Graduates from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics (HAPP) go on to work in a diverse range of careers both locally and internationally and some choose further study and research.  Follow the link to view where some recent graduates are now.

HAPP Alumni through the decades

Professor Art Cosgrove – BA History 1951; former President of University College Dublin 

Clíona Donnelly – BA History 2005; General Manager, NI Opera 

Professor Marianne Elliott – BA Modern History 1971; Director Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool (W) 

Alan Green – BA Modern History 1974; Radio 5 Live broadcaster (W) 

Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle, CBE – BA Ancient History, 1982; Lord Lieutenant of Belfast (W) 

Declan McBennett – BA History & Politics (1994); Head of Sport RTÉ (w) 

Alf McCreary – BA Modern History 1963; journalist and author (W) 

Barra McGrory – BA Ancient History & Celtic 1983; Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland 

Bill Neely – BA Modern History 1981; Chief Global Correspondent for NBC News; former International Editor for ITV News (W) 

Ian Paisley Jnr – BA Modern History 1989; MP 

The Priests – award-winning classical musical group featuring Fr Eugene O’Hagan (BA Scholastic Philosophy 1982), Fr Martin O’Hagan and Fr David Delargy, (both BA Ancient History 1985) (W) 

Mark Simpson – BA History 1989; BBC TV and radio journalist (W) 

Ray Casserly – PhD Anthropological Studies 2012; Director, CIEE Global Institute, London 

Chua, Soo Pong – PhD Social Anthropology 1982; Senior Consultant SIM University, Singapore; Founding Director of the Chinese Opera Institute (COI) (W) 

Mike Bull – BA Philosophy 1970; Commonwealth Games silver medallist in pole vault (W) 

William Crawley – BA Philosophy 1990, MA Philosophy 1992, PhD 1999, DLit 2012; BBC journalist and broadcaster; FRSA, Eisenhower Fellow (2012), Honorary Graduate (2012) (W) 

Arron Armstrong – BA Politics 1999; Presenter at Sky Sports News 

Francis Campbell – BA Politics 1992; former Vice-Chancellor, St Mary's University, Twickenham, London; former British Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan 

Mark Carruthers – BA Politics 1987, MA Irish Politics 1989; BBC TV & radio Journalist (W) 

Antoinette McKeown – MSSc Political Science 1989; first female CEO of Sport NI 

Annita McVeigh – BA Politics 1991; BBC broadcaster (W)