Student stories

My favourite thing about my time at Surrey was getting to know the international community of students - I met people from all over the world.

My career has taken me all around the world from Guildford to Los Angeles, Frimley to Melbourne." 

It was clear that Surrey is an academic hub with a brilliant reputation for research

Four months after the publication of my first research paper, I've received a job opportunity as a Research Assistant on breast cancer epidemiological research at the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre.

Armed with a first-class Business with Law degree from Hertfordshire University, Mariana Duarte joined Surrey in 2021, graduating with a masters in Human Resource Management in 2023. Here she tells us why she chose Surrey and her experience of being a postgraduate student.

Yashika spent a semester studying at the University of Surrey as part of her undergraduate degree at Amity University Noida in Uttar Pradesh, India. Here she writes about her experience of coming to the UK to study a masters at Surrey.

Paige is studying for a doctorate in intelligence and law enforcement in the Department of Sociology and writes that "my overall experience since being here at Surrey has been remarkable!". Read more to find out why...

Jeremy Burton left his native North-East to study a BEng in Information Systems Engineering at Surrey in 1986. Now a CEO in Silicon Valley, he’s worked with key industry figures such as Michael Dell and Marc Benioff…

I’m really proud of my career as I fundamentally believe that my research has made a global difference. Everything I’ve done always comes back to Surrey and I wouldn't change a thing.