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Once one of the most prosperous industrial heartlands in the world, Teesside has experienced decades of deindustrialisation and is now home to some significant new investments. Professor Sarah Irwin is working with sound artist Nell Catchpole on a programme of research which asks: how do local citizens think about, experience and relate to local environments,...
How do you define your family? How do you tell the story of your family history? And who do you include? Laura King, Professor of Collaborative History in the School of History, explores these questions and more in her Loose Ends project, which is funded by the AHC Impact Acceleration Account scheme. Our understanding of...
The Riverkin project builds on the idea that human-nature relationships were once, and in many places still are, rooted in kinship, familial care and responsibility. Kinship with rivers has formed a vital part of campaigns for water care and health in other parts of the world, for example, on the Whanganui River in Aotearoa New...
The dawning of the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day brings with it a time for reflection, and a chance to expand what we know about that global conflict. Between 7-10 May 2025, audiences have a chance to see a new theatrical performance, an adaptation from the memoirs of prisoner of war Phylactis...
LUCAS-LAHRI Virtual Visiting Research Fellowships 2025-26 Academics based at institutions on the African continent are invited to apply for a LUCAS-LAHRI Virtual Visiting Research Fellowship. Applicants are required to submit a project proposal on the theme of ‘Africa’s Entanglements in a Global World’. Dr Abel Ugba, Acting LUCAS Director, explains: ‘The LUCAS-LAHRI Virtual Visiting Research...
Dr Rory Padfield, School of Earth and Environment, and colleagues were awarded funding through the LAHRI and Cultural Institute's Sapling Fund Bradford Edition in 2023-24 for his project 'Food on Film': Community-led film making in the context of Bradford food sustainability. As a result, five unique documentary-style films have now been launched. They are being...
Memoirs of a POW – 7th-10 May Professor Christiana Gregoriou (School of English) and Professor George Rodosthenous (School of Performance and Cultural Industries) present their dramatization of a British Army Second World War memoir across four Yorkshire venues as part of the commemoration of the 80 anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. The dramatization is part of Gregoriou...
We’re delighted to announce that Professor Claudia Rapp will deliver the annual British Academy Public Lecture here at Leeds on Monday 10 March 2025. The lecture is free to attend and open to all, but booking is essential. Book your place here. The lecture will be held in the Esther Simpson Building, in Lecture Theatre 1.01. The lecture will begin at...
Language@Leeds, the University's interdisciplinary network for language research and scholarship, will host its first public research showcase on April 1, 2025. The showcase is titled ‘Language Research to Address Regional and Global Challenges’. It will bring together leading experts from the public and private sectors. The event is free to attend but booking is essential.
It is that time of year when we bid a fond farewell to some of our LAHRI Postdoctoral Visiting Fellows. These fellowships support recent PhD graduates from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures in their early postdoctoral careers. Our Postdoctoral Visiting Fellows are a vibrant part of our community. We’re proud of their achievements...