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Material Response: Shaping Sustainable Practices from Clay and Waste

Join us for a programme of talks, exhibition and networking exploring circular economy, sustainable materials and cross-disciplinary practice.

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2026 COIL Showcase: Preparing our students for a changing world with transformative globally engaged learning

With COILs now being run or developed in every Faculty and most Schools across the University, we've seen exciting progress in the scaling up of COIL provision across the University.

Everyday Diversity Project Workshop

Exploring how attention to mental diversity may enhance philosophical understanding of the mind, and how psychologists’ attention to individual differences can inform philosophical theorising

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Professor Jeffrey Alexander to deliver the 2026 Annual Jay Blumler Public Lecture

Donald Trump and the Future of American Democracy

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Making Sense of Progress and its Discontents: A Symposium on Jeffrey Alexander’s new book, Frontlash/Backlash (Polity, 2025)

This symposium on Prof. Jeffrey Alexander’s new book, Frontlash/Backlash (Polity, 2025), will explore why movements for democratic inclusion so often provoke backlash and fuel political polarization.

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HOLD – BA Fine Art Degree Show 2026

HOLD brings together 34 undergraduate Fine Art students graduating from the University of Leeds this summer.

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