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Leeds Beckett University MSc Sport Coaching student, Jonathan Pendlebury, has been appointed Head Coach of England Rugby Union’s under-18s academy team.

Leeds Beckett University is to award Honorary Doctorates to local Olympians, Alistair Brownlee MBE and Jonathan Brownlee next month.

Leeds Beckett University marked a construction milestone for its £45m Carnegie School of Sport building with a topping out celebration with alumni from partner sports clubs.

The university’s sports teams have regained the Leeds Varsity trophy for the 14^th time, with an overall score of 102 against University of Leeds’ 78.

Leeds Beckett graduate and England football star Lucy Bronze has been named UEFA Women’s Player of the Year – the first ever English footballer to receive the accolade.

The Coral Challenge Cup semi-final clash between Halifax and St Helens will see four current and two former students from Leeds Beckett University take to the field on Saturday 27 July.

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.