Notable UK university alumni

Kenyan lawyer and corporate executive

York St John University

Mary Whelan

diplomat · b. 2000

Irish diplomat

Ulster University

Kenyan businesswoman and entrepreneur

University of Surrey

British journalist

Durham University

Mathias Meinrad Chikawe

minister · b. 1951

Tanzanian politician

University of Staffordshire

Mathilda Twomey

jurist · b. 1963

Seychellois lawyer and academic

University of Kent

English footballer (born 1979)

University of Staffordshire

Matt Greenhalgh

film producer · b. 1972

English screenwriter

University of Chester

Scottish orientalist

University of Aberdeen

Matthew Murphy

guitarist · b. 1984

British musician

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

british artist, poet and short story writer (1960–2008)

University of Derby

Maureen Watt

politician · b. 1951

Scottish politician (born 1951)

University of Strathclyde

Northern Irish judge (1913-1987)

Queen's University Belfast

May De Silva

politician · b. 1968

Seychellois finance expert

Ulster University

Maya Bruney

sprinter · b. 1998

British sprinter

University of East London

Mayumi Pacheco

association football player · b. 1998

English footballer

University of Sheffield

McHenry Venaani

politician · b. 1977

Namibian politician

University of Wolverhampton

Medard Kalemani

minister · b. 1968

Tanzanian politician

University of Dundee

Meg Munn

politician · b. 1959

British Labour Co-op politician

Open University · University of Nottingham · University of York

Meg-John Barker

existential therapist · b. 1974

British psychologist, writer and zinemaker

University of Nottingham · University of Sheffield

Mercédesz Henger

television personality · b. 1991

television personality, influencer and model

University of Southampton

British modern pentathlete

University of Bath

Mian Muhammad Mansha

businessperson · b. 1947

Pakistani businessman

Middlesex University

Miaoux Miaoux

keyboardist · b. 1985

musical artist

University of Surrey

Michael Aldrich

entrepreneur · 1941–2014

English inventor, innovator and entrepreneur

University of Hull

British theatre director

University of Sussex

English cricketer, born 1980

Durham University

Michael Connarty

school teacher · b. 1947

British politician (born 1947)

University of Stirling · University of Strathclyde

British plant geneticist

Aberystwyth University

British politician

University of Nottingham

British conductor

Cardiff University

Michael Hüther

university teacher · b. 1962

German economist

University of East Anglia UEA

American astronomer (1934-2018)

University of St Andrews

Michael Jay, Baron Jay of Ewelme

diplomat · b. 1946

British diplomat (born 1946)

SOAS University of London

American film director and screenwriter

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

British biochemist

Imperial College London

British actor (1913-2000)

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Michael Sailstorfer

installation artist · b. 1979

German sculptor (born 1979)

Goldsmiths, University of London

British historian (1934–2025)

University of Reading

British weightlifter

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin

ethnomusicologist · 1950–2018

Irish musician (1950-2018)

Queen's University Belfast

Nigerian academic

Newcastle University

British writer

University of Staffordshire

British actress

Cardiff University · University Centre Weston

British filmmaker and journalist

University of Sussex

Australian mathematician and philosopher

University of Liverpool

Mike Hill

politician · b. 1963

UK Member of Parliament (born 1963)

Lancaster University

Mike Storey

politician · b. 1949

British Liberal Democrat politician (born 1949)

Liverpool Hope University

Mike Thornton

politician · b. 1952

British politician (born 1952)

Manchester Metropolitan University

Mikko Mäkelä

film director · b. 1989

filmmaker (born 1989)

University of Nottingham

Czech-British historian of science (1918–2018)

University of Leeds

Serbian filmmaker

University of Westminster, London

Miles Briggs

politician · b. 1983

politician (born 1983)

Robert Gordon University

Miles Flint

businessperson · b. 1953

British businessman

Cranfield University

British composer (1909-1999)

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

Miriam Cates

politician · b. 1982

British Conservative politician

Sheffield Hallam University

Mo O'Toole

politician · b. 1960

British politician (born 1960)

Newcastle University · University of Leeds

Moazzam Begg

b. 1968

former Guantanamo detainee

University of Wolverhampton

Modest Mero

diplomat · b. 1959

Tanzanian diplomat

University of Strathclyde

D.Phil. University of Oxford 1969

University of Leeds