David McAlmont - Honorary Degree - University of Leicester

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Pop vocalist, essayist and art historian, David McAlmont, has been honoured by University of Leicester during a ceremony today (Friday 19 July).
Best known for his music collaborations with composer David Arnold and musician Bernard Butler during the 1990s, David has also collaborated on projects led by the University’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG).
At a ceremony held at De Montfort Hall, David was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters for his contribution to the museums sector.
Born in Croydon, David lived in Guyana, his mother’s home country, for nine years before returning to the UK to study performing arts at Middlesex Polytechnic.
In 2009, he took on a new role as a performance consultant on the Spatial Performance and Design programme at the Architectural Association’s Interprofessional Studio.
Seeking to explore this area in more depth, he returned to higher education, graduating from Birkbeck College in 2016 with a degree in the History of Western Art and Architecture.