Sam Rhydderch

I was part of the belated graduating class of 2021, and studied politics & history on a joint track before switching to my true academic calling, politics.

As of now I work in Amsterdam, the Netherlands as a Corporate Communications consultant advising listed and privately owned European companies in all manner of comms functions, from reputation management to media relations. Every client has a story to tell and a legacy they want to leave behind, I help them shape their narrative. Eventually the aim is to be known as one of the best strategic communicators, where I can use my skillset to help others from the highest levels of public office to the secretive boardrooms of the private sector.

My four years at the University shaped who I am today, I made friends, I made memories, I made mistakes. I laughed, I cried, I played tennis, I played Fabian in Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ (it never saw the COVID light of day), and spent many quiet evenings studying at Sydney Jones.

I owe my thanks to four very different but equally memorable professors: David Dolowitz for his no nonsense approach to the teaching of US politics; Jon Tonge and his boundless enthusiasm for in-class quizzes on leading devolutionary figures, and the never-ending tragedy of BBC Northwest misspelling his name; Neil Gavin for teaching me more than I will ever need to know on the Leveson inquiry and the role of the ‘fourth estate’ in democratic governance; and Andrew Crines for his steadfast belief in my dissertation writing abilities so daringly close to the deadline, and for his curation of unique political communication modules filling a much needed gap in the UK’s undergraduate market.