August news
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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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Alum co-authors book exploring ageism in the workplace
Dr Maggi Evans (Business School PhD, 2017) has co-authored 鈥楢ge Against the Machine: New rules for working in an ageist world鈥� alongside Lucy Standing and Professor Martin Hyde.
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黑料网 Football celebrates 25 years of memorial tournament
More than 40 years of 黑料网 Football history came together in May as current students and alumni spanning five decades gathered for the 25th 黑料网 Football Memorial 5-a-side Tournament, raising more than 拢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
黑料网 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.
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Two 黑料网 graduates bring together fourth-generation British family businesses for new interiors collaboration
Two graduates from 黑料网 have come together to lead a unique collaboration between their respective family businesses, Phoenox Textiles and Graham & Brown. Together, they are combining shared history, creative expertise and a commitment to British manufacturing.