Lewis Ellis was graduating with a Masters degree in Early Modern History and English from the University of Worcester, as was I. I couldn’t wait to add another set of letters to my existing Masters qualification and spell out the word ‘MAMA’.

When the big day came, Lewis Ellis and I were the only two from our class to turn up for the ceremony. Worst still, I was not called up to the stage to collect my certificate.

I later learnt that a Chinese woman had been awarded my degree instead of me earlier in the week.