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Leeds Beckett graduate Matt Gibson (BA (Hons) Sport Marketing, 2016) is supporting students through his role at Leeds United FC.

Nick Tyrer (BA (Hons) Architecture, 2009 and MArch, 2012) and Benni Allan (BA (Hons) Architecture, 2011) have been named in the RIBA Journal Rising Stars 2019 list.

MSc Digital Video and Special Effects graduate Ayyappadas Vijayakumar worked as Visual Effects Editor on 1917 which took home the Oscar for Best Visual Effects alongside awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound Mixing.

Olympic diver Yona Knight-Wisdom has been included in the Heroes of Leeds Trail, a series of artworks in Leeds City Centre celebrating eight people with significant links to the city.

Landscape architecture alumna Andrée Davies has worked with the Duchess of Cambridge to design the RHS Back to Nature Garden at the world-famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes shared insights into her road to success and her battles with mental health during an event at Leeds Beckett University.

Leeds Beckett University has awarded eight £1,500 Bright Futures Scholarships to talented first-year students.

This year marks 100 years since the end of World War One. Whilst many alumni will have lived or studied in the halls on Headingley Campus, you might not have realised those same buildings served as the 2nd Northern General Hospital during the war.

Each year support from Leeds Beckett alumni gives students struggling with the costs of university a helping hand. This year’s recipients an aspiring sports therapist, teacher, public relations executive and two social workers.