Alumni
Events
You have access to a range of exclusive events arranged by the University of Leicester and your fellow alumni. Events are open to all alumni: groups and individuals, those who graduated many years ago or recently; you are all welcome at any one of our events.
As an alum you are invited to attend our events all year round. We aim to make any alumni visiting campus feel comfortable and are aware that the site may look different to the last time you visited. Our interactive map (flash) of the University of Leicester enables you to see each building on campus. Detailed information about the accessibility of each building can be found on the Disabled Go website.
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Upcoming alumni events
Festival of Change
Since launching the Festival of Change in October 2020, over 1,300 alumni from 28 countries have joined us for a Festival of Change event. With 91% of alumni saying that they would recommend the event to a friend, we want to let you know about our programme of exciting events we have coming up. Details subject to change.
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Festival of Change | Journey to becoming a Postdoctoral Research Associate with Dr Gez Williams
Date: Thursday 9 October 2025
Time: 6.00pm – 7.00pm (UK time)
Location: Microsoft Teams
This is a free event open to University of Leicester alumni.
In this talk, Dr Gez Williams will share her story of how she became a researcher in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester. Dr Williams was placed into the care of the state at 14 years old and she faced many barriers along the way. She has since achieved a BSc (Hons) from De Montfort University, a PhD from the University of Leicester and is now a Postdoctoral Research Associate.
Dr Williams' research focuses on cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for over 17.9 million deaths annually and the healthcare costs in England relating to CVD are estimated at £7.4 billion, with an annual cost to the wider economy of £15.8 billion. In this talk, she will discuss how she has validated a biomarker to help stratify patients at risk from different cardiovascular diseases.
About the speaker
Dr Gez Williams graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science from De Montfort University, then worked as a research assistant for a year in toxicology. Dr Williams subsequently obtained her PhD in Cardiovascular Science from the University of Leicester and this where she continues her research.
Alumni Awards Dinner
The Alumni Awards Dinner is an annual opportunity for alumni to come together and celebrate University and alumni achievements, recognise our Alumni Award winners, and thank alumni for their valued contributions to business, research and society.
Our 2025 Alumni Awards Dinner has already taken place and you can find out more about our Alumni Awards Dinner 2025 and our award winners on our website.
Annual Alumni Meeting
The Annual Alumni Meeting is open to all University of Leicester alumni. During the meeting, the Alumni Association Committee reports on alumni activity over the last 12 months, provides an update on philanthropic funds jointly managed by the University and Alumni Association Committee, and invites alumni to vote on members of the committee who are standing for re-election (if applicable). There is also an address from the Vice-Chancellor and the opportunity to pose questions to the Alumni Association Committee and Advancement Team.
The 2025 Annual Alumni Meeting has taken place and a recording will be available soon. Please make sure you are signed up to our mailing list to be the first to hear when the 2026 Annual Alumni Meeting will take place.
Recordings of previous Annual Alumni Meetings are available to watch.
Botanic Garden Festival
The 2025 Botanic Garden Festival has now taken place. You can view the official photograph's on our Facebook page. The Botanic Garden Festival will return in 2026.
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Leicester Festive Celebrations
At the end of every year, the Alumni Relations Team host an online event for our global community to get together and celebrate the festive period, reflecting on the year just gone and looking ahead to new year.
Make sure you're signed up to our mailing list to be the first to hear when this event is announced.
Solo visitor scheme
Are you attending an event alone? We want to ensure that our events are welcoming and accessible to all attendees and with this in mind, are launching a new solo visitor scheme. If you wish to attend an event as a solo visitor and would like to see a friendly face when you arrive, drop us an email in advance to alumni.relations@leicester.ac.uk and let us know you are attending. One of our friendly staff members will introduce themselves to you via email beforehand and be present at the event to greet you.