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.
Arts & Culture News
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.
Leeds premiere for award-winning composer
A new work by multi-award winning composer, Cheryl Frances-Hoad has its premiere in Leeds next month.
Heavy metal hardens battle
The French may have had a better chance at the Battle of Agincourt had they not been weighed down by heavy body armour, say researchers.
The future is medieval this summer at Leeds
More than 1,600 experts from all over the world will come together and take a medieval look at the contentious themes of poverty and wealth, at a forthcoming conference at the University of Leeds.
National award for Leeds gallery volunteer
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery at the University of Leeds has been recognised nationally for the work of its outstanding volunteer, Elizabeth Stainforth.
Medieval morsels
Sample medieval food this weekend as the You are what you ate project comes to Millennium Square.
A new artist on the University scene
Acclaimed theatre designer Becs Andrews joins a group of University of Leeds artists and performers on a mission to create new work, inspire and bring a range of arts into the community.
The delights of Dante
A theatre company is looking for 30 teenagers to join a free open-air production of Dante's Inferno in Millennium Square, Leeds