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Launch of Dr Tom Tyler's book 'Game: Animals, Video Games and Humanity' at the National Videogame Museum, Sheffield. 
Dr Tyler addresses the audience at the museum.

A Leeds academic brought his new book to life with video games, guest speakers and even an appearance by Sonic the Hedgehog.  

Left to right from top: Simon Armitage, Jodie Whittaker, Sir Michael Palin, Liz Bonnin, Dame Mary Berry and Professor Brian Cox appearing in the Transmission Report video.
Credit: BBC/The One Show

The Poet Laureate and University of Leeds Professor of Poetry’s centenary poem, Transmission Report, was broadcast on The One Show.  

William Buckland, Geological Cross-Section, 1836

The School of Philosophy, Religion, and History of Science celebrated the publication of a new historical study by Dr Jonathan Topham.  

Members of the Mekons and Delta 5 among fans and friends as pictured in Melody Maker, February 3, 1979

No Machos or Pop Stars is a new book by University of Leeds alumni Gavin Butt which charts the role of art schools within the vibrant post-punk music scene in Leeds in the late 1970s.

View of someone wearing headphones from behind.
Picture via Unsplash/Kelvin Lutan

Listening to music helped people to feel connected and gave them a sense of normality during the isolation of the first Covid-19 lockdown, research has found.