Alum recognised for improving oral cancer detection Published 4 August 2026 Categories Alumni Senthilmani Rajendran (MSc Health Informatics 2025) has been named a national finalist in the Science & Sustainability category of the British Council Study UK Alumni Awards in Malaysia.
A generational talent: Max Burgin eyes gold Published 27 July 2026 Categories Alumni Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, 800 metre runner Max Burgin is determined to put his injury troubles behind him as he sets his sights on gold – and Sebastian Coe’s 45-year-old British record.
West African partners visit Leeds for key collaboration Published 14 July 2026 Categories Alumni Researchers and meteorological professionals from Ghana and Senegal visited the University as part of a groundbreaking initiative to co-design a more accurate forecasting system in West Africa.
New inductee into Leeds Pride List Published 23 June 2026 Categories Alumni Loïc Chave has been named the 26th member of the Leeds Pride List, which celebrates LGBTQ+ individuals and allies from the University community making a positive impact in the pride space.
Leeds alum stars on MasterChef UK Published 19 May 2026 Categories Alumni As Frankie Dunn moves into the semi-final stage of MasterChef UK, we learn about her love of cooking, cooking for housemates during her student days, and her experience on the reality TV show.
Two Leeds alumni behind Tucci in Italy Published 29 April 2026 Categories Alumni Using talents honed at Leeds, two alumni produced Stanley Tucci’s latest series in Italy. They explain the joys and challenges of life on set, and what it’s like to work with Hollywood royalty.
From The Refectory to Live8 Published 25 March 2026 Categories Alumni Former LUU Ents Secretary Stuart Galbraith helped put on shows like The Clash, Simple Minds and U2 at Leeds in the 1980s. It was the grounding he needed to become a legend of the live music industry.
Danny Kirrane: It's all in the mind Published 13 March 2026 Categories Alumni Actor and Leeds graduate Danny Kirrane returns to campus during a run at the Leeds Playhouse.
Leeds alumni elected as Maths Fellows Published 19 February 2026 Categories Alumni Leeds alumni, staff and former staff member have been elected as inaugural Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences.
$45 million award to narrow carbon cycle knowledge gap Published 26 January 2026 Categories Alumni Schmidt Sciences has funded a pioneering Leeds project which will improve understanding of the carbon cycle in the world’s second largest tropical rain forest.