The Bugle - Autumn 2022

Graduations Galore

As well as those graduating this Summer, Old Boys whose graduations were postponed due to the Covid pandemic were at last able to celebrate their successes – congratulations to all of them!

Alex Quayle (Class of 2009)

Alex has graduated from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), University of London, with an MSc in Public Health.

an MSc in 2021, having completed his undergraduate studies a year prior. This summer he has been honoured to attend his second physical graduation ceremony which had been delayed due to the pandemic. Now in employment at the University in his role as Graduate Ambassador, Will looks forward to meeting current pupils at a Hull Uni open day or UCAS exhibition.

Benjamin Ray (Class of 2017)

Ben has graduated from Loughborough University with First Class Honours in International Business (BSc). He plans to travel for a year, starting in Australia, before seeking a graduate position in the banking and finance industry.

Going forward, Alex plans to study for a PhD; given his professional background as a pharmacist in the NHS and the military, his main areas of interest include provision of healthcare in conflict zones, including access to treatment for HIV/AIDs, tuberculosis and, now, Covid-19.

Thomas Heatherington (Class of 2017)

(Corps: Royal Army Medical Corps; Rank: Captain)

Elliot Turnbull (Class of 2016)

Elliot got a 2:1 in Modern Languages and Foreign Cultures (German and Spanish) from Durham University. He played football for the university (Second XI captain and goalkeeper) and was heavily involved in college life (University College).

After graduating, Elliot spent time in Thailand and Manchester working in textile printing. He has recently completed a Master’s in Broadcast Journalism at City University, London, and does parttime work for talkSPORT and ITV. During the Summer he worked at the Commonwealth Games and has recently joined ITV Granada, working as a digital journalist.

William Bailey (Class of 2017)

Will embarked on his studies in Business Management at the University of Hull in 2017 and graduated with

After graduating from the university of Glasgow with a BSc in Anatomy in 2021, Tom has started a three-year PHD at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, where he will join their Tissue Engineering Research Group to investigate stem cell therapies for wound healing in diabetics.

Imran Niaz-Jones (Class of 2017)

Imran has graduated from Keele University with a 2:1 in Accountancy and Finance. He enjoyed a fantastic few years studying whilst also being an active committee member for the Men’s Basketball Team. Imran is currently in the search for audit-based study-supported roles with the aim of reaching his end goal of becoming a Chartered Accountant.

Alexander O’Loughlin (Class of 2017)

Alex graduated with First Class Honours in Drama from the University of Exeter. Since completing his studies in 2020 he has begun working for the Financial Times as part of the global events department, notably travelling to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum in May 2022.

Luke Cavanaugh (Class of 2018)

Luke recently graduated with a Master’s in Global Affairs as a Schwarzman Scholar from Tsinghua University, China. Marketed as a Rhodes Scholarship for Asia, Schwarzman Scholars aims to build a community of future leaders who will serve to deepen understanding between China and the rest of the world.

Dylan Feingold (Class of 2018)

Dylan has completed his degree in Translation Studies with German at Aston University with a 2:1. He is now looking forward to starting the next chapter at Fragomen LLC as Immigration Coordinator at their office in Sheffield.

George Morgan (Class of 2018)

George has graduated with a First Class degree (MEng) in Materials Science and Engineering from Imperial College London. His degree has focused on a range of materials challenges; however his interests lie primarily in materials for energy applications. George is looking forward to starting a DPhil in the Department of Physics at the

Alex at his ‘Passing Out’ Ceremony at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, October 2021

University of Oxford in October, where he will be investigating materials for next generation solar cells.

Henry Xiao (Class of 2018)

Henry has graduated from The University of Manchester with a 2:1 BA (Hons) in German and Business & Management. In August he joined LHi Group as a German-Speaking Contracts and Compliance Administrator.

Lee Glover (Class of 2019)

Lee has graduated with a 2:1 in History from Lancaster. Although nervous about what was to lie ahead at university, his experience at Lancaster was overwhelmingly joyful. Despite a large chunk of his time at university being clouded with Covid restrictions and concerns, he made many dear friends and learnt many lessons that helped him through the three years.

Lee has secured a graduate role as a recruiter for TEKSytems, a global company which specialises in IT solutions recruitment. The skills learnt at Bolton School and subsequently sharpened at university will undoubtedly stand him in good stead!

Luke James (Class of 2019)

Luke graduated with First Class Honours in Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. In his final year, Luke completed two ambitious self-initiated projects: one focusing on sports illustration, promoting rugby league, and another creating an original skate brand intended to introduce kids to the sport.

Whilst at university, Luke gained work experience at a digital marketing agency as well as an animation studio, and is now returning to the North

of England to pursue a career in the creative industry.

Luke O’Donoughue (Class of 2019

Luke has recently graduated from the University of Warwick with a 2.1 in Politics and Sociology. As much as it wasn’t the University experience he expected, he made the most of it and met some wonderful people.

Having started as an Executive Assistant at public affairs agency DevoConnect, Luke is working with central government and the combined authorities to help Level Up and transition to Net Zero, shaping policy thinking and decision making locally, regionally and nationally.

Outside of this, Luke will be growing his Podcast LukeODiscusses with help from the Made in Bury Business Academy. If there is anyone who would like to discuss things with him, be sure to reach out @LukeODiscusses.

Christopher Smith (Class of 2019)

After leaving Bolton School in 2019, Chris went on to study for a BSc in Chemistry at the University of Warwick, where he recently graduated with First Class Honours. In September, he will be joining the audit division of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Manchester, and for the next three years will be studying towards the ACA chartered accountant qualification. He intends to stay in the world of finance and has ambitions of working in Asia upon qualification.

Chris is especially thankful for the assistance provided by the Old Boltonians’ Mentoring Scheme and his assigned mentor, Old Boy Graham Ashurst (Class of 1968). The career advice and connections provided by this network were invaluable to him when exploring graduate opportunities.

(Class of 2019)

Jos has graduated with a First in Politics and International Business from the University of Liverpool. He is continuing his studies with a Master’s in Law at the University of Law.

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Jos Winstanley