December 2006

Transport Services - 21/12
View new timetable for the 92 bus service from The Tannery to Leeds Met's Headingley Campus.

Honorary Membership - 19/12
Stewart Regan, Chief Executive of Leeds Met partner The Yorkshire County Cricket Club, and Yorkshire players Adil Rashid and Ajmal Shahzad, presented Mirza Tahir Hussain with a club membership at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on Tuesday 19 December.

In a league of his own at Scotland Rugby Awards - 19/12
James Morrow has been awarded the Roy Kinnear Award for Scotland's Students Player of the Year at the Scotland Rugby League Player of the Year Awards. The Leeds Met student, who plays for York Acorn ARLFC, has also received a call-up to join the Great Britain Students' team.

Carnegie Great Outdoors - 19/12
Carnegie Great Outdoors has been active in endorsing the recent Government manifesto ‘Learning Outside the Classroom’. Students facilitated an array of outdoor activities for over 60 pupils from Salts Grammar School in Bradford.

Christmas Spirit - 15/12
Library staff, accompanied by colleagues from CARES, continued their annual role as “Secret Santas”.

Open Mic Night - 15/12
Innovation North students rounded off the year with an evening of live music at the Open Mic night.

Bye Bye Blenheim - 15/12
Friday 15th December 2006, Blenheim Lodge Early Years Centre closes its doors after 75 years of full time nursery care provision.

Hull College joins Regional University Network - 12/14
Hull College has become part of Leeds Met’s Regonal University Network. Vice-Chancellor Professor Simon Lee, Hull College’s principal Elaine McMahon, and chair of governors, Alex Henderson, signed a memorandum of understanding at the college.

Professor Molara Ogundipe lecture - 13/12
View images from a lecture on the cultural phenomenon of ‘Nollywood’ cinema by internationally renowned Professor Molara Ogundipe.

International Christmas celebrations - 13/12
View images from Health & Arts and Society international students' Christmas celebrations.

The Apples Study - 13/12
The APPLES Study was the first UK randomised controlled study aimed at prevention of obesity in primary schoolchildren.

In step with Northern Ballet - 13/12
Cultural, educational and sporting partnerships were celebrated last night which included a reception followed by a performance of A Christmas Carol by the Northern Ballet Theatre, a cultural partner of Leeds Met.

Students bowled over by top cricketer - 13/12
Yorkshire and England cricketer, Anthony McGrath, visited Leeds Met’s Headingley Campus to speak to Carnegie students studying Sport and Exercise Science and Physical Activity, Health and Exercise.

Water quality work in Southern Africa presented to House of Commons - 13/12
Dr Martin Pritchard of the School of the Built Environment presented a poster on water quality to the House of Commons as part of an engineering research competition.

Leeds Met welcomes Indian students - 12/12
Students from Amity University, India, arrived at Leeds Met this week for a three-month programme of study with the university’s Faculty of Business & Law as part of their MBA degrees.

Professor Anne Gregory appointed new Pro-Vice-Chancellor - 12/12
Professor Simon Lee has appointed a new Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Met. Professor Anne Gregory, Director of Leeds Met’s Centre for Public Relations and the UK’s only full-time professor of PR, was appointed last night during the launch of University Centre Calderdale, a HE centre in Halifax which Professor Gregory has been instrumental in setting up.

University Centre Calderdale launched - 12/12
A new higher education centre – to be called University Centre Calderdale - was launched last night at Dean Clough, Halifax, as part of a successful partnership between Leeds Met and Calderdale College.

Brassing up - 12/12
Following the success of the previous two Carnegie Brass Band Concerts at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, students, staff and friends of the university are invited to a third concert, presented by Yorkshire County Cricket Club in partnership with Leeds Met, which will take place with a performance by the Wetherby Silver Band, in the Long Room at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on Sunday 17 December.

Finalist frenzy - 12/12
Over 200 final year students came to the ‘Freebies for Finalist’ event to claim a free pack from the Careers Service last week. The packs, containing useful information on graduate recruitment and hundreds of vacancies, flew off the Careers stand with demanding beating supply.

Collaborating with National Trust to build energy-efficient homes - 12/12
The School of the Built Environment ‘Centre for the Built Environment’ (CeBE) is working with the National Trust on the Stamford Brook housing project, a development of 710 new houses on National Trust land at Dunham Massey, near Altrincham, Cheshire. The development is a unique partnership between the National Trust, Redrow Homes and Bryant Homes which will release valuable revenue for the upkeep of the Dunham Massey Estate, in addition to providing much needed housing for the area.

Leeds Met Christmas Card - 12/12
The Leeds Met Christmas Card is now available at £5 for a pack of ten.

Skipton Girls' High light up lives - 11/12
Anne Gregory, the UK's first Professor of public relations, attended a prizegiving presentation at Leeds Met partners, Skipton Girls' High School.

Outdoor activity event for school children in Cottingley - 08/12
View images from the Carnegie outdoor event.

Celebrating success - 08/12
Leeds Met has recieved thanks for its involvement in the Prince's Trust Celebrate Success event.

New Higher Education Centre to be launched in Halifax - 08/12
A new Higher Education Centre is to be launched in Halifax as part of a successful partnership between Calderdale College and Leeds Metropolitan University. The new centre will be officially launched on Monday December 11 in the Crossley Gallery at Dean Clough, Halifax.

Carnegie Scholars celebrate - 08/12
Last night sporting success was recognised when 24 Leeds Met students were presented with their prestigious Carnegie Sports Scholarships. The presentation dinner was held in the Lewis Jones Suite in the Carnegie Stand at the world famous Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

Socatots score at Leeds Met - 07/12
A ‘Socatots’ photo opportunity took place this morning in The Grange, Headingley Campus. Leeds model Nell McAndrew and Simon Clifford, founder of Socatots, attended The Parlour and gave interviews to press while youngsters tried out activities from the Socatots programme.

A CALM Christmas light up - 06/12
For the 4th year in a row CALM volunteers and Leeds Met SU Exec officers organised a festive tea party in Headingley for local older people to celebrate the switching on of the Christmas street lights.

Super BUSA - 06/12
Leeds Met women's rugby celebrated a 27-12 victory over premiership rivals Loughborough during Carnegie Super Sport Wednesday.

Thinking Aloud - Conspiracy lecture - 06/12
On Tuesday 5 December, The Thinking Aloud partnership and Visiting Professor, Ian Markham presented: 'Did Bush do it? The conspiracy theorists challenge official narratives' at Leeds Met.

The importance of Play - 06/12
Pat Broadhead delivered inaugural Lecture entitled 'Play – a four letter word or the key to learning?' at Headingley Campus.

Festive fundraising - 05/12
Students from the BA (Hons) Design course held a festive themed event, which included a Cake sale, a Guess the weight of the Christmas Hamper competition and Christmas card sale, on Tuesday 5 December on the Lower Concourse at the university's Civic Quarter.

Leeds Met and BRAVE stand against violence - 05/12
Kay Mellor took time out of her busy schedule to celebrate Leeds Met Counselling Service’s ‘brave’ step, in joining with Sue and Pete Dominey of the Bradford Reducing Anger and Violence Emotions (BRAVE) Project, to offer the third Violence Prevention Conference in West Yorkshire.

Students and staff in harmony - 05/12
Following a spectacular performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana at Headingley Campus, students, staff and friends of the university once again joined together in harmony to sing carols at the university's Civic Quarter.

Programme puts weight into exercise - 05/12
A programme carried out by a team from Leeds Met, including Erika Borkoles, a senior lecturer in Psychology of Exercise and Sport, and staff from the University of Hull, that encouraged women to exercise instead of dieting, has featured in the press around the world.

When Leeds Met Xiamen - 05/12
Sixteen members of the Xiamen Development and Reform Commission are visiting Leeds Business School and the university this week. The visit is part of a three week short course, organised by the European Regional Business and Economic Development Unit (ERBEDU), for the Xiamen Commission to examine waterfront regeneration plans and cultural regeneration strategies in Leeds, Edinburgh and London.

Leeds Met students to showcase wonders on BBC Big Screen - 04/12
Three teams of Leeds Met third year BA (Hons) Film & Moving Image Production students have won awards in a Leeds-wide competition to produce 'One Minute Wonder Films'.

Basketball Tournament - 01/12
Teams of staff and students took part in Leeds Met Carnegie's first ever 3 v 3 Basketball Tournament yesterday, which took place in the Green Hall at Carnegie Sports Centre.

Search for new design talent - 30/11
Northern Design 2007 was officially launched at the Carnegie Stand, Headingley Carnegie Stadium, yesterday. The competition is run by Leeds Met’s Innovation North and Arts & Society Faculties, in partnership with Dean Clough, Hallmark and Pace Micro Technology, and aims to find the next big name in design.

Another silver and gold for Leeds Met at Landscape Institute’s ‘Oscars’ - 01/12
Leeds Met student, John Flinn, and alumna,
Emma Baker, have been awarded prestigious Landscape Institute Awards at this year’s Landscape Institute Awards Ceremony in London.

November 2006

A bite of the creative apple - 30/11
The New Technology Institute and Leeds Met, supported by Apple UK, is welcoming students and teaching staff to a unique event, being held at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, which aims to inspire the next generation of creative talent.

UJIMA: A celebration - 30/11
On Wednesday 29 November, the Get Ahead team held a party to celebrate the achievements of the UJIMA Summer School held in July this year. Attending the event were participants, parents, teachers, community leaders and Leeds Met students and staff.

Senior lecturer is finalist for award - 30/11
Congratulations go out to Dr Ghazala Tabasam, senior lecturer in Human Physiology, who was selected as a finalist for a Chief Scientific Officer’s Award in the Healthcare Science Awards 2006 organised by the Department of Health.

Vision and character - 30/11
Today's VC Reflects reveals Leeds Met's statement of vision and character.

Carnegie splashes its way to the top at Ponds Forge - 29/11
The Leeds Met men’s 4 x 50m freestyle relay team won the B final in the Short Course Nationals at Ponds Forge, Sheffield, in which 52 universities participated.

BUSA Spectators' Stroll - 29/11
View images from home fixtures taking place on Wednesday 29 November.

Sporting Reflections - 29/11
International champion athlete Sonia O’Sullivan reflects from Ethiopia, where she joined a delegation from Leeds Met and Haile Gebrselassie in completing the sixth Great Ethiopian Run.

Sports coaching in an academic setting - 29/11
Professor John Lyle gave his inaugural lecture, 'Sports Coaching - pedagogy, professionalisation, and precedent' to an audience of students, staff and guests of Leeds Met, on Tuesday 28 November, at Headingley Campus. View images and video footage from the event.

Degrees in Motion - 28/11
VC Reflects highlighted the official opening of House 14, Queen Square, which has become a drama studio. The event included a performance of Speech Acts by students, staff and friends of the university.

Carnegie at the Asian Games - 28/11
Lisa Gannon, a Senior Lecturer at Carnegie is currently working at the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar where athletes from 45 countries will compete in 39 different sports.

When Leeds Met Ethiopia - 27/11
Delegates from Carnegie and the Faculty of Health travelled to Ethiopia as part of Leeds Met Africa. Jill Adam, Ieuan Ellis and Rachael Dixey are amongst the delegation that has been furthering the partnership developed between Leeds Met and the world’s greatest ever long distance runner, Haile Gebrselassie.

All that glitters is Silver & Gold - 27/11
Students, staff, alumni, partners and friends of Leeds Met joined together at a Silver & Gold themed party, in the university's Graduation Hall, to mark the many successes of 2006.

A week of celebrations - 27/11
A spectacular performance of Carmina Burana rounded off a week of celebrations, which included a Silver & Gold themed party, to celebrate the successes of 2006, and Winter Graduation 2006, held in the Graduation Hall, Headingley Campus.

Winter Graduation 2006 - 23 and 24/11
Sir George Martin, producer of the Beatles, and Dame Sandra Burslem, the former Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University, received Honorary Doctorates during ceremonies at Leeds Met's Winter Graduation 2006.

New beginnings - 23/11
“Graduation is not an ending, it is a day of new beginnings and progression.” These were the words of Leeds Met’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simon Lee, at today’s graduation ceremony where students from the Leslie Silver International Faculty, Healthy Faculty and Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education were being awarded their degrees.

Celebrating progression - 23/11
Students who have completed Leeds Met’s Progression Module were presented with certificates today as part of the university’s Winter graduation festival at Headingley Campus.

Winter celebrations 2006 - 23/11
Leeds Met is celebrating the achievements of students, including students on the Progression Module, during Winter Graduation 2006, The ceremonies will be followed by a silver and gold themed party, to celebrate the many successes of 2006, and a performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, in the Graduation Hall at the university's Headingley Campus.

The CALM before the award-winning storm - 23/11
The 'Up Your Street' project, championed by Community Action at Leeds Met (CALM), received three awards at the Leeds Community & City Pride Awards. Members from Leeds Met's Student's Union attended the ceremony to collect the awards.

A new decade for Skills for Learning - 16/11
Skills for Learning is ten years old this year and is celebrating its first decade along with the launch of a new look website at two birthday lunches at Headingley Campus and Civic Quarter.

Climbing to great heights - 22/11
A group of students from the MSc Occupational Therapy pre-registration course recently visited the Leeds climbing wall. The climbing session was part of a series of activities, which have been designed to encourage the students to consider their experiences of taking part in different activities or occupations.

When Leeds Met Silver and Gold - 21/11
2006 was an unparalled year for Leeds Met, culminating in 'silver and gold' at The Times Higher Awards. A party to mark the many successes of students, staff and partners during 2006 will be held in the Graduation Hall on Friday 26 November. Students, staff, alumni, partner organisations and friends of the university are all welcome to join us.

Students selected for England Women's Rugby Union squad - 21/11
Congratulations to first year Carnegie Scholar Jo Whatmore, who has been selected for the England Women's Rugby Union squad, alongside Leeds Met alumna Sarah Beale.

Senior Lecturer short-listed for award - 21/11
Congratulations go out to Dr Ghazala Tabasam, senior lecturer in Human Physiology, who has been short-listed for a Chief Scientific Officer’s Award in the Healthcare Science Awards 2006 organised by the Department of Health.

Leeds Rhinos getting sorted with Leeds Met - 21/11
Liz Webster, Principal Researcher EPP for Young People Project – Faculty of Health, has been supporting the development of a project to create an Expert Patient Programme for young people with Diabetes, which has been endorsed by the Department of Health and will support the development of a national programme.

Leeds Met to continue its ‘low-charging, high impact’ approach to fees - 20/11
Leeds Metropolitan University’s Governors have unanimously decided to continue the university’s unique ‘low-charging, high impact’ approach by keeping its undergraduate fee for full-time home students in 2007 at £2,000.

Kirkstall freshers score for Children in Need - 20/11
As seen on the BBC’s Children in Need broadcast, Kirkstall Brewery student residents pulled together to raise money for the charity in the Kirkstall Cup.

Leeds Met staff featured in Cabinet Plan - 17/11
Leeds Met social enterprise is featured in the new Cabinet Office Social Enterprise plan.

Phil wins second place - 16/11
Phil Lazenby, who recently completed the Diploma in Foundation Studies Art and Design, came second in the Royal Television Society, Student Television Awards 2006. Phil was awarded the prize in the Animation category at York St John University on 15 November, for his project entitled ‘The Boy with Nerves in his Hair’.

Cementing relations - 16/11
David Bennett, consultant to the Concrete Centre gave a lecture to architecture students from Leeds Met. His topic was “Contemporary Concrete and Exploring Ideas”.

Making a Positive Contribution - 16/11
The Faculty of Health recently played host to the Men’s Health Symposium event, which considered why more men die from cancer than women. View images from the event.

Equality on the agenda - 16/11
As reported in the Guardian, Leeds Met has become the first university in the UK to appoint an independent staff ombudsman to cover equality issue, a role which will be taken on by Harinder Bahra.

Carnegie Super BUSA - 16/11
Following last week's personal best, Leeds Met teams continued their successful run in the BUSA competition with men’s football, featured in the local media, going to the top of the Northern Premier League.

Leeds Met wins gold and silver - 15/11
Leeds Met struck gold in the category of ‘outstanding contribution to the local community award’ and ‘silver’ in the ‘university of the year’ category at the prestigious Times Higher Awards.

A warm welcome for Ashes hero - 15/11
Leeds Met hosted former England fast bowler and Ashes winning hero Gladstone Small and his family for the day, ahead of the forthcoming Ashes tournament in Australia.

Students lay the law at Prince Henry's - 15/11
Students from Leeds Law School delivered workshops at Prince Henry's School, Otley as part of the Streetlaw project, a student-led initiative which provides accessible and interactive workshops in schools, primarily aimed at Year 10 and 11 students.

When Leeds Met Pudsey of a different kind - 15/11
Pudsey Bear, the Children in Need Mascot, paid a visit to Headingley Carnegie Stadium today where he met Leeds Met’s Vice-Chancellor’s wife, Mrs Patricia Lee, as part of a trip around the UK to raise cash for Children in Need.

Students rub shoulders with multi-platinum selling music artist - 14/11
Innovation North students received a special guest lecture from multi-platinum selling Marillion guitarist, Steve Rothery. Final year undergraduate students received an insider’s view of the music business, gaining advice in a lively Q&A session.

Raising the bar in gymnastics - 14/11
Scholars and lecturers in the Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education have been raising the bar in gymnastics.

Leeds Rugby ticket offers - 14/11
The latest ticket offers for students and staff for Leeds Tykes and the Leeds Rhinos.

Nation on Film - 14/11
On Monday 13th November, the School of Cultural Studies, in partnership with Hyde Park Picture House, the BBC and the Open University, marked the much-loved cinema's 92nd birthday with a unique screening of two films from BBC4’s forthcoming Nation on Film TV series.

PR students shadow Hague broadcast - 10/11
PR students from the Faculty of Business & Law met Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague in Leeds for a discussion to be broadcast on the BBC Politics Show on Sunday from 12pm to 1pm.

Hotel Methuselah - 10/11
Leeds Met and West Yorkshire Playhouse worked in partnership on their latest collaboration, a production of Hotel Methuselah, which was presented by West Yorkshire Playhouse and Leeds Met Studio Theatre in association with Leeds Film Festival and Imitating the Dog.

Carnegie Brass Band Concert's second coming - 09/11
Following the success of the inaugural Carnegie Brass Band Concert at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, students, staff and friends of the university are invited to a second concert, which will take place took place, with a performance by the Otley Brass Band, in the Long Room at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on Sunday 12 November.

Responsible Tourism - 09/11
Leeds Met’s visiting professor, Harold Goodwin, has been putting responsible tourism in the spotlight during this week’s World Travel Market, a world-renowned travel industry conference.

Fourth Pan Commonwealth Conference - 09/11
Staff from the Faculty of Health presented a paper on Open Learning, entitled 'A model of ODL to address educational needs of health workers Zambia', at the Fourth Pan Commonwealth Conference held in Ocho Rios in Jamaica.

BUSA - Wednesday 8 November - 08/11
Leeds Met teams have been continuing their successful run in this year's BUSA competition. With 27 wins out of 35 fixtures, Wednesday 8 November was the most successful BUSA league day for the university.

Dean’s American Adventure - 07/11
Elspeth Jones, Dean of Leeds Met’s Leslie Silver International Faculty, is visiting an American college next week to present a talk on the internationalisation of higher education.

Leeds Met students help celebrate M&S 100th birthday - 05/11
Leeds Met Harrogate students helped Marks and Spencer’s celebrate their 100th birthday in the town on Saturday.

Estates appointment - 05/11
As highlighted in VC Reflects, we now have a new Head of Estates, Sue Holmes, who has been appointed to work closely with students, staff, and our partner organisations as we continue to transform the landscape of lifelong learning.

Windsor Fellowship Junior Programme - 05/11
Young people from various communities in and around Leeds, and their families, visited Leeds Met’s Headingley Campus for the launch of the Windsor Fellowship Junior Programme.

Launch of Opal One - 03/11
Opal One, Leeds Met’s brand new state-of-the-art student accommodation, was officially opened by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simon Lee. The pioneering development, in the heart of the student community on Burley Road, welcomed its first residents at the start of the year.

24 Hour Draw - 03/11
Following on from last week's Big Draw event, which attracted the attention of the local media, Leeds Met art and design students have been taking part in a 24 Hour Draw, in the Gateway area of the Leslie Silver Building.

CALM volunteers make a difference - 03/11
Students from Community Action @ Leeds Met (CALM) have once again gone that bit further helping their local community. As part of Community Service Volunteers (CSV) ‘Make a Difference Day’ students from Leeds Met Students' Union are running four projects to help out in their local community.

Professor Phil Race's Inaugural Lecture - 02/11
Students, staff and friends of Leeds Met attended Professor Phil Race's inaugural lecture entitled 'Smarter Teaching - Making Learning Happen', which took place at Headingley Campus.

BUSA - 01/11
This season's BUSA competition continued at Headingley Campus. Leeds Met teams followed their previous successes with some superb wins in Women's Basketball, Netball and Men's Rugby League.

Hill climb heroics - 01/11
All of the Leeds Met ladies taking part in a BUSA cycle hill climb event held in Derbyshire over the weekend finished in the top ten, with the women’s team achieving third place overall

Snapshot of a winner - 01/11
Leeds Met Harrogate student Emma Forsyth has won second place at the prestigious Kentmere Awards Photographic Competition.

Taste of Traditional Tonga to Celebrate Partnership - 01/11
A Hangi event celebrating 'When Leeds Met Tonga', took place on The Acre at the university's Headingley Campus, with guests from Tonga, including the High Commissioner, Leeds Rugby, students from the AU and staff from Leeds Met.

October 2006

Alumna's flying visit - 31/10
IT’S not a sight you see every day at Headingley Campus. But this weekend, a Robinson R44 helicopter descended on The Acre carrying Leeds Met alumna Pam Horncastle on a flying visit back to her former university.

Sporting Reflections -30/10
Sporting Reflections by Leeds Rugby's Gary Hetherington and UK event coach Andi Drake, highlight the significance of the partnership with Leeds Met. The Yorkshire Evening Post also reported that applications to Leeds Met have risen dramatically alongside the high impact of our partnerships.

Race Walking - 30/10
Leeds Met in conjunction with the Athletics Foundation hosted the first National Race Walk Research Squad Camp at Headingley Campus on 26th-29th October.

Batting for Leeds Met partners - 30/10
Leeds Met partners Yorkshire County Cricket Club have signed Pakistani International batsman Younus Khan on a one year agreement, the club’s first ever overseas player from Pakistan.

Hotel Methuselah - 30/10
Leeds Met’s successful partnership with
West Yorkshire Playhouse continues with their latest collaboration, a production of Hotel Methuselah.

Darfur Exhibition Launch Event - 30/10
On Monday 30 October, Leeds Met hosted the Launch of this compelling Darfur exhibition, which will be running until Friday 1 December.

Open Day - 28/10
Leeds Met welcomed prospective students and guests to its Open Day which was held at Headingley Campus over the weekend. Talks, workshops and tours were provided for guests to experience university life.

Hong Kong Graduations - 27/10
Leeds Met Hong Kong Graduation Ceremonies took place over the weekend at the Hong Kong Football Club. Over 400 alumni and guests attended a reunion reception with Chancellor Brendan Foster and Vice-Chancellor Professor Simon Lee.

Lecturer in the running for PR award - 26/10
A Leeds Met lecturer has been short-listed for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ Small PR Team of the Year award.

The Parents Circle - 25/10
Representatives from The Parents Circle brought their quest to resolve the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict to Leeds Met. View images here.

BUSA news - 25/10
After the success of the first week of BUSA League matches, the Premiership teams welcomed some really ‘big guns’ this week, to test their skills and the Leeds Met teams didn't disappoint with a total of 24 wins out of the 33 games played. View images here.

Leeds Met partnership brings Elmer to Sri Lankan children - 24/10
Elmer is an elephant and a character in a children's book by the same name. One hundred and eighty boxes of ‘Elmer' books and other materials will soon be on their way to Sri Lanka to be used as part of a project to encourage storytelling and develop communication skills in young Sri Lankan children.

Students provide big draw for Briggate - 24/10
As featured in the Yorkshire Evening Post, BA (Hons) Architecture students took to the streets to find out how Leeds’ residents would like to redesign Briggate, the city’s best-known shopping precinct.

Come and sing Carmina Burana - 23/10
A performance of Carmina Burana will take place, with Leeds Met Singers and Musical Director Andrew Dean, on Sunday 26 November.

When Leeds Met Tonga - 23/10
The Tonga national rugby league team sported the Leeds Met rose during a Federation Shield match held at Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

Leeds Met team basketball pocket a win - 23/10
The Leeds Met basketball team won
their national league game against
Barrow Thorns at Headingley Campus.

Women's rugby wonderland - 23/10
The action was fast and furious for Women’s rugby over the weekend as many players competed in the 53–0 win by Yorkshire over Cheshire on Saturday and then ran out winners of a Student Rugby League festival on Sunday.

Teaching Fellows - 23/10
Excellence, Innovation and International Partnerships are recognised this year with the appointment of 15 Teacher Fellows to promote and develop the university’s Assessment, Learning & Teaching strategy.

Beyond boundaries - 20/10
The Faculty of Health took students beyond boundaries into Cloth Hall Court to sample a court environment and to take part in a role-play trial. The students also visited Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

Carnegie in Cumbria - 19/10
First year students from across the Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education have been getting to know each other better and team-building during residential courses being held in the Lake District. View images here.

Graduate Training Business Lunch - 19/10
Graduate trainees will be visiting Leeds Met on Tuesday 24 October for a business lunch, held in the Metceno Hospitality Suite. View images here.

BUSA kicks off - 18/10
After another emphatic Varsity victory the Leeds Met teams began the BUSA League programme full of confidence. View images here.

This year's BUSA competition began with outstanding results, especially for our women's football, rugby and men's rugby union second teams. Images can be viewed here and also from Varsity Day, which have been published in the latest issue of Leeds Met Matters.

Interim Care Order Proceedings Role Play - 18/10
Faculty of Health Social Work students were put to the test recently through a role play trial in a mock court. View images here.

Black History event - 18/10
Over 150 people listened to poems from Leeds Young Authors, during last night's Black History event. View images here.

Student special ticket offer - 18/10
Students are being offered discount tickets for the 2006 Federation Shield between England, France, Samoa and Tonga which kicks off in October. Headingley Carnegie Stadium hosts both opening games, on Sunday 22 October, in a fantastic international double-header.

Unpicking Threads - 18/10
Gavin Fairbairn, Running Stream Professor of Ethics and Language gave his Inaugural Lecture ''Unpicking threads: The language and ethics of suicide and disability'. View images here.

Headingley Campus gym - 17/10
The Headingley Campus gym is now fully open following a refurbishment, and includes new equipment such as a television and a new sound system.

New sport ‘Rock-Its’ in to Headingley Campus - 17/10
Students and staff had the opportunity to take part or to come along and support the sport ‘Rock-It Ball’ as it launched itself on to Headingley Campus.

Top names in architecture visit Leeds Met - 17/10
Top names from the world of architecture, design and planning are visiting Leeds Met to present a series of Schumacher Lectures based on a radical approach to sustainable development. The lectures, on the theme of ‘Making the Sustainable City a Reality’ are being held at DesignLeeds, a research and consultancy centre within Leeds Met’s School of Architecture, Landscape and Design.

Transferring business skills - 17/10
On Tuesday 17 October 2006, The Leeds Met Business Incubator hosted a unique visit from the Cape Information Technology Initiative (CITI) from South Africa – a networking cluster development agency bringing together people, ideas and capital in the IT Industry in Western Cape.

International Civic Reception - 16/10
The Annual Civic Reception for International Students took place at Leeds Town Hall on Sunday 15th October, welcoming hundreds of international students to the City.

Worldwide leap for Carnegie scholar - 16/10
Carnegie scholar and gymnast Oliver Kneen will represent Great Britain in the Bejing 2008 World Olympics.

Carnegie students on a Lakeland mission - 16/10
Staff and 40 students on the BA Leisure & Sport Studies course took part in a day’s voluntary work for the Forestry Commission at Grizedale Forest Park during their residential week in the Lake District. View images here.

Do Morals Matter? - 13/10
Ian Markham, Visiting Professor of Globalization, Ethics & Islam, launched his new book 'Do Morals Matter? A Guide to Contemporary Religious Ethics' at a reception held at the university's
Old School Board. Civic Quarter. View images here.

Inspirational Innovation - 13/10
Inspirational new ideas and innovations were showcased at Creative Connections, this year’s Innovation North Masters' Show.

Leeds Met lecturer offers expertise on government health reports - 11/10
Following reports that the north of England has come out at the bottom in a government health map, the media have called upon the expertise of Leeds Met lecturer Ursula Philpot to share her thoughts with the nation.

Leeds Met retain Varsity title - 11/10
Leeds Met has retained the Varsity Day title for the second year in a row following a string of outstanding results from most of the university's teams against competitors the University of Leeds.

Brownlee Brothers winners in Italy and Ireland - 10/10
Alistair Brownlee, who is based at the Leeds Met Carnegie Triathlon Performance Centre, has won the European Junior Duathlon Championships in Rimini, Italy. Alistair's younger brother Jonathan, was also racing this weekend in the British and Irish Hill Running Championships at Slieve Gallion, Northern Ireland.

Carnegie Student Helps Sheffield Win Promotion - 10/10
Rob Warrincy scored two tries as Sheffield Eagles won promotion to the National League Division One by beating Swinton Lions 35-10 on Sunday.

When Leeds Metamorphoses - 10/10
Leeds Met lecturer in music, sound and performance with Innovation North, Adam Stansbie has been awarded first prize in Metamorphoses, a bi-annual international competition of acousmatic music.

World Mental Health Day - 10/10
To mark World Mental Health Day, the Faculty of Health is encouraging people to stop and think about their lifestyles to see whether they are happy.

Leeds Met and Northern Ballet Theatre partnership recognised - 10/10
Leeds Met and Northern Ballet Theatre have been awarded the ‘Arts, Business and Employees Award’ by Arts and Business Yorkshire.

Women's Basketball win - 09/10
As highlighted in VC Reflects, Leeds Met won the final of the weekend's women's basketball tournament which was held on the Leeds Met Carnegie Superleague netball court at Headingley campus.

Leeds Universities set for Varsity Day - 09/10
Leeds Metropolitan University and the University of Leeds are set to battle it out in the second annual Leeds Varsity Sports Day, culminating with a men’s rugby union game at Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

Marketing Guest Lecture Series 2006 - 06/10
Leeds Met and the University of Huddersfield are hosting a series of guest lectures which will cover a range of topics under the Marketing subject area, including the role of PR in relation to other disciplines, how marketing has aided the run-away success of Dan Brown’s book The Da Vinci Code and how to build effective brands from scratch.

Dr Farrar on Four - 06/10
Dr Max Farrar has been airing his views on BBC Radio 4 as part of the Woman's Hour 60th anniversary celebrations.

The Curriculum Imagination - 06/10
Students, staff and colleagues from the wider community attended the inaugural lecture of Professor Lori Beckett, entitled 'The Curriculum Imagination', held at Headingley Campus.

Shire Oak School Opening - 06/10
Shire Oak C o E (VC) Primary School has officially opened. The new school is the result of the amalgamation of Headingley Primary School and St Michael's Primary School. Many Carnegie students have had placements with both schools and will continue to do so with Shire Oak which is based on the St Michael's site in Wood Lane, Headingley.

Research reaches worldwide horizons - 06/10
As Leeds Met strives to be a world class regional university with world-wide horizons, Dr Adam Nicholls, a Senior Research Fellow from the Carnegie Research Institute, has been reaching global audiences with his research on professional rugby players.

St Aiden's High School visit Carnegie - 06/10
On Wednesday afternoon students from St.Aidan’s High School, Harrogate enjoyed a training principles and working with elite performers workshop hosted by Andy Smith at the Carnegie Research Institute.

Carnegie programme winner - 05/10
The Carnegie Clubs programme in Walsall has won the “Walsall Council Annual Improving Health Award 2006”.

100 PhD students - 05/10
Leeds Met is recruiting 100 PhD students as part of its centenary celebrations.

Targeting pain - 05/10
Steve Wright, a Reader at Leeds Met's Praxis Centre, questions the use of 'microwave weapon systems', in today's Guardian newspaper. The article also reports on a Threshold Group which has been set up at the university, with experts on sub-lethal and unconventional weapons, to monitor and challenge unconventional military technologies.

Leeds Met Africa - 05/10
Leeds Met welcomed Charles Abugre, head of Global Advocacy & Policy for Christian Aid to its Headingley Campus on Wednesday 4th October, to discuss ‘Aid, trade and economic development in Africa’ as part of the Leeds Met Africa seminar series.

Women's Hockey World Cup wonder girl - 04/10
Twenty-two year old Joanne Ellis, who started a Sports Performance Coaching course at Leeds Met this September, is representing England in the Women’s Hockey World Cup in Madrid. Joanne, who is from Yeadon, is Yorkshire’s only representative in the national squad.

Win £2000 by entering Business Start-Up’s Dragons’ Den - 03/10
Business Start-Up is once again holding its annual Business Concept Competition. Open to enterprising students and graduates from Leeds Metropolitan University the competition provides an opportunity to develop business ideas into reality.

Language and Culture courses in Mandarin, Cantonese and Japanese - 03/10
Designed for Leeds Met staff that travel to China, Hong Kong or Japan, or regularly receive visitors from these countries, the ten-hour language and culture courses will provide an introduction to the basic, functional spoken language required on short trips abroad, such as greetings, introductions and ordering food. The classes will be scheduled to fit in with participants' availability.

Leeds Met Carnegie on the ball - 02/10
Leeds Met Carnegie first team have been keeping their eye on the ball, after winning 5-0 in a clash against Ossett Common Rovers in the West Yorkshire League, making them leaders of the league with 21 points.

Remarkable win for Rhinos' Senior Academy - 02/10
Leeds Met partners the Leeds Rhinos' Senior Academy finished their season on an ultimate high after a remarkable 1-0 victory against Hull earned them the 2006 Under-21 title.

Ripon Angels - 02/10
Ripon Cathedral held their annual candlelit black-tie dinner on Friday 29 September. The evening was supported by Leeds Met Harrogate and just over £20,000 was raised for future restoration projects at the Cathedral.

Decolonising Affect Theory - 02/10
The School of Cultural Studies welcomed the visit last week of Professor Sneja Gunew of the University of British Columbia, Canada.

If you go down to Headingley Campus today - 02/10
Volunteers from CALM (Community Action @ Leeds Met) and staff from the university hosted a Teddy Bears Picnic to welcome mature students with children, as part of this year's Freshers' Festival, at the South Lodge garden in the grounds of Headingley campus.

Leeds Met Australia - 02/10
Leeds Met Australia invited students and staff to enjoy celebrations during an Australian Football League Finals Breakfast in the Carnegie Stand at Headingley Carnegie Stadium. The Sydney Swans faced the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Rules Football national competition final.

Carnegie Brass Band Concert - 02/10
Students, staff and friends of Leeds Met enjoyed the inaugural Carnegie Brass Band Concert, supported by the university, which took place over the weekend in the Long Room at Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

September 2006

Student shows Sense & Sensuality at Bankside - 29/09
Leeds Met final year BA (Hons) Fine Art student, Larna Campbell has beaten off competition from hundreds of artists to become one of 70 finalists to make it into the Sense & Sensuality 2006 exhibition at the Bankside Gallery in London.

Speakers for Africa - 29/09
Leeds Met welcomed guest speaker Clive Wilson to its Headingley Campus on Thursday 21 September as part of the Freshers’ Festival inductions, to give a presentation to 600 new students from the Faculty of Business and Law in the freshers’ marquee.

Leeds Met Australia - 29/09
Students and staff are invited, as part of the welcome to international students and to open the celebrations for Leeds Met Australia, to an Australian Football League (AFL) Finals Breakfast in the Carnegie Stand at Headingley Carnegie Stadium at 5.30am on Saturday 30 September.

Times Higher Awards 2006 - 28/09
Leeds Met has been shortlisted for The Times Higher Education Supplement’s ‘higher education institute of the year’ award. The university has also been shortlisted for the ‘outstanding contribution to the local community’ award, run by The Times Higher Education Supplement, for development work with Bradford City Football Club.

BUSA trials at Headingley Campus - 27/09
View images from the BUSA trials held at Headingley Campus.

Leeds Met and Leeds Rugby keeping their eyes on the ball - 26/09
The Yorkshire Post has featured Leeds Met's partnership with Leeds Rugby, which the newspaper refers to as one of ‘the more significant developments in the region in decades’.

Flying start for squash team - 26/09
In the first league match of Yorkshire Division 2 squash, Leeds Met students got off to a cracking start with a 4-1 victory over Hull and East Riding Squash Club.

Leeds Met South Africa - 26/09
Leeds Met is to support the running of a new foster home for AIDS orphans in Durban as part of its continuing links with South Africa.

Nidderdale Show - 26/09
Catering students from Leeds Met Harrogate, wowed crowds with their culinary skills at the annual Nidderdale Show.

Black Dyke Band wins top competition - 26/09
Leeds Met partners Black Dyke Band have been awarded first prize at the British Open Championship held in Symphony Hall, Birmingham.

First Men’s Health module internet broadcast - 25/09
Whilst Leeds Met was greeting potential new students at the Open Day, students near and far were undertaking the first Men's Health module broadcast via the internet.

Carnegie boys through to tennis final - 25/09
Leeds Met Carnegie U12 Boys tennis team have won the Inter-Regional Finals in Scotland and are through to the last four boys’ teams in their age group in the country.

Record numbers at Leeds Met Open day - 25/09
Leeds Met welcomed record numbers of potential students, their families and friends to the Headingley Campus on Saturday for an Open Day.

Professor donates desks to needy school - 25/09
Leeds Met Professor Elspeth Jones, Dean of the Leslie Silver International Faculty, has bought 50 desks for a school in Tanzania with donations she received instead of presents for her recent 50th birthday.

Lunch Carnegie Style - 25/09
Fancy sitting down alongside your favourite Leeds rugby players for lunch? You just might at the new Carnegie Café Bar at Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

Carnegie Question of Sport - 22/09
The popular TV quiz, A Question of Sport, was recreated at Leeds Met in a battle between Leeds Rhinos and Leeds Tykes who are all students at the university.

Emmerdale stars in training at Carnegie - 22/09
Emmerdale stars in training for the hit Sky One show, The Match, dropped into Leeds Met’s Carnegie Faculty for some expert football coaching and advice.

Leeds Met celebrate fastest Atlantic rower - 22/09
Rob Munslow, supported by Leeds Metropolitan University, has fulfilled a childhood dream of rowing solo across the Atlantic in the fastest time.

Leeds Met Professor’s TV Show Helping Change Lives - 21/09
Leeds Met Professor Paul Gately is helping change the lives of families in his new wednesday night Living TV series Chubby Children.

Staff elections - 21/09
Three ballots are currently being conducted for positions on the Board of Governors, the Academic Board and the Academic Committee.

Freshers' Festival 2006 - 19/09/06
Leeds Met ensured that freshers were well met across all campuses during the Freshers' Festival Fortnight before extending the Leeds Met welcome to potential new students and their family and friends at the Open Day.

Freshers' Visit to Headingley Carnegie Stadium - 19/09/06
Leeds Met held a special induction event for the School of Social Sciences students at the university supported Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

Freshers' Party - 19/09/06
Leeds Met welcomed new students in style at a free Freshers’ Welcome Party in the marquee at the university’s Headingley Campus.

University Challenge Cup - 19/09/06
As part of the Freshers' Festival Fortnight, staff and students competed in a university challenge style quiz, with Pro-Vice-Chancellor Steve Denton chairing.

Carnegie Weight Management makes viewer highlights - 19/09/06
Paul Gately, Director of Carnegie Weight Management, to feature in Chubby Children, a new Living TV series.

Carnegie keeps summer momentum going as it welcomes freshers - 19/09/06
Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education has been keeping active over the summer, hosting summer schools and sports camps and this week welcomes over a thousand students to ‘Experience Carnegie’ as they embark on degree study.

Irish ladies receive football trophy - 18/09/06
As part of the university’s support of the Irish Football Association, Pete Rodgers Head of Business Development was in Belfast to present the Women’s Glentoran Belfast United captain with the league cup, their second trophy of the season.

Leeds Met Harrogate met freshers - 18/09/06
The Freshers’ Festival took place at Leeds Met Harrogate from 11 to 15 September, culminating in a fun-filled afternoon of sports activities and a barbeque.

Summer School - 18/09
Pupils from Rotherham got a taste of student life at Leeds Met when they took part in a five-day summer school.

Charlotte Harris unveils her latest portrait - 18/09
Charlotte Harris, part of the Leeds Met alumni, has unveiled her latest work at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Freshers, Family and Friends welcomed to Leeds Met - 18/09
As thousands of new and returning students flocked back to Leeds over the weekend the university hosted a Freshers’ Family and Friends Day on The Acre at Headingley Campus.

All Blacks Coach visits Leeds Met - 15/09
All Blacks and Canterbury Crusaders Coach, Ashley Jones visited Leeds Met’s Headingley Campus to share his skills with staff, students and visitors, including Leeds Rhinos’ players and coaches.

Leeds Met goes greener - 15/09
Leeds Met’s commitment to the environment is reinforced by the proposed Transport Strategy.

Welcoming the world at Leeds Met - 15/09
International students got a taste of the British seaside experience in the Marquee at Headingley Campus at the International Freshers’ Welcome Party.

Rose Bowl developments - 14/09
Leeds Met has been granted planning permission for its reflective Rose Bowl landmark development, next to Leeds Civic Hall, where the regional capital’s civic, educational, business and cultural quarters meet.

Leeds Met Athletics' Union Training Day - 14/09
Around 60 students from Leeds Met, who run sports clubs at the university, took part in an annual training day at Otley Courthouse.

A festival with worldwide horizons - 14/09
International freshers were treated to a welcome lunch on Wednesday as part of Leeds Met’s International Freshers’ Festival.

La Salle are wowed by Leeds Met - 14/09
Young footballers from Northern Ireland have been checking out the sporting facilities at Leeds Met as part of a five-day trip.

Carnegie Brass Band Concerts - 14/09
Leeds Met students and staff are being offered special price tickets for the Carnegie Brass Band Concerts, which will take place at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on Sunday 1 October (Elland Silver Band) and Sunday 12 November (Otley Brass Band).

Carnegie Women's Cup - 13/09
The Carnegie Women’s Cup took place in Northern Ireland, between Glentoran and Northland Raiders, on Monday 11 September.

British Open Champions - 13/09
Leeds Met partners Black Dyke Band, who helped to launch this year's festival, the Carnegie Stand and the newly established Institute of Northern Studies, have just been awarded first prize at the British Open championships.

Three triathalon world champions in one weekend - 12/09
Triathletes from Leeds Met Carnegie High Performance centre, based at the university's Headingley quarter, had a triumphant weekend at home and abroad.

Staff elections - 11/09
University committee staff elections, September 2006 University-wide elections are currently being conducted for certain staff nominees to sit on the university's Board of Governors, Academic Board and Academic Committee.

Law student is country’s youngest magistrate - 11/09
Lucy Tate, a 19-year-old Leeds Met law student has become the country's youngest magistrate.
Lucy Tate has been appointed to the Pontefract bench, following a £4m government drive to recruit magistrates who were more representative of the communities they served.

Leeds Met Softball - 06/09
Over 40 people turned up to take part in the Staff Development Softball Tournament on Tuesday 5 September, which saw two Carnegie teams and sides from both HR and Communications & Marketing play on the grounds of Headingley Campus.

Leeds Met Video Review - 06/09
View the Leeds Met Video Review produced by the team in Learning Technology Services.

Leeds Tykes stand up for home crowd - 04/08
Leeds Met partners the Leeds Tykes opened their season with a game against London Welsh in front of the new Carnegie Stand at Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

Staff Football Tournament - 04/09
Twelve teams entered the Staff Development Festival Football Tournament from across the university.

Trial by Jury - 04/09
The running stream of creative activity in the form of Leeds Met Sings had another successful singing event on Saturday 2 September during a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury.

Leeds Met and Leeds Rugby making a stand for education - 02/09
A pioneering partnership between Leeds Metropolitan University and Leeds Rugby saw the launch of the new Carnegie Stand, at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, on Friday 1 September.

Rob Munslow goes to X-Stream lengths to achieve world record - 01/09
Rob Munslow, in his boat Carnegie X-Stream, has become the fastest person to cross the North Atlantic unassisted.

British charity champion nears the finish line on her ride across America - 1/09/06
Champion fundraiser and Leeds Met Honorary Doctorate Jane Tomlinson is nearing the finish line in New York on her ride across America, supported by Leeds Met.

August 2006

Retiring colleagues - 31/08
The university bids farewell to several colleagues who are retiring or taking up promotions elsewhere, as highlighted in VC Reflects.

Speaking out to wiseup2work - 31/08
Timothy Briggs, a lecturer in the Faculty of Health at Leeds Met, has spoken out about Wiseup2work, a campaign from the Institute of Safety and Occupational Health (IOSH) aiming to highlight the problems facing young people starting work for the first time.

Ireland use 'Will' power for Cricket World Cup - 31/08
Will Porterfield, a Carnegie Scholar from the 2004/2005 academic year, has been chosen to play for Ireland in the cricket world cup in 2007.

Leeds Rhinos Staff ticket offer - 30/08
Leeds Met staff have the EXCLUSIVE opportunity to come along to the Rhinos games against Warrington Wolves (opening of the Carnegie Stand on Friday 1 September) or Catalans Dragons (Friday 15 September) using a special discounted offer.

Leeds Met seal big screen deal - 30/08
Leeds City Council has announced that Leeds Metropolitan University is to become an official partner in the running of the big screen in Millennium Square.

Staff Development Festival Launch - 25/08/06
The Launch of the Staff Development Festival 2006 will take on Wednesday at the Sage Building in Gateshead. Amongst the attractions for this day will be a lunch-time performance from the Black Dyke band. View images of the Sage and previous partnership events with the Black Dyke Band.

Leeds Met and Leeds Rugby making a stand for education - 24/08
A pioneering partnership between Leeds Metropolitan University and Leeds Rugby, sees the launch of the new Carnegie Stand, which includes unique world-class teaching facilities, at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, on Friday 1 September.

Summer of success - 22/08
The Carnegie Tennis Centre at Leeds Met has been celebrating a summer of success with its former and current players.

Leeds Met gymnasts through to second round - 22/08
Outstanding Leeds Metropolitan University student gymnasts, Steven Jehu, Oliver Kneen and Thomas Rawlinson, will be representing Great Britain on Saturday 26 August in the second World Championship Gymnastic Trials, against Denmark, in Ipswich.

Carnegie International Kabaddi event - 22/08
Over 1,000 spectators and guests enjoyed the Carnegie International Kabaddi event between Pakistan and India at Grattan Stadium in Odsal, Bradford.

Clearing 2006 - 18/08
The Leeds Met Clearing website provides information to applicants on courses available and on the new fee and financial support arrangements. The university held Clearing Open Days on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 August. For all the help, advice and guidance that you need to secure your place at Leeds Met, contact our team of advisors on 0113 283 3113.

As seen on Sky News, Leeds Met is the only university in the country to charge £2000 for full-time undergraduate courses. This low-charging approach has attracted a record number of applicants this year; new students will be able to rub shoulders with champions such as Rob Burrow, Leeds Rhinos star and current Leeds Met student.

Camp Carnegie Summer 2006 - 18/08
Over 200 children have been taking part in Camp Carnegie, a multi-activity day camp held at Leeds Met’s Headingley Campus throughout July and August 2006.

Outstanding marks snapped up by Harrogate students - 17/08
Harrogate College students Stuart Whitfield and David Holt have achieved outstanding marks on the A-Level photography course. They have both come in the top five in the country out of more than 3,000 candidates.

Rhinos' Activity Camp round 2 - 16/08
The second week of the Leeds Rhinos' Activity Camps took place at Headingley Campus with guest appearances from some of the Leeds Rhinos' players themselves.

George Hirst celebration ceremony at Headingley Carnegie Stadium - 16/08
Leeds Met was represented at a presentation ceremony celebrating George Hirst achieving the unique feat of scoring 2,000 runs and taking 200 wickets in the 1906 season, an achievement that is unlikely to ever occur again.

Carnegie International Weight Loss Camp in the media - 15/08
Leeds Met’s Carnegie International Weight Loss Camp has been highlighted in the national media following the success story of 15 year-old Zoe Silver.

Clearing at Leeds Met 2006 - 15/08
The Leeds Met Clearing website provides information to applicants on courses available and on the new fee and financial support arrangements. Confirmation information will be available on Thursday 17 August on the website from 7am, and on the Clearing hotline from 7am to 8pm. In addition, the university will be holding Clearing Open Days on 18 and 19 August.

Jane's Ride Across America - 14/08
View latest images from champion charity fundraiser Jane Tomlinson's Ride Across America, supported by Leeds Met. To read Jane's reflections visit www.janesappeal.com

Headingley Campus preparations - 11/08
Preparations are already underway for the start of the new academic year at Headingley Campus.

Carnegie takes on young Wimbledon hopefuls - 09/08
View images from the Mini-tennis camp for 6-8 year-olds, held at Leeds Met's Headingley Campus.

When Leeds Met Pakistan - 07/08
Leeds Met had a visible presence during England’s ongoing third test cricket match with Pakistan at Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

Silver shines through for England hockey team with a little help from Carnegie duo - 04/08
Carnegie Scholars Kirsty Mackay and Lyndsay French have been continuing to excel in their sport over the summer. The girls were selected for the England U21 hockey squad and with their help the team received a silver medal after beating Belarus, Wales and Spain to reach the final of the European Junior Championships.

Larkia girls get ahead with a taste of university life - 04/08
Young Asian women aged between 14 and 16 from communities across Leeds have been taking part in this year’s 12th Larkia Summer School, from 31 July to 4 August.

British charity champion passes 2,000-mile mark on her ride across America - 4/08
Inspirational fundraiser Jane Tomlinson is now almost half-way through her ride across America, supported by Leeds Met, having passed the 2,000-mile mark.

Supporting Young People - 03/08
View images from the Supporting Young People in Long Term Care event.

Rhinos Summer Activity Camp touches down at Leeds Met - 1/08
Leeds Rhinos legend and former GB International Barrie McDermott has been training young rugby league hopefuls at Leeds Met’s Headingley Campus as part of the Rhinos’ Summer Activity Camps.

Leeds Met appoints a new Chair of the Board of Governors - 1/08
Leeds Metropolitan University’s new Chair of the Board of Governors, Ninian Watt, takes up office today. He succeeds the previous chair Nimble Thompson, who received an Honorary Doctorate from Leeds Met during Summer Graduation 2006.

July 2006

From Mummies to Mars, from Pyramids to Stars - 31/07
Leeds Met partner Skipton Girls’ High School has been running Craven Gifted and Talented summer school with Year 6 and 7 school pupils from Skipton Girls’ and Ermysted's Grammar School in Skipton.

Rubbing shoulders with athletic champions - 31/07
Carnegie Sports Scholar, Richard Buck and incoming Sport and Exercise Science Student, Richard Strachan have both been selected for the European Athletics Championships starting in Gothenburg, Sweden on August 7.

Leeds Tykes visit Leeds Met - 28/07
The 2006 Leeds Tykes squad visited Leeds Met’s Headingley Campus as part of the unique relationship with Leeds Rugby.

UJIMA Summer School - 27/07
UJIMA works with young African and African Caribbean men from across the city of Leeds with the aim of raising aspirations, increasing motivation and encouraging progression into Higher Education.

When Leeds Met Brazil - 27/07
Soccer legend, Carlos Alberto Torres, who famously scored the last goal in the 1970 World Cup final, is visiting Leeds Met. Students, staff and UJIMA participants had the opportunity to rub shoulders with the champion and colleagues from the International Federation of Futebol de Salao at Headingley Campus. Carlos also attended a game of football with staff from the university.

BCS Membership Awards - 26/07
The first day of Leeds Met’s graduation ceremonies opened with 13 Innovation North graduates being awarded professional membership of the British Computer Society (BCS), their first step to becoming Chartered IT professionals.

Lifestyle habits the cause of death in young men - 26/07
Research carried out by Leeds Met Professors Alan White and Mike Holmes, which suggests that young men across the world have higher death rates than women due to their lifestye habits, has received widespread media coverage across the globe.

When Leeds Met Brazil - 26/07
Carlos Alberto Torres, who famously scored the last goal in the 1970 World Cup final is visiting Leeds Met this week.

UJIMA - 26/07
View images from the UJIMA Summer School activities. UJIMA works with young African and African Caribbean men from across the city of Leeds with the aim of raising aspirations, increasing motivation and encouraging progression into Higher Education.

Getaway Girls Football Tournament - 25/07
View images of the Getaway Girls Football Tournament at Headingley Campus, hosted by Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education.

Summer School climbing event - 25/07
View images of the Summer School climbing activities that took place at Headingley Campus.

Brazilian Football Legend Carlos Alberto visits Leeds Met - 25/07
View images from Carlos Alberto's visit to Leeds Met.

Helpzone goes one up with National Customer Service Standard Award - 25/07/06
The Leeds Met Helpzone has been awarded a prestigious award from Servicemark UK, the national customer service organisation which champions excellent customer service within business.

Leeds Rhinos at Reva Reservoir, Bingley - 24/07
View images of Leeds Rhinos participating in an outdoor activities session at Reva Reservoir, Bingley, organised by Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education.

Leeds Met students build bridges for community groups in Beeston and Holbeck - 22/07/06
Before their graduation ceremonies, PR students Katie Simpson, Karleen Smith, Denise Wink and Samantha Woozley were greeted and congratulated by Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law, Professor Stephen Parkinson, for their outstanding community work in the Beeston and Holbeck areas of Leeds.

Graduation Festival
This week sees Leeds Met celebrating student achievement at its stunning Graduation Village on Headingley Campus.

BCS Membership Award Ceremony - 19/07/06
See images from the British Computer Society Membership Award Ceremony.

Leeds Met on the big screen - 19/07/06
Leeds Met is set to become the first university in the UK to help run a permanent city centre big screen, in Millennium Square in Leeds , in partnership with Leeds City Council and the BBC.

Chancellors Awards - 18/07/06
Twelve awards for people who have 'gone the extra mile' on behalf of the university and our students will be awarded by the Chancellor Brendan Foster on Friday evening in the graduation marquee.

Living Languages - 18/07/06
Year 8 pupils from Harrogate attended the "Living Languages Day"

Jane's ride across America - 18/07/06
View the latest images from Jane Tomlinson's bike ride across America.

Kids at University - 18/07/06
Children from 3 Leeds Primary Schools (Carr Manor, Hunslet Carr & Meadowfield) attended the graduation ceremony for kids@uni, the ground-breaking initiative from Leeds Met & Education Leeds which aims to raise aspirations amongst year 5 & 6 children. View images from the event.

Staff celebrate Awards Ceremony - 18/07/06
The Annual Staff Awards Ceremony was held in the Graduation Hall on Headingley Campus in a presentation commencing Leeds Met Summer Graduation.

Harrogate College Awards Ceremony - 18/07/06
For the first time Harrogate College students celebrated their Annual Awards at the Graduation Hall at Headingley Campus. The evening was a huge success with 28 award-winners and seven apprentices gaining recognition for all their hard work.

Leeds Met lifts the community spirit at Elmete Wood - 17/07/06
Caring and energetic volunteering staff from across Leeds Met came together for the sixth year running to complete a number of challenging projects for Elmete Wood School in East Leeds.

Making a difference - 17/07/06
The formal launch of Leeds Met’s partnership with Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Leeds was celebrated today in the Graduation Village at Headingley Campus. The partnership between Innovation North’s Harrogate College and HMP Armley Prison has seen the development for the delivery of the first Foundation Degree in Offender Management in the country which will start in September at Cloth Hall Court. View images from the launch.

Sounds of summer - 17/07/06
Leeds Met hosted its inaugural Summer Prom on Sunday 16 July 2006, at the Graduation Hall on The Acre, in the stunning grounds of the university’s Headingley Campus. The music event featured the world-famous Black Dyke Band, Leeds Met Singers and guests, including the Yorkshire Youth Brass Band in their first ever performance at Leeds Met.

Carnegie Campers go the extra mile for Sport Relief - 17/07/06
Children from Carnegie International Weight Loss Camp joined 5,000 runners and walkers at Roundhay Park this weekend to take part in Sainsbury’s Sport Relief mile. Forty children and twenty staff put their best foot forward on Saturday and completed the race with great success.

Success for Leeds Met triathletes - 13/07/06
Athletes from the Leeds Met High Performance Triathlon Centre have had a number of successful results at home and abroad.

Poster prize for Carnegie lecturer - 13/07/06
Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for MA Sport, Leisure and Equity, Dr Kevin Hylton, won the gold prize for the poster competition at The Centre for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics (C-SAP) and the British Sociological Association’s ‘Race’ and Ethnicity Study Group conference, ‘Teaching Race in H.E Social Sciences – What Next’, which was attended by over 100 people.

Leeds Met Summer School - 12/07/06
Two summer camps are taking place at the university this week aimed at widening participation within a higher education setting. View images from our Summer School events at Headingley Campus.

Innovation North Research Conference - 11/07/06
As part of the Innovation North Research Conference, Chris Tolmie of Nortel Network Solutions gave a special CPD keynote presentation on ‘The Virtual Enterprise’, at Headingley Campus. View all images from the conference.

Study reveals workers more productive after exercise - 11/07/06
Research carried out by a team led by Jim McKenna, Professor of Sport at Leeds Met, looking at workers' quality of work, mental performance and time management on days of exercise, has been highlighted in the Boston Globe newspaper.

Innovation North Research Conference - 10/07/06
The Innovation North Research Conference is taking place at Headingley Campus, Monday 10 to Wednesday 12 July. View images from the Alan Dix presentation and John Jefferson's Keynote Speech.

Northern Partnership success - 07/07/06
As highlighted in VC Reflects, the Northern Partnership has won the bid to become the National College of School Leadership's provider of training for head teachers across the North. Margaret Christian has led our commitment to a project that is about leadership, partnership and renewal.

Leeds Met and Leeds Rhinos back Rugby League in Jamaica - 07/07/06
Leeds Met hosted a visit of delegates from the Caribbean, who are working with the Leeds Rhinos, at an event aimed to help to boost Rugby League in the West Indies and Jamaica, by bringing top officials and players from the game over to Leeds to share with them the secrets of their success.

Innovation North Research Conference - 07/07/06
World renowned inventor and Leeds Met Honorary Doctor, Trevor Baylis will be speaking at the Innovation North Research Conference taking place at Headingley Campus, Monday 10 to Wednesday 12 July.

Leeds Met links with Newcastle College to extend HE provision - 07/07/06
Representatives from Leeds Met visited Newcastle College to celebrate a partnership which will see the university validating the college’s increasing range of foundation degrees and honours degrees as part of the Regional University Network.

Got the idea? Get the know-how with Business Start-Up @ Leeds Met - 07/07/06
Business Start-Up @ Leeds Met has once again been holding its annual Entrepreneurs' Summer School at Bretton Hall in Wakefield. The course, which runs from Monday 3 to Friday 7 July, is for students interested in setting up their own business, or those who have already set up and are seeking additional support.

Leeds Met Downing Street - 06/07/06
Alan White, Professor of Men’s Health at Leeds Met was privileged to be invited to The Smith Institute summer reception hosted by the Chancellor Gordon Brown at 11 Downing Street on Wednesday 5 July.

Yorkshire County Cricket Club 20:20 ticket offer - 06/07/06
Leeds Met staff and students can watch Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s 20:20 match against Leicestershire, on Saturday 8 July, for a fantastic special price of just £6 on production of staff/student i.d.

Camp attracts media coverage - 05/07/06
The Carnegie International Camp which starts on Sunday 9 July has already been attracting media attention, including a feature on BBC 1’s Real Stories with Fiona Bruce. The camp has been developed by Carnegie Weight Management at Leeds Met.

University of the Dales Aimhigher - 05/07/06
Eighty year 12 students from schools in the Yorkshire Dales have been taking part in a week-long Aimhigher initiative at Leeds Met aimed at helping them understand and appreciate the opportunities available to them at university.

Innovation North Research Conference - 05/07/06
Building on the success of last year's event, the Innovation North Research Conference promises to be the largest and best ever. This year the faculty will welcome world renowned inventor and Leeds Met Honorary Doctor, Trevor Baylis, who will speak at the conference.

Drumming up aspirations - 04/07/06
Approximately 160 Calderdale school students attended the annual summer school residential hosted by Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Exercise at Leeds Met’s Headingley Campus.

North Yorkshire Students - 04/07/06
See the latest pictures.

Chancellor's Awards 2006 - 04/07/06
Who do you know who has shown a real commitment to their work at the university that goes well beyond the call of duty? Nominations open today for staff who have ‘gone the extra mile’ in service of Leeds Met and our students.

When Leeds Met Sri Lanka - 03/07/06
Sri Lankan students enthusiastically supported their national side as they played England in the last one day international in the series at Headingley Carnegie cricket ground. Meanwhile, over 160 girls from Northern Ireland competed in regional heats of the Carnegie Schools Cup.

Largest Education Collaboration in Country Finalised - 03/07/06
Grimsby and Chesterfield were the next two colleges to sign memorandums of understanding with Leeds Met at the Partners' Board Meeting today.

Building Business Together - 03/07/06
Leeds Met and award winning heritage and listed building specialists Myddelton Construction Ltd have joined forces as part of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) scheme.

Pallium Research Showcase - 03/07/06
On Friday 30 June Leeds Met hosted the inaugural Pallium Research Showcase at the Civic Quarter.

June 2006

Summer Graduation 2006 - 30/06/06
Preparations are underway at Headingley Campus for Summer Graduation 2006. Support staff will be working throughout the ceremonies to ensure that the celebrations of our students' achievements are a success.

Library buries the present for the future - 29/06/06
As part of the Headingley Library refurbishment staff have buried a small 'time capsule' of Library items in the new concrete on the ground floor.

British charity superstar Jane Tomlinson heads Stateside for her ride across America - 28/06/06
Champion fundraiser Jane Tomlinson MBE has set off on her latest challenge, a gruelling 4,200-mile bike ride across the United States, with support from Leeds Met.

Physical Education Matters - 28/06/06
Following Professor David Kirk's inaugural lecture on Tuesday evening, leading researchers in physical education gathered at Leeds Met Carnegie on Wednesday and Thursday to engage in 'blue skies' thinking around the question of physical education futures. View images from the events.

The idea of the idea of physical education - 28/06/06
Carnegie Dean Professor David Kirk provoked stimulating debate following his inaugural lecture ‘The idea of Physical Education and its Discontents’, which was held at the university’s Headingley Campus on Tuesday 27 June 2006.

Sharing Everest Experiences - 28/06/06
Leeds Met Carnegie’s Louise Sutton is visiting Skipton Girls’ High School this morning to talk about her experiences visiting the Army’s Everest West Ridge team at Base Camp. Louise worked on nutritional aspects of the expedition, including working with Professor Rod King and Cadburys Schweppes on nutrition bars for the climbers.

Raising Aspirations and Motivation - 27/06/06
Leeds Met hosted the second Carnegie Regional Multi-skills camp for 10 -11 year olds in the same week that over 1,100 primary pupils from 21 schools in Bradford took part in the fourth annual Primary Summer School.

Coleraine High and Our Lady & St Pat's earn top spot at Carnegie Finals - 27/06/06
Over the past six weeks 70 schools from throughout the province have competed in regional heats of the Carnegie Schools Cup, vying for the opportunity to be among the top eight schools in their age group at the grand finals on Monday 26 June at Danny Blanchflower Stadium.

Multiskills Camp - 27/06/06
Leeds Met is hosting the second Carnegie Regional Multi-skills camp which will enable 80 of Yorkshire’s most talented 10 -11 year olds to rub shoulders with equally talented children and experience a range of activities designed to be challenging, stimulating and innovative.

Atlantic Inspiration - 27/06/06
Rob Munslow is attempting to achieve the world record for the fastest solo row across the North Atlantic with the support of Leeds Met.

Primary learning at a higher level - 26/06/06
Over 1,100 primary pupils from 21 schools in Bradford are visiting Leeds Metropolitan University this week to take part in the fourth annual Primary Summer School. The Summer School hosted by the 'Get Ahead Team' aims to give the participants an insight into life at university and raise aspirations and motivation.

West Yorkshire Youth Games - 26/06/06
Over a thousand young people enjoyed the facilities at Headingley Campus over the weekend when the university hosted the West Yorkshire youth games and Yorkshire Youth brass band.

Headingley Carnegie Opera - 26/06/06
The Headingley Carnegie Opera evening held at the stadium demonstrated the sporting and cultural partnerships between Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Leeds Rugby and Leeds Met.

Saturday night African Caribbean - 26/06/06
Dr Zac Mwanje, Senior Lecturer from the School of Health & Human Sciences, appeared on BBC Radio for a live interview on Saturday 24 June with Eno Eruotor, presenter and producer for the Saturday night African Caribbean show.

Everest West Ridge Lecture - 23/06/06
The Everest West Ridge Lecture took place at Headingley Campus on Friday 23 June.

Leeds Met Annual Women's Fun Run - 23/06/06
The eleventh Annual Women’s Fun Run, which took place at Headingley Campus in support of Macmillan Cancer Support, was won by 24 year-old support worker Jennie Guard.

Waste recycling for the next generation - 22/06/06
Leeds Met has played a part in the Leeds WEEEBOTS project, which has been featured in the local media.

Eleventh Annual Women's Fun Run - 21/06/06
Hundreds of women are expected to take part in the eleventh Leeds Met Women’s Fun Run on Thursday 22 June to help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief.

Leeds Met Poland - 21/06/06
Student and staff volunteering in Poland have been making a difference to the lives of children and also reflecting on their own lives.

Return from Everest for school mascot - 19/06/06
John Allan, Leeds Met Everest support team member, has recently returned from advanced base camp researching psychological resilience of the Everest West Ridge climbers.

Leeds Met puts together the pieces of research for the Jigsaw Visitors' Centre - 19/06/06
The Centre for Health Promotion Research based within the Faculty of Health at Leeds Met has carried out independent research, commissioned by the Jigsaw Visitors’ Centre at Armley Prison.

Men's lifestyle and risk taking cutting short their lives - 19/06/06
Why do women live longer than men? The answer lies with men’s lifestyle and risk taking. That is the message from new research published by Professors Alan White and Mike Holmes of the Centre for Men’s Health at Leeds Met. They conclude that men’s lifestyle seems to be a major factor in their rates of premature death, from the physical risk associated with road traffic accidents to the personal lifestyle risk associated with smoking, poor diet and alcohol consumption.

Net students 'think copying OK' - 19/06/06
As reported on the BBC website, Professor Sally Brown, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Assessment, Learning and Teaching at Leeds Met will be speaking at an international conference in Gateshead this week on the subject of plagiarism.

Diversity photography - 19/06/06
Harrogate College BA Hons Photography & Digital Imaging students are currently exhibiting their final degree images at the Whitehall Waterfront building in Leeds. The private viewing attracted a large crowd, who were captivated by the visually compelling imagery.

Alice in Wonderland - 19/06/06
Harrogate College Performing Arts students joined in the end of year celebrations by holding performances of Lewis Carroll’s famous children’s story, Alice in Wonderland, in the grounds of Harewood House on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 June.

Combining Curriculum - 16/06/06
The Centre for Enterprise at Leeds Met hosted a Philosophy and Religious Studies Higher Education Subject Centre Event. The mini-project for the Philosophy and Religious Studies Higher Education Subject Centre is in partnership with Leeds University and reflected on how ethics, employability and/or enterprise can be brought together in the curriculum.

Health in Higher Education - 16/06/06
Guests from across the UK were welcomed to Leeds Met for The Higher Education Occupational Health Physicians and Practitioners Conference which was held at the university’s Headingley Campus on Friday 16 June.

Three Peaks Challenge - 15/06/06
Leeds Met Team One was the first team to complete the Three Peaks Challenge. Nine groups tackled the highest mountains in Scotland (Ben Nevis 1344m), England (Scafell Pike 978m) and Wales (Snowdon 1085m) in 19 hours and three minutes.

Men's Health Week - 15/05/06
Leeds Met is staging a variety of events and activities targeting mental and physical health for Men’s Health Week, which takes place from 12 to 18 June. Alan White, Professor of Men's Health, at the launch of Men's Health Week 2006 gave the key note address on "Men and Mental Well being - encouraging gender sensitivity"

Fairtrade Football Match - 15/06/06
As part of the Leeds Met’s aim to promote Fairtrade values and products and to celebrate the 2006 World Cup, the Fairtrade Steering Group organised a football match like no other.

Harrogate College - Art, Design & Media Summer Show - 14/06/06
Harrogate College students are celebrating their successes at the Art, Design & Media Summer Show. The show, which includes an exhibition of art, film, photography, graphic, media, ceramics, jewellery, textiles and fashion, will be on display from 14 to 27 June. View images.

Leeds Met student continues to win accolades for groundbreaking film - 14/06/06
‘Ahlaam’ (the dream), a film by Leeds Met MA Film & Moving Image Production student Mohamed Al-Daradji, has won the Spirit Award as Best film and Best Male Actor at the 2006 Brooklyn International Film Festival in New York. This latest accolade comes shortly after the film received the Special Mention Award for a first work at the 2006 Festroia International Film Festival in Portugal.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor to share best practice on preventing plagiarism - 14/06/06
Professor of Higher Education and Diversity in Teaching and Learning, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Leeds Met, Sally Brown is one of five high-profile keynote speakers from the UK, USA and New Zealand attending the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) Plagiarism Advisory Service’s 2nd International Plagiarism Conference 2006.

Mind Your Head Men's Health Week activities - 14/06/06
As part of Leeds Met’s Men’s Health Week, a variety of activities were on offer on Tuesday 13 June beside Costa at Civic Quarter. From blood pressure checks to mini-acupressure and Indian head massages, and leaflets with advice and information on a wide variety of health topics.

Three Peaks Challenge - 14/06/06
Latest images from the descent of Ben Nevis, the first of the mountains in the Three Peaks Challenge.

Leeds Met alumnus is Regional Teacher of the Year - 13/06/06
Leeds Met alumnus David Kirk is the regional winner of the 2006 Teaching Awards. Joining David was fellow alumnae, Navdeep Uppal and Alyson Miller who also received awards after being nominated along with over 6,000 outstanding teachers, teaching assistants and governors nationwide.

Three Peaks Challenge - 13/06/06
View images, as the teams prepare their ascent of Ben Nevis, the first and highest of the mountains in the Three Peaks Challenge.

Listen to the sounds of summer at Leeds Met - 13/06/06
Leeds Met will be hosting its inaugural Summer Prom on Sunday 16 July 2006, at the Graduation Hall on The Acre, in the stunning grounds of the university’s Headingley Campus. The music event starting at 3pm will feature the world-famous Black Dyke Band, Leeds Met Singers and guests, including the Yorkshire Youth Brass Band in their first ever performance at Leeds Met.

When Leeds Met Asia and Asia met Leeds - 12/06/06
Leeds Met's Tourism, Hospitality & Events School has been hosting a three-day Tourism in Asia conference alongside today’s Rose & Peony workshop.

Leeds Met staff member puts himself in the hot seat for TV quiz show - 09/06/06
School of Health and Human Sciences Course Administrator, Ron Hogg, put himself to the test in the infamous black chair of BBC TV’s Mastermind.

Students on Campus - 09/06/06
International students enjoyed the summer weather at Headingley Campus this week.

Garden views - 09/06/06
Views of the Landscape Resource Centre at Headingley Campus.
On Wednesday 14 June, 10am-4pm, the Plant Sale at the Landscape Resource Centre, Headingley Campus, will include plant species as seen in the Gold Medal winning Chelsea Garden.

Headingley Carnegie Opera - 08/06/06
Headingley Carnegie Stadium is providing the perfect setting for a spectacular open air performance at the Headingley Carnegie Opera on Saturday 24 June.

The countdown for the Three Peaks Challenge has begun - 08/06/06
Preparations are underway for the Three Peaks Challenge which is now less than six days from its launch.

CALM celebrate National Volunteering Week Hollywood style - 08/06/06
CALM and Voluntary Action Leeds organised celebrations for this year's National Volunteering Week, with 15 voluntary and community organisations, including players from the Leeds Rhinos, taking part in 'The Big Summer Bowl' at Hollywood Bowl in Leeds.

Computers for Romania - 07/06/06
Over 40 computers have been donated by Leeds Met to be used by high schools and hospitals in Romania, allowing Romanian children the opportunity to learn valuable computer skills and enhance their English.

Championing style - 07/06/06
Faculty of Arts & Society students are celebrating with a festival of work for their end-of-year shows, on display at the university’s Civic Quarter this week.

Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs was amongst Leeds Met alumni who attended the preview evening of the Faculty of Arts & Society end-of-year shows, along with students, families, friends, staff, the media and companies interested in emerging design talent.

Leeds Met third year BA (Hons) Garden Art & Design students, who were awarded a gold medal in the Best Courtyard Garden category for their ‘Garden for Robin’ at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, are amongst the students displaying work at Brunswick as part of the end-of-year shows.

Representatives from 40 schools and colleges in Northern Ireland were shown around the Faculty of Arts & Society’s end-of-year shows during a visit to Leeds Met.

Opera North Projects and Leeds Met Studio Theatre | Resonance 3 - 07/06/06
Always one of the highlights of the programme Resonance produces high quality performances in the strange and beautiful melting pot of word, music and image. Now in its third year this successful collaboration, which in the past has included work from Faulty Optic and Tim Etchells (Forced Entertainment), dishes up a double bill of new work and introduces two companies new to Leeds.

Sports stars continue to shine - 07/06/06
Gymnasts and Carnegie Scholars Steven Jehu, Oliver Kneen and Thomas Rawlinson, all part of the Leeds Met gymnastics club, competed at the British Gymnastics Team Championships in Cardiff as part of the City of Leeds team, which took the silver medal, improving their position from last year’s 4th place.

Mind Your Head - 06/06/06
The theme for this year’s Men’s Health Week is mental health and well-being. We are staging a variety of events and activities targeting both mental and physical health – as of course there are strong links between the two.

Student and staff volunteers fly out to Poland to lend a helping hand - 06/06/06
Nine student and staff volunteers will be flying out this week to lend a helping hand at organisations in East Poland.

Festival of Arts - 06/06/06
Faculty of Arts & Society students are celebrating a festival of work during the End of Year shows which are taking place in the university’s Civic Quarter this week.

University Sport's Summer Fitness Programme - 05/06/06
Now that summer's here and the beach holidays are almost upon us, it's time to get into shape and get ready for the sun! University Sport are running staff only health and fitness sessions throughout the summer break at both the Headingley Campus and Civic Quarter sites. All activities are free for sports pass holders - those without only need to pay £3.00 for the gym sessions and fitness classes each time they attend. Click here to view a programme of classes or for more information please contact Sarah Humphreys on ext 4851
or email s.a.humphreys@leedsmet.ac.uk

Queen recognises research - 05/06/06
Leeds Met Student Services Counsellor, Sue Dominey is off to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen to receive a Churchill Medallion for her research into ‘Violence Prevention Work with Boys and Young Men’.

Faculty of Health Away Day - 05/06/06
Staff from the Faculty of Health took part in an Away Day at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on Monday.

Leeds Met Carnegie take the league - 05/06/06
The Leeds Met Carnegie football team have been announced as the West Yorkshire Premier League winners, adding another trophy to their collection

Leeds Met Keep its Batting Average Up - 05/06/06
Leeds Met’s cricket teams managed to complete the majority of their BUSA fixtures, despite one of the wettest May’s in history.

Waste recycling for the next generation - 05/06/06
Artist and visiting Leeds Met lecturer, Chris Dobrowolski, renowned for his work using recycled materials, inspired Allerton Grange High School pupils during a preliminary workshop as part of the Leeds WEEEBOTS pilot project.

Headingley Library Refurbishment - 05/06/06
The refurbishment of the Headingley Library has now begun but The Library will remain open throughout the summer.

Alumni on The Acre - 02/06/06
Leeds Met alumni enjoyed the beatutiful weather at Headingley Campus during a game of Volleyball on The Acre.

School of Allied Health Professions takes to the stage - 02/06/06
This week saw Leeds Met physiotherapy and occupational therapy students participating, for the first time, in Medical Humanities workshops.

A free taste for education - 02/06/06
Ripon Lifelong Learning Centre is offering free taster courses providing an insight into a variety of subjects and demonstrate the opportunities to study for pleasure, gain qualifications for a career change and improve personal skills.

In Musical partnership - 31/05/06
More than a hundred young musicians joined our partners, Black Dyke Band, on stage at Leeds Town Hall on Friday. View images from the event.

Leeds Met Football Dinner - 31/05/06
Leeds Met held its annual formal football dinner at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on Saturday 27 May.

MATSDA Conference - 31/05/06
Leeds Met hosted the 4th British Universities/MATSDA Postgraduate Research Conference: Principles and Practice for Language Learning and Materials Development, at Cloth Hall Court on Saturday 27 May 2006.

BARA rugby stars fly the flag for Pakistan and India - 25/05/06
Members of Leeds Met partners the British Asian Rugby Association (BARA), who won the Hutch All India and South Asia Rugby Union tournament in October 2005, will be flying the flag for Pakistan and India in a series of rugby union test matches in South East Asia.

Design Champion Awards - 25/05/06
Philip Li, a regional university network partner college student, and Leeds Met students Adam Saunders and Robert Swindells have won the inaugural Design Champion competition.

Faculty of Health End-of-Year Party for International Students - 25/05/06
See pictures from the Faculty of Health End-of-Year Party for International students.

UJIMA at Leeds Met - 25/05/06
The UJIMA project 2006, an aspiration-raising programme run by the Access Institute, has been launched at Leeds Met.

Showcasing Health - 25/05/06
Final year BSc (Hons) Dietetics and BSc (Hons) Human Nutrition students showcased their work at Civic Quarter.

100 days countdown to opening of new Carnegie Stand - 25/05/06
The new Carnegie Stand, built in partnership with Leeds Rugby and Leeds Metropolitan University, will be opened for the first time in 100 days time on Friday 1 September for the Leeds Rhinos game against Warrington Wolves.

Adult Learners' Week Award - 25/05/06
Steve Woods, Facilities Management, has been awarded the Adult Learners’ Week Leeds Metropolitan University award. The presentation ceremony was held on Wednesday evening at Wakefield Town Hall.

Students Deliver Successful Events from Uni X Factor to Spring Fairs - 25/05/06
Carnegie students from the BA Hons Sport & Recreation Development course recently planned, organised and delivered a number of projects as part of their studies including an activity day for disabled children, sports & healthy eating awareness day & a sport & activity day.

Postgraduate Conference - 24/05/06
Post-graduate research students, supported by Dr Samantha Holland and many colleagues, organised their own conference in Headingley, with participation from Dr Karen Clegg and research students from the University of York. View images from the event

'Shop 'til You Drop, But Where? The Future of Retailing in Leeds' - 24/05/06
A seminar organised in partnership with Leeds City Council, looked into the changing nature of retailing, the behaviour of consumers, and the implication for the development of our towns and cities. View images from the event

Chelsea Flower Show team win Gold Award - 22/05/06
A group of Leeds Met third year BA (Hons) Garden Art & Design students have been awarded a gold medal in the Best Courtyard Garden category, for their ‘Garden for Robin’ at this year’s Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show.

Carnegie Cup 2006 - 22/05/06
The annual Carnegie Cup 6-a-side football tournament for teams of current students, alumni and staff took place on Saturday 20th May, at Headingley Campus.

Yorkshire Youth Brass Band - 22/05/06
Sixty-five youngsters from across the region joined together with members of Black Dyke Band to fill Leeds Met’s Headingley Campus with the sound of music during the Yorkshire Youth Brass Band’s first rehearsal at the university.

Women's Rugby League team carry a rose for Yorkshire - 22/05/06
Yorkshire Women’s Rugby League team carried the Leeds Met rose logo proudly during a trial match which was held at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, ahead of the Leeds Rhinos Challenge Cup game against Rochdale.

Bargain Hunt - 22/05/06
The Up Your Street Project's annual Bargain Hunt table top sale returned to celebrate the Hyde Park community on Saturday 20 May.

Green Space Festival - 22/05/06
Leeds Met supported the very first Green Space Festival from Saturday 20th - Sunday 21st May, which brought international street arts to Yorkshire.

Researching Local History - 22/05/06
Leeds Met hosted the 4th Researching Local History study day in conjunction with the Thoresby Society. Students attended a number of workshops during the study day, which was held as part of a month of local history.

Watch It & Carnegie set to tackle obesity - 19/05/06
As reported in the Yorkshire Evening Post, the Carnegie Weight Management Programme and the Watch it community programme, both in association with Leeds Met, are set to help tackle a shocking obesity epidemic in Leeds.

Vignalis keep it in the family - 19/05/06
Professor Dr Claudio Vignali of the Tourism, Hospitality & Events School in the Leslie Silver International Faculty has teamed up with his children to produce two works, ‘Retail Fashion Marketing’ and ‘International Entrepreneurship Prospectives’.

Superstar set to score - 19/05/06
Pop superstar Robbie Williams was at Leeds Met’s Carnegie Sports Centre last Tuesday evening getting some training in prior to captaining the ‘England’ team against ‘The Rest of the World’ at the Soccer Aid Grand Final at Old Trafford, Manchester.

Congratulations Dee - 18/05/06
Congratulations from Leeds Met to inspirational former Carnegie student Dee Caffari who has succeeded in becoming the first woman to sail solo, non-stop around the world against the prevailing winds and currents.

Age positive Harrogate College tutor wins regional award - 18/05/06
Harrogate College tutor, Diane Bainbridge, has won the Yorkshire & Humberside Regional award at the ‘Age Positive’ Annual Awards.

Students and staff touch down at Headingley for rugby tournament - 18/05/06
The second Carnegie Touch Rugby Tournament took place on Wednesday 17 May on the rugby pitches at Headingley Campus with 15 teams competing in the event.

Yorkshire Economic Prospects - 18/05/06
A Guest Lecture by Tom Vosa, Head of Market Economics at Yorkshire Bank, entitled 'Yorkshire Economic Prospects', was held at Cloth Hall Court.

Innovation North Showcase - 18/05/06
The Innovation North Showcase, an interactive and stimulating showcase celebrating the innovation and achievement of over 100 outstanding student projects took place at Headingley Campus. For further information please see the Innovation North web pages. View images from the event.

Wetherby School Receives Award After Carnegie Support - 18/05/06
The achievements of athletes across Yorkshire were recognised last month, when the npower Federation of Disability Sports Awards took place at Leeds United Football Club with West Oaks School in Wetherby winning the School of the Year award.

Dr Max Farrar article - 17/05
As highlighted in VC Reflects, Dr Max Farrar explores the emergence of last summer's suicide bombers in an article that has just been published under the title 'When alienation turns to nihilism: the dilemmas posed for diversity post 7/7.'

Tourism student becomes author with windmill guidebook - 17/05/06
As reported on ‘This is Somerset’, Leeds Metropolitan University tourism placement student, Stephanie Guy, has written a handy guidebook on Ashton Windmill while working at Sedgemoor District Council as part of her student placement. ‘Ashton Windmill – A Brief History and Guide’ was officially launched on 14 May at Ashton Mill, Chapel Allerton.

Celebration of Achievement - 17/05/06
The annual Harrogate College 14-16 Celebration of Achievement event was held on Tuesday 16 May, at the college’s Metro restaurant, to recognise the progress made by students on the School Links Programme.

Moving on Up - 16/05
Estelle Morris delivered the keynote speech at 'Moving on up', integrating the children's services workforce in Yorkshire and Humber. The one-day conference was supported by Leeds Met and took place at Elland Road, Leeds.

Bradford Community Event - 16/05
Bradford City FC held a community day with various family fun activities. Picture Gallery.

Refloat helps make Hyde Park greener - 15/05
The Refloat glass collection project, led by Abigail Hathway and volunteer Nick Surgey from 'Up Your Street', is encouraging residents in the Hyde Park area to recycle and help their community become greener.

National Epilepsy Week - 15/05/06
This year’s National Epilepsy Week focuses on children, young people, and education. The week is designed to highlight the issues in having epilepsy with a series of events designed to publicise and promote understanding and awareness of the condition.

Sporting success celebrated at stadium - 15/05/06
The sports celebration of the year, the Leeds Met Athletic Union Sports Ball was held at Elland Road, with over 500 students, staff and friends there to celebrate an extraordinary year of sporting achievement.

Leeds Met aims to make volunteering in Poland a piece of cake - 12/05/06
Leeds Met staff and students enjoyed coffee and cakes at a coffee morning which was organised to help raise funds for an exciting volunteering trip to Poland by Leeds Met volunteers next month.

Feminism & Health Research Group Launch at Leeds Met - 12/05
The Feminism & Health Research Group was officially launched by Sue Wilkinson, Professor of Feminist and Health Studies in the Department of Social Sciences at Loughborough University, at Leeds Met’s Civic Quarter.

AUA Regional Conference - 12/05
The Association of University Administrators (AUA) Yorkshire Regional Conference 'Supporting Professional Higher Education Management', is being held at Leeds Met’s Cloth Hall Court today.

Archaeological dig - 11/05
Leeds Met students have taken part in a Roman dig with pupils from a local primary school. View images from the event here.

Students stage art work at West Yorkshire Playhouse - 11/05
Leeds Met students have been given the opportunity to exhibit a digital photographic display, based on the new play ‘Bus’, at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Leeds Met Africa - 10/05
This week's International Reflections celebrate the launch of Leeds Met Africa, which began on Wednesday 10 May in the presence of two High Commissioners, from Malawi to the UK and from the UK to South Africa. View images from the event at Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

Drums beat in African partnership - 11/05/06
As reported in tonight’s Yorkshire Evening Post and as part of the celebrations marking the launch of Leeds Met Africa, Lamin Jassey and his African drumming group Woolaba performed in the Lower Concourse of the Civic Quarter while students and staff enjoyed the sunshine flowing in through the open doors.

Victory for Leeds Met at inaugural Intramural Varsity Finals - 10/05/06
Following on from the success of the first Varsity Day last October, Leeds Met hosted the first Intramural Varsity Finals at Headingley Campus.

St Aidan's School Basketball Team - 10/05/06
Leeds Met Carnegie sponsored a new kit for St Aidan's School Harrogate, U19 Basketball team in for their recent appearance in the English Schools national final in Nottingham. View images.

Physiotherapy students help at SNAPS swimming hydrotherapy sessions - 08/05
Seven Leeds Met MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) students have been helping at Special Needs & Parent Support (SNAPS) swimming hydrotherapy sessions.

Refloat makes recycling effortless - 05/05
Hyde Park is set for an ever-greener future according to its residents now they have the help of the Refloat volunteers.

PhD Student’s obesity research wins UK GRAD Programme competition - 05/05
Jennifer Hester, a Leeds Met PhD student under the supervision of Professor Paul Gately and Professor Jim McKenna in the School of Sport, Exercise & Physical Education has won Best Overall Poster at the UK GRAD Programme Yorkshire & North East Hub.

Salter’s Chemistry Festival at Leeds Met gives pupils a chance to experiment- 04/05
Children from ten different Yorkshire Schools took part in the Salter’s Festival of Chemistry, which was held at the university’s Headingley Campus, view images from the event

Physical Activity Event - 04/05/06
Students took part in a physical activity event at Headingley Campus.

Student’s prize-winning moving piece of art - 04/05/06
Leeds Metropolitan University graphic design student, Adam Johnson, has been announced as the winner of a UK-wide design competition, organised by transport company, First, to promote York’s new futuristic tram-style ftr public transport service.

BUSA Plate Finals - 04/05/06
The Mens Rugby League 2nd team completed the double as they beat Birmingham 28-18 in the BUSA Plate final held in Manchester last night.

Lacrosse Taster Day - 04/05/06
Students and staff took part in a Lacrosse Taster Day on The Acre at Headingley Campus, led by Chip McClure, TASS Officer and qualified Lacrosse Coach, generating interest in a Women’s Team for the Athletic Union.

BUSA Men's Rugby Union - 03/05/06
Leeds Met students and staff continued to show their support for the BUSA Men's Rugby Union 2nd team in the BUSA Plate Rugby Final against UWIC at Headingley Campus.

Sky rally support for Three Peaks Challenge - 03/05/06
Sky Sports' Phil Clarke is rallying support ahead of the Three Peaks Challenge, which will see Phil, and team mates from Leeds Met and the Rugby Football League (RFL), climb Britain's three highest peaks in 24 hours.

When Leeds Met Everest - 02/05/06
Leeds Met’s John O’Hara, Sports Science Support Coordinator, and Louise Sutton, Principal Lecturer in Sport and Exercise, will be presenting a lecture upon their return from Everest Base Camp speaking about their experience and the data collected on the physiological, nutritional and psychological impacts affecting the Army’s Everest West Ridge team while they attempt to be the first Britons to climb Everest via the difficult West Ridge.

Postgraduate and Professional Studies Open Day - 02/05/06
Leeds Metropolitan University is hosting a Postgraduate and Professional Courses Open Day on Tuesday 2 May.

Black Dyke Band in tune with Leeds Met at Waterfront Hall - 02/05/06
Representatives from the Carnegie Premier League, further education colleges and schools in Northern Ireland were guests of the university at the European Brass Band Contest gala concert, starring Leeds Met partners Black Dyke Band, who played to a packed out Waterfront Hall in Belfast.

Tilman's Base Camp and Beyond - 01/05/06
David Jackson reflects on his experiences to and from the Everest West Ridge 2006 expedition.

April 2006

Great Student Run

Over 1,500 students, staff and alumni from across the country took part in the Great Student Run which was started by athlete Tracey Morris and Leeds Met Chancellor Brendan Foster at Headingley Carnegie Stadium. Over 150 institutions, including schools, further education colleges and 50 universities, were represented by runners. Click here for more photos of the Great Student Run.

James Walsh, from Leeds, was the first man to finish the Great Student Run. Shortly after, in second place, was Leeds Met student Rory Fraser and, in third place, international student Elly Tarus. Ieuan Ellis kept ahead of his colleagues and was the first Leeds Met staff member to finish the run.

Joining the crowds at Headingley Carnegie Stadium for the first Great Student Run were the cast of Emmerdale, members of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Leeds Rugby and students in fancy dress.

Fulford sixth form student Emma Willets celebrated winning the women’s section of the first Great Student Run. Emma was followed by Leeds Met student Hannah Cartwright in second place and Emma Leighton who came third. Leeds Met AU claimed their own victory after becoming the ‘ChampionChip’ team winners.

Intramural Finals - 28/04/06
This week saw the culmination of this year’s intramural competitions in the 7-a-side Football, 11-a-side Football, and Netball.

'Fun'draising football tournament - 27/04/06
Events management students at Leeds Met are organising a 6-a-side football tournament in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).

Tilman's camp - 26/04/06
Follow the Carnegie Visiting team as they tell their account of their journey from Road Head Base Camp to Tilman's Base Camp on the Everest West Ridge 2006 expedition.

Dr Maurice King Public Lecture - 26/04/06
Images from Dr Maurice King's Public Lecture at Civic Quarter on Wednesday evening

BUSA success all round - 26/04/06
Outstanding success for men’s BUSA sports teams yesterday, Men’s Football 2nd team succeeded in beating Essex 2-1 to win the BUSA Plate Final, Men's Rugby League and Men's Rugby Union are through to their finals and a win for Men's Basketball secured promotion for next season.

BUSA success for men's sports team - 26/04/06
The men’s football 2nd team have succeeded in beating Essex 2-1 to win the BUSA Plate final. The match, which was held in Essex, is a fantastic end to the team’s unbeaten run in BUSA this year; the win should also secure promotion to a higher league next season.

BUSA Rugby Union semi final success - 26/04
View images from the 1st team match against Leeds University 1st team, Leeds Met secured a 16-13 victory in the Semi final of the Yorkshire Cup.

Intramural football at Headingley Campus - 26/04/06
View images from the men's football fixture at Headingley Campus.

Carnegie support team touch down at Base Camp - 26/04/06
The Carnegie Support team have arrived at Tilman's Base Camp. Steve Cobley was the first team member to report back from the camp with decriptions of 'clear sky and weather, and fantastic views of Everest'.

Geoff Hitchins retirement - 26/06
Geoff Hitchins, who retires later this week, is to become Emeritus Deputy Vice-Chancellor and to continue to contribute to the three elements of the university's vision, by supporting the regional university network and chairing the new ventures of Leeds Met Australia and the Leeds Met Talent Bank, as highlighted in today's VC Reflects. View images from Geoff's retirement event.

British University Games Top Ten - 26/04/06
In the annual British University Games held over the Easter holidays at UW Swansea a record number of players from Leeds Met featured in the England Universities teams.

So what makes up the fabric of resilience? - 25/04/06
Visiting expedition team member, John Allan has arrived back at Leeds Met after returning from the Everest West Ridge 2006 expedition ahead of schedule. Read about John's Journey from Everest in the Everest West Ridge reflections.

Students rub shoulders with champion of champions - 25/04/06
Haile Gebrselassie, regarded universally as one of the greatest distance runners of all time, is visiting Leeds Met, enabling students to rub shoulders with a world-class champion and inspiring people to register for our own Great Student Run which takes place on Sunday 30 April. Please click here for an express registration form.

Everest Road Head Base Camp - 24/04/06
Read John O'Hara's latest blog as he and the Leeds Met Everest West Ridge Visiting team travel from Road Head Base Camp to Tilman's Base Camp.

Exploring Public Relations - 24/04/06
Images from the Exploring Public Relations book launch at Headingley Campus.

Carnegie team go Sky high for Three Peaks Challenge - 24/04/06
Sky TV visited Leeds Met’s Carnegie Research Institute to follow and film preparations for the Three Peaks Challenge, which will take place between 13 and 14 June 2006.

Finland: Towards a more innovative Europe - 24/04/06
This year’s Jean Monnet sponsored MBA European Residential is taking place in Helsinki, Finland. Leeds Business School EMBA and MBA students are visiting Helsinki to study Nokia and Finnish strategies for building the digital industries and the knowledge economy.

A star revision programme - 21/04/06
Year 11 pupils from secondary schools across Leeds have been aiming high during ‘Reaching for A*s’, a three-day GCSE revision programme at Leeds Metropolitan University.

Leeds Met Celebrations - 21/04/06
Red and white roses on campuses mark our celebrations of St George's Day this weekend and the Queen's 80th birthday today. To celebrate St George's Day the Metceno areas will be serving traditional English food.

En route to Base Camp - 20/04/06
The Leeds Met Everest West Ridge Visiting team's expedition is gathering momentum as the team draw closer to their destination.

Arrival and acclimatisation in Lhasa - 19/04/06
The Everest West Ridge Visiting Team is now ‘hitting’ high altitude following their arrival at Lhasa. Follow the team's progress by reading the Leeds Met Everest reflections.

Yorkshire Economics Guest Lecture - 19/04/06
A guest lecture by Tom Vosa, Head of Market Economics at Yorkshire Bank, entitled Yorkshire Economic Prospects, will be taking place at Cloth Hall Court on Thursday 18 May 2006.

Carnegie brings out young athletes' talent - 13/04/06
Carnegie Athletics, part of Leeds Metropolitan University based at Carnegie Sports Centre at Headingley Campus, has been holding Easter Athletics Camps for children aged from eight to 14 years old.

Arrival and orientation at Kathmandu - 13/04/06
The Leeds Met Everest Project team, who are heading out to Everest Base Camp to join members of the Army Expedition, have arrived safely in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Upcoming soccer star checks out Carnegie - 13/04/06
Ashley Hutton, an 18-year old from Bangor in Northern Ireland, was at Leeds Metropolitan University on Wednesday 12 April to check out the courses and facilities that will be available to her should she choose to study at the university.

Students' Union is gaining national recognition - 13/04/06
Leeds Met Students’ Union Met Bar has once again won the North East Best Bar None Award, following on from being last year’s regional and national winner.

Referee reflects - 12/04/06
Former Premiership football referee, Jeff Winter was at Leeds Metropolitan University’s Carnegie Sports Centre taking part in the filming of a programme for Sky Television on Tuesday 11 April.

Barrie McDermott's Easter Activity Camps - 12/04/06
The Leeds Rhinos were at Carnegie on Wednesday 12 April to offer autographs and photo opportunities to young people participating in the Barrie McDermott’s Easter Activity Camps held at Leeds Metropolitan University.

Visiting team depart for Everest - 12/04/06
John O’Hara, Louise Sutton, John Allan, Steve Cobley and David Jackson, members of the Leeds Met Everest West Ridge project, are heading out to Everest Base Camp on 12 April.

Girls having fun on Larkia Easter Programme - 11/04/06
Over 40 young Asian women are attending the Larkia Easter Programme, hosted by the Get Ahead team at Leeds Met.

La Salle Boys Triumph in Carnegie Schools’ Youth Cup Final - 10/04/06
La Salle Boys Triumph in Carnegie Schools’ Youth Cup Final.

Open Day - 10/04/06
Hundreds of prospective students visited Headingley Campus and Civic Quarter on Saturday 8 April for the latest University Wide Open Day.

Richard Hogston - 07/04/06
Richard has been appointed to succeed Mike Holmes as Dean of Health, a role he previously performed at the University of Hull.

Exploring Public Relations - 07/04/06
Public Relations lecturers Liz Yeomans and Ralph Tench, of Leeds Business School, have edited a book.

Leeds Met Everest team pack up ahead of height in research - 07/04/06
Members of the Leeds Met Everest West Ridge project team have been packing in preparation for their visit to Everest Base Camp this month.

Carnegie Research Institute hosts conference - 06/04/06
Leeds Met’s Carnegie Research Institute, part of the Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education hosted ‘Researching with Children: Ethical Issues and Considerations’, a conference on April 6.

A season of success for women's rugby - 06/04/06
The women’s rugby union team at Leeds Met have many reasons to celebrate with a season of sporting successes.

UCAS Fair - 06/04/06
The next generation of students arrived at Headingley Campus this week to attend the Leeds UCAS Fair and to form their decisions for their future in education.

Carnegie towers above to raise profile in the media - 06/04/06
A story in today’s Guardian, which features interviews with Leeds Met’s Director of Finance, Stephen Willis, and Chancellor, Brendan Foster, highlights the role of Leeds Met Carnegie in the business of sport and the partnerships the university has with Leeds Rugby, Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

Springtime views of Headingley Campus - 05/04/06

Getaway Girls bubbling with enthusiasm to launch new project - 05/04/06
Leeds Met associated initiative Getaway Girls, held a mini rugby tournament at the university to help celebrate the launch of ‘Fizz’, a five year Sport England funded project that offers exciting sporting activities and opportunities to young women across Leeds.

Girls get ready to join boys at Twickenham - 04/04/06
The Leeds Met Women’s Rugby Union team are to take on Birmingham in Nottingham on Wednesday 5 April in the semi-finals of the BUSA Championship. The girls are currently on a winning streak and if they win this match they qualify for the Plate final.

Three Peaks Challenge - 05/04/06
Phil Clarke, the Sky TV commentator, former Great Britain captain and manager, led a delegation from the Rugby Football League Benevolent Fund at the launch of the Three Peaks Challenge in partnership with Leeds Met. Phil Clarke's career as a player ended through serious injury in Australia so he is well placed as a trustee of the fund to support those who cannot emulate his remarkable recovery.

Leeds Rugby Foundation launch - 04/04/06
Leeds Met Honorary Doctor Dame Kelly Holmes returned to Leeds to attend the Leeds Rugby Community Foundation launch at the Headingley Carnegie stadium as a guest of the university.

Three Peaks Challenge - 04/04/06
The launch of the Three Peaks Challenge, a partnership between Leeds Met Carnegie and The Rugby Football League (RFL), took place at Headingley Campus.

Community festival nets funds for schools and cancer care unit - 03/04/06
Morley High School, in conjunction with a group of events management students from Leeds Met, hosted a rugby and netball community festival on Saturday 1 April to help raise money for the school and for Cookridge Cancer Care Unit.

The Edna Lumb Travel Prize 2006 - 03/04/06
The winners of the 12th Edna Lumb Travel Prize are Leeds Met fine arts students Xenofon Kavvadias, Emily Langdon and James Shilton.

Students walk the red carpet to enjoy one night in Paris - 03/04/06
Leeds Law School students enjoyed a touch of VIP treatment during their Student Law Society Ball on Friday 31 March at the Marriott Hotel in Leeds.

Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo - 03/04/06
Following the success of Leeds Met’s performance of Handel’s Messiah, students, staff, family and friends performed the popular choral work ‘Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo’ at Dean Clough, Halifax, on Saturday 1 April, in the company of schools.

March 2006

Success for new and returning Students' Union sabbatical officers - 31/03/06
Emma Beith has been re-elected as Athletics Union President following her success during the inaugural year of the position, which is based at Leeds Met Carnegie.

Students’ Union Sabbatical elected to National Executive Committee - 31/03/06
Students’ Union Vice-President Education and Campaigns, Louise Sweeny, has been elected to the National Executive Committee of the National Union of Students (NUS) 'Block of 12' for 2006-07, at the NUS National Conference 2006.

Carnegie Research Festival - 31/03/06
A celebration of research ideas featuring the work of Carnegie Research Fellows took place between 27 - 31 March.

Agricultural university Czech out Leeds Met - 30/03/06
A delegation of five senior Czech University of Agriculture staff has been visiting Leeds Met this week.

ACE Careers Event - 29/03/06
Images from the ACE Careers events held at Civic Quarter, Wednesday 29 March

BUSA Brilliance - 29/03/06
Leeds Met is celebrating sporting triumphs including the men’s rugby league 1st team beating Loughborough 38-12 in the BUSA Grand Final and the men’s football team winning against Warwick 2-1 in the Premiership play-off to secure its return to the Northern Premier League. The men’s rugby union 2nd team are also through to the BUSA Plate finals.

Sinfield wishes Leeds Met good luck - 29/03/06
Leeds Rhinos captain Kevin Sinfield wished his fellow students at Leeds Met the best of luck and is hoping they will gain glory in today’s Student Rugby League (SRL) BUSA Grand Final.

Sailing past their fears just for TODAY - 29/03/06
Ten groups of people have been sailing through any fear of heights they may have had during a sponsored abseil held at Leeds Met. View images from the event

Carnegie Research Festival, 2006 - 27/03/03
The Carnegie Research Festival is taking place this week, celebrating research ideas featuring the work of Carnegie Research Fellows.

Sinfield wishes Leeds Met good luck - 29/03/06
Leeds Rhinos captain Kevin Sinfield will be hoping his fellow students at Leeds Metropolitan University can follow in his footsteps and gain Grand Final glory in Wednesday’s Student Rugby League (SRL) BUSA Grand Final.

Focus on Harrogate - 29/03
The new Harrogate crime-writing Festival programme features Adina Watt, one of our postgraduate students. Carol Willis, a lecturer in English at Harrogate College has written a play which was performed on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday. Governors met at Harrogate College yesterday.

Stepping stones to higher aspirations - 29/03/06
Leeds Met hosted a parents day at Headingley Campus on Saturday 25 March, as part of the Raising Educational Ethnic Minority Achievement Partnership (REEMAP) vision to enable black and ethnic minority communities to achieve their full educational potential at all levels.

High hopes for Harrogate’s Emily Tree - 28/03/06
Harrogate College Marketing Assistant, Emily Tree has been nominated for Employee of the Year in the Ackrill Media Group Business Awards launched last year to celebrate the excellence of Harrogate and District businesses.

Sally Brown book launch - 27/03/06
Professor of Higher Education Diversity and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, launched her latest book, ‘Towards Inclusive Learning in Higher Education: Developing Curricula for Disabled Students’, co-authored with Mike Adams, Assistant Director for Delivery and Learning at the Disability Rights Commission.

Events Management Book Launched - 27/03/06'
'Events Management' (Glenn Bowdin, Johnny Allen, William O'Toole, Robert Harris, and Ian McDonnell). is the third book this year to be published within the Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann Events Management Series (edited by Glenn Bowdin, Professor Don Getz and Professor Conrad Lashley) by authors from the UK Centre for Events Management at Leeds Metropolitan University.

Run For Home - 24/03/06
As highlighted in VC Reflects, Carol Willis, a lecturer in English at Harrogate College has written a play about a fun run, similar to our Great Student Run, to be performed on BBC Radio 4’s Afternoon Play.

International Reflections - 24/03/06
As mentioned in International Reflections, last Thursday international students got involved in a ‘Thai Day’, an event organised by the Leeds Thai Society.

Staff may need a Helpzone of their own - 24/03/06
Student Services and Helpzone staff have become the first entrants to recruit a team of more than 12 runners for this year’s Great Student Run. As a result, each team member has been presented with a much sought after Great Student Run sweatshirt.

An ethical vision - 23/03/06
Leeds Met held an Ethical Vision Day on Thursday 23 March, 2006. A group of colleagues, students and governors, representing a wide range of interests across the university, met at Weetwood Hall to begin the process of drafting an ethical vision statement for the university.

Leeds meets Louisville - 23/03/06
Professor Lee welcomed a delegation from Louisville, Kentucky, USA to Leeds Met’s Headingley Campus on the first stop of their visit to Leeds to formalise the twinning of the two cities.

Sporting success - 23/03/06
Leeds Met sporting students are performing well with student Hannah Norman, captain of the Leeds Met Women’s Hockey first team, being selected as team captain for the England Universities Women’s Hockey team and five out of six BUSA teams winning this week’s matches. View images from the BUSA fixtures.

Cloth Hall Court Alumni Reception - 23/03/06
Alumni of Leeds Law School joined current students, staff and course mentors at Cloth Hall Court on the evening of Wednesday 22 March at a reception to celebrate the Law School’s recent move to the city’s business and legal quarter. Alumni were given tours of the new building by students and staff and enjoyed presentations by the Student Law Society, Street Law Project leaders and academic staff.

Lifestyle still cutting short men’s lives - 23/03/06
Professor Alan White, Professor of Men’s Health in the School of Health & Community Care and Chair of the Men’s Health presented his latest research at the Royal College of Nursing’s 2006 International Nursing Research Conference in York today.

Professor Jim McKenna Inaugural Lecture - 23/03/06
Professor Jim McKenna from Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education will present his inaugural lecture entitled 'Contemporary challenges to exercised-based living'.

Leeds Rugby ticket promotion - 22/03/06
Leeds Rugby will be in the Civic Quarter and Headingley Helpzones on Thursday 23 March selling tickets for Leeds Tykes V Saracens on Friday 7 April (rescheduled from 9 April). Discounted match day tickets will be available to students and staff from 11.30am to 1.30pm.

Ellie's memorial marathon - 22/03/06
Leeds Met human resources advisor, Ellie May is currently running approximately 40 miles a week in preparation to take part in the London Marathon in April.

Everest West Ridge 2006- 22/03/06
The British Army and the Territorial Army, supported by Leeds Met, set off today to begin their attempt to be the first British Team to ascend Mount Everest by one of its toughest and most dangerous routes, the West Ridge.

Professor Valerie Alia Inaugural Lecture - 22/03/06
Professor Valerie Alia presented her inaugural lecture: ‘From Ellis Island to Nunavut: Names and the Ethics of Identity’ on Tuesday 21 March.

Hannah’s hockey honours - 21/03/06
Hannah Norman, a third year BA (Hons) Physical Education with Qualified Teacher Status student and captain of the Leeds Met Women’s Hockey first team, has just been selected as team captain for the England Universities Women’s Hockey team.

BUSA Weekend Squash - 20/03/06
The BUSA event took place at the Munro Sports centre Birmingham University, between 3rd and 5th March.

Leeds Met means business - 20/03/06
Business studies students from Park Lane College had an opportunity to sample university life at Leeds Met when they visited the Faculty of Business & Law at Headingley Campus.

Mission Malawi - 20/03/06
A group of Leeds Met events management students have been asking cyclists to stay put to help raise money for Action Aid.

Great Student Run Training Sessions - 20/03/06
Walking and jogging training sessions catering for all levels of fitness are taking place at both Headingley Campus and the Civic Quarter for those who want to prepare for the Great Student Run.

Leeds Met Carnegie Football team win Leeds Senior Cup - 17/03/06
The Leeds Met Carnegie Football team won the Leeds Senior Cup in a match that saw them triumph 4-0 against Trinity and All Saints Old Boys.

The Commonwealth Games & Beyond… - 17/03/06
Leeds Rhinos, Kevin Sinfield, Willie Poching, Jamie Jones Buchanan took time out of their study schedule to learn more about the Commonwealth when they visited the Commonwealth Games and Beyond exhibition at Headingley Campus.

Leeds Met Job Shop Graduate Recruitment Fair - 17/03/06
Students had the opportunity to talk to prospective employers at the Civic Quarter and Headingley Campus during the Leeds Met Job Shop Graduate Recruitment Fair.

Carnegie quash King’s - 17/03/06
Leeds Met Men’s Tennis 2nd team volleyed their way to victory in the BUSA Plate final at Carnegie’s Tennis Centre.

Students and staff team together in sporting challenge - 16/03/06
Students and staff at Leeds Met are competing against each other in the university’s Team Fitness Challenge.

Reinhold Behringer Inaugural Lecture - 16/03/06
Reinhold Behringer, Professor in Creative Technology, considered how technology can be used for creative purposes, during his inaugural lecture ‘Creative Technology – An Oxymoron?’ on Wednesday 15 March.

Sports team in good hands - 16/03/06
Stefan Lawrence, Chairman of the Leeds Met Handball Club and team captain, was interviewed live on BBC Radio Leeds to give an experts guide to the fast-growing sport and its future as an Olympic sport.

Politics lecture - 16/03/06
Images from the Faculty of Business and Law politics lecture presented by Visiting Professor David Arter.

Leeds Met Job Shop Graduate Recruitment Fair - 15/03/06
Students had the opportunity to talk to prospective employers at the Civic Quarter during the Leeds Met Job Shop Graduate Recruitment Fair.

Leeds Met Carnegie Football team make it to final - 15/03/06
The Leeds Met Carnegie football team have made it to the final of the Leeds and District F.A. Senior Cup.

A lesson in culture - 15/03/06
The Faculty of Health played host to Professor Alan Howarth, who delivered the public lecture 'Taking 'Culture' into Account in Medical Practice in Zambia'.

The Commonwealth Games & Beyond - 15/03/06
In celebration of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, where Chancellor Brendan Foster will be commenting for the BBC and Carnegie Scholars Amanda Evans and Richard Buck are representing their countries, Leeds Met is presenting an exhibition entitled, The Commonwealth Games and Beyond…

BUSA brilliance bags medals - 13/03/06
A number of Leeds Met sports clubs, who were in action over the weekend in the BUSA competition, brought back with them a big medal haul!

Moot competition - 13/03/06
Leeds Law School’s internal moot, which has been running since 1982, took up its new residence in the purpose-built mock courtroom of Cloth Hall Court, being presided over by a Leeds Met Vice-Chancellor for the first time.

Experience Islam at Leeds Met - 13/03/06
Experience Islam Week, organised by the Islamic Society, is taking place at Leeds Met from Monday 13 to 17 Friday March 2006

Leeds in Context - 13/03/06
Images from the one day conference - Leeds in Context 'Community Revisited: The Industrial North in the 1950s and 1960s', organised by School of Cultural Studies on Saturday 11 March

Faculties and Schools news - 10/03/06
By clicking on Faculties & Schools on the home page, more detailed news from the six faculties can be followed. For instance, the first items on the Carnegie Faculty home page are currently reporting on research, ranging from a forthcoming conference to an evaluation contract.

Enhancing the student experience - 10/03/06
Leeds Met’s commitment to enhancing the student experience was reflected by the premiere at The Light of Denise York's film 'Amazulu', filmed in Durban, which was watched by visitors from Mangosuthu Technikon, Durban, who have signed a memorandum of agreement. This was followed by Professor Roderick King who presented his inaugural lecture at Headingley Campus.

20 filmmakers - 20 bands - 2 weeks = 20/20/2 Vision - 10/03/06
20/20/2 Vision will give 20 film makers and 20 musicians/bands the novel opportunity to make 20 music videos under the supervision and mentoring from industry experts. The catch is they only have two weeks to make the videos!

Leeds Met shows hospitality - 10/03/06
Leeds Metropolitan University played host to the second Council for Hospitality Management and Education (CHME) National Students’ Conference at the Carriageworks, Millennium Square.

AmaZulu: The Children of Heaven - 09/03/06
A private screening of the feature-length documentary ‘AmaZulu: The Children of Heaven,’ at Vue Cinema in The Light was part of a programme for a visiting delegation from Mangosuthu Buthelezi Technikon in Durban, South Africa.

Great North Uni spreads south - 09/03/06
Leeds Met is expanding its world-wide horizons even further after signing a memorandum of agreement with South African educational establishment Mangosuthu Technikon.

Professor Roderick King Inaugural Lecture - 07/03/06
Professor Roderick King’s inaugural lecture, ‘Reactions to Biochemistry: Metabolic Solutions’ took place on Thursday 9 March, Headingley Campus.

Parents’ session - 08/03/06
A parents' information session, organised by the Get Ahead team, was held on Wednesday 8 March at the Forest Pines Hotel in North Lincolnshire.

Rising Northern Irish sports stars check out Carnegie - 08/03/06
Rising sports stars Alan Whitley and Andrew Hunter attended a Leeds Met open day, accompanied by their careers advisor, Julie Anne Lennox.

BUSA Rugby Union team reach quarter finals- 08/03/06
Leeds Met rugby union first team went through to the quarter final of the BUSA Trophy Competition after winning 31-7 against Nottingham University. View images from the game. They will play Heriot-Watt or Liverpool University at home on Wednesday 15 March.

Fairtrade Fortnight - Monday 6 to Sunday 19 March 2006 - 08/03/06
As part of Fairtrade fortnight, on Wednesday 8 March, Leeds Met presented a seminar by Shailesh Patel - Cotton Project Manager with Agrocel Industries which works with Agrocel Pure and Fair Cotton Growers' Association to gain Fairtrade certification.

Students and staff team together in sporting challenge - 08/03/06
Students and staff at Leeds Met are competing against each other in the university’s Team Fitness Challenge.

Scholars scoop Leeds Sports Awards - 08/03/06
Two Leeds Met Carnegie Scholars were highly commended in the Leeds Sports Awards held at Leeds Civic Hall.

Everest event at Dean Clough - 08/03/06
The Directors of Dean Clough, Halifax, and Leeds Met jointly hosted an event at Dean Clough to promote Leeds Met's partnership with the Everest West Ridge 2006 Expedition Team.

The Commonwealth Games & beyond - 07/03/06
Leeds Met is celebrating the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, where Chancellor Brendan Foster will be commentating for the BBC and Carnegie Scholars Amanda Evans and Richard Buck will be representing their countries, with an exhibition, 'The Commonwealth Games and beyond…'

The Design Champions 2006 - 07/03/06
Students, staff, alumni and Regional University Network students can now upload artwork for Design Champion 2006. The competition is being run by Leeds Met in conjunction with key regional and national partners to showcase creative achievements.

Developing young leaders aim for top - 07/03/06
Teacher training students from Leeds Met held a ‘Top Link Conference’, in association with Sports Trust, at the university, for children from 35 schools across the region.

Triathletes get ahead of themselves at BUSA Biathlon - 07/03/06
Leeds Met men’s and women’s teams competed for the first time in the 2006 BUSA Biathlon Championships, which were held at Oxford University on Saturday 4 March.

Undergraduate prospectus - 07/03/06
As announced in VC Reflects, the Leeds Met 2007 undergraduate prospectus, which reflects the vision of a world-class regional university, is out now. Copies are available from the Helpzones.

Leeds Met students given break - 07/03/06
Two Leeds Met students are currently filming a promotional video for Park Lane College which will premiere on Saturday 22 April at the World Leisure Expo in Hangzhou, China.

Women’s Water Polo team make a splash - 07/03/06
The Leeds Met Women’s Water Polo team, competing for the first time in the BUSA competition, secured a place in the Shield final at Nottingham, following a 9-8 victory against competitors Dundee.

Welcoming world-wide horizons - 07/03/06
Leeds Met is expanded its world-wide horizons even further by welcoming guests from Mangosuthu Technikon in Durban, South Africa during a visit which saw the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the two educational establishments.

Leaders beyond boundaries - 07/03/06
Leeds Met is searching for 'leaders beyond boundaries', ranging from deans to professors, associate deans and Met Office administrators. The university's pioneering 'low-charging, high impact' approach is reflected in the advertisements which carry images of the recent Carnegie World Club Challenge and of the Rose Bowl development.

Charity in fashion - 07/03/06
Six Leeds Met events management students organised ‘Leeds vs Cancer’, an event to help raise awareness of TODAY, a Cancer Research UK initiative that promotes cancer awareness amongst 18 – 25 year-olds, which took place at The Living Room, Greek Street in Leeds City Centre.

Everest West Ridge Official Expedition Launch - 06/03/06
Thursday 2 March 2006 saw the official launch of the Everest West Ridge (EWR) 2006 Expedition, which was held at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Junior Windsor Fellowship - 06/03/06
Images from the ongoing Junior Windsor Fellowship widening participation event which took place at Civic Quarter on Saturday 11 March.

Parents’ Information Session - 03/03/06
The Parents' Information Session, organised by Marketing and the Get Ahead team, was held on Thursday 2 March.

Carnegie Scholars jet off to Commonwealth Games - 03/03/06
Carnegie Scholars Amanda Evans and Richard Buck are on their way to Melbourne, Australia to represent their countries at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

DesignLeeds launch - 02/03/06
‘DesignLeeds’, a new research and consultancy arm of The Leeds School of Architecture, Landscape & Design was launched in the Lower Concourse of the Civic Quarter.

Inclusive games - 03/03/06
Second Year BA (Hons) Physical Education students had the opportunity to see sport from a different perspective when a ‘wheelchair basketball road show’ visited Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education.

Carnegie Women's League launch - 2/03/06
The 2006 Carnegie Women’s League was launched in Belfast at a press conference presented by Leeds Met Pro-Vice-Chancellor Sheila Scraton, Kate Hoey MP, Chairwoman of the Women’s League Maura Muldoon and IFA Chief Executive Howard Wells.

Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo - 2/03/06
Following the success of Leeds Met’s performance of Handel’s Messiah, students, staff, family and friends will be performing the popular choral work ‘Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo’ at Dean Clough, Halifax, on Saturday 1 April.

Great Student Run in association with Leeds Met - 2/03/06
The first ever mass participation running event solely for students, The Great Student Run, in association with Leeds Met, is planned to take place in Leeds on Sunday 30 April.

Business school hosts final lecture in marketing series - 2/03/06
The Academy of Marketing at Leeds Met hosted their final guest lecture in the series, ‘From Marketing Strategy to Share Price’, by Professor Malcolm McDonald.

BUSA at Headingley Campus - 01/03/06
View images from the Women's Rugby Union and Women's Hockey fixtures which took place at Headingley on Wednesday 1 March

Politics Society speak out about student issues - 01/03/06
The Students’ Union Politics society at Leeds Met were given the chance to air their views and debate the issues that affect students in higher education in a discussion on variable fees, the cap on fees and the market in education.

February 2006

Private screening of 'Ahlaam' - 28/02/06
A private screening of ‘Ahlaam,’ a film by Leeds Met MA Film & Moving Image Production student Mohamed Al-Daradji, was held at Vue Cinema, The Light, Leeds.

PR graduate flying high in Los Angeles - 27/02/06
Leeds Met public relations graduate, Dawn Miller, has become the first female President of Levine Communications Office in Los Angeles, USA.

Pancakes on the horizon on Shrove Tuesday - 27/02/06
Leeds Met graduates Neil Tipping and Jon White served pancakes in celebration of Shrove Tuesday in the Metceno, at Headingley Campus, while world-record holder, Dean Gould beat the record for pancake tossing at the pair’s Creperie, ‘Enjays’ in Headingley.

Business students tee off golfing weekend - 27/02/06
The BUSA Order of Merit, which attracts players from all over Great Britain was hosted by Leeds Met for the second year running.

Leeds Met provides a Yorkshire experience for visiting Czechs - 24/02/06
Visitors from the Czech Republic Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Czech Invest attened a three-day seminar organised by the European Regional Business and Economic Development Unit (ERBEDU), part of Leeds Business School.

Putting fitness to the test - 24/02/06
Professor Simon Robinson, who has completed 65 marathons, gave BBC Radio Leeds presenter Sally Fairfax a run for her money when they conducted a fitness test, supervised by Professor Carlton Cooke, at Carnegie Sports Centre live on air.

International lunches - 23/02/06
A series of five international lunchtime workshops has been organised through ALT Re-source for Leeds Met staff.

BUSA Women's Volleyball - 23/02/06
Images from the Women's Volleyball fixture at Headingley Campus

BUSA spectators stroll Wednesday 22 February - 22/02/06
Take a spectators stroll around games taking place at Headingley Campus on Wednesday 22 February.

The Countdown Begins - 16/02/06
To highlight the fact that there's just over a month left until the Army’s Everest West Ridge 2006 expedition departs, John O’Hara, Louise Sutton and John Allan from the Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education met up with the team to supervise the packing of the food needed for the expedition. Click here to view the Everest West Ridge website

Students to jet off after winning survey prizes - 20/02/06
The first monthly prize draw for the Annual Student Survey saw two students win European flights from Jet2.com, sponsors of the survey.

National Student Volunteering Week
20 – 26 February - 20/02/06
As part of National Student Volunteering Week students had the chance to find out about volunteering opportunities.

Sporting Challenge - 20/02/06
Students and staff from the Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education were at the Royal Armouries , raising the profile of the university’s partnership with the museum and supporting the Sporting Challenge, which ran from 18-26 February.

Enriching the university experience through student exchange - 20/02/06
Our university is enriched both by students from Leeds Met experiencing life elsewhere in the world and by welcoming students from overseas, as highlighted in International Reflections.

High ranking physical conditioning support - 17/02/06
Sports Institute of Northern Ireland (SINI) squash player Madeleine Perry, who has just been ranked amongst the top ten players in the world, has been receiving physical conditioning support from Leeds Met senior lecturer Graham Turner.

When Leeds Met pioneers enterprise – 17/02/06
The month-long Celebrating Enterprise and Excellence Festival came to a close at Elland Road as industry professionals celebrated the creativity, innovation and enterprise of the university’s students and alumni.

Expending Energy - 17/02/06
Professor Carlton Cooke presented his inaugural lecture on ‘Expending energy - physical activity for health and high performance sport’ on Thursday 16 February. Professor Roderick King, Professor Reinhold Behringer, Professor Valerie Alia and Professor Jim McKenna will present their inaugural lectures in March.

Sporting views - 16/02/06
View images from the Men's Rugby League fixture which took place at Headingley Campus on Wednesday afternoon.

Importance of Strategic Market Relationships - 16/02/06
View images from Leeds Business School's Bill Donaldson - 2nd Marketing Guest Lecture

Careers advice - 16/02/06
The second Leeds Met Careers Fair for 2006 took place on Wednesday 16 February at the Hospitality Suite, Headingley Campus.

A Sporting Challenge - 16/02/06
Leeds Met was pleased to work with the Royal Armouries, supporting the Sporting Challenge event from 18 – 26 February.

Low-charging, high impact, higher applications - 15/02/06
Student applications to Leeds Metropolitan University increased by 8.3% from the same time last year, against a national average of minus 3.4%, according to UCAS figures.

Culture Kids - 15/02/06
Leeds Met Communications staff member Gavin Freeborn volunteered with Leeds Cares at a ‘Culture Kids’ event at Oakwood Primary School in Gipton, Leeds, as part of the Leeds Met staff development volunteering initiative.

Students Union newspaper launched - 14/02/06
Leeds Met Students' Union has launched its own newspaper. The Met newspaper is available from the Students' Union and at the university's helpzones.

Events management students make their mark - 13/02/06
Five third year events management students organised ‘Make Your Mark’, an event to help raise awareness of the British Heart Foundation which took place at Victoria Gardens, Leeds City Centre.

A welcome home for Leeds Met Carnegie -13/02/06
A full and lively crowd enjoyed a fast, skilful and highly competitive game of netball at Headingley Campus, the new home for Leeds Met Carnegie’s Netball Super League team.

House of Commons debate highlights work of Leeds Met - 13/02/06
A debate about sexual health in the House of Commons on Thursday 9 February referred to work carried out by Leeds Met.

Success for Leeds Met rugby player - 10/02/06 Leeds Metropolitan University student and 1st team rugby union player, Richard Vasey, was selected as part the England Students squad.

Training to teach - 10/02/06
Denise Gilchrist, the Head of the School of Childhood and Community opened the Training to Teach event organised by the Training and Development Agency for Schools, on February 10th - 11th in Leeds Town Hall. 

Return to Lord’s for Men’s Cricket - 10/02/06
For the second year, Leeds Met Men’s Indoor Cricket team have qualified for the BUSA Indoor Cricket finals held at Lords on 11 to 12 March 2006.

Student wins award at Year of the Volunteer 2005 ceremony - 09/02/06
Leeds Met student Mary Hillier was nominated for a national volunteer award for her work with Leeds Met Students’ Union Community Action at Leeds Met (CALM).

Leeds Met makes its mark on Rhinos' silver-wear - 09/02/06
The Leeds Rhinos revealed their new away kit for the 2006/2007 engage Super League season, which features the distinctive Leeds Met Carnegie logo sitting proudly on the shoulders of a silver strip.

BUSA results, 8 February 2006 - 08/02/06
Congratulations to Men’s Football, Women’s Hockey, Netball, Men’s & Women’s Rugby teams as they will now get the opportunity to return to the Premier League. Men’s Squash achieved automatic promotion to the Premier League.

Mary Heycock - 08/02/06
As highlighted in VC Reflects, Mary Heycock, the inaugural Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Society, is retiring this summer after 33 years working for Leeds Met in diverse schools, faculties, locations and roles.

Fantastic four - 08/02/06
Four Leeds Met students have made it into the English Universities Women’s Hockey Squad for the 2006 British University Games.

A noble partnership - 07/02/06
As reported in the press, Leeds Met has become one of the inaugural members of the Knight Club, a corporate membership scheme launched at the Royal Armouries ten year celebrations.

Student coaches British Alpine Children's Ski Team - 07/02/06
Arabella Ashfield, a third year BSc Sport & Exercise Science student has just returned to the university as part of the medal-winning British Alpine Skiing team.

Broadcasting House - 07/02/06
Leeds Met has acquired the landmark former BBC building, which will open this time next year as Old Broadcasting House, a meeting-place for the arts, enterprise and students, including the Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning Enterprise.

Rose Bowl - 07/02/06
Leeds Metropolitan University is applying for planning permission to develop a reflective ‘Rose Bowl’ lecture theatre complex next to the Civic Hall in Leeds. Wrapped around the Rose Bowl will be the new home for the Leeds Business School.

Pioneering developments - 07/02
As mentioned in VC Reflects, Leeds Met is applying for planning permission to develop a reflective ‘rose bowl’ lecture theatre complex at the Civic Hall’s Portland Gate intersection of the regional capital’s civic, business and cultural quarters, around which we intend to create a pioneering setting for our Leeds Business School.

BUSA spectators stroll Wednesday 8 February - 07/02/06
Take a spectators stroll around games taking place at Headingley Campus on Wednesday 8 February.

Leeds Met marks 17 years of film courses - 07/02/06
Leeds Met's School of Film, Television & Performing Arts marked 17 years of teaching film and television screenwriting and production with a celebratory event at the school’s new Electric Press premises.

Leeds Met Carnegie create a storm in the Netball superleague - 06/02/06
Leeds Met Carnegie created a storm with a 50-45 victory over trans-Pennine rivals Northern Thunder in the Netball superleague game at Greenbank Sports Academy in Liverpool.

Carnegie Lectures - 06/02/06
Building on our Irish partnership Dennis Kelly, Director of the Centre for Public Relations Studies within the University’s Faculty of Business and Law, gave a seminar on media relations to a group of football managers and captains from the Carnegie Irish Premier League.

Sports Awards Success for Leeds Met Local Talent - 06/02/06
The Sony Entertainment Television Sports Personality of the Year awards were a success for our local sporting talent. Rugby league player and Getaway Girls development officer Saima Hussain, and 17 year-old golfer Kiran Matharu both received awards at the annual ceremony.

Carnegie World Club Challenge - 06/02/06
Leeds Met Australian student, Ian Henderson, was described by The Times as ‘outstanding’ in Bradford Bulls’ victory over Wests Tigers in rugby league’s Carnegie World Club Challenge.

Sporting successes - 03/02/06
Carnegie scholars are continuing to be successful in a range of sports. Recent achievements include scholars being selected for the Commonwealth Games, British University Games, rugby union women's students’ squad and the Cyclo-Cross Championships.

Vincent Cable MP on the politics of social identity - 03/02/06
Vincent Cable MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor presented 'The Politics of Identity' as part of the School of Social Sciences annual politics lecture series.

Carnegie World Club Challenge - 03/02/06
Leeds Met student Ian Henderson will play for the Bradford Bulls in the Carnegie World Club Challenge against Australian Super League champions the Wests Tigers, who earlier in the week took the opportunity to train at Leeds Met Carnegie’s world-class sporting facilities.

BUSA results 1 February 2006 - 02/02/06
Wednesday 1 February saw Leeds Met secured 20 wins from a total of 30 BUSA fixtures.

Student basketball player in the games - 02/02/06
Leeds Met student and basketball player Helen Naylor has been selected to represent English Universities at the British University Games, which are taking place at Swansea University from 10 to 13 April.

Carnegie Scholar makes the squad - 02/02/06
Carnegie scholar, Samantha Jamieson has been picked to represent England in the Rugby Football Union Women’s Student Squad.

Carnegie World Club Challenge - 01/02/06
Australian Super League champions the Wests Tigers took the opportunity to fit in some pre-match training at Leeds Met Carnegie’s world-class sporting facilities, alongside the university’s rugby league first team, in the run-up to the Carnegie World Club Challenge.

BARA up for Sony TV Awards - 01/02/06
The success of outstanding ambassadors and pioneers for British rugby, the British Asian Rugby Association (BARA), is being celebrated at the Sony TV Asian Sports Personality of the Year Awards this weekend in London.

January 2006

BUSA Spectators Stroll, Wednesday 1 February - 31/01/06
Spectators stroll around games taking place at Headingley Campus on Wednesday 1 February.

Double celebration for Leeds Met cyclist - 31/01/06
Leeds Met student and cyclist Mark Thwaites finished first in the British Universities Cyclo-Cross Championships in Rugeley, Staffordshire.

University and rugby legend together show they’re real sports - 30/01/06
Leeds Rhinos legend Barrie McDermott came out of retirement to help out his home town club Oldham, in a pre-season match, in partnership with Leeds Met, against his former team-mates – the Rhinos.

International Student Welcome - 30/01/06
Students from across the world have been enjoying welcome celebrations held by the university, including an International party at Headingley Carnegie Stadium and ice skating in Millennium Square.

Students promote new bus service - 30/01/06
Six Leeds Met students were out and about promoting the new, free MetroConnect city centre bus service in Leeds.

Jamie Peacock wears the Leeds Met rose - 30/01/06
Great Britain captain Jamie Peacock wore the Leeds Met rose on his sleeve during his debut match for the Rhinos at Headingley Carnegie Stadium. View images from the match.

Leeds Met leads on environmental index - 27/01/06
Since 1999, the eight universities and top 200 companies in the Yorkshire and Humber region have been completing a Business in the Community (BITC) environment index.

Leeds Met raising aspirations for young people in care - 27/01/06
The Access Institute at Leeds Metropolitan University together with North Yorkshire Social Services and AimHigher has been working to raise the aspirations of young people in public care across North Yorkshire.

Alumna's round the world sailing challenge - 27/01/06
Leeds Met Carnegie alumna Dee Caffari and her Challenge 72ft Class yacht 'Aviva' are making good progress in their around the world challenge. Having sailed round Cape Horn, Dee and Aviva are now making their way across the Southern Ocean.

Students host party for the elderly at halls of residence - 27/01/06
Leeds Metropolitan University students Fiona McKenzie and Jacqui Coleman, in conjunction with Community Action at Leeds Met (CALM) and the LS5 project, hosted a Winter Dinner Dance Party for the elderly residents of Kirkstall and surrounding areas at Kirkstall Brewery halls of residence.

A day to remember the Holocaust - 26/01/06
Leeds Met Students’ Union, together with communities around the UK, marked International Holocaust Memorial Day on Friday, 27 January.

BUSA Results - Wednesday 25 January - 26/01/06
The BUSA season resumed on Wednesday 25 January with a total of six wins out of 12 fixtures for Leeds Met teams.

Leeds Met pioneers new degrees in MS and Epilepsy - 25/01/06
Leeds Met has worked with the charities Epilepsy Action and the Multiple Sclerosis Society to pioneer new e-learning courses in Epilepsy Practice and Multiple Sclerosis Practice.

Leeds Met Rickshaw Race - 24/01/06
A group of Leeds Met business students in Hong Kong finished 6th out of a field of 30 teams in the annual charity rickshaw race organised by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), part of a day of fundraising for good causes. View images from the Rickshaw Race

Leeds Tykes' 48-3 cup victory against Cardiff Blues - 23/01/06
Sky TV broadcast live the first game at the newly-named Headingley Carnegie Stadium on Sunday 20 January.

Law School host housing seminar - 24/01/06
Leeds Met’s Law School played host to the first seminar in a series by HART, a new training provider on housing issues, on 2 February 2006.

Carnegie World Club Challenge - 24/01/06
A limited number of discounted tickets were offered to students and staff for the Carnegie World Club Challenge rugby league match between Bradford Bulls and Wests Tigers on Friday 3 February.

Feeding back for the future - 23/01/06
Students are encouraged to complete the National Survey of Students and the university’s own Annual Student Survey. By completing the surveys, students will get the chance to give feedback which will be published and will go on to influence future students.

World-wide horizons film festival - 20/01/06
The Library, Leslie Silver International Faculty and School of Film, Television & Performing Arts present a season of world class film at Leeds Met.

Pioneering performance - 19/01/06
Leeds Met's partnership with Northern Ballet Theatre has already created some unusual joint ventures, ranging from health and safety assessments, physiotherapy and performance psychology, to sound and acoustics research with the theatre's orchestra.

Groundbreaking book by Dr Dan Laughey - 19/01/06
A groundbreaking book ‘Music and Youth Culture’ by Dr Dan Laughey, Senior Lecturer in the School of Cultural Studies , has recently been published by Edinburgh University Press.

ERBEDU down under - 19/01/06
The European Regional Business and Economic Development Unit (ERBEDU) Deputy Director, Roger Henderson is delivering a summer school course, 'Euro 227: Doing Business in Europe : European Business, Institutions and Finance,’ in New Zealand.

Refugee Mentoring Scheme celebrates success - 19/01/06
Leeds Met celebrated the success of the Refugee Mentoring Scheme at the university’s Civic Quarter.

Flying the flag with Blue Peter - 19/01/06
Leeds Met’s involvement with the Army Everest West Ridge expedition and the development of two nutrition bars by the Carnegie Research Institute were highlighted when the expedition’s Junior Team appeared on Blue Peter.

Scholarly success - 17/01/06
Rugby Football Union Women’s student squad
Carnegie scholar, Samantha Jamieson has been picked to represent England in the Rugby Football Union Women’s student squad.

EU Funding Opportunities Seminar - 17/01/06
The recent European Funding annual update seminar hosted by Damian Walsh from the UK Research Office (UKRO) was received by the Leeds Met research community with great enthusiasm.

Flower power - 17/01/06
A group of third year BA (Hons) Garden Art & Design students have been successful in their bid to design and build a garden for the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show in May this year.

Celebrating Excellence and Enterprise Festival - 17/01/06
The Institute for Enterprise hosted the opening event of the Celebrating Excellence and Enterprise Festival on Monday evening. A showcase of talent highlighting student excellence and enterprise activities is now on display at Leeds Met’s Civic Quarter.

Cultural Studies Conference - 16/01/06
The Schools of Cultural Studies and Film, Television and Performing Arts hosted a major three-day conference of its subject associations on 13-15 January.

Transforming Talent - 16/01/06
The Institute for Enterprise at Leeds Met invited allcomers the opening of the Talent Showcase on Monday 16 January 2006 to launch the Celebrating Excellence and Enterprise Festival, Thursday 12 January to Thursday 16 February 2006.

Students and staff exclusive ticket deal for the Carnegie World Club Challenge - 13/01/06
A limited number of discounted tickets were available to students and staff for the Carnegie World Club Challenge rugby league match between Bradford Bulls and West Tigers on Friday 3 February.

Celebrating excellence - 13/01/06
Student exhibitions The Futures Project and the Design and Community Exhibition, on show at the Civic Quarter, reflect how partnerships make a valuable contribution to design concepts. Selected work was displayed at the launch of the Celebrating Excellence and Enterprise Festival.

Design and Community Exhibition - 12/11/06
A preview of BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture’s Design and Community exhibition presented student designs to community clients on Thursday 12 January.

Design Futures - 12/01/06
Changing views of Leeds Met’s Civic Quarter were the focus of a showcase of work by architecture and design students, displayed in the lower concourse of the Civic Quarter.

Students benefit from university collaboration - 11/01/06
Leeds Met Chancellor Brendan Foster and Vice-Chancellor Professor Simon Lee met with the Head teacher of Skipton Girls’ High School Jan Renou to formalise the start of a new partnership in the region and to open the school’s new fitness centre.

Chancellor Brendan Foster announces launch of Headingley Carnegie Stadium - 11/01/06
Leeds Met is accustomed to welcoming world-class athletes to its Headingley Campus so it was fitting that Olympic medallist and Leeds Met Chancellor Brendan Foster announced the launch of Headingley Carnegie Stadium to the press.

Celebrating the redevelopment of Headingley Carnegie Stadium - 11/01/06
Sporting stars celebrated the redevelopment of Headingley Carnegie Stadium in partnership with Leeds Met.

Historic day ushers in new era for Headingley Carnegie Stadium - 11/01/06
Leeds Met Chancellor Brendan Foster and England cricket captain Michael Vaughan joined Leeds Rugby and Yorkshire County Cricket Club in an historic announcement, revealing that part of the recent negotiations over the world-renowned stadium included it being renamed as Headingley Carnegie.

BARA up for Sony TV Awards - 09/01/06
The success of outstanding ambassadors and pioneers for British rugby, the British Asian Rugby Association (BARA), is being celebrated at the Sony TV Asian Sports Personality of the Year Awards.

Guardian lights the way for Leeds Met rugby league team - 09/01/06
The Leeds Met rugby league team were given a boost by one of Britain’s leading national newspapers. Saturday’s Guardian Sport described the team as being ‘consistently one of the strongest student team’s in the country’ ahead of their preliminary round match in the Powergen Challenge Cup.

Kane Cunningham - 06/01/06
A Scarborough-based arts project involving Kane Cunningham, a Leeds Met alumnus, attracted a lot of media attention in recent weeks. Kane, who studied in the art school in 1979, has been featured both locally and nationally in newspapers and on Radio Four.

Psychological Resilience in Elite Mountain Climbers - 06/01/06
Professor Jim McKenna presented a lunchtime lecture on Psychological Resilience in Elite Mountain Climbers on Friday 6 January, providing an opportunity for staff and students to learn about research being undertaken by the Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education. View images from the event.

Making a Difference - 06/01/06
'Making a Difference' Pioneers Conference took place at Headingley Campus on Thursday 5 January

Mooting success at Leeds Law School - 05/01/06
Leeds Law School students got off to a fantastic start to their moot season in their first three competitions of the year.

Designing futures - 05/01/06
An exhibition of the best work, and parallel project work from BA (Hons) Architecture and postgraduate landscape architecture students, entitled 'The Futures Project', was launched by the Vice-Chancellor on Thursday 12 January as part of the Celebrating Excellence and Enterprise festival.