A new museum is to be created to mark the history of a railway line linking Manchester and Sheffield through the Peak District.
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Self Esteem – has been awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Sheffield. Check out her inspiring speech below.The 36-year-old musician already acts as a proud ambassador for Sheffield and was announced as being set to receive the award yesterday (July 17).The news was announced by the University of Sheffield on Twitter, in an update that read: “We are delighted to announce that Rebecca Lucy Taylor, aka Self Esteem, is being awarded an honorary degree today for her success in music and public championing of inclusivity and diversity”.Now, the musician has shared footage of the ceremony on her Instagram account and posted a video of her moving speech at the event.“When I was asked if I could accept this honorary doctorate, my first thought was ‘Well no, I don’t deserve it.
Everyone will think ‘Who is she anyway, she never went to uni’’,” she began “And when I was watching celebrity honorary doctorate speeches on YouTube I found myself getting very nervous about it because I’m not Beyoncé or Stanley Tucci or Michelle Obama… or James Blunt, so what will I say in a speech?”She continued, explaining how – despite her stage name – the concept of believing in herself “doesn’t come easily or naturally” to her, and it is this determination to persevere that unites her and the others in that room.A post shared by SELF ESTEEM (@selfesteemselfesteem)“You all committed to something, whether it came easily or naturally. Whether it was a struggle.
When it was boring, or maybe really really hard,” she said. “You committed when you weren’t sure you’d get through to the end.
You committed during a global pandemic. And you’re here, achieving, believing, committing and choosing what’s good for yourself.”“You’re now at the bottom
.A new museum is to be created to mark the history of a railway line linking Manchester and Sheffield through the Peak District.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock before she collected her honorary doctorate from Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) last week.The chart-topping pop singer and Little Mix star was being awarded for her successful music career as well as her active philanthropy, including co-founding The Black Fund – a charity to promote racial equality and anti-racism.She returned to her hometown of High Wycombe and walked around BNU’s campus with The Repair Shop host Jay Blades before dance and performance students from the university did an impromptu dance for the 31-year-old to her debut single, ‘Don’t Say Love’.Leigh-Anne surprised by a flash mob dancing to #DontSayLove at Buckinghamshire New University. pic.twitter.com/Fc1hHSidhE— Daily Leigh-Anne.
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Self Esteem singer Rebecca Lucy Taylor is set to be awarded an honorary degree from the University of Sheffield.The Rotherham-born musician is set to be made an honorary Doctor of Music at the South Yorkshire university, in a ceremony that will take place later today (July 17).The news was announced by the university on its official Twitter page, which praised Taylor for both her abilities as an artist, as well as her devotion to encouraging inclusivity and diversity.“We are delighted to announce that Rebecca Lucy Taylor, aka Self Esteem, is being awarded an honorary degree today for her success in music and public championing of inclusivity and diversity,” the update read.She will join 11 other notable figures being presented with honorary degrees later today, alongside this year’s group of graduating students.Discussing the award, Taylor said: “I am insanely chuffed to be receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield. I love Sheffield with all my heart and to be acknowledged like this bolsters my dream of changing so much for people in music like me.
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