Representing Leeds locally, nationally and internationally
After graduating from Leeds Beckett in 2003, Jane Dowson began a career as a councillor that would lead to her being elected Lord Mayor of Leeds in 2017.
22/05/20
Inspiring children to enjoy sport and lead an active lifestyle
Olympic heroes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee have a long history with Leeds Beckett University. The brothers first came here to train as triathletes when they were 16 and 14 respectively. Since they first began training at Leeds Beckett, they have attained Olympic glory not once but twice and were awarded honorary degrees by the university in 2019.
17/04/20
Supporting the next generation
Our community of alumni and friends have donated more than £600,000 over the last three years to support students at Leeds Beckett University.
10/04/20
Massive response to physical activity programme
Thousands of school children have been getting active as part of a health drive set up by Leeds Beckett University. The 30:30 Wristband Challenge was launched last October to help boost physical activity among the city’s primary school pupils. It has been so successful that the project has now been expanded to include secondary school pupils.
06/04/20
Making the world a happier and healthier place
Chief Operating Officer of parkrun Global, sport & exercise science graduate Tom Williams has had a major impact on the health and happiness of individuals in communities around the world.
03/04/20
Meet our alumni Dee Caffari
Dee Caffari is the first woman to have single-handedly sailed non-stop around the world in both directions.
27/03/20
Championing women in business
A champion for women's development in business, Denise completed a postgraduate diploma at Leeds Beckett University in EU Law in 1980.
20/03/20
Diversity in the Arts
Throughout her career, alumna and honorary graduate Sharon Watson has been a fierce advocate for diversity in the arts, aiming for it to be seen, noticed and supported in all its aspects.
13/03/20
Providing a voice for girls, women and their families
Over the last 22 years graduate Nahid Rasool has dedicated herself to supporting BAME women and children across the city.
06/03/20
Meet our alumni: Bernard Higgins
To commemorate the 50 years since Leeds Polytechnic was established, Bernard Higgins has kindly donated several items to the university’s archive as a record of his time at Carnegie.
28/02/20
Archive
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2020
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January (22)
- Meet our alumni: Stuart Lancaster
- Helping pupils tackle mental health issues
- Waging a war on cybercrime
- Gender equality research
- Psychological therapy - Making an impact in the city and the community
- Expanded Polytechnic established in 1976
- Providing mental health support for Battle Back
- Meet our alumni: Kathryn Ladley
- LBU report shows coaching helps head teachers to stay in role
- Meet our alumni: Sir Bob Murray CBE
- 1974 Leeds Polytechnic student population
- Reshaping attitudes towards obesity
- How to lose weight and keep it off
- Tackling obesity
- Inspiring the next generation of female leaders
- 1972 Leeds Polytechnic faculties
- Speech and language experts at Leeds Beckett University reduce NHS waiting lists and transform the lives of their young clients
- Students design award-winning seal hide
- Designing New Wortley Community Centre
- 1971 Leeds Polytechnic prospectus
- Ceremonial gavel marks Polytechnic status
- 50 years since Polytechnic status granted
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February (18)
- Meet our alumni: Bernard Higgins
- North's first clinic for problem gamblers
- Improving mental health at nature reserves is excellent value for money
- National employers attend DigitalLEAP
- Meet our alumni: Ed Anderson
- Student volunteers integral to running of Leeds International Festival
- Challenging LGBT+ inclusion and prejudice in education
- Providing occupational therapy to the homeless
- Meet our alumni: Sue and Derek Colquhoun
- Degree Days at Leeds Town Hall
- What is love?
- Academic's toolkit to aid transition into higher education for autistic students
- Meet our alumni: Simon Hill
- Meet our alumni: June Taylor
- TEDx: Our Changing World
- Keeping our community healthy
- Marking World Cancer Day
- A regional centre for sports psychology
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March (18)
- Meet our alumni Dee Caffari
- Improving dementia care
- Making PE more inclusive
- Championing women in business
- The first Vice-Principal of Leeds Training College
- Tackling diversity in the classroom
- Equality through art
- Enhancing athletic performance
- Diversity in the Arts
- A history of student nursing
- Tackling childhood obesity
- Making sports nutrition more inclusive
- Bridging the business skills gap
- Providing a voice for girls, women and their families
- Students at Scarborough
- Engineering a convention-busting career
- Grey Planet
- Introducing: Women with Impact
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April (21)
- Student nurses take a step forward
- Leeds Beckett University launched publishing company to create more diverse children’s literature
- Beckett wins social mobility award
- Leeds Beckett University ranked in the top 10 for taking in a range of students from different backgrounds
- Our campus community throughout the years
- Carnegie Great Outdoors help young victims of Manchester bombing
- Students put their learning into practice delivering free legal advice clinics
- Talking 'bout my generation
- Supporting Wellbeing at HMP Leeds
- Inspiring children to enjoy sport and lead an active lifestyle
- A hub for the whole community
- Student creates face shields in spare bedroom for NHS workers
- Nursing students respond to early NHS call up in fight against COVID-19
- Supporting the next generation
- Tackling poverty and poor health in Leeds
- Leeds Beckett University tackles problem gambling
- Leeds Beckett to lead project supporting service leavers and full time learners into construction
- Massive response to physical activity programme
- Making the world a happier and healthier place
- Creating stories through drama and creative writing
- Introducing: impact in our community
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May (20)
- Improving travel and mobility in the Leeds City Region and beyond
- New partnership brings Gigabit connectivity to help Yorkshire businesses flourish
- Degree apprenticeships available to help drive business success
- Revolutionising the house-buying journey for clients of Leeds-based property developers
- Supporting learning opportunities through The Power Project
- Representing Leeds locally, nationally and internationally
- PhD research aims to improve education of children of colour
- Teaching suite opens to develop tourism leaders of tomorrow
- Rose Bowl hosts live Channel 4 Brexit debate
- Leading to Grow
- Financing some of the biggest developments and events in the history of Leeds
- University expands partnership following roaring success
- Driving growth amongst early-stage and growing businesses
- Raising literacy levels in overlooked school year groups
- Over 10,000 students supported into higher education and employment.
- Leeds Beckett launches centre to boost business growth in Wakefield
- Leeds Beckett students have raised the PR bar at an award-winning Yorkshire brewery
- Northern Film School announced as key partner of Harrogate Film Festival
- Free online resources to boost Yorkshire business
- Introducing: impact in our region
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June (22)
- Collaborations between General Practitioners and Voluntary and Community Sector organisations examined
- Prisoners benefit from university learning partnership
- Improving health outcomes in Sierra Leone
- Film shows how Leeds homeless charity is transforming lives
- Improving mental health in schools
- Autism-friendly design recommendations incorporated into ‘The National Autistic Societies’ knowledge base
- Developing the antibiotics of the future
- Alumni raise money for NHS Charities Together
- Improving mental health at nature reserves is excellent value for money
- Transforming health inequality
- Leeds Beckett University to benefit from new Mind and Goldman Sachs Mental Health programme
- Two universities join forces to launch Health and Wellbeing Research Centre
- Advocating the benefits of health promotion in The Gambia
- Improving the physical and mental wellbeing of military personnel
- Some infant formula milks contain more sugar than soda drinks
- Physio technique found to reduce pain for cancer patients
- Free dementia training during COVID-19 pandemic
- Improving access and outcomes for speech and language therapy
- Seminar series launched to support transitioning back to school
- Improving health in the North
- Active video games don’t provide enough of a workout to improve fitness
- Introducing: Health & wellbeing impact
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July (23)
- Promoting physical activity for people living with and beyond cancer
- Sport research uses magic of Disney to encourage girls to play football
- Wicketz and Super 1s event at Leeds Beckett University
- Leeds Beckett research helps tackle sporting inequality
- Leeds Beckett student Alex Yee claimed Gold in 2019 Triathlon World Cup event
- Kevin Sinfield MBE - one of the most successful players in rugby league
- Leeds Beckett at the Olympics
- More holistic approach needed to help female football players get to the top
- Ground-breaking research brought to life in video examining doping in sport
- Leeds Beckett University provide coaching and nutrition support for Leeds United FC
- Building a successful team
- World-leading biomechanics research praised by Lord Coe
- Brownlee brothers awarded Honorary Doctorates by Leeds Beckett University
- Transforming Human Behaviour
- iCoachKids makes impression Down Under and partners up with Sport England
- Rugby Union World Player of the Year (Women's)
- A gold standard athlete
- Transforming attitudes towards obesity
- New Talent Hub up and running at Leeds Beckett University to support talented athletes and coaches
- Athletes benefit from regional centre for sports psychology
- Pioneering the progression of disabled athletes
- Helping children lead healthy lives
- Peter Mackreth, Dean of Carnegie School of Sport
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August (12)
- Tackling diversity in the classroom
- Transforming the art of war
- £10m plan to take Yorkshire's medical technologies expertise to the world
- Transforming conflict resolution
- Love in Leeds
- Academic to lead new global law network
- MSc Events Management graduate included in the US Top Women in Events for 2019
- Film crewed by students & staff from the Northern Film School received its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Film festival
- New research to tackle the digital divide
- Promoting LBU in South East Asia
- Leeds Beckett embarks on Polar expedition
- Professor Jeanne Keay, Pro Vice Chancellor Global Engagement
- September (1)
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January (22)