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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ UK Alumni Awards open for applications
The British Council ºìÐÓÊÓƵ UK Alumni Awards are now open for 2027, celebrating leaders who have leveraged their UK education to make significant contributions to their communities, industries, and countries.
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Student project goes on to treat more than 50 life-threatening allergic reactions
An allergy kit that began as a ºìÐÓÊÓƵ student project has now been used to treat more than 50 life-threatening allergic reactions across the UK.
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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ graduate wins James Dyson Award after designing AI-powered sensory safety system for deaf travellers
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ graduate Gargi Agrawalla has been announced as the UK national winner of the James Dyson Award 2026 for SIVO.GO, a portable sensory safety system designed for deaf and hard-of-hearing travellers.
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New hall of residence to be named after influential leader in sport, Baroness Sue Campbell
The University’s newest hall of residence, currently under construction at the centre of the East Midlands campus, is to be named after ºìÐÓÊÓƵ alum Baroness Sue Campbell, who is widely regarded as one of the most influential women in sport.
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Freeater Founder launches children’s book to support understanding of dietary needs
Alum Kate Alderson (Architecture BArch, 2023; Management MSc, 2025) has recently released a children’s book, Alex and the Feel Good Foods, an extension of her work in the gluten free and dietary needs space.
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Alum co-authors award-winning book exploring ageism in the workplace
Dr Maggi Evans (Business School PhD, 2017) has co-authored ‘Age Against the Machine: New rules for working in an ageist world’ alongside Lucy Standing and Professor Martin Hyde.
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Alum named a finalist in Wildlife Artist of the Year exhibition
Megan White (Fine Art BA, 2023) has been selected as a finalist for the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation's Wildlife Artist of the Year 2026. The internationally renowned exhibition will showcase shortlisted works at London's Mall Galleries from 8-12 September 2026.
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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Football celebrates 25 years of memorial tournament
More than 40 years of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Football history came together in May as current students and alumni spanning five decades gathered for the 25th ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Football Memorial 5-a-side Tournament, raising more than £2,000 for charity and celebrating the enduring spirit of one of the University's sporting communities.
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Alum Dr Yunnan Gao receives 2026 WCO Corrosion Awareness Honour
Dr Yunnan Gao (Materials for Industry MSc, 2004; Polymer Technology and Materials Engineering PhD, 2010), President of the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr), has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 World Corrosion Organization (WCO) Corrosion Awareness Honour.
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Alum wins 2026 England Deaf Golf Championships at Worsley Park Golf Club
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ alum and former Athletic Union President Karen Ellam (Physical Education and Sports Science with Recreation Management BSc, 1979) has won both the 2026 England Deaf Golf Senior Women's Championship and the 2026 Women's Scratch Championship.