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SION WILLIAMS, BSc Business Management. Class of 2021. ENTREPRENEUR, UPCYCLER, FASHION BUYER. After a great success selling vintage clothing on Depop, Sion set-up his very own fashion store ‘RAVS’ in the centre of Swansea. “Our main aim at RAVS is to combat fast fashion. It is our mission to change people’s perceptions on second-hand goods. The Business Management course at Swansea offered opportunities in entrepreneurism that I did not find elsewhere.” swansea.ac.uk/alumni/ alumni-profiles/sion-williams Business start-up supported by Swansea University Enterprise Team: swansea.ac.uk/enterprise
DR KATE EVANS, BSc Zoology. Class of 1996. AWARD-WINNING BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGIST AND CONSERVAT ION BIOLOGIST. FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF ELEPHANTS FOR AFRICA. “I wasn’t sure whether further education was the right route for me. Thankfully I found myself in the wonderful environment of Swansea University, and on a course I loved and was able to excel at, Zoology.” Kate founded the conservation charity – Elephants for Africa – which has a holistic approach to elephant conservation, focusing much of its work in Botswana; home to the world’s largest remaining elephant population. swansea.ac.uk/alumni/ alumni-profiles/kate-evans
DAVID SMITH, MEng Aerospace Engineering. Class of 2014. PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDAL IST. “I wanted to study Aerospace Engineering, the staff around the course, the general atmosphere and the beach were the main draw. Some of my favourite memories include the study trips that involved flying, like the flying lab at Cranfield or flying around the Gower.” Receiving his first Paralympic gold just before fresher’s week, World and Paralympic Champion, David dominates in the sport of Boccia and won his fifth paralympic medal at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics Games. swansea.ac.uk/alumni/ alumni-profiles/david-smith
ALEX RUDDY, Graduate Entry Medicine. Class of 2019. STEPPED UP TO WORK AS A FRONTLINE MEDIC DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. “The prospect of beginning my career as a doctor a few months early filled me with a sense of nervous duty. We trained for this moment for four years – and working towards it for much longer – above the sense of personal fear or anxiety, I think were all eager to apply ourselves to the crisis and help our NHS during a time of immense need.” swansea.ac.uk/centenary2020/century-of-inspiring-people/alex-ruddy
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