Graduation Stories
Graduation Stories - Summer 2025
Stories from our Summer 2025 graduates.
Coirilidh Cook has managed to successfully balance her athletics training and cheer leading with her studies and graduating with from RGU with first-class honours.
Esther Karanja has graduated from RGU with MSc Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and believes the University’s supportive environment has helped achieve growth both academically and personally.
Kitty Begg’s RGU journey has taken her to Austria, Kenya, and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo before graduating with first class honours in Events Management.
When Shilpa Kayaliparambil Sudheesh walked across the stage at P&J Live to graduate with a MSc in International Tourism and Hospitality Management it marked the successful end of a long, happy academic and personal journey at RGU.
Rachel Johnstone is graduating with first-class honours, and a whole host of unique and special experiences following her four years at RGU.
Michael McEwan from Caithness is taking the next steps towards his career goal of becoming an architect after completing the Master of Architecture course at RGU.
A lifelong passion for art brought Kaitlynn McCubbin to Gray’s School of Art, and after graduating at P&J Live she has sights firmly set on a teaching career.
A passion for design brought Jaydn Walker to RGU, and as he walks across the stage at P&J Live he can reflect on not only completing the Master of Architecture course, but a lifetime of memories made at RGU.
For Emma McAllister-Keir and Susan Duncan, graduating with their MSc in Advanced Practice from RGU is more than just a personal milestone it is a celebration of their lifelong journey together.
When Hadiza Shani walks across the stage at P&J Live, it marks a significant milestone in her journey to become a radiographer following four years of study.
With a passion for all things mechanical and a family history in engineering, 20-year-old Christopher Handsley is not only graduating with a first-class honours degree but also doing so with an offer to continue his studies in the motorsport industry.
Katherine Lavery proves it’s never too late to change career direction as she celebrates achieving a first-class honours degree while balancing life as a mother of four, dealing with a heartbreaking loss and taking the lead on student initiatives.
Katie Thomson has taken a huge step towards her goal of becoming a solicitor after completing the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice at RGU.
For Boluwatife Afolabi, crossing the stage at P&J Live marks not only her graduation but also a huge milestone as she reflects on her time at RGU.
Josh Duncan is continuing something of a family tradition when he walks across the stage at P&J Live with his parents, Sue and Barry, his eldest brother, Jamie and his wife, Katherine, his brother, Ben and his partner, Kayleigh Scott, having all graduated from RGU, with Kayleigh also graduating this week.
From an early age, 21-year-old Aimee demonstrated a strong interest in understanding how the human body works. Through the encouragement of her former school, family and friends, she is now graduating with a first-class honours degree in Biomedical Science and has secured a place at medical school.