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Alumni news

Stories from our worldwide alumni community – poets, explorers and some of our many pandemic heroes

Supporter news

Meet some of the people whose lives have changed thanks to your support

Department news

What’s been going on across the University – from our medieval past to our digital future

Campus news

Ongoing campus transformation – and life at Leeds in a digital world

Home bass

The co-founder and bassist of indie giants Kaiser Chiefs on why he studied in his home town – and how he’s still helping out in Leeds today.

Fair trader

A passion for textiles born in the markets of Mumbai is helping one alum put the power back into the hands of the consumer.

Sage advisor

As a leading expert on the spread and transmission of Covid-19, Prof Cath Noakes OBE has the attention of the highest level of UK government.

As Chief Executive of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Prof Gillian Leng has gone from studying medicine at Leeds to leading the provision of guidance for healthcare professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Research

Turning the plastic tide

Our oceans are choking on plastic, but researchers in Civil Engineering are determined to change this in a generation.

The biochemist who came in from the cold

When at Leeds, Laszlo Lorand made a seminal scientific discovery. But his success came at a heavy personal cost …

Reboot your digital wellbeing

Is it time to rethink your digital life? Dr Bridgette Bewick gives six tips to avoid slipping into unhealthy habits.

Producing laughs

TV producer Ish Kalia (International Studies 1996) picked up a 2019 Bafta when his Sky One show A League of Their Own won Best Comedy Entertainment Programme at a ceremony held at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Ish also series produces A League of Their Own: European Road Trip and recently produced panel show There’s Something About Movies, hosted by Alan Carr.