Arts & Culture news archive
Updating the most comprehensive dialect survey ever
A National Lottery grant is allowing the University to update the most comprehensive survey of the dialects of England ever undertaken.
Lighting up the campus
The University of Leeds is playing a key part in Light Night Leeds this year, hosting 12 events on campus as part of the city’s biggest free annual multi-arts event.
Simon Armitage comes full circle with Professor of Poetry post
World-renowned poet Simon Armitage has been announced as the University of Leeds’ first Professor of Poetry.
Prestigious Steinway status provides key upgrade
Music students at the University of Leeds will become part of a select band later this year when it gains coveted All-Steinway School status.
Cooks and their books – recipes from Romans to the present
A new exhibition explores the rise of the celebrity chef and how recipes have been collected and compiled since Roman times.