Events

The Cottingley Fairies: A Study in Deception

Event date: Tuesday 8th of June 2021 - Thursday 17th of November 2022 (Every day)
Categories: Exhibitions

Just over one hundred years ago Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published the Cottingley fairies photographs in “The Strand Magazine”.

A black and white image of a young person with fairies dancing around them

Shaping the course of modern science: William Henry Bragg and his legacy at the University of Leeds

Event date: Tuesday 26th of October 2021 - Saturday 5th of March 2022 (Every day)
Categories: Exhibitions

Sir William Henry Bragg, and his son Lawrence, changed the way we understand the world around us, all from a laboratory at the University of Leeds.

Sir William Henry Bragg with a spectrometer in 1922.

The Expressive Mark

Event date: Wednesday 17th of November 2021 - Saturday 2nd of April 2022 (Every day)
Categories: Exhibitions

This exhibition celebrates the work of British artists in the second half of the 20th century.

An abstract painting that is mainly dark blue with splodges of orange, black, red, white, yellow and green paint.

Interpretations – online exhibitions

Event date: Monday 6th of December 2021 - Sunday 6th of March 2022 (Every day)
Categories: Exhibitions

MA students from the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies use the world’s open access collections to tell stories of provenance in this set of 10 online exhibitions.

On the left is an Illustration by MA student Weng Kei Ip adapted from Equality basketball shoes worn by Lebron James. On the right is an image adapted from Portrait Head of Augustus, Roman Empire, 25–1 B.C.

Octopus: A new way to open and transparent research

Event date: Tuesday 15th of February 2022, 12:30pm - 01:30pm
Categories: Lectures and seminars

Learn about the innovative new open science platform with its creator, Dr Alexanda Freeman.

An app to support the discovery and choices of more sustainable products

Event date: Wednesday 16th of February 2022, 12:00pm - 12:40pm
Categories: Lectures and seminars

The Global Food and Environment Institute is delighted to invite you to join our February 2022 webinar.

A smartphone on a black background with various apps on its screen.

Building a network and career as an expat in China

Event date: Wednesday 23rd of February 2022, 10:00am - 11:15am
Categories: Lectures and seminars

An all-female panel of expats currently working in Beijing share their tips and personal experiences to inspire others who want to start a career and build a network in China.

A person giving a talk to a group at a networking event in China

Language@Leeds triennal showcase 2022

Event date: Wednesday 30th of March 2022, 04:00pm - 06:30pm
Categories: Exhibitions

Come and see the breadth of Language@Leeds research through presentations and a poster session and discuss opportunities for new interdisciplinary collaborations.

• Seven images displaying: dads playing with children, Tower of Babel, crowd manifesting in a street, child doing linguistic experiment, sign language interactions, data figure, participant in EEG experiment.

How to make agriculture and food systems resilient to climate change: lessons from AFRICAP

Event date: Wednesday 27th of April 2022, 12:00pm - 12:40pm
Categories: Lectures and seminars

The Global Food and Environment Institute (GFEI) is delighted to invite you to join our April 2022 webinar ‘How to make agriculture and food systems resilient to climate change: lessons from AFRICAP’.

A group of people sat in a circle in Africa. They are pointing and discussing papers that are laid on a rug.

Exploring the ecological and economic limits of ‘the urban’ through wasteland farming in Southwest China

Event date: Wednesday 18th of May 2022, 12:00pm - 12:40pm
Categories: Lectures and seminars

The Global Food and Environment Institute (GFEI) is delighted to invite you to join our May 2022 webinar.

An agricultural worker works in a field with buildings towering in the distance.