Our graduates
Inspiring stories from inspiring people
Our graduates are making quite a name for themselves. Find out what they're doing, why and how.
Tom Salmon
Performance graduate Tom is the producer and presenter of BBC Music Introducing… in Cumbria.
Phil Watson
After graduating Phil moved to London and now works for BBC iPlayer as an Editorial Manager.
Tom Craven
Tom works for Snapchat in Soho London.
Nuria Manuel
Nuria is now working as a Graduate Reliability Engineer for Cummins.
Annie Mitchell
Annie came to Teesside through clearing and now she's working on big-screen films.
Connor Burdekin-Roberts
Connor studied computing and now works as a Security Consultant for IBM.
Will Ridley
Will studied business management and now works for Sky Betting & Gaming.
Matty Jones
Matty studied multimedia journalism and is now a Freelance Broadcast Journalist for BBC Tees
Daniel Crook
Dan's degree set him up for a career in animation for film and television.
Ellen Wright
Ellen studied both her undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications at Teesside and is now studying the Bar Professional Training Course at BPP Law School, London.
Kerry Neesam
Kerry studied graphic design and now works for a London design agency.
Jordan Atkinson
Jordan graduated from Teesside University and now works for Accenture.
Graeme Tiffin
Graeme graduated from Teesside University and now works as a performance analyst at Middlesbrough Football Club.
Chris Rumsey
Chris works as a junior LEGO model technical artist for Traveller’s Tales.
Ben Russi
Ben completed his degree here and he's now working for Dyson.
Jess McDermott
Jess is now working for Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies.
Jing (Coco) Zhao
Coco graduated from Teesside University in 2015. She now works as a producer at the China Intercontinental Communication Centre.
Natalie Aves
Natalie is an audience development and social media manager at Endemol Beyond.
Abigail Skillen
Abigail’s first degree, volunteer activity and PGCE led her to a teaching job.
Rosemary Stubbs
Rosemary loved the wide choice of modules on her course, and the highlight was her dissertation.
Adam Richardson
Adam came to Teesside University as a mature student - the graduate intern programme led to a permanent job using his new skills.
Rob Nestor
Rob works for Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Sandra Smyth
Sandra’s course has changed her life in more ways than one.
Carla Keegans
After a successful career in housing, Carla has founded a community interest company.
Chris Walter
As an assistant content producer for CBeebies Interactive, Chris’s work is downloaded by millions of people.
Natasha Magee
Natasha has turned her performing arts degree into a performing career.
Tom Burton
Tom studied media studies and now works for K7 media.