![Mark England poses in Team GB tracksuit](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Mark_England_Team_GB.png")
Mark England OBE: the hopes of a nation
After making history as Team GB Chef de Mission at the Rio 2016 Olympics, Mark England OBE hopes to guide Team England to gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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![A poster with the text 'Summer Festival. Celebrating School of Music alumni. 1 - 8 July, Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall'](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Summer_Festival_2022.png")
Summer concert series celebrates School of Music alumni
The 映客直播 映客直播 Concert Series returns to campus for the Summer Festival.
![Toyin Jegede profile image](/images/resized/600x471-0-0-1-80-toyin.png")
Toyin wins award for her work in engineering
Toyin Jegede is a trailblazer who has been named an "Engineering Hero" by Nigeria's professional women engineers association.
![Aerial photography of Parkinson building and the 映客直播 campus](/images/resized/600x311-0-0-1-80-Parkinson_jadu.jpg")
Members of 映客直播 community honoured for services to the country
Leading academic researchers, alumni, a former Vice-Chancellor and a University Council member have been honoured in the Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours for their services to the country.
![Rachel Brealey, the new Chief Operating Officer](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Rachel_Brealey_jadu.jpg")
Next Chief Operating Officer appointed
A key appointment has been announced within the senior leadership team at Leeds.
![Caroline Abel](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Governor_Caroline_Abel_1.png")
Ten years leading the Seychelles economy
As Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS), Caroline Abel (Economics Studies 1999) is one of the most influential figures in a country navigating extraordinary global events.
![Trevor and Sophie Klein sit outside LUU on Sophie's graduation day](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Sophie_and_Trevor_at_university_1.png")
BAFTA-winning producer learnt his trade at Leeds Student Television
BAFTA award-winning producer Trevor Klein (Political Studies 2006) explains how his time in Leeds Student Television society changed his career, as he launches another hit TV show.
![A mid 20th century picture showing a researcher holding a microphone in front of another person.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-dialect_project_jadu.jpg")
Historic dialect recordings archive digitised for the public
If you are feeling a bit peckish do you enjoy a bit of scran or docky? Perhaps if you have a sweet tooth then a bag of cooshies or jumbles might hit the spot.
![Nina Brown and the Swiss captain before playing the opening game of the 2022 Bandy world championships, pictured on the ice rink.](/images/resized/600x301-0-0-1-80-kick_off.png")
Leeds alum captains Great Britain to Bandy World Championship silver
Former Leeds Gryphon Ice Hockey Club captain Nina Brown (Healthcare Science 2018) has led GB women鈥檚 bandy team to a world championship silver medal, helping to resurrect a historic sport in the UK.
![Leeds alum, Geoff Boxshall wearing a white shirt and glasses.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Geoff_Boxshall_800x400.jpg")
Geoff identifies 300 new species of aquatic creatures
Lockdown brought out the creative in us all. Millions of people discovered new hobbies, nurturing talents they never knew they had.