Arts & Culture News

The DARE Art Prize 2017 is announced by Dominic Gray of Opera North. Credit: Malcolm Johnson

Breaking sonic boundaries: DARE Art Prize winner announced

Published
Monday 13th February, 2017
Categories
Science
Arts & Culture

A composer working with sounds below the limits of human hearing has been announced as the winner of the inaugural £15,000 DARE Art Prize by Opera North and the University's Cultural Institute.

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DARE Art Prize shortlist announced

Published
Thursday 19th January, 2017
Categories
University
Science
Arts & Culture

The University's Cultural Institute and Opera North have announced the shortlist for their inaugural DARE Art Prize.

Being Human

Events explore what it means to be human

Published
Friday 7th October, 2016
Categories
Arts & Culture
Society & Politics

A series of free public events has been organised by the University of Leeds as part of Being Human 2016, the UK’s only national festival of the humanities.

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Light Night 2016

Published
Wednesday 5th October, 2016
Categories
Arts & Culture

Light Night, Leeds’ biggest free annual multi-arts event, takes place later this week.

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Talks on the wild side

Published
Wednesday 14th September, 2016
Categories
Arts & Culture
Environment

The President of Iceland gave a keynote address at the University of Leeds.

Poet Ian McMillan with the First Folio in the Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery.

Rare Shakespeare treasures

Published
Tuesday 6th September, 2016
Categories
Arts & Culture

A new exhibition is celebrating the legacy of William Shakespeare with a display of rare items from the University of Leeds’ Special Collections.