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Former Student Athlete Lands Basketball Coaching Role at Allegheny College

New York native and UWS graduate Kris Carroll appointed as an assistant coach for the Allegheny College men’s basketball team, USA. Continue reading Former Student Athlete Lands Basketball Coaching Role at Allegheny College

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Former Student Voted Women’s Player of the Year

Former student Erin Cuthbert picks up Women’s Player of the Year for 2023. Continue reading Former Student Voted Women’s Player of the Year

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Business founded by UWS graduate wins Scottish Edge Award

Fairouz Dridi, who graduated in 2020 from UWS Ayr campus, is founder of Screen Hustler (Glasgow) – a talent marketplace and portfolio platform for the film and TV industry – and winner of Young EDGE. Continue reading Business founded by UWS graduate wins Scottish Edge Award

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Alumnus amongst top ten Scottish influencers

Media graduate John Robertson has been named in the top ten of Scottish Influencers on Social Media. Continue reading Alumnus amongst top ten Scottish influencers

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AXA Health Appoints UWS Alumna as New CEO

BA Business Economics graduate Heather Smith, will be joining AXA Health as its new CEO. Continue reading AXA Health Appoints UWS Alumna as New CEO

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Land Economics Celebration Dinner

The University was delighted to welcome back over 80 alumni to the Paisley Campus on Thursday 24 August to celebrate the ground-breaking Land Economics programme. Continue reading Land Economics Celebration Dinner

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Fast Track to Glory for UWS Graduate and Racing Driver

UWS graduate Isla Mackenzie’s ambitions to make it as a racing driver is ​told in a ​BBC One network documentary, as part of the series ‘Our Lives.’ Continue reading Fast Track to Glory for UWS Graduate and Racing Driver

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MBA graduate leading sales and marketing at Trump National Doral Miami

MBA graduate Tracy Solly has been appointed as the new Director of Sales and Marketing at Trump National Doral Miami. Continue reading MBA graduate leading sales and marketing at Trump National Doral Miami

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Alumna with the “Most Confusing Job Title in the World”

Jo Crawford, who studied Creative Industries Practice at UWS, is Global Vice President for Owned Digital and Orchestration at Pandora, the world’s largest jewellery brand. Continue reading Alumna with the “Most Confusing Job Title in the World”

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Graduate Appointed first Chief Information Security Officer at The University of Manchester

Congratulations to UWS graduate Heather Lowrie who has taken up the position of CISO at the University of Manchester. Continue reading Graduate Appointed first Chief Information Security Officer at The University of Manchester

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