Leeds graduate nominated for Turner Prize 2012
Elizabeth Price, who completed a PhD in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies in 1999, is one of the four shortlisted artists for the Turner Prize 2012.
Arts & Culture News
Ludus Festival Leeds announces week-long festival of performing arts
The programme for the Ludus Festival Leeds - a new and exciting international performing arts festival taking place in Leeds from 25 June to 1 July 2012 - has been announced.
Making a mess can improve your gardening
A University garden at this year's Chelsea Flower Show highlights how messy gardens can boost pollination, manage water and increase carbon capture.
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.
Major new festival to celebrate arts and industry links
Ludus Festival Leeds will host an array of local and international performing arts talent, whilst supporting and promoting the cultural life of the City.
University of Leeds in step with new dance partner
The University of Leeds has announced the signing of a pioneering associate company agreement with the Yorkshire-based Balbir Singh Dance Company.
DAAD prize for undergraduate student Christina Katsianis
Undergraduate student in German and Economics, Christina Katsianis, has been presented with a prize for her entry in a national competition run by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service).
Alan Turing pardon petition launched
A University of Leeds academic is supporting an e-petition calling on the Government to posthumously pardon the mathematician and computer pioneer Alan Turing for his conviction of gross indecency.
Home for a Rest (14th Oct. 2011)
The Leeds Centre for Canadian Studies has a brand new blog.
A life less ordinary: Lord Cowdray and the making of modern Mexico
The amazing life of Lord Cowdray and the links he forged between Yorkshire and Mexico at the turn of the 20th Century will be celebrated at an exhibition and book launch at the university.