December

Yorkshire First and Bradford City Football Club announce partnership - 21/12/04
Bradford City football club and the Yorkshire First Foundation, a faculty of Leeds Metropolitan University, recently announced a partnership.

Closer collaboration between FE and HE in Yorkshire - 21/12/04
Michele Sutton, the new Principal of Bradford College, has written to her staff explaining that, at a meeting of the Bradford College Corporation last Thursday, the Corporation considered in detail proposals for collaboration with the University of Bradford and Leeds Metropolitan University.

Carol singing by candlelight - 16/12/04
Carol singing was enjoyed by staff, students and friends at Headingley campus. International Students learned about Christmas celebrations in different parts of the world at an event hosted by the Leslie Silver International Faculty.

Leeds Met leads as governors agree lower fees ‘low-charging, high impact’ approach - 15/12/04
Governors at Leeds Met recently backed the radical option on fees presented by Vice-Chancellor Professor Simon Lee.

Leeds Met to develop greater links with African countries - 15/12/04
Leeds Met is delighted to announce the establishment of a Professorial Chair in African Business Development, endowed by the Association of Business Executives, which will contribute to business and enterprise development in African countries.

Tackling retention in higher education - 15/12/04
Eminent academic, Sally Brown, presented a public lecture at Leeds Met on Thursday 16 December where she has been appointed Visiting Professor with a brief to foster enthusiasm about teaching, learning and assessment.

Formative assessment in Higher Education - 15/12/04
How can it help student retention and confidence?
Many would argue that concentrating on giving students detailed and developmental formative feedback is the single most useful thing we can do for our students, particularly those who have had a struggle to achieve entry to higher education.

Winter festival - 13/12/04
Students from Community Action @ Leeds Met and the University of Leeds joined together to hold a Winter Festival for people of all ages in the LS6 area of Leeds

Leeds Met receives top award at the Volunteering Awards ceremony - 10/12/04
Leeds Met’s Mentoring Refugees into Employment programme won an Outstanding Project Award at the Higher Education Active Community Fund (HEACF) Volunteering Awards Ceremony held at Twickenham Rugby Stadium, home of England Rugby , recently.

Student volunteers - 07/12/04
Student volunteers from Community Action @ Leeds Met (CALM) entertained residents at a tea party, held at Headingley Parish Hall, in celebration of the switch on of this year’s Headingley Christmas lights.

Socrates, received an Honorary Doctorate
Brazilian World Cup legend, Socrates, received an Honorary Doctorate from Leeds Met during Winter Graduation, Friday 26 November.

Mike Thomas' inaugural lecture - 08/12/04
The latest lecture to be delivered in Leeds Met’s programme of Inaugural Lectures was given by Professor Mike Thomas, Associate Dean and Head of the School of Health and Human Sciences.

Kick-off for Kirkstall Brewery FC - 08/12/04
Newly formed Kirkstall Brewery FC began their campaign recently in the University Sport Intra-mural League.

Brothers in league - 08/12/04
Jon Wray, a part-time lecturer in Sports Science and former Castleford Tigers wingman, has been named the new conditioner at Halifax RLFC.

Carnegie World Club Challenge – Special rate tickets for students and staff - 07/12/04
As sponsors of the Carnegie World Club Challenge, special rate tickets of £10 will be available for Leeds Met staff and students with a valid ID card from the Leeds Rugby ticket office from Saturday 11 December.

Leeds Met marks International Human Rights Day - 06/12/04
Leeds Met marked International Human Rights Day on Friday 10 December with a seminar, entitled ‘Peace, war, weapons and ethics: Defending human rights in a time of terror’, and an exhibition showcasing Nobel Peace Prize Laureates.

Library Christmas opening hours - 02/12/04
For the first time ever, the Library at Headingley Campus opened throughout the University’s Christmas break.

Leeds Met music-making - 01/12/04
The Jubilee Room was full as fifty students, staff and friends of the university enjoyed music-making.

November

Leeds Met bestows honorary doctorate on football legend - 26/11/04
Brazilian World Cup legend, Socrates (pictured top), received an Honorary Doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan University during the University’s graduation ceremonies on Friday 26 November.

BUSA Results and Round Up - 26/11/04
Results and round up from Leeds Met sporting fixtures held on Wednesday 24 November.

Leeds Met and Park Lane College develop closer links - 24/11/04
In a move that will see one of the country’s largest universities working closer together with Leeds’ largest further education college, Leeds Met signed a memorandum of understanding with Park Lane College on Thursday 25 November, during Leeds Met’s autumn/winter Graduation 2004.

Staff volunteers needed for mentoring programme with year 10 pupils at Lawnswood School - 23/11/04
Leeds Met Volunteers have linked up with Lawnswood School in West Park to mentor year 10 pupils.

Leeds Met students take part in a BBC Children in Need world record attempt - 22/11/04
Students at Leeds Met held one of the largest workouts in the north of England as part of a nationwide Guinness World Record attempt on Friday 19 November, to raise money for BBC Children in Need and Myasthenia Gravis, the Rag Doll Illness Charity.

Graduation celebrations - 22/11/04
Leeds Met graduands John Raj, Jane Bell and Alan Hay are amongst the hundreds of Leeds Met students who graduated in ceremonies at Headingley.

Updating classic designs - 22/11/04
Leeds Met 3D design graduate, Kieron Bakewell, one of the UK's greatest new design talents, is working with industry legend, Robin Day reviving some of his most famous designs of the 50's and 60's.

VC Reflects - 18/11/04
A year after his inaugural lecture, the Vice-Chancellor reflects on developments at Leeds Met.

BUSA results and round up - 18/11/04
Results from sporting fixtures held on Wednesday 17 November.

Recent graduate wins top Business Start-Up award - 17/11/04
Leeds Met graduate Becki Train won 'Best Overall Start-up Business Plan from a Woman aged 25 or under' at the 2004 handbag.com Barclays Business Plan Awards recently. Nigel Griffiths MP, Minister for Small Business and Enterprise, presented Becki with her award at a ceremony in London.

Leeds Met students take part in a BBC Children in Need world record attempt - 17/11/04
Students at Leeds Met held what the largest workout in the north of England as part of a nationwide Guinness World Record attempt on Friday 19 November, to raise money for BBC Children in Need and Myasthenia Gravis, the Rag Doll Illness Charity.

2005 Carnegie World Club Challenge - 17/11/04
Leeds Met is sponsoring the 2005 Rugby League World Club Challenge, which will officially be known as the ‘Carnegie World Club Challenge’, between reigning Super League Champions Leeds Rhinos and Australian NRL Premiers Canterbury Bulldogs.

BUSA Preview, 17 November fixtures - 16/11/04
BUSA fixtures for Week 6 of the BUSA League Programme

Leeds Met appoints new Dean - 12/11/04
In a further boost to its reputation for sporting and educational excellence, Leeds Met has announced the appointment of Loughborough University Professor of Physical Education and Youth Sport, David Kirk, as the new Dean of its renowned Carnegie Faculty of Sport & Education.

Diwali celebrations - 12/11/04
Vibrant Diwali celebrations were held recently by Friends of India Association, a Leeds Met Students’ Union initiative supported by the Leslie Silver International Faculty, at the university.

BUSA Results and Round Up - 11/11/04
Results round up from Wednesday 10 November Leeds Met sporting fixtures.

Leeds Met Remembers - 11/11/04
Leeds Met commemorated those of the former college who died in the wars by laying a poppy wreath by the memorial on the James Graham stairs.

Leeds Met BUSA Preview - 10/11/04
The BUSA leagues are almost at the halfway point in the season.

Harrogate Campus Helpzone receives Matrix accreditation - 08/11/04
Harrogate Campus Helpzone has received official accreditation from Matrix for providing quality information, advice and guidance to students, staff and visitors.

Leeds Met Student Success on the Field of Play - 08/11/04
Leeds Met student Tom Biggs helped Leeds Tykes to a 26-21 win against Northampton on Friday night in a game sponsored by the University.

Leeds Met Lecturer Supports Jane Tomlinson in Ironman Challenge - 08/11/04
Leeds Met lecturer Ryan Bowd helped Leeds fundraiser Jane Tomlinson to break a world record as she became the first terminally-ill person to complete the full Ironman triathlon in Florida.

Leeds Met visiting lecturer’s book is made into film, My Summer of Love - 04/11/04
Award-winning author Helen Cross, whose book, My Summer of Love, has been made into what looks set to be one of the major films of autumn 2004, is a regular visiting lecturer here at Leeds Met.

'Have you got all our faculties?' and 'Coaching until you're ready to drop' - 04/11/04
Leeds Met shares its successes of past and present with students in the region.

BUSA Results and Round-Up - 04/11/04
Many teams continued to excel with this weeks tally of 17 wins and 3 walkovers underlining the fact that not only performances on the pitch but adherence to the rules and spirit of student sport are needed to be successful.

Charlotte Harris' Portraits Unveiled - 03/11/04
Leeds Met unveiled two paintings by graduate Charlotte Harris, the only student ever to have won the prestigious annual National Portrait Gallery's BP Portrait Award, recently.

Yorkshire Community Hero - 03/11/04
Terry Moran the Head of Social Sciences congratulated Matthew Kelly a first year Youth and Community Work student, in the School of Social Sciences for his achievement for being named the Yorkshire Community Hero, in the under 25's category at the star-studded Yorkshire Sporting Legends and Heroes Dinner.

An International Reflection - 03/11/04
International Reflections this week celebrates the achievements of our graduates in Hong Kong, and also reflects upon the US Presidential Election.

Leeds Met BUSA Preview - 02/11/04
With 10 Leeds Met teams leading their BUSA leagues the players from; Mens & Womens Badminton, Mens Football 1st & 2nd teams, Womens Football 1st team, Mens Hockey 2nd team, Netball 3rd team, Mens Rugby Union 1st & 2nd teams and Mens Squash team should be congratulated on their performances this season.

Have you got all our faculties? - 02/11/04
Leeds Met shares its successes of past and present with students in the region.

Leeds Tykes Ticket Offer - 02/11/04
To celebrate Leeds Met's sponsorship of Leeds Tykes v Northampton 50 reduced price tickets were made available. In recognition of our partnership with Leeds Rugby a banner celebrating champions Leeds Rhinos wass displayed externally at our Civic Quarter, rubbing shoulders with success.

Leeds’ movers and shakers - 01/11/04
Two members of Leeds Met staff were included in the Leeds Guide’s 100 Movers and Shakers who make Leeds ‘the best city in the country’. Moira Innes, Curator of Leeds Met Gallery, was in the top ten while Annie Lloyd, Programmer for Leeds Met Studio Theatre, was also featured. Moira was selected for her ‘forever suprising, shocking, and, above all, seductive’ shows and Annie was singled out for her ‘radically eclectic’ programming.

Sporting display for Leeds Met rugby coach - 01/11/04
Leeds Met rugby coach Colin Stephens, took part in showing young rugby players and their families around Headingley.

Leeds Met supports Leeds International Film Festival - 01/11/04
Leeds Met students and staff participated in and supported the north of England’s leading film event, Leeds International Film Festival.

October

Hong Kong Graduation - 29/10/04
Congratulations to our students who graduated at recent ceremonies in Hong Kong.

Parliamentary Motion Congratulates Leeds Rhinos Triumph - 28/10/04
Prominent Parliamentarians from Yorkshire tabled an Early Day Motion congratulating the Leeds Rhinos on winning the Tetley Super League Grand Final and praising the contribution of Leeds Met's Carnegie Faculty - where six of the Rhino’s players are currently studying.

Leeds Tykes Squad Announced - 28/10/04
Leeds Met students Tom Biggs and Michael Cussack were selected to play for Leeds Tykes during the second leg European Challenge Cup against Grenoble.

Leeds Met BUSA Results - 27/10/04
Results and match reports from the Wednesday 27th October, BUSA League sporting fixtures.

Leeds’ movers and shakers - 27/10/04
Two members of Leeds Met staff were included in the Leeds Guide’s 100 Movers and Shakers who make Leeds ‘the best city in the country’.

Leeds Met Students' Union is inviting students to vote online for a new logo - 26/10/04
Three shortlisted logos have all been designed by Leeds Met students.

Leeds Met Students' Union OGM - 25/10/04
The Students’ Union held an Ordinary General Meeting and lunch on Monday 1 November in the Events Hall, Civic Quarter.

Course Reps Scheme - 25/10/04
The University and Leeds Met Students’ Union are working together to promote the Course Reps scheme which aims to encourage students to become more involved in wider Leeds Met issues.

AUA Learning Lunch - 25/10/04
Staff are invited to find out more about AUA, at the Learning Lunch on Wednesday 10th November.

European Week for Safety and Health at Work – Headingley Event - 25/10/04
The Health Centre and Health and Safety staff held an event recently to show staff and students some important aspects of health and safety.

Leeds Met student hailed Yorkshire Community Hero - 22/10/04
Leeds Met student Matthew Kelly wins Yorkshire Community Hero in the under 25 category at the ‘Yorkshire Heroes and Legends Charity Dinner’.

Leeds Met students are doing just Grand- 22/10/04
As reported in the Yorkshire Evening Post and Leeds Student, the winning squad of the Tetley Super League Grand Final Championship, which saw Leeds Rhinos beat the Bradford Bulls, included seven students from Leeds Met.

Launch of new IT Suite and celebration of local partnerships in Chapeltown - 22/10/04
Chapeltown Enterprise Centre, in partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University, officially opened new IT facilities at the Centre recently as part of Black History Month.

Leeds Met BUSA Results - 20/10/04
Results and match reports from the Wednesday 20th October, BUSA League sporting fixtures.

Leeds Met BUSA Preview - 19/10/04
After the previous success of many teams, expectations are running high and there seems to be a real ‘buzz’ amongst the staff, students and players involved in Student sport.

Time to Celebrate: Launch of new IT Suite and celebration of local partnerships in Chapeltown - 18/10/04
Leeds Met in partnership with Chapeltown Enterprise Centre is to hold the official opening of new IT facilities, funded by Leeds Met Training, at the centre on 21 October.

Leeds Met Champions - 18/10/04
Seven of the winning Leeds Rhinos team are students at Leeds Met, combining their hectic training schedule with higher education due to our flexible teaching and learning.

Launch of High Performance Centre for Triathlon - 18/10/04
Leeds Met, in partnership with the British Triathlon Association, has launched a High Performance Centre for Triathlon at the University which will support talented athletes from the north of England.

Black History Month - 18/10/04
As part of Black History Month, Leeds Met launched an exhibition of carnival photographs and costumes, accompanied by a lecture on ‘Slavery’, on Monday 18 October.

Leeds Met Training Wins Prestigious Award - 15/10/04
Leeds Met Training won a Highly Commended Award at the National Training Awards, the UK’s most prestigious accolade for excellence in training and people development, in a joint entry with one of the UK’s largest law firms DLA LLP.

'Pud School' Alumni Reunion - 15/10/04
The School of Tourism, Hospitality and Events recently hosted an alumni reunion for the Yorkshire Training College of Housecraft.

Award-winning relationship building - 15/10/04
Leeds Met lecturer Adrian Evans was a key player in helping, Lincolnshire-based, Hodson Architects win the Bradford District Design, Building of the Year Award.

BUSA Results - 13/10/04
Wednesday 13 October heralded the start of the BUSA (British Universities Sports Association) League programme at Leeds Met.

Leeds Met research - 13/10/04
Research, carried out on behalf of the Commission for Racial Equality, confirmed football is 'too white' off the pitch. (Link to BBC website)

Olé for School of Languages! - 13/10/04

Students and staff celebrated Spain’s National Day at Leeds Met by hearing Spanish tutors talk enthusiastically about their own part of Spain and then showing their own pride and passion in learning to dance flamenco.

Tom Biggs hits the headlines again - 11/10/04
Leeds Met business student Tom Biggs is continuing to make the headlines with his performance on the field for Leeds Tykes. Meanwhile, Leeds Rhinos secured their place in the grand final of the Tetley’s Super League.

Health and Safety Event - 22 October - 08/10/04
A health and safety awareness event for all to find out more about fire safety, DSE, general safety advice, EAP (Employee Assistance Programme), well person checks, healthy eating, and sports information.

West Yorkshire Fire Safety Displays - 08/10/04
In order to raise a greater awareness of the dangers of fire, Fire Safety Displays were arranged for 13th and 14th October.

High performance triathlon centre to be launched at Leeds Met - 06/10/04
A High Performance Centre for triathlon is to be launched by Leeds Met and the British Triathlon Association at the University on Sunday 17 October.

Leeds Met triathlete - 06/10/04
Leeds Met sport and exercise science student Steven Worthington is an award-winning triathlete and is one of the Talented Athlete Scholarship Support (TASS) recipients at the University.

Leeds Met screenwriting students met top filmmakers - 04/10/04
The MA in Screenwriting course at Leeds Met, now in its 14th year, held its first Industry Day recently in London’s Soho Theatre and Writers’ Centre to introduce graduating writers to agents and producers.

Leeds Met football players are picked for the Great Britain students’ team - 04/10/04
Three Leeds Met students are representing Great Britain in the 2004 World Universities Futsal Championships.

New president of AESOP - 01/10/04
Professor Simin Davoudi has been elected as the 8th President of the Association of the European Schools of Planning (AESOP) for 2004-2006.

Launch of Queenswood - 01/10/04
Professor Simon Lee welcomed his first visitors to the refurbished Queenswood and its glorious gardens at Headingley Campus.

Wear it Pink
Students and staff are invited to take part in events to help raise money for this year’s ‘Wear it Pink’ on Friday 29th October. ‘Wear it Pink’ is a charity raising money for women with breast cancer. For more information on how to take part or to receive a fundraising pack please visit http://www.wearitpink.co.uk/home.aspx

Churches Regional Commission seminar at Leeds Met - 01/10/04
The Churches Regional Commission (CRC) for Yorkshire and the Humber held a seminar about financial exclusion and debt at Leeds Met’s Brunswick Terrace on Friday 8 October.

September

Yorkshire Young Chef’s Award 2004 - 27/09/04
Twenty-one year-old Harrogate College student Dan Birk won the Yorkshire Young Chef’s Award 2004, held at York Food Festival recently.

Leeds Met student hits the Bigg time - 27/09/04
Leeds Met business studies student Tom Biggs featured in the national newspapers after setting Leeds Tykes on their way to a 29-23 victory at the weekend with a try just 13 minutes into the match.

International Reflections is one year old - 24/09/04
Since September 22nd 2003, some 162 contributors (62 students, 90 staff and 10 ‘friends’ of the University) have contributed 243 pieces for this page which has had more than 45,000 hits.

Spotlight on China - 24/09/04
Leeds Met’s School of Languages held free introductory language and culture sessions as part of Spotlight on China – a celebration of Chinese culture, business opportunities and the Leeds-Hangzhou partnership – running from Friday 24 until Tuesday 28 September in venues across the city.

Leeds Met making the headlines - 23/09/04
Leeds Met featured generously in the Yorkshire Evening Post, 22 September.

Prevention of Mumps in Young People - 23/09/04
The Leeds Primary Care Trusts arranged MMR vaccination sessions the Great Hall of Leeds University from 29th to 30th September and 2nd to 3rd February 2005.

Leeds Tykes and London Wasps wear the Leeds Met logo - 20/09/04
Hundreds of international and home students, in addition to University staff, attended the Leeds Tykes against London Wasps Rugby Union game at Headingley.

Transitional Summer School - 15/09/04
Twenty-five prospective Leeds Met students attended a two-day Transition Summer School.

Design for life - 14/09/04
Over 200 delegates and experts from around the world were welcomed to the 18th Annual Conference of the British Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Group held at Leeds Met recently.

International Freshers Week - 13/09/04
Profiles of our international students and photos from the week

Kids@Uni - 13/09/04
Children from Carr Manor primary school attended a Kids@uni workshop at Leeds Met and were trained by professional dance company Stance recently.

Psychology Conference - 13/09/04
Leeds Met hosted this year’s British Psychological Society Developmental Section Annual Conference.

Helpzones Official Opening - 09/09/04
Colleagues were invited to the official opening of the Headingley Campus Helpzone in the Jean Monnet Building on Thursday 9th September. The opening of the helpzone was marked by the Vice-Chancellor.

Leeds’ movers and shakers - 08/09/04
Two members of Leeds Met staff were included in the Leeds Guide’s 100 Movers and Shakers who make Leeds ‘the best city in the country’.

Raise your glasses, please, for Yorkshire's Olympic heroine (Yorkshire Post) - 02/09/04
Olympic marathon runner Tracey Morris paid tribute to physiotherapist Alison Rose, based at Leeds Met’s Carnegie Sports Centre, for her advice and treatment.

Tour of Britain cycle race - 03/09/04
The Tour of Britain cycle race, involving the gold medallist Bradley Wiggins, started its Yorkshire stage recently, outside Leeds Met’s latest facility, the Civic Quarter’s Electric Press opposite the Civic Hall, watched by Leeds Met international and home students and staff, including the new triathlon coach Jack Maitland.

Celebration of the life of Patrick Nuttgens - 02/09/04
A service celebrating the life of Patrick Nuttgens, the first Director of Leeds Polytechnic, who died earlier this year, was held on Thursday 23 September at York Minster.

August

Chris Moyles at the Met Bar - 24/08/04
Chris Moyles returned to the Students’ Union Met Bar on Thursday 26 August for a unique style book signing session. Chris asked people to bring a copy of any book they want him to sign.

Obituary - 23/08/04
Leeds Met remembers Carnegie graduate and champion middle distance runner Jim Alford.

Clearing at Leeds Met - 19/08/04
Leeds Met has a wide range of courses available to Clearing applicants. Call 0113 283 3113 to secure your place.

Leeds Met graduates receive show garden award - 16/08/04
Two Leeds Met graduates have scooped an award at the 2004 Tatton Park Flower Show. Matthew Unwin and Adam Milne, who started their own business, Landcraft Design, after studying for BA(Hons) in Landscape Architecture degrees at Leeds Met, received a Silver Flora award for their show garden ‘Summer Breeze’.

Summer Schools - 11/08/04
Children from all over the country took part in a number of Summer Schools held at Leeds Met recently. The schools were aimed at building the confidence and abilities of young people whilst introducing them to Higher Education.

Yorkshire First Foundation - 04/08/04
Yorkshire First Foundation is working with Bradford City football club to put forward a viable proposal for the club’s future, to include forging closer links with the communities.

Fit for the arts - 04/08/04
Leeds Met is to relocate its School of Film, Television and Performing Arts to the flagship Electric Press development in Millennium Square, one of the most exciting developments in Leeds city centre in recent years.

July

Leeds Met celebrates graduation in style - 22/07/04
Leeds Met students are celebrated their achievements during Graduation 2004 alongside a whole host of Honorary Awardees.

Graduation profiles - 22/07/04
Leeds Met students were profiled throughout the Graduation ceremonies which took place between Thursday 22nd - Wednesday 28th July on the Acre, Beckett Park, Headingley Campus.

Summer Schools - 24/07/04
School pupils from all over the country attended the two summer schools which took place on both Leeds Met campuses recently.

Board of Governors Election - 19/07/04
The ballot for the vacancy on the Board of Governors for a member of academic staff of the University, elected by the academic staff of the University closed on Monday 12 July 2004. The results are as follows:
David Lane - 83 votes, Barry Winter - 152 votes
Barry Winter has therefore been elected to the vacancy on the Board of Governors.

Graduation 2004 - 16/07/04
Leeds Met celebrated Graduation 2004 with its graduands and honorary doctorates in a series of ceremonies at the Headingley Campus, 22 to 28 July.

Leeds Met Honours - 15/07/04
The Right Honourable Estelle Morris MP, Minister of State in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, is among the distinguished people who will receive an Honorary Award from Leeds Metropolitan University during this year’s graduation ceremonies.

Arnold Ziff - 15/07/04
We extend our sympathies to the family of Arnold Ziff, one of Leeds Met’s honorary doctorates, as well as a friend and benefactor, on the sad news of his death. Leeds Met was well represented at his funeral.

International welcome - 12/07/04
Delegates attended the international Leisure Studies Association Conference on Active Leisure and Young People, held at the Headingley Campus from Tuesday 13 until Thursday 15 July. Speakers included Minister of Sport, Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP.

Quality Conference - 09/07/04
Leeds Metropolitan and the University of Leeds welcomed guests and speakers to the Quality Enhancement in Further and Higher Education conference held at both universities.

Treasury report seminar - 09/07/04
The School of the Built Environment Research Unit, CUDEM, held a seminar recently presented by Kate Barker who is a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.

Rich in knowledge - 09/07/04
Knowledge Rich is a Yorkshire Forward project which aims to help small to medium enterprises tap into university expertise. Find out more

North Yorkshire Residential – 09/07/04
Forty Year 10 students from Selby High School experienced University Life when they took part in a two day residential event. The school pupils enjoyed a variety of challenging, competitive and fun packed activities designed to raise the aspirations, along with an evening’s entertainment at Leeds Grand Theatre.

Success at Hampton Court Flower Show - 08/07/04
Postgraduate landscape architecture students won a Silver Flora award at the country's largest flower show for their 'Show Gardens' designs.

Supporting regional talent - 08/07/04
In its commitment to supporting talent within the region Leeds Met sponsored Yorkshire born Clare Teal at this year’s Harrogate International Festival.

Foundation for success - 08/07/04
Leslie Wagner, chair of the Higher Education Academy, the Foundation Degree Task Force and former Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University detailed the success of foundation degrees in the Times Higher newspaper.

Leeds Met Bursaries - 05/07/04
Students enrolled on full-time higher education courses starting in September 2004 can apply for a Leeds Met Bursary University grant of up to £2,000 over 3 years.

International Union - 02/07/04
An agreement to work towards the establishment of an International College in China has been jointly signed by senior members of staff from Leeds Met and representatives from Beijing.

Voting for design - 02/07/04
Leeds Met Interior Design students Tom Tobia and Gavin Swithenbank have won national recognition in the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce’s (RSA) ‘Design Directions 2003/04 Voting by Design’ competition.

Sporting Chance - 02/07/04
Leeds Met student and Sports Scholar Laura Spragg earned herself a position in the England Women’s Cricket Squad, it was announced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) recently.

Landscape Architecture at Leeds Met wins two awards at the recent Landscape Institute National Awards Dinner - 01/07/04
Lord Hoyle of Warrington presented Chris Royffe, Head of School of Art, Architecture and Design with the 'Best Community Involvement Scheme in the past 75 years' award.

June

Two Leeds Metropolitan Lecturers Win National Teaching Award - 25/06/04
Ruth Pickford and Nick Beech of Leeds Metropolitan University demonstrated their dedication to excellence in teaching and learning and have each won a prestigious national teaching award worth £50,000.

Youngsters showcase their talent - 25/06
Over 1,200 young people across the region were selected to represent their district in the biggest annual multi-sport event for young people in West Yorkshire held at Leeds Met’s Headingley Campus on Sunday 27 June.

Womens Fun Run - 25/06
The Leeds Met Women’s Fun Run, which took place at the Headingley Campus, was won by 13 year-old Hannah Seddon of Garforth Community College. In joint second place were Leeds Met New Zealand student Leanne O’Leary and Jill Holmes from Birkenshaw.

Primary Summer School - 24/06
The second Primary Summer School, aimed at introducing Year 6 pupils to Higher Education, was held at Leeds Met from 23 until 29 June.

Leeds Met retailing professor delivers his inaugural lecture - 22/06
Professor Claudio Vignali presented his inaugural lecture, ‘From Claudius to Machiavelli to Garibaldi: Retelling Retailing’, at Headingley Campus recently.

Leeds Met celebrates cash boost to entrepreneurship from HEIF - 22/06
Seven Yorkshire Universities, led by Leeds Metropolitan University, have been awarded £919,000 over two years by the National Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) to support knowledge transfer from universities to business and the wider community, as part of its drive to boost the UK's innovation performance and productivity.

Men's Health Week - 18/06
Leeds Met Principal Lecturer, Dr Alan White, who is a founder member of the Men’s Health Forum (England and Wales) and Chair of the charity’s Board of Trustees, supported this year’s Men’s Health Week - from 14 until 20 June - by attending a range of events organised to mark the event.

Wimbledon qualifier - 17/06/04
Britain’s top under-18 women’s tennis player, Katie O’Brien, who trains at the Carnegie regional tennis centre at Leeds Met, made her debut at Wimbledon after winning a wild-card entry to the grand slam event. Read the YEP article.

International Reflections - 17/06/04
Professor Paul Gately, Head of the Carnegie International Weightloss Camp at Leeds Met, reflects on his recent visit with the UK MP's football team to Euro 2004.

The Dreams That You Dare to Dream - 17/06/04
Performing Arts students from Harrogate College attracted crowds of all ages with their production of the 'Wizard of Oz', which took place in the stunning grounds of Harewood House.

Leeds Cares - 16/06/04
Volunteers and staff from Leeds Met exchanged their office wear for protective clothing during the recent Leeds Cares Action Days at Elmete Wood School.

Leeds Met is to host a range of events for Refugee Week - 16/06/04
Dr Gail Whiteford, Professor of Occupational Therapy at Charles Stuart University, Australia, gave a lecture at Leeds Met during Refugee Week – 14 until 18 June. This was the first in a new series of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy public lectures at Leeds Met.

Bargain Hunt - 15/06/04
Students finishing university packed up their unwanted belongings to sell to other students and members of the community in a bid to reduce the amount of waste being left out on the streets over the summer at 'Bargain Hunt'.

Student makes the England squad - 11/06/04
Physiotherapy student Ruth Cockerill became the first Yorkshire woman to break into the England netball squad for a decade.

Jane Cole wins Education Award - 09/06/04
The University is pleased to announce Jane Cole, Principal of Henshaws College in Harrogate, is the winner of this year’s Yorkshire Women of Achievement Awards’ new Education Category, sponsored by Leeds Met.

International sporting relations - 07/06/04
Leeds Met students from New Zealand, Leanne O’Leary and Alistair Chennary, were joined by student Pontep Tanakoses, from Thailand, in watching the England versus New Zealand Test Match at Headingley.

Community Quest - 04/06/04
In celebration of National Volunteers’ Week - 1 to 7 June, Leeds Volunteering Workers Network held a “Community Quest” treasure hunt at Leeds Met Civic Quarter.

Hero - 03/06/04
Leeds Met lecturer Dr Monem Jemni, from France, was put forward for a commendation by the police for his conduct after he saved an Otley girl from drowning.

Leeds Met lecturer wins Tony Doyle Bursary for New Writing - 03/06/04
Part-time screenwriting MA lecturer Danny Stack has won the BBC Northern Ireland’s fourth annual Tony Doyle award for his script entitled ‘Run for Home’, a coming of age drama about a young boy sent to live with his aunt after the death of his mother.

Leeds Met Know How - 02/06/04
Knowledge Rich is a Yorkshire Forward project which aims to help SMEs tap into university expertise. Find out more

History is 'brought alive' - 02/06/04
Local school pupils dug deep into the history of the University’s Headingley Campus at Beckett Park during a recent archaeological event.

May

New professorship - 28/05/04
Professor Paul Gately, whose work with the Carnegie International Weightloss Camp is currently being extensively highlighted by the media, has recently been appointed Carnegie Professor of Exercise and Obesity, one of the five newly created Running Stream Professorships.

Leeds Met scores high in Environment Index - 28/05/04
Leeds Met received the highest score in the educational sector and was ranked 17th out of 154 businesses which participated in the 2004 Business in the Community Yorkshire and Humber Environment Index.

Hiroshima Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Exhibition - 28/05/04
The Hiroshima Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Exhibition, which highlighted the devastation following the bombing of those cities, was on show at Leeds Met’s Civic Quarter from Friday 28 May to Friday 18 June.

Leeds Met talents on show - 19/05/04
During the month of June Leeds Met celebrated the talents of our final year students with the public viewing of their work in a series of Degree Shows.

Employment focus - 19/05/04
A group from Leeds Big Life Employment, which is running a project for the long-term unemployed, gave a positive report after visiting Leeds Met recently to hear about the range of jobs the University offers, the skills needed, and our recruitment policies and procedures.

Adult Learners Week - 17/05/04
Leeds Met launched its Adult Learners Week events (15-21 May) at the East Leeds Community Learning Centre on Saturday when colleagues met local people to discuss training opportunities as part of the Centre’s Open Day.

Leeds Met Malaysian Alumni Association - 17/05/04
The first meeting of the Leeds Met Malaysian Alumni Association was held on Sunday 16th May in the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. More than two hundred former students, VIPs and Leeds Met staff attended.

Sporting weekend - 17/05/04
Leeds Met alumni competed against staff and students in the ‘Carnegie Cup’ football tournament at Headingley Campus on Saturday 15 May. The event was followed by the annual Sports Ball at Elland Road.

Beyond the books - 12/05/04
More than 40 international students experienced the “thrills and spills” of Lightwater Valley theme park, near Ripon, on Sunday, as part of the ongoing social programme for international students.

Chancellor - 12/05/04
The Vice-Chancellor indicated in his reflection of 16 April 2004 that the Current Chancellor, Leslie Silver, will retire at the end of this year. Nominations are now sought from colleagues for his successor.

Academic Board Election Results - 11/05/04

World focus - 10/05/04
Leeds Met members of staff were involved in the Global Teacher Project’s national conference on global dimensions in initial teacher training held in Manchester. Professor Simon Lee presented his paper entitled 'Ethical Education in an Uneasy World'.

Heist award success - 07/05/04
Congratulations to the Harrogate College Marketing team on receiving a prestigious Heist award for its “joined up thinking” approach to its Further Education Widening Participation strategy.

April

Opera North at Leeds Met - 22/04/04
Alternative theatre met opera on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 May as Opera North and Leeds Met Studio Theatre’s joint collaboration, Resonance opened at The Studio Theatre before touring to Nottingham and London.

Why say it when you can spray it? - 22/04/04
Graffiti Jam was held on Saturday 24th April 12pm – 5pm, Royal Park, Queens Road, Hyde Park, Leeds.

Higher Expectations - 20/04/04
Leeds Metropolitan University hosted the region’s largest UCAS Higher Education Fair (20/21 April).

Reach for A* - 02/04/04
Over 100 ambitious year 11 pupils from six Leeds secondary schools attended Leeds Met for the GCSE revision programme, 'Reaching for A stars' from Monday 5th to Wednesday 7th April.

Businesses must invest in the community - 02/04/04
Government Spokesperson for Education and Skills, Lord Triesman stressed the growing importance of Corporate Social Responsibility to regional business leaders at the Leeds Business School Annual Dinner

The design instinct - 01/04/04
Two Leeds Met Landscape Architecture students have won a place to exhibit at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.

March

Black Minority Ethnic (BME) Staff Network - 26/03/04
All BME staff were invited to the Network's meeting to be held on Tuesday 30 March 2004 from 3.15pm to 4.45pm.

Gymnastics champions - 17/03/04
Leeds Met’s gymnastics team beat off stiff competition to become the British Universities Sports Association Gymnastics Champions.

Professor Patrick Nuttgens CBE - 16/03/04
Patrick Nuttgens became the first Director of Leeds Polytechnic in 1970. A vociferous and persuasive proponent of polytechnics, he led his own institution through rapid expansion to provide vocationally based education for more than 10,000 students.

National Science Week - 11/03/04
Find out about the range of events which took place for National Science Week in Leeds, Monday 15th - Friday 19th March.

Helpzone information - 08/03/04

Raising aspirations - 05/03/04
The Mighty Zulu Nation theatre company visited Leeds Met recently to give a workshop in drama, dance and song to students from three local schools as part of a focus day hosted by the School of Education and Professional Development.

Artists for the future - 04/03/04
Four art graduates from Leeds Met exhibited in Harrogate’s prestigious Gascoigne Gallery in an exhibition solely featuring our graduates.

Success for young filmmakers - 01/03/04
A film created by school pupils in Leeds, with support from staff and Screenwriting students from Leeds Met, has won a national award.

QAA Success - 01/03/04
Highest judgements for the School’s English and History courses from the Quality Assurance Agency.

February

Kids@Uni - 26/02/04
An innovative scheme, aimed at encouraging young people to consider going to university in the future, is targeting school children as young as nine years-old.

Public Lecture Series 2004 - 18/02/04
Leeds Met proudly to presented a high calibre line-up of speakers, Chris Smith MP, Fiona Talkington, Kay Mellor and Tariq Ali, as part of its School of Cultural Studies annual lecture series, with thanks to support from Aim Higher.

Refugee Awareness Week - 16/02/04
Leeds Met Students’ Union presented ' Refugee Awareness Week', Monday 16 – Friday 20 February

Leeds Met's new visual identity - 12/02/04
Professor Simon Lee introduced Leeds Met’s new visual identity in todays 'VC Reflects' (February 12 2004).

The Yorkshire First Foundation - 11/02/04
The Yorkshire First Foundation comes publicly into being today (11 February 2004) with a full page advertisement in the Yorkshire Post and in parallel the launch of a new partnership with Leeds Rugby at Headingley.

Sports Streams- 11/02/04
Olympic medallists Peter Elliot and Joslyn Hoyte-Smith, who both work for the English Institute of Sport, have awarded 17 students at Leeds Met with Carnegie Sports Scholarships in recognition of their outstanding sporting achievements.

Victory for Leeds Met - 11/02/04
It was a double celebration at Elland Road recently when Leeds Met Students’ Union football players secured a 2-1 defeat of the University of Leeds Students’ Union squad.

Aiming High at Leeds Met - 10/02/04
Around 50 pupils from Royal Park Primary School in Hyde Park were treated to an energetic ‘Mini-Olympics’ event organised by Leeds Met Students’ Union staff and student volunteers at the Carnegie Sports Centre recently.

Bologna Symposium Success - 02/02/04
Experts from across Europe were the keynote speakers at the Bologna Symposium held at Leeds Met, which attracted over 85 senior colleagues from across the sector.

Working in Partnership Discussion - 03/02/04
Taking the ‘all_2gether_now’ community broadcast initiative as its focus, the discussion, chaired by Professor Simon Lee, was held at Leeds Met recently.

Universities United, 23-26 February - 02/02/04
Student and staff volunteers required for a whole range of local community projects.

January

Chinese New Year - 26/01/04
Students from Leeds Met were among dozens of volunteers who helped to make Leeds' official Chinese New Year celebrations at Leeds Town Hall a great success.

All_2gether_now - 26/01/04
Leeds artist, David Collins, brought his public, collaborative, issue-based style to the Leeds Met Gallery in an exhibition which celebrated his part in the BBC Radio Leeds project, all_2gether_now.

Through the Glass Ceiling - 16/01/04
Senior women in higher education came together for a conference in Leeds, hosted by Leeds Metropolitan University.

Leaner, safer, faster: construction in Yorkshire and Humber to benefit as national body creates regional centre - 16/01/04
Constructing Excellence, the government body created to support continuous improvement in the construction industry, launched a new regional centre ‘Constructing Excellence Yorkshire and Humber ’ at Leeds Met on Thursday 22 January.

Leeds Met to host Bologna process HE forum - 16/01/04
Key decision makers met here at Leeds Met on Friday 30 January 2004 to discuss the strategic implications of the Bologna process for UK higher education.

Staff member becomes Cross Country champion - 12/01/04
Ian Mitchell, a member of staff here at Leeds Met currently working as a part-time operative in University Sport, recently became the Yorkshire Cross Country champion.

E-Learning wins lecturers support - 08/01/04
An overwhelming majority of UK lecturers believe that e-learning can "significantly strengthen" the higher education that students receive.

Eminent Leeds Met academic on New Year’s Honours List - 05/01/04
Professor Mike Campbell, who is currently on secondment from Leeds Met to the Sector Skills Development Agency where he is director of Policy and Research, has received an OBE on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair.