University of Leicester Alumni

Reconnect with Leicester 🥰

Why not plan a visit to Leicester later this year? The Alumni Relations Team are able to facilitate campus visits by:

👋 Being a friendly face on campus
🏦 Offering guided tours and behind the scenes opportunities
🍽️ Discounted lunch in our Postgraduate and Staff restaurant
🛍️ Free alumni goodies
🛏️ Discounted local accommodation rates
💬 Reaching out to old friends you may have lost contact with

Get in touch with us today by emailing [email protected] or visit our website: https://le.ac.uk/alumni/stay-connected/reconnect

Are you passionate about the Arts? Consider becoming an Advisory Board member for the Attenborough Arts Centre 🎨

Find out more 👉 https://attenborougharts.com/opportunities/

Applications close on 2 July! ⏰

Shape the future of inclusive arts and culture by championing their mission of Arts For All and support the Attenborough Arts Centre in growing it's national profile, strengthening its future.

No previous Board experience is necessary. The Attenborough Arts Centre value both professional and lived experience, looking to have representation from a diverse pool that reflects the communities they serve.

This is a voluntary role and applications close on 2 July.

🔗 https://attenborougharts.com/opportunities/

Attenborough Arts Centre

We’re incredibly proud to celebrate Sai Kumar Mattireddy (Master of Engineering Management 2023), an inspiring alumnus who is transforming how organisations support the people they serve.

After completing his Master of Engineering Management in 2023, Sai led the development of LeicSurvey in partnership with LOROS Hospice - boosting service-user feedback fivefold while reducing staff workload by over 70%. 💡

As Co-Founder and CTO of LeicSurvey Ltd, Sai’s innovation is now supporting communities across four countries, helping ensure that even the most underserved voices are heard.

His impact doesn’t stop there; Sai also mentors students and has contributed to projects protecting women and girls at risk of FGM/C, now used by organisations worldwide, including Harvard Medical School.

👏 Join us in congratulating Sai on being recognised as our 2026 Future Leader Award winner!

Read Sai's full award winner biography on our website: https://le.ac.uk/alumni/join-us/events/award-winners-showcase

Know a Leicester who's done something amazing? Consider nominating them for an Alumni Award. Nominations open at the end of the year for our 2027 awards.

In the meantime, you can submit a nomination for them on our digital Alumni Appreciation Wall: https://le.ac.uk/alumni/alumni-appreciation-wall

It was a delight to recently host Helen and Jane, both 1983 Psychology graduates, with Helen returning in 1985 to complete her PGCE.

During their visit back to Leicester, they enjoyed a nostalgic walk around their old digs in Clarendon Park, lunch at The Cradock Arms, and a trip to Oadby and the Botanic Gardens.

A highlight of their visit was sharing memorabilia from their time at Leicester with the team, spotting familiar names and recognising officers on the SU wall brought back plenty of memories and smiles.

We always love welcoming alumni back and seeing friendships and memories revisited across the years.

Planning a visit of your own? We’d love to hear from you.
📩 [email protected]

The University was founded with a regional civic mission, and that mission continues today.

On Wednesday 10 June, a special celebration of heritage took place in Lyddington, Rutland, paying homage to the University’s roots in the local community.

Read the full story 👉 https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/special-ceremony-university-leicester-celebrate-rutland-roots

Professor Sir Nishan Canagarajah, President and Vice-Chancellor, was joined by Dr Sarah Furness, Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland, and alumna and High Sheriff of Rutland, Susannah Fish, to welcome attendees and share the rich history connecting the University and the County.

Dr Astley Clarke of Lyddington, one of the University’s founding fathers and its first benefactor, was an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps. In November 1918, he donated £100 to establish the Leicester University Fund, celebrating peace and supporting the creation of a university as a memorial. His gift inspired many local people to do the same in the years that followed.

The University has now launched its largest philanthropic campaign since its founding. 2121: Founders of the Future aims to raise £100 million and will be celebrated, alongside the established Sir Lawrence Howard Rutland Scholarship, at an event on Thursday 1 October at Harrington School in Rutland.

Learn more about our founding history with Rutland 👉 https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/special-ceremony-university-leicester-celebrate-rutland-roots

University of Leicester

Indian alumni - are you currently working in the UK?

We’re looking to celebrate the inspiring journeys of our global community to support our global recruitment team! ✨

For an upcoming Throwback Thursday session on 25 June or 30 July, we’d love to feature an Indian alumnus/alumna, ideally someone currently working in the UK, to share their story and insights with prospective students.

Session themes will include:
🗺 Your journey at the University of Leicester
⭐ Life after graduation
📈 How Leicester supported your career development
✨ Internship and employment opportunities
💻 Post-study work experience in the UK
💕 Advice for current offer holders
🎓 Tips on securing employment after graduation

📚 We’re particularly keen to hear from graduates in:
Business | Engineering | Mathematics | Computer Science

This is a fantastic opportunity to inspire the next generation and showcase the impact of a Leicester education.

👉 Know someone who would be a great fit, or interested yourself? Get in touch at [email protected]

Named after Nelson: Learning from places named after Nelson Mandela through Graphic Heritage

📅 Tuesday 16th June 2026
⏰ 6pm - 8pm
📍 De Montfort University, SDG11 Hub, Heritage House, 61 Southgates, Leicester LE1 5RR

Book your place before Friday 12 June: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/named-after-nelson-learning-from-places-named-after-nelson-mandela-tickets-1989458226109

Join us for ‘Named after Nelson,’ an in-person public event exploring how places named after Nelson Mandela tell stories about memory, identity, and community. Inspired by a walk through Nelson Mandela Park in Leicester, the evening will explore place naming, visual culture, sustainability, and caring for shared public spaces through talks and discussion.

Book now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/named-after-nelson-learning-from-places-named-after-nelson-mandela-tickets-1989458226109

🌏 Connecting Alumni in China

Recent activity in Shenzhen highlights the continued growth and energy of the University of Leicester alumni community in China. Bringing graduates together across different cohorts, these meet-ups create valuable opportunities to reconnect, share experiences, and strengthen professional networks.

Alumni in the region have been particularly active in organising a range of events—from informal social gatherings to larger collaborative networking sessions with graduates from other international universities. These initiatives showcase both the strong sense of community among Leicester alumni and their openness to building wider global connections.

Such efforts are helping to expand engagement across the Greater Bay Area, creating more opportunities for alumni to stay connected with each other and with the University.

And of course, the Leicester bears made a welcome appearance too 🐻

It was a pleasure to welcome Jon and his alumni group back to campus for a special reunion visit celebrating 35 years since graduation!

The group enjoyed a guided tour around campus, revisited their old engineering lecture theatres, explored our alumni merchandise, and heard about the exciting developments shaping the campus today.

Our visitors represented a fantastic mix of disciplines and graduating cohorts, including Engineering and Medicine having graduated between 1991 and 1995.

They travelled from far and wide to join us Southport, Northampton, Derby, Rugby, and Ipswich proving that once you’re part of the alumni community, distance doesn’t matter.

A huge thank you to Jon and everyone in the group for making the journey back and for sharing memories of their time here. We loved hosting you and hope to welcome you back again soon!