Graduate stories

We are proud of our alumni and love to hear what they go on to do after graduating.

Our graduates are making a difference around the world in a wide range of fields. You can meet some of them below.

Some of our graduate stories

April Sinclair - Psychology and Counselling

April works for Stoke-on-Trent-based charity Asha, which helps refugees and asylum seekers. As a support worker for young people, she gives the space to talk.

Joni Rosales - Cyber Security

Cyber Security graduate Joni is already making waves by implementing and maintaining asset management systems.

Daisy Barlow - Early Childhood Studies

When Daisy Barlow began her degree, she had no idea it would lead to a job helping Ukrainian families settle into a new life in Staffordshire.

Meredith Danks - Psychology and Child Development

Meredith Danks always knew she wanted to work with children. But it was her Psychology and Child Development degree that set her on her path.

Lois Turner - Sports Therapy

As an athlete herself, Lois had experienced sporting injuries and rehabilitation and saw a sports therapy degree as a way to continue with her passion.

Dr Janki Deole - PhD Sport and Exercise Psychology

Not many of us get close to sporting glory, but Janki Deole has helped her native India win well over 100 international medals.

Nompumelelo (Nom) Ncube - BA (Hons) Photojournalism

“Staffs taught me to be bold, courageous, and to stay true to my faith, passions, and beliefs,” says Nompumelelo ‘Nom’ Ncube.

Andrew Ogunnaike - Computer Games Programming

Andrew Ogunnaike is an esports caster for SIS, a market leader in esports betting and face of the company’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive digital broadcast.

Kulwant Singh Boora, Esq.

Kulwant, an attorney and lawyer, completed his second LLM with us. He is growing his practice, and has published a book to help other aspiring law graduates.

Amy Clowes

After a work placement with Lucideon during her degree, Amy joined them as a graduate and has progressed to a Marketing Executive in the company.

Chris Yates - Computer Networks and Security

Chris has worked for award winning IT services company D2NA from a year into his course at Staffordshire University, and is now an Infrastructure Engineer.

Anamaria Bobos

Going from GCSE English to a MA since moving to the UK, Anamaria is now an operations analyst markets officer at one of the world’s largest investment banks.

University of the year

Academic Employability Awards 2026, Graduate Futures Institute

for Social Inclusion

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026

for First Generation Students

The Mail University Guide 2026

in the UK for Games Education

Rookies Games Design and Development 2023, 2025

TIGA Best Games Institution 2024, 2025

of Research is “Internationally Excellent” or “World Leading”

Research Excellence Framework 2021

of Research Impact is ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Very Considerable’

Research Excellence Framework 2021