http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/rss/30297 Latest Culture News Jadu CMS http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mon, 20 May 2013 06:17:16 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:17:16 +0000 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3380/guidebook_celebrates_leeds_vibrant_campus The rich architectural heritage of the University of Leeds is explored in a new edition of a classic walking guide to its campus. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3380/guidebook_celebrates_leeds_vibrant_campus Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:52:00 +0000 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3373/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. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3373/does_increased_exposure_to_a_piece_of_art_make_us_like_it_more Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:55:00 +0000 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3354/more_ethnically_diverse_populations_for_uk_local_areas In 40 years’ time the UK will be a more diverse but more integrated society, according to research at the University of Leeds. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3354/more_ethnically_diverse_populations_for_uk_local_areas Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:52:00 +0000 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3339/leeds_confucius_institute_opens_for_business Leeds has joined an elite band of European universities with a specialist Confucius Institute dedicated to business and commerce. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3339/leeds_confucius_institute_opens_for_business Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3327/students_take_to_the_stage_in_china A student-led theatre company from the University of Leeds is taking to the stage in China this week, following a successful tour to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3327/students_take_to_the_stage_in_china Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:10:00 +0000 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3290/meeting_a_maestro World famous Chinese concert pianist, Lang Lang, was welcomed to the 17th Leeds International Piano Competition yesterday by Dame Fanny Waterman. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3290/meeting_a_maestro Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:01:00 +0100 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3255/do_books_cause_revolutions_historical_database_plots_18th_century_book_trade Is aristocratic pornography or obscure political theory more likely to start a revolution? A new database developed at the University of Leeds will shed light on this and other historical questions. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3255/do_books_cause_revolutions_historical_database_plots_18th_century_book_trade Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:20:00 +0100 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3038/come_over_to_the_dark_side_learn_about_the_grim_history_of_food A new exhibition of University of Leeds research into the history of eating has opened at Pontefract Museum and will look at how ideas about nutritional health have changed over the years. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3038/come_over_to_the_dark_side_learn_about_the_grim_history_of_food Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:25:00 +0000 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/2833/poor_self-image_cannot_explain_maths_gender_gap Promoting more female role models is not the answer to closing the gender gap in maths, a new study suggests. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/2833/poor_self-image_cannot_explain_maths_gender_gap Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/2558/the_eyes_have_it_computer-inspired_creativity Constraints on creativity imposed by computer-aided design (CAD) tools are being overcome, thanks to a novel system that incorporates eye-tracking technology. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/2558/the_eyes_have_it_computer-inspired_creativity Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:00:00 +0100 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/2559/muslim_leaders_get_help_to_teach_smoke-free_message A new resource to help Muslim religious teachers educate their communities about the health risks of second hand smoke and the importance of having a smoke-free home is being launched in Leeds. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/2559/muslim_leaders_get_help_to_teach_smoke-free_message Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/2379/histories_of_violence_911_ten_years_on The impact that the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America has had on politics, culture and thought is explored in an ambitious multi-faceted project launching this week. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/2379/histories_of_violence_911_ten_years_on Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:17:00 +0100 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/1516/you_are_what_you_ate_the_bare_bones_of_bad_diets Yorkshire academics are to host a history lesson with a difference. Members of the public will get the chance to inspect real human remains, in an effort to examine how eating habits affect the body. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/1516/you_are_what_you_ate_the_bare_bones_of_bad_diets Mon, 09 May 2011 13:13:00 +0100 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/890/andrew_thompson_joins_ahrc_council Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research Professor Andrew Thompson has been appointed an independent academic member of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) governing body. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/890/andrew_thompson_joins_ahrc_council Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:22:00 +0100 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/742/the_man_who_blackmailed_a_king-and_lived_to_tell_the_tale Spy, pimp, revolutionary and best-selling author - Charles Théveneau de Morande was a man of varied talents, many of them unsavoury. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/742/the_man_who_blackmailed_a_king-and_lived_to_tell_the_tale Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:16:00 +0000 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/705/prestigious_bragg_archive_comes_to_leeds Melvyn Bragg has presented his literary archive to the University of Leeds, where he has been Chancellor for eleven years. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/705/prestigious_bragg_archive_comes_to_leeds Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:21:00 +0000 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/698/a_link_to_the_past An ornate dragon robe is one of two items the University have provided for the groundbreaking A History of the World museum project. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/698/a_link_to_the_past Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:08:00 +0000 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/178/a_discipline_of_the_mind_the_drawings_of_wilhelmina_barns-graham A new exhibition of drawings by one of the most significant British artists of the 20th century is to be shown at The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery at the University of Leeds this December. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/178/a_discipline_of_the_mind_the_drawings_of_wilhelmina_barns-graham Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:03:00 +0000 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/176/bosworth_battlefield_found At an international press conference on Wednesday, 28 October, Glenn Foard, Visiting Lecturer at the Institute for Medieval Studies, revealed finds of international archaeological significance. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/176/bosworth_battlefield_found Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:22:00 +0000 http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/134/dante_in_love The celebrated novelist, critic and biographer A.N. Wilson will discuss one of literature’s most famous love affairs at a public lecture at the University this month. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/134/dante_in_love Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:42:00 +0100