Student Experiences Blog
Read all about student experiences at Queen's Management School, from local, national and international perspectives, and across all our different degree courses. If you are a student looking to contribute to the blog with a story of your own, please complete this blog submission form.

Zachariah AI-Qaryooti is a member of the Student Managed Fund and a BSc Finance student at QMS, graduating in summer 2023. Here’s his final year, final thoughts.

Cathail Clarke is a BSc Business Management student who is currently working as a Marketing Assistant for Queen's Management School in his placement year.

Emilia Suchora is a BSc Business Management student who is currently working as a Marketing Assistant for Queen's Management School in her placement year.

Tiarnán Heaney is a PhD student in Economics from Ireland, researching poverty and inequalities faced across different regions in Ireland following the post-famine period of 1872.

Gema Uprichard is a lead placement ambassador and BSc Business Management student at QMS who will graduate in summer 2023. Here’s her final year, final thoughts.

Suzanne Mooney is a student ambassador and BSc Accounting student at QMS who will graduate in summer 2023. Here’s her final year, final thoughts.

Veronica Zhang is a PhD student in Finance from mainland China, researching the impact of banking regulations on bank credit risk, efficiency and systemic risk.

Alexandra Jenkins is a BSc Economics student who completed her placement at HM Revenue and Customs as a Government Operational Researcher within Knowledge Analysis and Intelligence (KAI).

Zachariah Al-Qaryooti is a BSc Finance student who completed his placement with Morgan Stanley in London.

Yunqi Yang is a BSc Finance student who completed internships in KPMG Shanghai and Soochow Securities.

Gema Uprichard is a BSc Business Management student at QMS who graduates in 2023. Gema completed her placement year at Lowe Rental Ltd.

Meet our Queen's Student Manged Fund (QSMF) team for 22/23

Jie Jiao is a BSc finance student who completed her placements at Dong Zheng Rong Hui Securities Asset Management Co. LTD and RSM China.

Caitlyn Young is a BSc Business Management student who completed her placement in events management at Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.

Euan McNicholl is a BSc Finance student who has recently carried out his placement at Susquehanna International Group (SIG).

Odhrán McIntaggart is a first year PhD Management student whose research focuses on digital startups scaling globally.

Fiona is a first year PhD student, focused on interdisciplinary research fusing the arts sector with strategic management.

Faisal Saleh Alsabaan is a third year PhD student conducting research focused on shared leadership.

Francesca Morelli graduated from Queen’s Management School in 2019 and went on to found her own business, VAVA Influence.

Rory McLaughlan is a BSc Finance student and the entrepreneurial founder of Mystery Shirt in a Box.

Richard Flood is an MSc student in Management, making the transition from an undergraduate history degree in Dublin to life in Belfast.

Calum Armstrong is a recent graduate of the BSc Business Management course and was elected as the President of the Management Society.

Blessing Chukwuka is a PhD candidate in Management, from Nigeria, and received the Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship in October 2021.

Santosh Kumar is an MBA student from Andhra Pradesh in Southern India, who recently attended the MBA study tour of Berlin.

Emma Hughes is a recent graduate of the MSc Marketing course at Queen's Management School, graduating with distinction.

BSc Business and Management student Erin McAtee secured a fashion placement role during the pandemic, but had to pivot and adapt.

BSc Business and Management student Luke Williamson shares his experience on his placement year in industry with Euro Auctions, as a Marketing & Design Assistant.