Leeds alum wins prestigious award in Saudi Arabia
Dr Manar Samman (MSc Bioscience 2010; Medicine 2015) has been recognised with a national award for her contribution to medical education and practice in Saudi Arabia.
Alumni News
Off the deep end: Atlantic rowing record smashed by Leeds alum
When Hatty Carder was asked to organise a rowing team to race across the Atlantic, she never imagined stepping into the boat herself – let alone setting a new world record.
Leeds alum and quiltmaker dresses the entrance to pioneering exhibition
A new large-scale textile artwork for Parkinson Court created by artist, quiltmaker and Leeds alum Tiegan Handley (Fine Art 2023) provides the perfect gateway to the Contested Bodies exhibition.
Financial expert delivers climate risk masterclass
A member of the University of Leeds alumni community has given a masterclass on climate risk during a visiting lecture.
The Paralympic doctor who sacrificed sport for the NHS
Kim Daybell sacrificed his Paralympic Games in order to save lives on the NHS frontline during COVID-19. The table tennis star was inducted into the Leeds Sport Hall of Fame for his achievements.
Supporting students through grief
Anna May experienced loss from an early age. She used her experiences and knowledge to set up the Student Grief Network, which aims to soften the impact of bereavement in universities across the UK.
Helping the aviation sector to reach net zero
From Eurostar to the Heathrow Express, Paul Le Blond has been involved with some of the UK’s most important transport projects in recent times. He’s now helping the aviation sector to reach net zero.
The power of horror
Award-winning horror writer Tananarive Due knows how to scare. She explains what attracts us to the genre, how she creates horror, and how her time at Leeds played a key role in her success.
An ice cream revolution starting in Leeds
Founder and director of Northern Bloc Dirk Mischendahl is doing ice cream differently. The serial entrepreneur returned to Leeds to support enterprising students starting their own business journeys.
Leeds alum becomes paramedic at 64
To Peter Watters (Pharmacology 1980), age is just a number. After a varied career in teaching and IT, he retrained to work as a paramedic on the NHS frontline, aged 64.