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Olivia Cotes-James sat at a table with boxes of LUÜNA Naturals products on the table.

Olivia Cotes-James: Talking taboos

Published
Saturday 15th January, 2022
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Alumni

Named in the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list, founder of LUÜNA Naturals Olivia Cotes-James (English Literature 2013) is improving lives across a continent.

Alum Cec Thompson running on the Parkinson steps holding an umbrella and a scroll.

Cec Thompson: The most remarkable of graduates

Published
Friday 1st October, 2021
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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.

Paralympic athlete Claire Cashmore standing in Team GB clothing in front of a pool.

Claire Cashmore: The road to Tokyo

Published
Monday 2nd August, 2021
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Alumni

Claire Cashmore MBE (Linguistics and Phonetics, 2011; Hon LLD, 2013) goes into her fifth Paralympic Games facing a whole new challenge.

Olivia Strong standing outside raising her hand to represent the number 5

Olivia Strong: A £7 million idea

Published
Tuesday 13th July, 2021
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Alumni

A challenge between friends went on to raise over £7 million for NHS Charities Together during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Black and white photo of Leeds alumna Lucy Clayton

Lucy Clayton: How to go to work

Published
Monday 14th June, 2021
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Alumni

Lucy Clayton (English Literature, 2003) draws on years of experience and insight from her latest book to answer student and graduate career questions.