Spring Martlet 2017

Minesh Shah
(2004, BA Physics)
Did you have any preconceptions of Oxford?
No, other than the usual thing of Oxford as a place
of excellence; Univ a place for excellence. The reason
I chose Univ was that when I came to look at all the
colleges Univ was the only one where the porter said
‘would you like to come in and have a look?’ If the porter
is that friendly and that’s the welcome you get as a visitor
then as a student it’s going to be fantastic...
Investment Executive
Infrared Capital Partners Ltd
How important do you think the Young Univ Gallery is?
It’s really good because the careers you might be most
exposed to at university won’t be for everyone; it’s great
to show that there are other possible paths out there.
Just hearing what other people have done is important
and Univ has been very good at bringing people back;
this is a really good way of opening it up and showing
those available paths.
Oliver Watts
(2008, BA Physics)
Filmmaker
Twice Cut Films
Amy Zheng
(2008, BA Medicine)
Core Surgical Trainee
How important was Univ in shaping you?
Univ gave me lots of good experiences but also lots of
good memories. It will always feel like home and coming
back here always feels nostalgic. Most importantly it was a
really good mix of friends from different backgrounds and
not all medics. That’s the most important
thing: you don’t get that at other
universities where the medics all stick
together but at Univ I had friends who
were lawyers, PPEists and psychologists,
which is much healthier.
See the full gallery at:
youngunivgallery.univ.ox.ac.uk
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