Alumni Success stories

Noa Bakehouse Success Story

Tracy Lowe and Rachel Kennaugh

Meet Tracy Lowe and Rachel Kennaugh who both successfully completed courses in Hospitality, Catering and Food Service, and now work at Noa Bakehouse.

Kanyeba Lubilanji

Kanyeba Lubilanji

Former Foundation Learning student Kanyeba Lubilanji tells us about her experience in the Annie Gill area of UCM. 

I was quite nervous when I started my course at UCM and found some things quite challenging at first.

My time in the Annie Gill Café he…

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Grayse Houghton

Grayse Houghton studied the BSc Hons Public Health degree, finishing top of her class, before continuing straight into employment locally as a Production Assistant at Astrea Bioseparations, a leading Biotage company, focused on helping to bring small…

Stephanie Dunne Web Success Story

Stephanie Dunne

Beginning her studies at UCM in 2017 on the Level 3 IT & Computing course, Stephanie Dunne is a great example of a student who has worked their way up the academic ladder from a BTEC and undergraduate degree at UCM, to now pursuing postgraduate s…

Drew Flemming Success Story

Drew Flemming

Drew Flemming recently graduated from UCM with a degree in BA (Hons) Event Management & Marketing, and during his studies, also worked for 'Extra Fancy' a local hospitality company who create unique themed pop-ups and events on island.

Starting o…

Emma Sayle Success Story

Emma Sayle

Emma Sayle recently graduated from UCM with a Masters’ in Business and Sustainable Practice which she completed through the Work Based integrative Studies (WBIS) programme that allowed her to work and gain industry experience whilst gaining her degre…

Callum Staley

Callum Staley

For Callum Staley, the flexibility of studying the BSc (Hons) Computer Science degree at University College Isle of Man (UCM) whilst continuing to run his videography, photography and web design business, was an important factor which encouraged him …

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Ed Leeming

For Ed Leeming, studying Creative Media at UCM provided him with an opportunity to explore and develop his skills in a variety of creative formats.

During his studies, Ed had the opportunity to complete a work experience placement with 3FM and is now…

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Jac Cannon

Before Jac Cannon joined the team at Greenlight TV as a Production Technician and Editor, he studied the Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production at UCM which then led him to remain on-island to pursue a BA (Hons) degree in Visual Communication…

Naomi Bettridge Website Alumni Success Story

Naomi Bettridge

Naomi Bettridge studied the Foundation Degree in Art at UCM for a year before pursuing her BA (Hons) degree in Illustration at Middlesex University. Since graduating, Naomi has worked in her desired creative field, on island.



The Foundation degree of…

Sarah Kerruish Web Success Story

Sarah Kerruish

Sarah Kerruish joined us as a mature student and went on to not only achieve her dream of gaining a degree, but she also achieved an incredible mark of 92% on her dissertation, was awarded Student of the year, produced research which is benefiting th…

Emma Hodgson Sucess Story

Emma Hodgson

For any young person, keeping up with your studies whilst working or maintaining a social life, can be a tricky balancing act. 20-year-old Foundation Sports degree student, Emma Hodgson, has the added pressure of fitting in her swimming training for …