HENRY ASHWORTH
MPH 2018
HENRY ASHWORTH
lives in the US where, having graduated from Harvard Medical School last year, he is now an Emergency Medicine Resident...
2010s
HAILEY HAWTHORNE
BA 2019, MA 2020
HAILEY HAWTHORNE
lives in the US and is a teacher in the Pinelands Regional School District in New Jersey. Alumni events attended: Events...
SHEILA GLORIA ATIM
LLM 2019
SHEILA GLORIA ATIM
lives in Uganda and is Head of Legal Research, Chief Justice Chambers, at The Judiciary, Government of Uganda. Memories...
ADAM MC RANN
BA Politics and History 2019
lives in Ireland and is the Digital Fundraising Officer at Amnesty International. Professional highlight: My new role at Amnesty International. Memories of UCD: My fondest memory is playing football with my friends on a sunny spring day on the green at Glenomena student residences. Favourite lecturer: Professor Diarmuid Ferriter.
CLARA BARRY MURPHY
DipBS 2011, BBS 2013
CLARA BARRY MURPHY
lives in Ireland and works in sales. Memories of UCD: I was stuck in a deep, dark valley of a dull career. At UCD, I cli...
DR KEVIN KIELY
PhD 2012
DR KEVIN KIELY
lives in Ireland and is a freelance writer and researcher. He has published Harvard’s Patron: Jack of all Poets and UC...
HÉLÈNE XISTO
MSc International Management/CEMS 2013
lives in Ireland and works in Solution Engineering at Salesforce. Love on campus: UCD Smurfit organised events for newly arrived international students. A student called Seán ran a session on Irish culture. We ended up talking for hours and haven’t stopped since. After ten amazing years, we married last month! "
D SAMILKA CHAMINI MENDIS
BSc Management Information Systems 2013
D SAMILKA CHAMINI MENDIS
lives in Sri Lanka and works at the Institution of Incorporated Engineers. Memories of UCD: Meeting friends. We navigate...
HILARY SHERIDAN KNOX
BA 2014
lives in Ireland and is the owner of Plant Design by Hilary. Favourite lecturer: Associate Professor Bairbre Ní Fhloinn, an interesting and engaging lecturer on folklore. The Archaeological department also had Professor Graeme Warren, Professor Aidan O’Sullivan, Professor Tadhg O’Keeffe, Professor Muiris O’Sullivan and Dr Rob Sands. Memories of UCD: Two wonderful weeks on an archaeological dig in Glendalough. Many friendships were made during that dig, and on campus.
GUS COLLINS
ProfDip 2014, ProfDip 2017, MSc Management and Leadership 2017
lives in Ireland and is co-founder and COO of Checksolo, an Irish digital workflow platform start-up. Favourite lecturer: All lecturers that brought in their experience from the real world interested me. It was great to understand the outcomes of their decisions, both positive and negative.
MARTINA WORRALL
BA 2015
lives in Ireland. Favourite lecturer: A true education of discovery began by opening the door into the classroom of Professor Frank McGuinness: for the formula, “I think, therefore I am” and “I think, I feel married together in maturity, therefore I know I am”, UCD, I thank you!
SHERINI MINEKA RUVANTHI MARAMBE
BSc Human Resources Management 2016
lives in Sri Lanka and is a Trauma Healer at the Trauma Healing Institute. Alumni events attended: Reunion in Sri Lanka in 2015. Memories of UCD: Every year I think about my days of studying at UCD. I love UCD; now some of my friends from Sri Lanka are keen to study there too.
MICHELLE TIONG
MSc Petroleum Geoscience 2016
lives in China and is a Postdoctoral Researcher at China University of Petroleum-Beijing (CUPB). Favourite lecturer: I loved them all! Professor Peter Haughton, Dr Ivan Lokmer, Professor John Walsh, Associate Professor Tom Manzocchi, Dr Lawrence Amy, Dr Conrad Childs and Professor Patrick Shannon. Professional highlight from the last year: Being selected as one of four fellows in the Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Programme at CUPB. Memories of UCD: We went on geological field trips, shared stories and bonded over our college experiences. Looking back, I realise now how important it is to bond with classmates outside the classroom. I know the times we spent together will remain with me forever.
SWATHI SHIVA KUMAR
MSc 2018
lives in Ireland and is a cybersecurity engineer at AIB. Memories of UCD: I took part in a crime scene investigation with my friends. I took on the role of a photographer/evidence collector and won the highest points. It was the first time I investigated a crime scene: the course gave us a practical view of forensics.
AMEYA RANE
MSc Computer Science 2018
AMEYA RANE
lives in Ireland and is a Senior Consultant at Deloitte. Memories of UCD: The football tournament organised by the Inter...
HENRY ASHWORTH
MPH 2018
lives in the US where, having graduated from Harvard Medical School last year, he is now an Emergency Medicine Resident at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California. Alumni events attended: UCD Alumni reception in San Francisco. Memories of UCD: Travelling, adventuring, surfing, hanging out with the UCD Surf Club; lifelong friends. Favourite lecturer: Associate Professor Conor Buggy.
HAILEY HAWTHORNE
BA 2019, MA 2020
lives in the US and is a teacher in the Pinelands Regional School District in New Jersey. Alumni events attended: Events for prospective students in Washington, DC, where I shared my experience of UCD with students and their parents. I am still close to the friends I met at UCD and we get together once a year. Memories of UCD: Time between classes in the basement of Newman, playing cards; taking advantage of sunny weather to buy an ice cream and sit by the lake.
SHEILA GLORIA ATIM
LLM 2019
lives in Uganda and is Head of Legal Research, Chief Justice Chambers, at The Judiciary, Government of Uganda. Memories of UCD: I was impressed by my lecturer in Refugee Law, Dr Liam Thornton. I was comfortable in his class even though I was the only black student. His teaching methods were easy to grasp; he was fair and highly ethical. I also enjoyed learning karate as a member of the UCD Karate Club.
ADAM MC RANN
BA Politics and History 2019
lives in Ireland and is the Digital Fundraising Officer at Amnesty International. Professional highlight: My new role at Amnesty International. Memories of UCD: My fondest memory is playing football with my friends on a sunny spring day on the green at Glenomena student residences. Favourite lecturer: Professor Diarmuid Ferriter.
CLARA BARRY MURPHY
DipBS 2011, BBS 2013
lives in Ireland and works in sales. Memories of UCD: I was stuck in a deep, dark valley of a dull career. At UCD, I climbed up out of that valley. Now I sing from the highest mountains.
DR KEVIN KIELY
PhD 2012
lives in Ireland and is a freelance writer and researcher. He has published Harvard’s Patron: Jack of all Poets and UCD Belfield Metaphysical: New and Selected Poems. Memories of UCD: The invitation from Professor Andrew Carpenter from the UCD School of English, Drama and Film, to take on PhD research into the Edward Woodberry Poetry Room, Harvard, aided by UCD and a J. William Fulbright Scholar Fellowship in Poetry. My research took me to the UK and the US as Visiting Professor of Literature.
HÉLÈNE XISTO
MSc International Management/CEMS 2013
lives in Ireland and works in Solution Engineering at Salesforce. Love on campus: UCD Smurfit organised events for newly arrived international students. A student called Seán ran a session on Irish culture. We ended up talking for hours and haven’t stopped since. After ten amazing years, we married last month! "
D SAMILKA CHAMINI MENDIS
BSc Management Information Systems 2013
lives in Sri Lanka and works at the Institution of Incorporated Engineers. Memories of UCD: Meeting friends. We navigated the ups and downs of college life together, never missed a chance to have fun. Our friendships are as strong as ever.
HILARY SHERIDAN KNOX
BA 2014
lives in Ireland and is the owner of Plant Design by Hilary. Favourite lecturer: Associate Professor Bairbre Ní Fhloinn, an interesting and engaging lecturer on folklore. The Archaeological department also had Professor Graeme Warren, Professor Aidan O’Sullivan, Professor Tadhg O’Keeffe, Professor Muiris O’Sullivan and Dr Rob Sands. Memories of UCD: Two wonderful weeks on an archaeological dig in Glendalough. Many friendships were made during that dig, and on campus.
GUS COLLINS
ProfDip 2014, ProfDip 2017, MSc Management and Leadership 2017
lives in Ireland and is co-founder and COO of Checksolo, an Irish digital workflow platform start-up. Favourite lecturer: All lecturers that brought in their experience from the real world interested me. It was great to understand the outcomes of their decisions, both positive and negative.
MARTINA WORRALL
BA 2015
lives in Ireland. Favourite lecturer: A true education of discovery began by opening the door into the classroom of Professor Frank McGuinness: for the formula, “I think, therefore I am” and “I think, I feel married together in maturity, therefore I know I am”, UCD, I thank you!
SHERINI MINEKA RUVANTHI MARAMBE
BSc Human Resources Management 2016
lives in Sri Lanka and is a Trauma Healer at the Trauma Healing Institute. Alumni events attended: Reunion in Sri Lanka in 2015. Memories of UCD: Every year I think about my days of studying at UCD. I love UCD; now some of my friends from Sri Lanka are keen to study there too.
MICHELLE TIONG
MSc Petroleum Geoscience 2016
lives in China and is a Postdoctoral Researcher at China University of Petroleum-Beijing (CUPB). Favourite lecturer: I loved them all! Professor Peter Haughton, Dr Ivan Lokmer, Professor John Walsh, Associate Professor Tom Manzocchi, Dr Lawrence Amy, Dr Conrad Childs and Professor Patrick Shannon. Professional highlight from the last year: Being selected as one of four fellows in the Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Programme at CUPB. Memories of UCD: We went on geological field trips, shared stories and bonded over our college experiences. Looking back, I realise now how important it is to bond with classmates outside the classroom. I know the times we spent together will remain with me forever.
SWATHI SHIVA KUMAR
MSc 2018
lives in Ireland and is a cybersecurity engineer at AIB. Memories of UCD: I took part in a crime scene investigation with my friends. I took on the role of a photographer/evidence collector and won the highest points. It was the first time I investigated a crime scene: the course gave us a practical view of forensics.
AMEYA RANE
MSc Computer Science 2018
lives in Ireland and is a Senior Consultant at Deloitte. Memories of UCD: The football tournament organised by the International Students’ Society in 2018: a bunch of us who played together on the Merville pitches formed the ‘Dublin Athletic FC’ team. After six months of matches we won the final game by seven goals but it wasn’t the winning that mattered, it was the bond we created.