Creative solution to e-waste wins DARE Art Prize 2022
Sculptor Katie Surridge has been announced as the fourth winner of the £15,000 DARE Art Prize.
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Leeds student’s Jubilee emblem goes global
It's emblazoned across London Buses and embellished on Krispy Kreme donuts; etched onto the Wimbledon Singles Final coin and stitched into socks.
Revolutionary dyeing process wins Circular Future Fund prize
A ground-breaking project to develop a new polyester dyeing technology has beaten more than 240 projects in a competition to win a share of the Circular Future Fund.
Seeing Stars: New exhibition takes art into outer space
A new exhibition at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery is shining a light on contemporary artists who use the newest technologies for space imaging in their art practice.
Historic dialect recordings archive digitised for the public
If you are feeling a bit peckish do you enjoy a bit of scran or docky? Perhaps if you have a sweet tooth then a bag of cooshies or jumbles might hit the spot.
Screen use soars among UK adults post-lockdown
New research warns that screen use significantly increased among adults during the COVID-19 lockdowns and has continued at a high rate since, highlighting the need for Government guidance.
Fourth DARE Art Prize opens for applications
Challenging artists and scientists to collaborate on new approaches to the creative process, the next DARE Art Prize, awarded by the University and Opera North, is open for applications.
International Medieval Congress returns to campus
The largest academic conference of its kind in Europe, the International Medieval Congress (IMC), returns to campus for 2022 with the theme ‘Borders’.
Crisis-hit UK cultural sector ‘at a crossroads’
New research has revealed the profound impact of COVID-19 on the UK cultural sector’s organisations, workforce and audiences.
Retailer loans rare art to University gallery
Five major artworks have gone on display at the University thanks to a major loan by Marks & Spencer for the benefit of its home city.