September 2021 news
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Alumnus Ralph appointed new England and GB women's hockey coach
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumnus David Ralph has been promoted to become the new head coach of the Great Britain and England women's hockey teams.
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Alumna recognised as global champion of inclusion
Aisha Adedeji has been named on the HERoes Top 100 Women Future Leaders list 2021.
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New graduate business offers range of Afrocentric loungewear and accessories
In August 2021, alumna Eunice Kormi launched her business IMROK.
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Four graduates shortlisted for Global Design Graduate Show awards
Four graduates from the School of Creative Arts have been shortlisted in the Global Design Graduate Show 2021, with three shortlists for the Product, Architecture and Interiors award.
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Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: An insider’s view
More than 100 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ associated athletes and coaches went to Tokyo for this year’s postponed Games. During the Olympic and Paralympic Games, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ-linked athletes won 35 medals across a range of events.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ School of Design and Creative Arts launch scholarship in memory of alumnus
The Rhys Jenkins Opportunity Scholarship has been set up in memory of Rhys Jenkins, a graduate of the Industrial Design programme at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, who sadly passed away whilst travelling in India in 2019.
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Alumna creates company to support small businesses and e-commerce brands
Earlier this year Connie Amode set up Magnet AMS, a business supporting small companies to increase their impact in online marketplaces.
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Recent º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Graduate wins £10,000 Santander Universities grant
A º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduate has been awarded a £10,000 grant by one of the University’s most supportive charitable partners.
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Second Emmy Award win for RuPaul’s Drag Race Director Nick
Alumnus Nick Murray has gone on to win a second Emmy Award for his work on hit TV show, RuPaul’s Drag Race.
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Success for alumni in LeicestershireLive Awards
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumni have won four categories in the 2021 LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards, representing the impacts of pioneering engineering research and dynamic start-ups which have been launched on LUSEP, the University’s Science and Enterprise Park.
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A years’ overview: Alumni Advisory Board activities
The Alumni Advisory Board (AAB) is made up of fifteen members.
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Illustration graduate features in Creative Review’s Gradwatch
Graduate Clémence Bahout (Graphic Communication and Illustration 2021) has been featured as one of ten creatives in Creative Review’s annual Gradwatch showcase.
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Alumnae publish lockdown inspired poetry zine
Three º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumni are amongst a group of six º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ-based women, who have published a zine of lockdown-inspired poems.
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Triple success for alumnae at LeicestershireLive Women in Business Awards
Alumnae Kate Walker, Penny Coates, and Samantha Gibbs were awarded New Business of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Small Business of the Year respectively.
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Adventure book by alumnae duo aims to champion black representation for children
Alumnae Aminat Bashorun and Caris Greyson have recently launched their children’s book, Adventure of the DeMelans: Carnival Catastrophe.
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Alumni launch Kickstarter for board game
Alumni couple Lottie and Jack Hazell co-founded their publishing company Birdwood Games in 2020, and will launch their first board game, Dog Park, on Kickstarter on 14 September.
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Sarah Kane and Daniel Cernuschi
Sarah Kane (BSc Geography) and Daniel Cernuschi (MEng Automotive Engineering) met at the 2014 Graduation Ball, their final day at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
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Pandemic inspires alumnus to write his dream book
Chow Siong Lam has recently had a book published, Education of a Wandering Young Man, about his experiences of travelling as a student.
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Children’s physiotherapy aid in development by alumna
Katie Michaels, a 2020 graduate of Industrial Design, has been working with º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Studio to start her own business.
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Creative alumna’s work featured on hit TV show
Teresa Wells established her own business four years ago, creating figurative sculptures out of bronze and steel.
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Reunion for 2020 graduates in Shanghai
On the 28 August 2021, a group of 40 alumni met for a graduation party at the Black Swan Jazz & Cocktail in Shanghai.
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Tokyo Games: An insider’s view
More than 100 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ associated athletes and coaches have headed to Tokyo for this year’s postponed Games. In the Tokyo Games, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ contributed 14 medals – more than 20% of Team GB’s total haul. During the Paralympics, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ-linked athletes have won 20 medals, with two days left.
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Lightning protection model a popular innovation worldwide
Hartono Zainal Abidin worked in telecommunications in Malaysia after graduating. He found that when digital technology was used to expand the telecommunications network, the system was frequently affected by lightning activity.
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Alumni Advisory Board welcomes five new members
Voting closed on 20 August 2021 to elect the new members of the Alumni Advisory Board.