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September 2026<br />
The magazine for Anglia Ruskin University alumni and friends<br />
Connect talks to Royal photographer, Arthur Edwards MBE<br />
Find out more on page 16<br />
Also in this issue: Connect talks to Sir Quentin Blake, page 8, The birth of modern computing, page 24<br />
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2 Zmags ARU CONNECT SEPTEMBER 2026<br />
Welcome<br />
A message from our<br />
Vice Chancellor<br />
Welcome to the September<br />
2026 edition of Connect.<br />
This time of year brings both<br />
celebration and reflection as<br />
we congratulate our newest<br />
graduates and look ahead to<br />
the opportunities that await<br />
them. University is about<br />
far more than earning a<br />
qualification; it is shaped by<br />
the moments that challenge<br />
us, inspire us and help define<br />
who we become. Whether it’s<br />
speaking up in a lecture for<br />
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<a title="September 2026 Connect page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=3"> Welcome A message from our Vice Chancellor Welco</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=4"> ALUMNI OFFICER 20–28 Octo</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=5"> The Inbox Amber Logan PhD Creative </a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=6"> THE INBOX The Inbox Safrina Kamis</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=7"> By taking the Graduate Outcomes survey, you’ll be</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=8"> CONNECT TALKS TO… Sir Quentin Blake Quentin Blak</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=9"> Few illustrators are as instantly recognisable as</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=10"> CONNECT TALKS TO… A home for illustration June 2</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=11"> Venue Hire at ARU We offer a range of modern eve</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=12"> ARU NEWS ARU illustrator triumphs at national B</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=13"> ARU NEWS ARU graduates top in region for securi</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=14"> ARU NEWS ARU’s gender-based violence work is re</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=15"> King’s Award for agency founded by ARU student A</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=16"> CONNECT TALKS TO… Arthur Edwards MBE All pho</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=17"> Arthur Edwards MBE is one of Britain’s most celeb</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=18"> CONNECT TALKS TO… When Cha</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=19"> Do you know ARU provide INNOVATION SPACE? Based i</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=20"> CREATIVE CHANGEMAKERS The power of portraiture It</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=21"> Zmags ARU CONNECT SEPTEMBER 2026 21</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=22"> CREATIVE CHANGEMAKERS Building brands with pur</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=23"> That ambition quickly translated into action. Fol</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=24"> CREATIVE CHANGEMAKERS The birth of modern comp</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=25"> Chris left Acorn in 1988 to join the new Olivetti</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=26"> CREATIVE CHANGEMAKERS “I’m proud to be shaping</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=27"> CREATIVE CHANGEMAKERS Shaping culture, buildin</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=28"> INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING Opportunities to join </a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=29"> ALUMNI UPDATES From opportunity to achievement:</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=30"> ALUMNI UPDATES “Although I had alw</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=31"> Although I had always dreamed of studying Law, it</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=32"> ALUMNI UPDATES Applyin</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=33"> The MBA offered the frameworks, analytical tools </a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=34"> ALUMNI UPDATES Advice for future students ShiJin</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=35"> ALUMNI OF THE MONTH Alumni of the month May 2026 </a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=36"> OFF THE BOOKSHELF Wiggling Wo</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=37"> The Long Player introduces Tina, as she gets more</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=38"> OFF THE BOOKSHELF The Photographer</a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=39"> The Conversation is a unique platform, where all </a>
<a title="September 2026 Connect page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/4762aa6d?page=40"> BENEFITS 20% discount Alumni </a>