Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures

51st in the world for Arts, Humanities and Cultures

QS World Rankings by Subject 2018

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3rd for student experience

Times Higher Education Student Survey 2018

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Our research

The breadth and depth of research in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures provides an outstanding environment to work and study in.

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Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures

We have one of the broadest portfolios in the arts and humanities, as well as the creative arts and technologies, among the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. The Faculty brings together experts to deliver teaching and research through the following schools.

Our schools

School of Design

School of English

School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

School of History

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

School of Media and Communication

School of Music

School of Performance and Cultural Industries

School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science

Institute for Medieval Studies

Inter-disciplinary Ethics Applied

Welcome from the dean

Welcome from the Dean

“Students and researchers in our Faculty benefit from a wealth of opportunities thanks to the strength of our academic expertise and the breadth of disciplines we offer. Together we are able to make a real impact on the world and bring benefits in cultural, economic and societal ways.”

- Professor Frank Finlay, Executive Dean

Support for your studies, research and career

Graduate School

The Faculty has a strong history of interdisciplinary postgraduate research work and support for this innovative approach to research.

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Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute

The Institute creates opportunities for collaborative and interdisciplinary work for researchers at every stage of their careers by hosting seminars, supporting research projects and events on campus.

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Cultural Institute

The Cultural Institute thrives on ideas from the creative and cultural sector and aims to nurture partnerships between arts professionals, researchers and students from all disciplines.

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Language Centre

We offer pre-sessional courses to help you improve your English for your studies. If you want to practice English or another language, you’ll find great resources and activities in our Language Zone.

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News and events

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Space, diaspora and decolonisation

Part of the 2018-19 Sadler Seminar Series, Activist Tactics: Performing Geographies of Social Change.

Wednesday 17 October 2018, 13:00 - 15:00 |

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Music, labour, law, gender: from the disastrous 1851 London opera season to Kesha’s litigation years

From legal tangles of C19th Prussian opera divas and C21st pop stars to media scholars and feminist legal historians, Matt Stahl examines law and music-making.

Wednesday 17 October 2018, 16:15 - 17:30 |

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Lee Patterson | John Macedo

Two performances in the School of Music, Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall.

Wednesday 17 October 2018, 19:30 - 21:30 |

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1618-1918-2018 Brecht's Four Centuries of Migration and War'

What are the links between German history and the current migrant 'crisis'? Dr Jane Wilkinson participates in discussion and Q and A after Red Ladder's new production of Brecht's Mother Courage.

Thursday 18 October 2018, 19:30 - 22:00 |

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