Freshers were officially welcomed to De Montfort University Leicester as they attended the annual Matriculation ceremonies at The Venue@DMU.
Students were treated to a spectacular hour-long show which showcased all of the best things about the university and were given useful information about the various opportunities available to them during their time at DMU.
The unlimited power of the ocean, it’s great weight upon me, as I try to piece together the past and the present. The other evening in Cornwall while surfing , I sat on my board waiting for a wave, the light had changed to monochrome as I watched the sun become hidden behind the clouds, for just a second I felt like the colour of everything had been washed away, with no sense of time or worry, just me and my board and the calmness of the sea moving beneath me. I think it is true when people say ‘the ocean washes away everything’. It teaches you what is of true value, it helps you to heal and let’s face it we are all healing from something in this life. This wondrous place connects you to the earth with a sense of fear and awe.
‘It’s our own private church our own private temple’ – Documentary by Patagonia entitled ‘Fishpeople’.
Capturing surfing through the medium of photography is the ability to understand and connect to the joy each person has as they catch their own wave in life. I may not always be able to see their faces as I press the shutter, but I grasp the freedom and energy they feel in that moment. I have to take a picture.
Beth Walsh
Listen to Taro/Handmade by band Alt-J
The Be The Change Research Festival – named after the saying attributed to Gandhi that you must “be the change you wish to see in the world”. This was a showcase of the dynamic work being done across DMU with open audience debates throughout the day.
Researchers from the faculties of Business and Law, Arts, Design and Humanities, Health and Life Sciences and Technology gave short presentations. Each academic had 10 minutes to showcase an area of their work and take questions from the audience.
Beethoven’s famous 9th Symphony echoed in the rafters of a Leicester church on Saturday 17 June, as the DMU Orchestra celebrated their first birthday in impressive style.
Nearly 200 attended Leicester’s Church of St James the Greater, to celebrate the momentous occasion which DMU’s Music Department had been billing as the highlight of their 2016/17 calendar. It didn’t disappoint.
More than 800 students and staff (including myself) travelled with DMU to Berlin – one of the biggest European trips ever carried out by a UK university.
The students – from nearly 35 different courses – all had their own itineraries, making visits to businesses, organisations, museums and landmarks which will enrich the studies undertaken on their course.
Her Majesty the Queen visited Leicester on Thursday 13 April to attend the Royal Maundy Service at Leicester Cathedral.
An estimated 16,000 people lined the route to welcome her to the city.
Members of the public lined the route from Humberstone Gate West, High Street and Jubilee Square, with the hour-long service broadcast live on giant screens in Jubilee Square and at the Clock Tower.
Students turned a city park into a sea of pink, blue, green and yellow on Friday, spreading peace and love for all at a festival which is creating quite a name for itself at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU).
