Unpicking the history of the fashion business
A major project looking at the history of the post-war fashion business is launched at the University of Leeds next month.
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East Asian Studies marks its first half century
Students past and present are celebrating the 50th anniversary of East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds.
Next generation of Arts and Humanities researchers
A successful collaboration between the White Rose universities of Leeds, York and Sheffield has received a £19m Doctoral Training Partnership award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Musicians miss the point interpreting classics - the 'jazz of their age'
Musicians have spent almost a century misinterpreting the scores of the Classical and Romantic period in ways that would have astonished and probably horrified its most famous composers.
First class 'entrepreneurs' to improve fundraising for the arts
DARE, the unique partnership between Opera North and the University of Leeds, has announced the appointment of the first new Fellowships to improve fundraising for the arts.
Medieval pleasures at international congress
The world's medievalists will descend on the University of Leeds from 30 June to 4 July, for the 20th annual International Medieval Congress.
Literary sleuths find genuine author
A little-known Thai woman is the real author of an important Buddhist treatise - not the high-profile monk previously credited, according to new findings.
Does increased exposure to a piece of art make us like it more?
When it comes to judging art, beauty may not just be in the eye of the beholder, according to a study from the University of Leeds.
Student filmmakers call the shots
A team of four students have won this year's Student Video Competition, with their winning entry impressing judges so much it could not be distinguished from videos made by professionals.
New funds to tackle fundraising for the arts
The DARE partnership, a collaboration between Opera North and the University of Leeds, is set to share in a major grant to tackle the challenges in fundraising for the arts.