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Left: Shakespeare’s First Folio on display at the University of Leeds, right: Professor Emma Smith at Hertford College, Oxford.

Talk traces global journeys of Shakespeare’s First Folio

A distinguished academic is visiting the University of Leeds to give a public lecture as Shakespeare’s First Folio turns 400 years old.

Two photos, side by side, of Kimberly Campanello. On the left during a performance, on the right a head shot.

Poet speaks out about young onset Parkinson's

A moving poem about living with young onset Parkinson's has been penned by an academic in the School of English to mark World Parkinson’s Day.

Matt Howard, School of English

National publication for conservationist poet

Matt Howard has had his poem ‘The Pond’ featured in news magazine The New Statesman.

Person wearing glasses on a dark stage stalking into a microphone

LEEDS 2023 kicks off with spectacular show featuring Poet Laureate

Poet Laureate and Professor of Poetry, Simon Armitage has urged Leeds to 'wake up' to its creative potential in a song penned for the city's festival of culture.

A bunch of holly berries nestled in holly leaves

Good luck or bad? How Christmas decorating traditions vary in England

Heritage project finds practices thought to bring good fortune in one place were believed to sow disaster down the road.

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