Honorary graduates
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Ellie Kildunne MBE
England Women's Rugby player, Olympian and MBE recipient in the King's 2026 New Year Honours List.
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Peter and Susan Cheney
Philanthropists and donors of one of the largest gifts in the University's history, supporting the establishment of the Cheney Fellowships.
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Steve Rosenberg
Multi-award winning journalist and Russia Editor for BBC News.
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Tina Leslie MBE
Founder and Chief Executive of Freedom4Girls and advocate for social change and community wellbeing.
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Ed Anderson CBE
Former Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (2018-2025) and former public servant and business leader.
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Rachel Lord
Senior Managing Director and Head of International at BlackRock, and sponsor of Big City, Bright Future programme.
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Baroness Blake of Leeds
British Labour politician, life peer in the House of Lords, Baroness-in-Waiting in the House of Lords, former leader of Leeds City Council.
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Steph Houghton
Former football player and captain of both England and Manchester City, football pundit and presenter; patron of the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation.
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Jack Maitland
Former Head Coach of Leeds Triathlon Centre and British Triathlon Performance Coach.
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Khadijah Ibrahiim
Literary activist, theatre maker and writer.
