Financial Markets and outdoor study spaces for Suite exclusively utilises the silent study and group study. Bloomberg platform, which Need a computer? Choose from provides our finance and business labs with Mac or Windows students with first-hand exposure computers, all equipped with to technology widely adopted in specialist software, or borrow a all the leading global investment MacBook for 24 hours from our banks in the major financial self-service facility. You’ll also centres of the world: the City of have access to our Emerging London, New York’s Wall Street Media Space, full of technology- and Tokyo’s Citibanks. based tools and resources like 3D printers, virtual reality headsets, REGENT STREET CAMPUS and an interactive iWall. Regent Street Gym And if you need a break from The Regent Street Gym is studying, go snap a selfie with the equipped with cardio and beloved pink staircase. weights machines, with plenty of open floor space to accommodate stretching and the use of free weights. If independent exercise CAVENDISH CAMPUS isn’t your cup of tea, we offer Virtual reality at classes such as Spin, Zumba, Architecture studios Cavendish Campus Pilates, Yoga, TRX and Boxfit. Following a £5.2 million We have 30 laboratories for refurbishment in 2015, We have experienced sports Westminster is now home to electronics and computer and exercise scientists on hand science teaching. This includes the best architecture studios in to offer personal training, body London. The studios – equipped the latest equipment such as composition analysis, and games consoles and virtual with state-of-the-art facilities, nutrition and fitness advice. the latest in equipment and reality kit. Computer-aided There are also shower and locker analysis and design applications software, and dedicated facilities, so you can change computer lab – builds on our also support all of our computer before heading off to a lecture. science and electronics students legacy as one of the foremost in their studies. schools of architecture in the UK.

Award-winning psychology labs The recently revamped Psychology Department offers students a vibrant and modern space for study and collaborative learning. The refurbishment includes a new £2.2 million lab, which scooped an FX Interior Design Award in 2015.

16 #HELLOWESTMINSTER | LOOKING TO THE FUTURE LOOKING TO THE FUTURE | #HELLOWESTMINSTER 17 GET INVOLVED

With over 70 societies and 21 sports teams, there is so much to get involved in while you study. The Westminster Students’ Union shows you what’s on offer.

18 #HELLOWESTMINSTER | LOOKING TO THE FUTURE LOOKING TO THE FUTURE | #HELLOWESTMINSTER 19 GET INVOLVED SMOKE MEDIA ESSENTIAL APPS Your university experience is what you make Get involved in everything media of it, and the University of Westminster is related. Whether you’re more than just a place to study. With over interested in becoming a 70 societies and 21 sports teams, there is host for Smoke Radio, a so much to get involved in while you study. WUNDERLIST writer for the magazine, Never forget to submit The University of Westminster Students’ or a presenter for an assignment or pick up Union (UWSU) is the place to find out about Smoke TV, there’s toilet roll again. This handy all of these clubs and societies, as well as something for everyone. to-do list app lets you set due dates and reminders the different ways to enjoy the events and in separate categories (like activities on offer. home and uni) from your phone and computer. wunderlist.com

DRAGONS UNIDAYS It’s a one-stop shop for The UWSU Dragons student discounts across are a team like no food, technology, beauty, fashion, health, lifestyle other at the University HOBBIES and more. Filter by brand of Westminster. The or by highest discount for Dragons community savings you can use online currently competes in Whatever your hobby or in store. over 25 different sports. or passion – singing, myunidays.com The men’s basketball Harry Potter, Pokemon, programme has risen photography, politics – to become one of the there’s a society for it at premier teams over Westminster. And if the the years. society for you doesn’t CITE THIS FOR ME exist yet, why not start it? Enter an article URL or use your phone to scan a book’s barcode and this app will provide a citation in Harvard, MLA, CULTURAL or whichever style you need. You can access your bibliography from Our University’s a computer or tablet too. community is one of citethisforme.com the most internationally diverse in the UK, and that’s reflected in our many cultural and spiritual societies. You CITYMAPPER will have plenty of Whether you’re new to opportunities to find London or not, Citymapper friends from a similar is a must-have to help you navigate around the city. background or faith. Get multiple transport options, journey times, and bus and Tube timetables. citymapper.com

20 #HELLOWESTMINSTER | GET INVOLVED GET INVOLVED | #HELLOWESTMINSTER 21 OUR LONDON PASS THE POPCORN WE ASK OUR STUDENTS TO SHARE TAKE A BREAK FROM THE LIBRARY AND CATCH A FILM AT THEIR FAVOURITE SPOTS IN LONDON OUR ON-CAMPUS CINEMA

Regent Street Cinema is our very own major restoration project in 2015, it on-campus cinema, found next to our re-opened its doors to the public and is 309 Regent Street building. With now one of London’s best art cinemas. O JILAL, BROR & YUSEF discounted tickets for Westminster students, COMPUTER SCIENCE you’ll be able to watch to a huge range of PSYCHOLOGY AT THE MOVIES BSc HONOURS, SECOND YEAR films throughout the year, including new Leyton, Spain and Redbridge Psychology at the blockbuster releases, film classics, Movies, hosted at all-nighter movie marathons, Regent Street Cinema, Best thing about London documentaries and the best of gives you the chance J: All the restaurants. I love the world cinema. It also hosts many to see familiar films through a new lens. wagyu beef at The Meat Co. in special events such as award You can watch a film and then hear from Shepherd’s Bush, it’s good for ceremonies, student work a panel of psychologists, therapists and special occasions. showcases and Q&As with writers on its psychological themes and Y: GRM Daily and LinkUp TV, Oscar winners. Regent Street GRAZIA issues. How does Fight Club explore check out their YouTube channels. Cinema is known as the male and female identities? Is repetition a PSYCHOLOGY BSc HONOURS, birthplace of British cinema, THIRD YEAR means of escape in Groundhog Day? Favourite spot Italy and the first cinema open to a B: The nightlife. Drama Club has paying audience. Following a Add your voice to the mix – everyone is great hip-hop and grime nights. welcome to talk – or sit back and listen to Best thing about London J: Whitechapel, it’s my home It gives you lots of opportunities the experts crack open hidden town. The food is tasty and themes within the film. in more than one career field. a decent price. I’m looking for internships this JUSTINA, CELINE & HALEENA regentstreetcinema.com/ summer, I already have one Where do you go for culture? PSYCHOLOGY BSc HONOURS, psychology-at-the-movies lined up! Y: My mosque, I’m there for SECOND YEAR the community. Poland, Belgium and London Favourite spot J: Theatre. Aladdin and Lion Mayfair – I really like the vibe King are great, they bring back Best thing about London PERKS! and strolling round the area. childhood memories. J: The culture, food and diversity C: It’s a 24/7 city, it never stops As a Westminster Where do you go for culture? moving. student you’ll Saatchi Gallery. receive an Favourite spot exclusive 40 per cent discount on J & H: Alexandra Palace, the regular tickets fireworks are beautiful there.

Favourite spot after exams J & C: To the pub! The student bar round the corner [from Cavendish Campus] is fun. H: Parks to relax and unwind.

Where do you go for culture? J: Tate Britain and Tate Modern. C: British Museum. H: The V&A.

22 #HELLOWESTMINSTER | OUR LONDON LOOKING TO THE FUTURE | #HELLOWESTMINSTER 23 OPPORTUNITIES AT WESTMINSTER SUPPORTING YOU At Westminster, we can help THERE ARE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN NEW SKILLS, ENJOY you with financial, emotional DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES AND BOOST YOUR CAREER PROSPECTS and academic support. WHILE STUDYING AT WESTMINSTER

DISABILITY LEARNING Ask us about advice and O support if you have a 1 4 learning difficulty.

ACADEMIC LEARNING DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Benefit from part-time Study or work overseas We can help improve work your essay writing and If your degree allows you to, presentation skills; you may be able to study or simply book a one-to-one Our Talent Bank service gives appointment or academic you the opportunity to apply work overseas for credit as part skills workshop with us. for part-time work, while also of your degree. Studying or enhancing your CV. Talent working abroad is an amazing STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE Bank is the University’s internal opportunity to live and learn in Our nurse practitioners recruitment agency which offers another country. You will gain provide advice on health paid temporary and part-time 3 ‘global’ skills to improve your and well-being. vacancies across all campuses career prospects. and various departments FAITH AND SPIRITUALITY We have student exchange We offer advice to students within the University. Our Learn a language of any faith. Ask us about Engage database also provides partnerships with institutions in spiritual counsel and spaces opportunities with external If you’re interested in learning a Asia, Europe, the Americas and for contemplation. employers. Our central London new language or developing a Australasia, giving Westminster location means you will have the current language, consider taking students the chance to spend time COUNSELLING added benefit of our connections part in the University’s open studying abroad. You could be You can talk confidentially to a professionally trained with London’s many businesses. language programme, Polylang. eligible for funding to support you while you’re overseas. The counsellor about any issues Around 1,300 Westminster worrying you. students and staff are currently University’s Outward Mobility benefiting from the programme. Team can provide further advice LGBTI STUDENTS when you join the University. “Being an ambassador Our LGBTI Society provides It offers: has been a really a safe space for LGBTI- 2 • enhanced employment and identifying people. We hold fulfilling experience. regular events and promote career prospects 5 Meeting new people awareness amongst • modules which contribute students on LGBTI issues. Become a towards the classification of and talking about Student Ambassador your degree the uni to potential INTERNATIONAL STUDENT • improved communication skills Gain valuable students has helped my ADVICE AND SUPPORT Being a Student Ambassador is • a new insight into new careers advice confidence and public We provide visa and a great way to gain valuable cultures and ways of seeing immigration advice and Our Career Development speaking. The flexibility practical information on work experience while earning the world. adjusting to life in the UK. from flexible, part-time work. Our Centre offers career of it has also allowed Student Ambassadors help with You can learn these languages: planning, help finding me to get a bit of extra STUDENT FUNDING Open Days, Applicant Days, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, internships and work cash while fitting it We offer advice and attend higher education fairs at Italian, Japanese, Spanish or placements, CV skills, guidance on possible local schools and colleges, and Russian. interview advice, and coaching around my studies.” funding options deliver presentations to school and mentoring, to support PATRICK JENKINS, available to UK and international students. pupils on topics relating to higher you throughout your studies STUDENT AMBASSADOR education. and after graduation.

24 #HELLOWESTMINSTER | OPPORTUNITIES AT WESTMINSTER OPPORTUNITIES AT WESTMINSTER | #HELLOWESTMINSTER 25 CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE We can help you find vacancies, plan your WORK EXPERIENCE professional development and teach you how to market yourself effectively.

“During my HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE placement I BBC “During my placement I worked worked in a in a team creating a documentary W team creating which later aired on BBC2. This CAREERS GUIDANCE ASSOCIATES IN APPOINTMENTS SCHOOLS SCHEME a documentary was a fantastic opportunity to We provide careers Gain valuable work which later aired get hands-on experience. It also advice and feedback on experience in a school on BBC2.” allowed me to network with your CV, application forms classroom. industry professionals, a vital and interviews. REBEKAH TAYLOR, part of working in the television CONTEMPORARY MEDIA industry. I really recommend PRACTICE BA HONOURS placements to anyone who wants to work in the media.” — REBEKAH TAYLOR, CONTEMPORARY MEDIA MENTORING PRACTICE BA HONOURS VACANCIES AND Develop your skills and GAINING INSIGHTS GET AHEAD OF THE GAME EVENTS PORTAL gain experience of the Islington Child and Adolescent Kainos Digital Technology Our online service helps working world by taking Mental Health Service (ICAMHS) “Kainos provided me with great NOT ALL BOSSES ARE you look for part-time part in a mentoring scheme INTIMIDATING placements, voluntary and designed to enhance “I chose to undertake a on-board training and gave graduate opportunities. Charles Dickens Museum personal effectiveness. placement year as I wanted to me the opportunity to work on gain more clinical experience to various different projects. Clients “My work experience placement help me with my future career in included the Ministry of Justice, gave me a good taste of work I’m clinical psychology. My duties Home Office and Land Registry. interested in and allowed me to included providing support to The placement year was great further my professional networks. for me as I learnt many skills It also showed me that not all a multi-disciplinary team of EMPLOYER EVENTS CAREERS FAIRS psychologists, psychotherapists and worked with many different bosses are intimidating figures. Employers regularly host A great opportunity for and psychiatrists. Undertaking people. I recommend doing a I can add this experience to my events and company you to meet employers on a placement was extremely placement year to anyone who CV and may want to work at presentations – perfect for campus – many students insightful. With the help of my wants to get ahead of the game a museum again in the future.” networking opportunities. come away with useful when it comes to job applications — RICHARD LEWIS, ENGLISH contacts and sometimes colleagues at ICAMHS I was even an interview. able to confirm that I wanted to – it’s also a great opportunity to LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS BA HONOURS work within the field of clinical use existing and learn new skills.” PERFECT PLATFORM psychology which will benefit — HARESH VEKRIYA, MULTIMEDIA FOR NETWORKING me greatly when applying for COMPUTING BSc HONOURS Tuckers Solicitors, Joseph Hill UNDERSTANDING YOUR assistant psychologist roles after Solicitors, Garcha & Co Solicitors TALENT BANK STRENGTHS We help you to find paid, graduation.” — ANJALI BAKRANIA, “Work experience placements ACTIVE PARTICIPATION House of Commons temporary and part-time DROP-INS PSYCHOLOGY BSc HONOURS exposed me to various legal jobs at the University and Bentley Motors “I got the opportunity to work These are perfect routes and consolidated my with local businesses. opportunities to meet “This experience opened up decision to become a barrister. for a prestigious institution and face-to-face with employers many opportunities for the Employability events at the witness first-hand parliamentary on campus and find out future and raised my skills to University provided me with workers in action. The placement about part-time jobs. a level which would not have a perfect platform to network enabled me to develop my skills been possible otherwise. I with potential employers in time management, writing reports, decoding information had the opportunity to actively and consequently gain work INFORMATION participate in training events and experience. I obtained one of and attention to detail. I gained RESOURCES plan for product launches.” — my mini-pupillages through an a good understanding of my We have lots of online ACHILLE PIANA, INTERNATIONAL informal conversation I had abilities and where I can develop material covering jobs, VOLUNTEERING employers, volunteering, MARKETING BA HONOURS with one of the barristers at a further.” — SAHMSUR RAHMAN, We help you to find unpaid INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS working and studying work to help people, networking event.” — MERCY overseas, further study MILGO, LAW LLB HONOURS AND DEVELOPMENT BA HONOURS charities, local communities and training. or the environment.

26 #HELLOWESTMINSTER | WORK EXPERIENCE WORK EXPERIENCE | #HELLOWESTMINSTER 27 £1,000, Dominic’s AND THE PRIZE GOES TO... winning fashion illustration was part of an exhibition WE SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON SOME OF OUR AWARD-WINNING GRADUATES in the heart of London’s Carnaby Street displayed in September to coincide with London Fashion Week.

ARCHITECTURE AArchitecture and Building Surveying students scoop aims to prestigious prizes address the disproportionate Westminster students earned under-representation competition, recognition after winning a of black men from less giving number of prestigious national privileged backgrounds in students the prizes over the last year. Interior large commercial law firms. opportunity Architecture BA Honours students Dami commented: “This scheme to highlight their talent in were particularly successful, Nabil provides a great opportunity for software development. Benelabed beat 450 students people from an ethnic minority challenged A number of the Computer across the UK to win the Best background to experience what my Games Development BSc Model 2017 prize at the Interior is possible, while providing a academic Honours students who graduated Educators’ Show, while student stepping stone to making that ability to the last summer have already secured Alycia Ivory was shortlisted for experience a reality.” level I am at jobs with related companies the Best Student Award 2017. now, but also including AppBoxMedia and The Architects for Health Student The scholarship will play a pivotal greatly assisted Sini Software. Design Awards honoured Pamela role in the development of Dami’s in my professional GRAPHIC DESIGN development… Jankowska for the Best Project legal career, providing £3,500 undergraduate FASHION Evelina Stasyte and the Best Drawing Overall towards course- and study-related I enjoyed every single British Computer minute of my time at the Dominic Huckbody awarded The One To in the London Award, while costs, interview coaching and Society (BCS) Watch prize for D&AD Christina Matay was successfully career guidance, mentoring, and University, especially in the open competition wins the 2017 chosen as runner up for the Best a route to interview for a training seminars, and met many for Animation and #DRAWFASHION New Blood Festival Project award. If this wasn’t contract at the City law firm. good friends who I’m still in Game Development. touch with.” illustration prize Graphic Communication enough, Daniel Anon, Building Joshua impressed Surveying BSc Honours graduate judges with his final Design BA Honours graduate GAME DEVELOPMENT Dominic Huckbody, a second- Evelina Sara Stasyte recently was named the 2017 LABC Shaheen Mamun year project Shadow year student on the Fashion Trainee of the Year. Well done all! Joshua Masih wins Asylum 2. won the One to Watch award shortlisted as Junior Design BA Honours course was during the D&AD New Blood national competition announced as the winner of LAW Lawyer of the Year Several graduates Festival. D&AD is a well-known the 2017 #DRAWFASHION association inspiring creative Joshua Masih, a recent from Westminster illustration prize. Organised by Dami Adegunsoye Shaheen Mamun, who graduated thinkers and celebrating the graduate from the courses were also the London College of Fashion, awarded the from the M-Law (Integrated finest in design and advertising. Computer Games named runners- #DRAWFASHION 2017 prestigious Stephen Masters in Law), was shortlisted Eve was invited to the D&AD Development up in the showcased the work of some as Junior Lawyer of the Year New Blood Academy, a two- Lawrence Scholarship BSc Honours, same of the UK’s brightest and best Award 2016 at The Law Society week creative bootcamp that won the up-and-coming talent in fashion Excellence Awards. Speaking catapults young creatives into It’s the third time in four illustration. Now in their third of his fantastic achievement, the industry. Speaking about years that a University of year, the Awards, sponsored by Shaheen said that his experience the award, Evelina said: “It Westminster student has Cass Art, celebrate the deeply at Westminster played a key part is a very profound moment successfully been selected for analytical and emotive skills in his success. when you win something as this unique scholarship. First- of drawing and fashion big and the only thing you’re year LLB Honours student Dami illustration through a “I owe a substantial amount of aware of is the people who Adegunsoye was selected by nationwide competition. gratitude to the University of supported you throughout global law firm Freshfields As well as winning your creative process.” Bruckhaus Deringer. The scheme Westminster, where they not only

28 #HELLOWESTMINSTER | AND THE PRIZE GOES TO... AND THE PRIZE GOES TO... | #HELLOWESTMINSTER 29 BEN OUR JENNINGS ILLUSTRATION BA HONOURS, GRADUATES CLASS OF 2012 Since graduating from the Illustration BA Honours, Ben Jennings has become SEE WHAT SOME OF OUR WESTMINSTER an award-winning editorial cartoonist GRADUATES ARE UP TO NOW with his work featuring regularly in The Guardian and a variety of other publications. His caricatures of everyone from Trump, Boris Johnson and Theresa May to Putin and Kim Jong-un have appeared around the world. Ben recently won Political Cartoon of The Year 2017. ‘What It Takes’ series Lucy returned to the University in November 2017 as part of the ‘What It Takes’ series, which “When you’re a student features the career paths of successful Westminster graduates. and you’re looking at The series of talks is free to people who do what PETER PADUH all Westminster students and you want to do for a COMPUTER SCIENCE BSc HONOURS, CLASS OF 2002 graduates. Previous speakers living you hold them in have included BBC’s The Peter had a fierce desire to succeed having launched his Apprentice personality Margaret such high regard. Some first business, a web-hosting company, while studying Mountford discussing ‘What It of the tutors I’d heard at Westminster. After graduating, Peter launched Takes to Be an Entrepreneur’. of and liked their work several successful businesses and eventually established – that was partially the SocialBox.biz, a social enterprise, in 2015. Peter was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017. reason for choosing LUCY EARL “When I left the Westminster.” MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS University, I didn’t BA HONOURS, CLASS OF 2016 just leave with a degree. I left with JACK HART REBEKAH JONES Entrepreneur Lucy Earl, who graduated from the two additional POLITICS BA HONOURS LAW LLB HONOURS, Marketing Communications BA Honours in July AND INTERNATIONAL CLASS OF 2013 2016, has gone on to have huge success with languages and ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND her English language tutorial YouTube channel, four years of work POLITICS MRes, CLASS OF 2011 Rebekah graduated from Law and English with Lucy. Lucy started her channel in experience which after undertaking several work January 2016, while completing her final year really set me up Since leaving Westminster, placement opportunities while at the University. The channel has now reached Ben has worked on high-profile at Westminster secured her role over 850,000 subscribers (and continues to for graduate life. policing issues, as an advisor as trainee solicitor at the BBC. grow rapidly!) and has given Lucy opportunities The University’s to politicians and a broadcast Rebekah has worked as part of to expand her audience and her YouTube willingness to spokesman for a pressure the factual and daytime TV legal business around the world. allow this was group. He is now Head of team and BBC Worldwide. what really Strategy and Engagement in the Office of the Kent Police attracted me to and Crime Commissioner. the course.”

30 #HELLOWESTMINSTER | OUR GRADUATES OUR GRADUATES | #HELLOWESTMINSTER 31 DAME JULIAN METCALFE, OBE VIVIENNE URBAN ESTATE MANAGEMENT BSc HONOURS, CLASS OF 1983 WESTWOOD Julian Metcalfe is the man behind In 1997, Julian founded his next JEWELLERY AND Pret and Itsu. Having studied enterprise, Itsu. On top of this, SILVERSMITHING, Urban Estate Management at he has also created Metcalfe’s CLASS OF 1957–58 Westminster, Julian teamed up Food Company, whose “skinny” with his university friend Sinclair popcorn has become the As one of the most Beecham to re-launch Pret a bestselling popcorn in the UK. influential fashion Manger, radically changing what He was awarded an OBE for designers in the world shoppers expected of a lunchtime services to the hospitality industry today, Dame Vivienne baguette and turning it into the in 2014. Westwood has become hugely successful, international admired for her brand Pret. thought-provoking and groundbreaking fashion.

The first stages of the ASIF KAPADIA legendary fashion FILM, VIDEO AND designer’s career PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS BA began at the University HONOURS, CLASS OF 1994 of Westminster. At the age of 17, Dame Asif Kapadia has directed Vivienne relocated to multiple award-winning films London with her family including The Sheep Thief, The and in 1957 began Warrior (which won the BAFTA studying a jewellery and for Best British Film) and Senna silversmithy course at the which won the World Cinema Harrow School of Art, Audience Award Documentary which has since become at the Sundance Film Festival a part of the University. 2011. His Oscar-winning Amy Winehouse documentary, Amy, recorded the biggest opening weekend for a British documentary in both the UK and US.

Models walk the runway during the Vivienne Westwood show as part AMIR AMOR – of the Paris Fashion Week RUDIMENTAL Womenswear Spring/ COMMERCIAL MUSIC BA Graduation doesn’t mean goodbye! Summer 2017. HONOURS, CLASS OF 2013 Westminster graduates automatically become members of our 180,000-strong Since graduating Amir Amor global alumni community in over 180 has celebrated two No.1 countries. Our Alumni Team are here to singles and two No.1 albums help you stay in touch. For three years with his band Rudimental. after graduating, Westminster alumni receive continued careers support and NME has named resources, along with access to exclusive Amir one of the careers and networking events. ‘20 hottest producers in music’.

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