I was the first in my family to go to university and I have a degree in Politics from Durham University. I then studied part-time for a Masters in Global Governance at Northumbria University, whist working as a Progression Coach in a school in Newcastle. Before joining RO in 2010, I worked in Widening Participation and Student Recruitment at Newcastle […]

Before joining the RO Central Team in 2017, I worked for over 13 years in Student Recruitment and Widening Participation at Newcastle University. I graduated from Northumbria University with a BA Honours in Marketing and during my year out I worked in the University’s Student Recruitment Team. It was this role which introduced me to the area of work which […]

Having always loved learning languages and cultures I always knew that I wanted to go to university and study them. After graduating in 2012 from Newcastle University with BA Honours in French and German I moved abroad to start my first job. I joined RO in February 2017 after completing a graduate scheme for Higher Education management. My role involves […]

I graduated in 2018 from the University of Leeds and like many graduates I wanted to hold on to my student city for just a little bit longer, so I took a reception job working at the university. This led to me moving in to a graduate role at the University’s careers centre focusing on supporting widening participation students. This […]

Having been a part of Realising Opportunities as a student, I joined the RO Central Team in June 2019. RO gave me the knowledge and confidence I needed to apply for university, and I started my degree in English Literature at the University of St Andrews in 2013. After graduating, I researched my MLitt at Newcastle University – during this […]