Ask an alumni.

The quickest way to find out whether a field suits you is to talk to someone already in it. Students who came through Impact Connect are now working in climate policy, consultancy, research, water management and their own ventures, and they've agreed to be approached by the students behind them. Tell us who you'd like to speak to, we go through our list, and we send you their details so you can reach out yourself.

Two ways to reach them.

Not sure who you need yet

If the real question is "what should I even be doing?", start with us instead. Plan a short appointment, we'll walk through what drives you, and we'll work out together who's worth speaking to.

A 30-minute conversation with the team

You know who you're after

Describe who you're looking for: the field and the kind of organisation. We look through our alumni list by hand and mail you back a LinkedIn profile, plus a phone number if they've given us one.

Takes two minutes · usually answered within a week

What people ask about.

Anything, really. These come up most often.

How did you get into this field? Was the master's worth it? What does a normal week look like? How did you write your thesis at a company? Would you do the same again? What did you wish you'd known in year one? Is there room to make actual impact there? How did you end up abroad?

How it works.

You describe who

The field and the kind of organisation you're after. Two minutes.

We check the list

We go through our alumni ourselves and pick someone whose path actually lines up with yours.

You get their details

We mail you their LinkedIn profile, and a phone number if they've given us one, with a line on who they are.

You reach out

Send them a message first. If you both want to, a call comes after.