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A very warm welcome to the February newsletter. In a month where we celebrate LGBT+ history, we were very proud to share the story of staff member and alumna Emma Turner-Lindley (Spanish and Media, 2001). Emma is Head of Admissions and reflected on how things have changed over the years. Read more.

On Monday 20 February, the Leeds Trinity community gathered in the Atrium to reflect and pray for those affected by the devastation in Turkey and Syria following the earthquakes. We also had an 'auction of promises' to raise funds for the victims. Our thoughts and prayers go to all affected. Read more.

Congratulations to Fr Marc Pitson (Theology, 2014) who was ordained a Catholic Priest for the Diocese of Leeds recently. 

He is pictured with the current University Priest Chaplain, Fr Marc Homsey (left), and former Priest Chaplain, Rev Monsignor Paul Grogan (right). Read more.

Congratulations to Charley Bergman (MA Journalism, 2022) who has been shortlisted for a prestigious National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) award.

The NCTJ Awards for Excellence recognise and reward the best journalism students, apprentices and trainees, highlighting the achievements of individuals with promising journalism careers ahead of them.

Charley, who now works for ITV Calendar, is one of just five candidates to be shortlisted for the Student of the Year Award. The winner will be announced on Thursday 2 March.

We are looking forward to our forthcoming Writers' Festival on Wednesday 8 March. As with previous years we have a number of exceptional alumni hosting sessions. It is free for alumni to attend, book your place.

We are also pleased to share the Submissions Call for the 2023 WordSpace Anthology, which is centred around new beginnings: out with the old, in with the new. The closing date for entries is Monday 20 March. Find out more 

Alumni Bronwen Lenik and Ivan Harling are organising a reunion on Saturday 8 July 2023 aimed at those who started between 1992 and 1995.

The reunion will take place at Manahatta, Headingley from 6.00pm. Email Bronwen for more information about the reunion and to be added to the reunion Facebook page.

We're delighted to welcome final year Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation student Asim Mahmood to the team. 

Asim will be with us until the end of June and will be working on a number of events and marketing projects to support the work of the office.

Elizabeth graduated from our first ever MSc Applied Custodial Leadership cohort in 2022, as part of the Unlocked Graduates programme.

Highlights for Elizabeth included the course structure, the friendships she made throughout the course and how everyone has kept in touch. She was also able to take advantage of a placement for two weeks shadowing at Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario, Oregon:

"I had the most incredible opportunity to shadow and witness life and work in an American correctional facility. Alongside the correctional staff, there were also Norwegian correctional Officers who shared their insight on Norwegian facilities and how effective they are." Read Elizabeth's alumni profile