Faculty of Performance, Visual Arts and Communications

Faculty of Performance, Visual Arts and Communications

In our Faculty you'll find one of the broadest portfolios of work in cultural industries, creative arts and design and media technologies offered by any research-intensive university. We bring together a mix of approaches to the subject area, including those from the arts and humanities, from the social sciences and from science, technology and media.

Quick facts

• We provide outstanding facilities including:
  The splendid Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall, stage@leeds (including a 180-seat auditorium) and other exhibition and performance spaces
• Over 60% of our research is ranked as world-leading or internationally excellent
  (RAE 2008)

Dean - Professor David Cooper

Pro-Dean for Student Education - Dr Luke Windsor

Pro-Dean for Research - Professor Mick Wallis

Faculty office - 0113 343 3731

• Institute of Communications Studies - Judith Stamper (Acting Head)
• School of Design - Mike Sheedy (Acting Head)
• School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies - Professor Catherine Karkov
• School of Music - Professor Derek Scott
• School of Performance and Cultural Industries - Dr Sita Popat
• Graduate School - Dr William Rea

• Centres

  • Cultural Analysis, Theory and History (CentreCATH)
  • Interdisciplinary Centre for Scientific Research in Music
  • Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence
  • Leeds University Centre for English Music (LUCEM)
  • Research Centre for Future Communications
  • Centre for Jewish Studies
  • Centre for Practice-Led Research in the Arts (CePRA)
  • Centre for Technical Textiles (CTT)
  • Centre for Visual Communications