UWS Alumni Blog

Month: May 2024

Students’ Union VP Reflects on His UWS Journey
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Alumni Stories, News

Students’ Union VP Reflects on His UWS Journey

The Students’ Union Vice-President reflects on his journey so far at UWS and his trip to the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) conference in Denver supported, in part, by the UWS Development Fund. Adamatie Adams Ovoke, is from one of the most populous, diverse and vibrant nation in Africa – Nigeria. ‘Voke’ as he is known to students and staff alike, is currently pursuing a Master’s in Advanced Computing at the University’s Paisley Campus, specializing in Big Data.  Here he shares his experience of studying and getting involved at UWS… My incredible two-year term as Vice-President of Student Development is nearing its end, and it’s a role that’s granted me the privilege of amplifying student voices across UWS campuses. I campaign for improved learning experiences, bot...
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Commercial Music Graduate Finds His Place in Sport
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Commercial Music Graduate Finds His Place in Sport

University of the West of Scotland (UWS) graduate Cameron MacAllister tells us how the flexibility of the course allowed him to harness his creativity beyond the realms of music. Cameron, who is Senior Communications and External Affairs Manager at Glasgow Warriors, graduated from the BA (Hons) Commercial Music degree at UWS with a first-class honours in July 2011. A keen rugby fan all his life, initially he never thought there would be a career path in sport for him. Remembering his time at UWS Ayr Campus Cameron said: “I played for the local rugby team Ayr Rugby Club, I looked for ways to connect music and sport together, and what I learned in the commercial music course was networking is absolutely key.” “That’s what I was doing in my fourth year… and one of the opportunitie...
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Law Firm Signs UWS Graduate and Former Football Star as Head of Sports
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Law Firm Signs UWS Graduate and Former Football Star as Head of Sports

Legal firm Gilson Gray has appointed University of the West of Scotland (UWS) graduate and former Scottish football player David Winnie to lead its service offering in the sports sector. David’s professional football career started with St Mirren in 1983 and he was part of the Scottish Cup Final winning team in 1987. He also played for Aberdeen, Dundee and Hearts, and went on to play in England, Australia and Iceland. Hanging up his boots in 2000, David enrolled on the BA Business Law with Economics programme at University of Paisley (now UWS Paisley campus) and graduated in 2005 with first class honours. “The University provided me with a solid foundation in law and business, as well as the tools to cope with transitioning from a life dedicated solely to professional sport, to on...
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Celebrating International Nurses Day 2024: The ‘Economic Power of Care’
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Celebrating International Nurses Day 2024: The ‘Economic Power of Care’

To celebrate International Nurses Day on 12 May, we hear from Canada-based former University of the West of Scotland (UWS) student David Ritchie. David, who graduated in Mental Health Nursing from UWS, is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse working in British Columbia, Canada. Enrolling in 2003 at the then University of Paisley (now UWS Paisley Campus), David worked as a community health nurse following graduation in 2006, working in Scotland for 7 years before emigrating. Talking about nursing as a career, David said: “What I love most are the opportunities we get to connect with people from all walks of life.” “Nursing has given me a deeper insight into how health challenges can go beyond a diagnosis and impact all aspects of a person’s life. It has shown me how people who often f...
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