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Live at Leeds 2011
Over 100 Leeds Met students put their skills into practice to ensure the fifth Live At Leeds festival was a hit.
Olympic organiser on campus
Martin Green, Head of Ceremonies for London 2012, will visit Leeds Met on Friday to give a guest lecture to Events Management students.
Student enters the Eventice
A Leeds Met events management student has entered a competition to land a job with a top events management company.
An audience with Geoffrey Boycott
UK Centre for Events Management hosted a unique one-off event at the Carnegie Pavilion with one of our greatest sporting heroes.
Knowledge Exchange
Arts Council England have commissioned the UK Centre for Events Management to coordinate a new Knowledge Exchange Network...
Global Events Congress
The UK Centre for Events Management is hosting this year's Global Events Congress in the Rose Bowl.
Live at Leeds Unconference
Events Management students recently organised an event as part of Live at Leeds - a music festival which showcases new talent from the region.
Students show pride in their work
Leeds Met students have been flying the flag for Leeds Pride this year as they offered a hand in the pride's first ever launch event....
Student gets diabetes sorted
A Leeds Met student has been putting his events management skills into practice to help improve the lives of people with diabetes.
Students run their own society
Events Management students have set up their own Events Society to ensure Leeds Met events students remain the most employable in the industry.
Events student gets insider view at awards ceremony
Leeds Met events management student Libby Willetts has been invited to join a judging panel for the prestigious Insider Business Tourism Awards annual ceremony...
Events students see in 2010 with a bang
Leeds Met students from the UK Centre for Events Management (UKCEM) were at the centre of the spectacular New Year celebrations in London for a second year running.
Industry talk is AddingValue to student experience
Founding partner of AddingValue, Dr Randle Stonier, recently gave a guest lecture to all first year events students
Events publication puts sustainability top of the agenda
UKCEM have recently edited a new book about sustainable management in the events industry, which is aimed at students and researchers studying events, leisure and tourism...
Volunteering at Leeds Festival
The August weekend bank holiday will see 130 Leeds Met volunteers, including staff, students and alumni will be heading for the Leeds Festival....
Student of the Year
Events management graduate, Lena Brockmann, was awarded at her graduation ceremony after being named by Cleckheaton live events agency World Events as 'Student of the Year'.
UKCEM awarded Centre of Excellence
UK Centre for Events Management has recently been awarded as the first Centre of Excellence for Event Management in the Yorkshire and the Humber by the National Skills Academy...
Yorkshire Festivals Network
A new project developed by the UK Centre for Event Management is helping to fulfil Leeds Met vision to be a University of Festivals and Partnerships...
Events Students are Live at Leeds
Leeds Met continued its involvement with Live at Leeds for a third year running with Events Management students getting involved in a number of exciting music venues in Leeds...
Sydney Olympics Artistic Director visits UKCEM
Internationally renowned artistic director Nigel Jamieson known for his ceremonies at the Sydney Olympics and Liverpool 08 recently gave his only UK lecture at Leeds Met...
UKCEM Hosts British Arts Festivals Association
UK Centre for Events Management recently hosted the British Arts Festivals Association who visited the region to build a growing partnership with the University...
Events Students Team up with Carnegie Ladies
Leeds Met Events Management students recently organised a fund raising golf day event for Leeds Carnegie Ladies Football Club...
Students Row for Charity
Events Mangement students row the English channel with leaving Leeds to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care...
Student Celt Fest 2009
UKCEM students got everyone singing and dancing along to the Celtic rock sounds of U2 tribute act 'New2' at O'Neills bar at the recent student Celt Fest 2009...
Superhero Students Unite in Charity Abseil Challenge
At eight storeys high this was not for the fainthearted. So it wasn't a surprise that the Marvel student superheroes, Superman, Wonderwoman and Superman were up for the abseil challenge...
Top-up Courses Open Day - 4 March 2009
Opportunity for current Leeds Met students and external applicants to meet the lecturers and current students and find out more about the centre and the top-up courses available...
Events Students Meet Industry Professionals
Undergraduate events students were given the opportunity to meet and talk to prominent people from the industry at a presentation hosted by the UK Centre for Events Management.
Tony Benn Visits Leeds Met
Students and staff were given the rare opportunity to take part in a discussion with the Rt Hon. Tony Benn who recently visited the University
Events Courses Deliver the Necessary Skills
Glenn Bowdin, from the UK Centre for Events Management in a recent interview talks about the growth and importance of events qualifications...
Beijing 2008 Olympics Heroes Return
Three students from the UK Centre for Events Management were rubbing shoulders with champions at the Olympics Heroes Return in London.
Guest Lecture on the Shoreditch Festival
UK Centre for Events Management (UKCEM) recently hosted a guest lecture from Ben Smith, Research and Evaluations Manager at Shoreditch Trust.
Event Marketing Development Project Hosts Networking Event
Event Marketing Development Project hosted its last in a series of networking events in association with Conference Leeds at Tiger Tiger in Leeds...
Events Experts Join Leeds Met
Top festivals expert and former director of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Paul Gudgin, has joined as a Visiting Professor of Festivals and Events...
Students Get Enterprising at Old Broadcasting House
80 events management students took part in an enterprising challenge at Old Broadcasting House...
Live at Leeds Festival
As part of a developing partnership with Leeds City Council, Leeds Met students were recently involved with the exciting Live at Leeds festival...
Pioneering Postgraduate Events Courses Launched
The UK Centre for Events Management will offer four new postgraduate programmes for Events graduates and industry professionals from September 2008...

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Leeds Pride Press Launch

Events Management students helped to organise this year's Leeds Pride launch

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