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Economics students hear from an OL on the world of business and technology

It was an absolute pleasure welcoming Nick Matthews (OL 2001) back to talk to our Economics students.
28 Nov 2025
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 In such an innovative digital time, it was inspiring for our students to hear from someone who was once in their shoes. Exploring the avenues that Nick had taken and his experiences at Deloitte, Microsoft and Culture Amp.

Students were engaged and took away these key highlights:

  • Balancing a good grasp of AI native tooling with critical thinking and personal skills is the key.
  • A good degree from a good university is still valuable.
  • In a technologically advantaged world, it's still important to engage in person, ask questions and be passionate about what you're speaking about.
  • Distrubition is key! There is no excuse not to be able to build an audience, show your talent and expand your passion. One current student mentioned their revision tips Instagram and its growing follower.

A huge thank you to Nick and Mr White for organising these lessons.

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