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Aerial view of Mecca at sunset

First independent report into UK Hajj industry

Published
9 August 2019
Categories
Arts & Culture
Society & Politics

The first independent report into the UK Hajj industry reveals a sector that is rapidly expanding and changing – and becoming increasingly expensive for British Muslims.

A feathered visitor to a previous year's International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds

Making Leeds Medieval: University turns back the clock

Published
30 June 2019
Categories
Arts & Culture
Global

Leeds plays host to the world’s largest conference of its kind this week as the University’s International Medieval Congress (IMC) comes to the city once more.

Simon Armitage prepares to announce the winning poet.

Poet Laureate announces inaugural prizewinner

Published
11 June 2019
Categories
University
Arts & Culture

Simon Armitage has performed one of his first official duties since becoming Poet Laureate, announcing the winner of the University of Leeds’ new poetry prize.

A child interacts with a robot

Changing the relationship between disability and technology

Published
28 March 2019
Categories
Science
Arts & Culture

A major new research project is harnessing a diverse range of disciplines to examine how technologists can learn from people with disabilities – and support them in the future.