Alumni news
Latest alumni news
Read the latest news from the Leeds alumni community.
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Engineers tackle disability barriers
A Leeds alum helped bring together the University and a UK charity to create bespoke solutions for disabled people.
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The driving force
Leeds alum Andrew Macaulay is the technical genius behind a competition which has brought a fresh dimension to the world of professional golf.
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Mount Everest record-breaker returns to campus
After conquering Everest for the 19th time, the world’s most successful expedition leader returned to campus to speak about life on top of the world.
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University alum becomes President of Ireland
A Leeds alum will be inaugurated as President of Ireland following the country’s election vote.
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Exploring disease at molecular level
Funded through a generous gift from a Leeds alum, the newly opened Cheney Biomedical Accelerator provides opportunities for new and bold discoveries through multidisciplinary health research.
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World-leading alum composer joins Light Night Leeds
Ilan Eshkeri began his eclectic career at Leeds and hasn’t slowed down since. He returns to the place it all began with a collaboration at Light Night 2025.
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