Events explore what it means to be human
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.
Arts & Culture News
Light Night 2016
Light Night, Leeds’ biggest free annual multi-arts event, takes place later this week.
Talks on the wild side
The President of Iceland gave a keynote address at the University of Leeds.
Rare Shakespeare treasures
A new exhibition is celebrating the legacy of William Shakespeare with a display of rare items from the University of Leeds’ Special Collections.
Swallows and Amazons author plagued with doubts, archive letters reveal
It is one of the most popular children’s stories of all time and has sold millions of copies, but letters by the author of Swallows and Amazons reveal his doubts about the book’s prospects.
University welcomes Chinese Ambassador on his first visit to Leeds
China’s Ambassador to the UK was shown a wealth of world-leading University of Leeds research and culture on his first visit to the city.
Rare Chinese texts unearthed as part of global theatre collaboration
Precious 17th century copies of plays by Tang Xianzu – Shakespeare’s Chinese contemporary – have come to light as part of a unique international theatre project at the University of Leeds.
Feasting monks and strange foods
Jousting knights, feasting musicians, food demonstrators and artists will descend on Leeds from 3-7 July.
Celebrating the Yorkshire Year of the Textile on campus
The Yorkshire Year of the Textile programme is a year-long artistic programme.
Looking forward through Yorkshire’s past with archive’s new home
A unique collection of manuscripts, archives and books relating to Yorkshire’s history has a new home at the University of Leeds.