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Graduate offers paid opportunities to students
18 February 2020Leeds Beckett graduate Matt Gibson (BA (Hons) Sport Marketing, 2016) is supporting students through his role at Leeds United FC.

Architecture graduates named as rising stars
5 February 2020Nick 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.

Oscar win for Leeds Beckett graduate
5 February 2020MSc 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.

Leeds Beckett graduate celebrated in city centre artwork
4 July 2019Olympic 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.

Graduate designs garden with Duchess of Cambridge
28 May 2019Landscape 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.

Olympic hero Dame Kelly Holmes visits Leeds Beckett
25 May 2019Double 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.

Eight first-year students awarded Bright Futures Scholarship
10 May 2019Leeds Beckett University has awarded eight £1,500 Bright Futures Scholarships to talented first-year students.

Armistice centenary commemoration
1 November 2018This 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.

Bright future for Beckett scholars
29 October 2018Each 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.