New Year Honours at the University of Leeds Published 31 December 2021 Categories University Two members of the University of Leeds’ governing body have been awarded CBEs in the New Year Honours.
Next Pro-Chancellor appointed Published 30 November 2021 Categories Working with business | Working with our region | University A Leeds alumnus has been appointed as the next Pro-Chancellor of the University.
Jonathan Wild: A million tree promise Published 12 November 2021 Categories Alumni Jonathan Wild (Hon LLD 2011), the former Chair and Managing Director of Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate, is dedicated to his mission to protect the planet.
Cec Thompson: The most remarkable of graduates Published 1 October 2021 Categories Alumni Cec Thompson's (Economics, 1968, Hon MA, 1994) remarkable rise on the rugby field is matched only by his achievements off it, as he pushed himself from illiteracy to graduation.
Claire Cashmore: The road to Tokyo Published 2 August 2021 Categories Alumni Claire Cashmore MBE (Linguistics and Phonetics, 2011; Hon LLD, 2013) goes into her fifth Paralympic Games facing a whole new challenge.
Olivia Strong: A £7 million idea Published 13 July 2021 Categories Alumni A challenge between friends went on to raise over £7 million for NHS Charities Together during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leeds to South Korea: Students tackling global problems Published 30 June 2021 Categories Global engagement Students from Leeds and South Korea's KAIST University are working together in a global leadership programme to develop solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges.
Lucy Clayton: How to go to work Published 14 June 2021 Categories Alumni Lucy Clayton (English Literature, 2003) draws on years of experience and insight from her latest book to answer student and graduate career questions.
Escaping poverty: the learnings that shaped Madan Luthra Published 29 March 2021 Categories Alumni As a refugee growing up in India, Dr Madan Luthra (PhD Biochemistry, 1972) learnt that education would prove his lifeline.
Giving back: students volunteer throughout the pandemic Published 9 February 2021 Categories Coronavirus As Student Volunteering Week kicks off around the UK, we celebrate the huge contribution that University of Leeds students make locally, nationally and internationally.
Statement Published 17 December 2020 Categories Statements Brexit – a message from the Vice-Chancellor and Leeds University Union
Using targeted microbubbles to administer toxic cancer drugs Published 9 December 2020 Categories Science | Technology | Health University of Leeds research has shown how microbubbles carrying powerful cancer drugs can be guided to the site of a tumour using antibodies.
University researchers recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours Published 9 October 2020 Categories Science | Health | Coronavirus | University Three leading academic researchers, two alumni and a former Pro-Chancellor at the University of Leeds have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Welcoming our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simone Buitendijk Published 1 September 2020 Categories University Professor Buitendijk has taken up the post of Vice-Chancellor at Leeds.
Universities in Leeds - Together for Pride 2020 Published 17 August 2020 Categories University | News | Arts & Culture The University has joined forces with Leeds Beckett University and Leeds Arts University to develop a Digital Pride programme that evokes Pride’s ethos.