Arts & Culture News

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Celebrating our community with Campus Live

Published
14 October 2022
Categories
Arts & Culture

The University of Leeds has launched its Campus Live programme, inviting students, staff and the local community to get involved in an inspiring series of exhibitions, events and workshops on campus.

The Parkinson Building lit up pink as part of Light Night

Lighting up campus: Light Night 2022

Published
12 October 2022
Categories
Arts & Culture
Working with our region

The University of Leeds is hosting three spectacular art installations as part of Light Night 2022.

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Mary Beard to give 2022 Alice Bacon Lecture 

Published
26 September 2022
Categories
Events
Arts & Culture

Renowned scholar Professor Mary Beard is to give the latest public lecture in a University of Leeds series celebrating strong women. 

Professor Mary Beard will be giving this year's Alice Bacon lecture. January 2020

Mary Beard to give latest Alice Bacon Lecture

Published
26 September 2022
Categories
Arts & Culture
University

Renowned scholar Professor Mary Beard is to give the latest public lecture in a University of Leeds series celebrating strong women.

Jadu floral tribute

Poet Laureate marks death of Queen Elizabeth II

Published
15 September 2022
Categories
Arts & Culture

Simon Armitage, Professor of Poetry at Leeds' School of English, has written a poem to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II, in his role as Poet Laureate.

Two people dressed in medieval armour reenacting a battle

Celebrating the medieval congress' return to campus

Published
4 July 2022
Categories
Working with our region
Arts & Culture

The International Medieval Congress (IMC), the largest conference of its kind in Europe, gives scholars and medievalists from across the globe a platform to share all elements of the Middle Ages.