54 Notable alumni of
University of East London
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The University of East London is 1026th in the world, 360th in Europe, and 71st in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 54 notable alumni from the University of East London sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Roger Taylor
- Occupations
- musicianguitaristbass guitaristdrummersongwriter
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Roger Meddows Taylor OBE is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He achieved international fame as the drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Queen. As a drummer, Taylor was recognised early in his career for his unique sound and was voted the eighth-greatest drummer in classic rock music history in a listener poll conducted by Planet Rock in 2005. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 as a member of Queen.
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Cynthia Erivo
- Occupations
- authorfilm actorsongwriterstage actoractor
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Cynthia Erivo MBE is an English actress, singer, and songwriter. Known for her work on both stage and screen, she is the recipient of several accolades and one of few individuals nominated for an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (EGOT), winning all but the Oscar.
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Sonam Kapoor
- Occupations
- modelfilm directoractorfilm actor
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Sonam Kapoor Ahuja is an Indian former actress who works in Hindi films. She has received several awards, including a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award. Kapoor appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list from 2012 to 2016.
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Marina Diamandis
- Occupations
- singerrecording artistsinger-songwriter
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Marina Lambrini Diamandis, known mononymously as Marina (often stylised in all caps) and previously by the stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is a Welsh singer, songwriter, poet and record producer.
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Ken Russell
- Occupations
- television directorfilm directordirectoractorcinematographer
- Biography
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Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films were mainly liberal adaptations of existing texts, or biographies, notably of composers of the Romantic era. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he made creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. He also directed many feature films independently and for studios.
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Gina Miller
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 61)
- Occupations
- fund manager
- Biography
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Gina Nadira Miller is a Guyanese-British business owner and activist who initiated the 2016 R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union court case against the British government over its authority to implement Brexit without approval from Parliament. In September 2019, she successfully challenged the government's prorogation of Parliament, formally supported in the legal proceedings by the former prime minister Sir John Major and the shadow attorney general, Shami Chakrabarti. She founded the True and Fair Campaign in 2012, calling for an end to financial misconduct in the investment and pension industries. Miller was a candidate in the 2025 University of Cambridge Chancellor election.
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Rupa Huq
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- politiciansociologistjournalist
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Rupa Asha Huq is a British Labour politician, columnist and academic. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing Central and Acton since 2015.
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Roger Ashton-Griffiths
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- television actorscreenwriterfilm actorfilm directorstage actor
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Roger Ashton-Griffiths is an English character actor, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his role as Mace Tyrell in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones.
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Adam Gemili
- Occupations
- athletics competitorsprinterassociation football player
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Adam Ahmed Gemili is a British sprinter. He is the 2014 European champion at 200 metres, three-time European champion in the 4 × 100 metres relay, and part of the Great Britain team that won gold at the 2017 World Championships in the same event. He has finished fourth in the 200 m at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, and fourth and fifth in separate editions of the World Championships in the same event.
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Tinchy Stryder
- Occupations
- investorentrepreneuractorrecord producerrapper
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Kwasi Esono Danquah III, better known by his stage name Tinchy Stryder, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and investor.
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Peter Daszak
- Years
- 20th Century
- Enrolled in the University of East London
- In 1994 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in parasitic infectious diseases
- Occupations
- scientistecologistzoologist
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Peter Daszak is a British zoologist, consultant and public expert on disease ecology, in particular on zoonosis. He is a member of the Center for Infection and Immunity at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Daszak was the president of EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit non-governmental organization that supports various programs on global health and pandemic prevention, until January 2025.
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Iolo Williams
- Occupations
- television presenterwriterzoologistpresenterornithologist
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Iolo Tudur Williams is a Welsh ornithologist, nature observer, television presenter and author, best known for his BBC and S4C nature programmes, working in both English and his first language of Welsh. After a 14-year career with the RSPB, in 1999 Williams became a full-time TV presenter. He has written a number of books about the natural world.
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Jimmy Doherty
- Occupations
- farmertelevision presenter
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Jimmy Doherty is an English television presenter and farmer. Doherty is known for the show Jimmy's Farm, detailing the operation of the Essex Pig Company that he and his wife Michaela Furney own in Suffolk.
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Kate Osamor
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ofunne Kate Osamor is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Edmonton and Winchmore Hill, previously Edmonton, since 2015. She was Shadow Secretary of State for International Development from 2016 to 2018. She is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group parliamentary caucus, and currently serves as the Government's Trade Envoy to East Africa.
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Kemi Adeosun
- Occupations
- bankerministerpoliticianchartered accountant
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Kemi Adeosun listen is the former Finance Minister of Nigeria and former chairman of the Board of African Export–Import Bank (AfreximBank).
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Seyi Shay
- Occupations
- singer-songwriterperforming artistactorrecord producer
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Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua, known professionally as Seyi Shay, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress. She was a member of From Above, a now-defunct girl group that was previously signed to Columbia Records and managed by Mathew Knowles. Shay relocated to Nigeria after the group disbanded in 2011, and signed a record deal with Flytime Music. She released her debut studio album, Seyi or Shay, in November 2015. It was supported by several singles, including "Murda", "Crazy", "Jangilova", and "Right Now". In January 2021, Shay signed a publishing deal with the French division of Universal Music Publishing Group. Her second studio album, Big Girl, was released on 10 December 2021.
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Garry Bushell
- Occupations
- television presentercomposerjournalist
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Garry Bushell is an English newspaper columnist, rock music journalist, television presenter, author, musician and political activist. Bushell also sings in the Cockney Oi! bands GBX and the Gonads. He managed the New York City Oi! band Maninblack until the death of the band frontman Andre Schlessinger. Bushell's recurring topical themes are comedy, country and class. He has campaigned for an English Parliament, a Benny Hill statue and for variety and talent shows on TV. He has been a columnist for several newspapers, including The Sun, The People and the Daily Star Sunday, and has worked as the review editor for the Sunday Express.
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Peter Berresford Ellis
- Occupations
- literary criticnovelistwriterhistorianbiographer
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Peter Berresford Ellis is a British historian, literary biographer, and novelist who has published over 98 books to date either under his own name or his pseudonyms Peter Tremayne and Peter MacAlan. He has also published 100 short stories. Under Peter Tremayne, he is the author of the international bestselling Sister Fidelma historical mystery series. His work has appeared in 25 languages.
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Natalia Pelevine
- Enrolled in the University of East London
- Studied in 2000
- Occupations
- bloggerhuman rights defenderscreenwriterpolitician
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Natalia Pelevine is a British-Russian playwright, political activist and blogger.
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Helen Pluckrose
- Years
- 1974-.. (age 52)
- Occupations
- writernon-fiction writerliterary theoristopinion journalisteditor
- Biography
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Helen Pluckrose is a British author and cultural writer known for critiques of critical theory and social justice activism and promotion of liberal ethics, most notably in the grievance studies affair.
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Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Victor Olufemi Adebowale, Baron Adebowale, CBE is the former Chief Executive of the social care enterprise Turning Point and the current Chair of the NHS Confederation, and was one of the first individuals to become a People's Peer.
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Adania Shibli
- Enrolled in the University of East London
- In 2009 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in cultural studies
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterjournalistdocentvisiting docent
- Biography
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Adania Shibli is a Palestinian author and essayist. She is mainly known for her 2017 novel Minor Detail, which became the subject of public controversy in Germany following the cancellation of a literary prize for this book, originally scheduled for the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair.
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Bianca Williams
- Occupations
- sprinter
- Biography
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Bianca Williams is a British athlete. She won the silver medal in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Scarlett Thomas
- Occupations
- prose writerwriteruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Scarlett Thomas is an English author who writes contemporary postmodern fiction. She has published ten novels, including The End of Mr. Y and PopCo, as well as the Worldquake series of children's books, and Monkeys With Typewriters, a book on how to unlock the power of storytelling. She is Professor of Creative Writing & Contemporary Fiction at the University of Kent.
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Mah Siew Keong
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mah Siew Keong is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak from June 2014 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018, Member of Parliament (MP) for Teluk Intan from November 1999 to March 2008 and again from May 2014 to May 2018 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pasir Bedamar from April 1995 to November 1999. He is a member and Advisor of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN), a component party of presently the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly BN coalition. He previously served as the 5th President of GERAKAN from October 2013 to September 2018.
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Dimitris Syllouris
- Enrolled in the University of East London
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in civil engineering
- Occupations
- politiciancivil engineer
- Biography
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Demetris Syllouris is a Greek-Cypriot politician. He was the president of the Cypriot parliament and European Party leader between 2005 and 2016.
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Hilary Armstrong
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hilary Jane Armstrong, Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top, PC, DL, is a British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Durham from 1987 to 2010.
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Mark Stephens
- Occupations
- lawyersolicitor
- Biography
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Mark Howard Stephens CBE is an English solicitor who specializes in media law, intellectual property, freedom of expression, and human rights. He came to public attention for representing James Hewitt during reports of Hewitt’s alleged relationship with Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2010, Stephens served as legal counsel for Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, in relation to extradition proceedings to Sweden. He is also the founder of the law firm Howard Kennedy LLP, which has acted for a range of clients in media and entertainment law.
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Përparim Rama
- Occupations
- architectpolitician
- Biography
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Përparim Rama is a Kosovo-Albanian architect and urban planner serving as the current Mayor of Pristina since 7 December 2021. His work has been published in London Building Design Magazine and several other international design magazines.
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Aimee Willmott
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Aimee Willmott is an English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games, FINA world championships and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. She was the 2018 Commonwealth Games champion in the 400 metres individual medley.
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Michael Gunning
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Michael Gunning is a British-Jamaican former competitive swimmer, television presenter, and advocate for diversity and inclusion in sport. He is best known for setting national records while representing Jamaica at the 2017 and 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Since then, he's become a prominent voice for LGBTQ+ visibility and mental-health awareness in sport and media.
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Gemma Gibbons
- Occupations
- judoka
- Biography
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Gemma Jeanette Gibbons is a British judoka. Competing in the women's –70 kg category, she has represented England and Great Britain at Junior, U-23, 'B' and Senior level.
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Lucy Quist
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Lucy Quist, née Afriyie, is a Ghanaian-British business and technology executive. She is a former managing director for Morgan Stanley.
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Leeanne Enoch
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Leeanne Margaret Enoch is an Australian politician currently serving as the Labor member for Algester in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015. Prior to the 2024 Queensland election, she served as a Minister in the Palaszczuk and Miles governments, most recently as Minister for Treaty, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Minister for Communities and Minister for the Arts.
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Preet Kaur Gill
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Preet Kaur Gill is a British Labour Co-op politician and former social worker who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Edgbaston since 2017. She served as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development between April 2020 and September 2023 and as Shadow Minister for Primary Care and Public Health between 6 September 2023 and 4 July 2024. She is the first female British Sikh MP.
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Margaret Prosser, Baroness Prosser
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Margaret Theresa Prosser, Baroness Prosser, OBE is a Labour life peer and former trade unionist.
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Edison James
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Edison Chenfil James is a Dominican politician who was the prime minister of Dominica from June 14, 1995, to February 3, 2000, as well as the member of parliament for the Marigot constituency from 1990.
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Nathan Mavila
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Nathan Mabi-Mavila is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
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Max Hattler
- Enrolled in the University of East London
- Graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- composerfilm editorproduction designercinematographerfilm producer
- Biography
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Max Hattler is a German video artist and experimental filmmaker. He created the kaleidoscopic political short films "Collision" and "Spin" (2010), abstract stop motion works "Shift" (2012) and "AANAATT" (2008), and psychedelic animation loops "Sync", "1923 aka Heaven" and "1925 aka Hell" (2010).
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Peter Murphy
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
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Peter Murphy is a British artist working in traditional egg tempera and gold leaf techniques, and a member of the Stuckist art movement.
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James Mackay
- Occupations
- producerfilm producer
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James Mackay is a British film producer.
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Obianuju Ekeocha
- Occupations
- biomedical scientistanti-abortion activist
- Biography
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Obianuju Ekeocha //, also known as Uju, is a Nigerian biomedical scientist based in the United Kingdom. She is the founder and president of the activist organisation Culture of Life Africa.
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Nguyen TK Thanh
- Born in
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Vietnam - Occupations
- university teacherbiochemistscientist
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Nguyễn Thị Kim Thanh FRSC FInstP FRSB FIMMM is a professor of Nanomaterials at University College London. She was awarded the 2019 Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award for her research and efforts toward gender equality.
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Maya Bruney
- Occupations
- sprinter
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Maya Bruney is a British-Italian sprinter who has been competing for Italy since 2021. Running for Great Britain, she won the gold medal in the 200 metres and bronze medals for the 4 × 100 and 4 × 400 metres relays at the 2017 European Under-20 Championships.
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Jacquelyn Ford Morie
- Occupations
- university teacher
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Jacquelyn Ford Morie is an artist, scientist and educator working in the areas of immersive worlds, virtual reality, games and social networks. Until 2013 she was a senior research scientist at the Institute for Creative Technologies. In 2011 she started a spin-off company called All These Worlds, to take her work in virtual worlds and avatars to a broader audience.
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Antonio Zappulla
- Enrolled in the University of East London
- 2008-2010 graduated with master's degree in Middle Eastern Studies
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Antonio Zappulla is the CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters. The foundation is an independent charity registered in the UK and the US.
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Shemu Joyah
- Occupations
- film directorfilm producer
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Charles Shemu Joyah is a producer and director from Malawi. He was born in Zimbabwe. His third movie, The Road to Sunrise, was selected as the Malawian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.
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Céline Condorelli
- Occupations
- installation artistarchitect
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Céline Condorelli is an artist who works in London and Lisbon and is best known for her publications The Company She Keeps and Support Structures and her artworks which work across the spheres of art and architecture. Support Structures was a co-publication with James Langdon and Gavin Wade (Director of Eastside Projects). She was shortlisted for the Max Mara Art Prize for Women in 2017.
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Simon Carter
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
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Simon Carter is an English artist and curator.
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Yolande Brener
- Occupations
- writeractor
- Biography
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Yolande Brener is an English author and actress known for her memoir, Holy Candy: Why I Joined A Cult And Married a Stranger, and for her literary journalism.
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Jacklet Atuhaire
- Occupations
- politicianexpert
- Biography
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Jacklet Atuhaire Rwabukurukuru Mukwana is a Ugandan oil and gas expert, international development professional and politician. She is the elected Woman MP for Sheema District and is not affiliated to any political party in Uganda. She succeeded NRM's Rosemary Nyakikongoro who in 2015 had defeated her in the party's primary elections in controversial circumstances. Atuhaire is also a former guild president for the University of East London and is a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
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Mary Ashun
- Enrolled in the University of East London
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- writerresearchernovelistteacher
- Biography
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Mary Asabea Ashun is a Ghanaian-Canadian educator, author and researcher; she is principal of Ghana International School in Accra, Ghana.
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Sara Diamond
- Occupations
- academic administratoruniversity teacherwritervideo artisttelevision producer
- Biography
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Sara Louise Diamond, CM OOnt RCA is a Canadian artist, designer, researcher and academic administrator. She is President Emeritus of OCAD University, Canada.
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Maria Adebowale-Schwarte
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Maria Adebowale-Schwarte is the Founding Director of Living Space Project. She is a commissioner for the London Sustainable Development Commission and for the English Heritage.
