. . " July, multi-award winning filmmaker Mike Leigh will become a Doctor of Arts at the graduation ceremony for the Department of Contemporary Arts, part of the MMU Cheshire faculty based in Crewe.Leigh, who was born in Welwyn but spent much of his childhood in Salford where he attended Salford Grammar School is known for his films including Vera Drake, Life is Sweet and Topsy Turvy.He won the Best Di" . . .