January 2024 news
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Alumna uses her passion for art to support charities
Lucy Hebden graduated with a BA in printed textiles in 2002 and started her career by teaching art in a local secondary school. After having children, Lucy’s passion for design was reignited and she decided to pursue it.
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Alumna publishes her own poetry
Amy Flahaut graduated with a BA in English and Drama in 2016 where she first explored the possibility to pursue a career in writing, and to fulfil that dream she decided to continue her studies and graduated with a MA in Creative Writing in 2017.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student teachers celebrate a golden milestone
A recent landmark reunion brought graduates of the former º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ College of Education back to campus, some fifty years after they graduated.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumnus provides creative services to Airbus and Toyota
David Peter Simcoe graduated with a BA in Industrial Design and Technology in 1995 with a First Class Honours.
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First India in London alumni networking event takes place
A brand-new network for Indian alumni living in London held its first event on 17 January at the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London campus.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduate publishes ‘Rewind’: a story of a cross-Atlantic adventure.
Elesa Zehndorfer graduated from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ in 2006 with a PhD in Sport/Exercise Science.
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Documentary set to follow innovative new treatments
Alumnus Simon Marshall was recently diagnosed with late stage Pancreatic Cancer.
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From Chemical Engineering to a dance program: alumnus pursues passion for dance despite corporate career choices
Chukwudi Amadi graduated with a BEng in Chemical Engineering in 2015, before returning to his home country, Nigeria.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Business School recognises four people with Distinguished Alumni Awards
Each year, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Business School (LB) honours a select group with the Distinguished Alumni Award. At the end of 2023, four people were recognised with awards for their work spanning themes such as retail, communications, ecommerce, and climate tech.
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Leading the Way: Dawn Moëder becomes Managing Member of accounting firm in Dallas
Dawn Moëder currently lives in Plano, Texas and is a well-known leader in the Dallas and Houston accounting industry. She has been named the fifth managing member of Lane Gorman Trubitt, LLC (LGT) and she is the third woman to take on the role in its 74 years of business.
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Graduate becomes latest Salters’ Award winner in line of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ recipients
Alumnus Sam Edwards, who graduated with a MEng degree in Chemical Engineering in July, has won a Salters’ Institute Graduate Award, one of only four awarded to chemical engineering graduates in the UK in 2023.
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A º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ love story: from freshers’ week to marriage
Emma Godman and Matthew Pickering met during freshers’ week when they started studying at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ in October 2010. Emma studied a BSc in International Business and Matt studied a MEng in Mechanical Engineering. They both lived in neighbouring blocks in Rutherford halls and quickly became part of the same friendship circle.
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Alum builds a digital platform to support performance art
Indy Sanders has launched a start-up, PerformVu, which is a global hub for streaming performance and video art from the world's top artists and art institutions.
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King’s Honours list recognises the exceptional contributions of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumni
In the latest King’s New Year Honours list, a group of alumni have been awarded for achievements and contributions across areas including sports, fashion and beauty, science, and in the public sector and related areas.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduate entrepreneur wins start-up accelerator
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduate entrepreneur Katie Michaels (Industrial and Product Design, 2020) has been named as the latest winner of the Leicester Startups Accelerator programme.
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New international alumni ambassador programme launches with over 20 volunteers
To better engage and support our alumni networks worldwide, we have launched a brand-new international alumni ambassador programme.