December 2022 news
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2022 #LboroFamily Round-Up: Our Alumni!
This year has seen many successes for our alumni globally. Our round-up celebrates achievements in sports, business and more from within the alumni community. This year we were able to strengthen the bonds of the #LboroFamily during our reunion, the Vice-Chancellor visited India in the Autumn, and many alumni have reconnected at independent reunions. Read on for a round-up of the best bits of 2022!
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Wishing you all the best for Christmas from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ
We would like to wish a Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating over the next couple of weeks.
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England Rugby icon receives honorary degree from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ
England Rugby Women’s captain Sarah Hunter MBE has been awarded an honorary degree from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
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Alumnus James William Grant - º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Campus Dystopia
After being impressed by his work in the 2022 Fine Art Degree Show, LU Arts commissioned recent graduate James William Grant to produce this playful composite image, which reimagines º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ as a noir-ish cyberpunk landscape.
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Are you looking for brilliant talent for your organisation?
Could you engage with talented, driven º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students to bring skills and expertise to your business?
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Alumnus Donaldson appointed Head of Para Sport
Alumnus Alasdair Donaldson has been appointed º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s new Head of Para Sport.
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Graphics alumna wins the site specific category at the World Illustration Awards
Miriam Pritchard (BA Graphic Communication and Illustration, 2021) has been recognised at the World Illustration Awards and has won the Site Specific category for her illustrations that celebrate the diversity of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Rugby celebrated at special dinner
On the evening of 10 December, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Rugby held a very special celebration dinner to mark 100 years of Men’s Rugby and 40 years of Women’s Rugby at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
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Alumnus shares experience of founding a home care service
Tom Page (Politics, History, and International Relations, 2010) is the Founder and Managing Director of West Park Care.
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Alumnus wins prestigious New Artist of the Year Award
Habib Hajallie (Fine Art 2017) has been named the winner of the Robert Walters UK New Artist of the Year Award and has secured a £10,000 prize at an awards ceremony held at Saatchi Gallery on 10 November.
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Support the future of the Flix student-run cinema
Many of you will remember the Flix cinema from your time at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ. Founded in the 1940s, Flix is a key part of university for many students and the local community.
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Alumnus releases book about the physics behind childbirth and early development stages
Dr Michael Banks (Physics, 2004) publishes The Secret Science of Baby, an insight into the world of babies based on his family experience, interviews with scientists and latest research.
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Alumnus wins Santander X Launch Award for Kitt Medical
Zak Marks (Industrial Design and Technology, 2020) was recognised for his healthtech start up ‘a defibrillator for allergies’, which he began shaping while studying at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, at the Santander X Awards last week.