# Alumni news

**Source**: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni-news
**Parent**: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni

## Latest alumni news

Read the latest news from the Leeds alumni community.

- ### [A Leeds legacy: I should have done this years ago](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/5921/a-leeds-legacy-i-should-have-done-this-years-ago)

  Leeds alum Andrew Patrick recalls the conversation which sparked his long-time support for Leeds students – and explains his decision to leave a legacy to the University.
- ### [Alumni recognised in the New Year Honours](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/5911/new-year-honours-at-the-university-of-leeds)

  Members of the Leeds alumni community are among those recognised in the New Year Honours.
- ### [Calling the shots](https://spotlight.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-magazine-2026/features/jacqui-oatley/index.html)

  Sports broadcaster Jacqui Oatley MBE on paving the way for women in football
- ### [Is a climate solution just beneath our feet?](https://spotlight.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-magazine-2026/big-questions/is-a-climate-solution-just-beneath-our-feet/index.html)

  Professor Dave Healy discusses whether a solution to our energy problems may lie just 100 metres underground.
- ### [Ireland’s new president](https://spotlight.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-magazine-2026/features/irelands-new-president/index.html)

  Catherine Connolly stormed to victory in the Irish presidential election in October. Leeds historian Dr Alan MacLeod discusses the importance of the Irish presidency.
- ### [The Duchess, the Chancellor and the music teacher](https://spotlight.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-magazine-2026/features/the-duchess-the-chancellor-and-the-music-teacher/index.html)

  The Duchess of Kent was the University’s longest-serving Chancellor, but during her tenure she also secretly became a primary school music teacher in Hull.

## Featured alumni news

Through podcasts, blogs and features, meet the alumni making their mark around the globe.

- ### [The Leeds magazine](https://spotlight.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-magazine-2026/index.html)

  ‘Breaking new ground’ – read the latest issue of our alumni magazine.
- ### [Leeds Voices podcast](https://leedsvoices.captivate.fm/)

  Subscribe today to catch up with Olympians, scientists and award-winning journalists in our Leeds Voices podcast.