Events
pitch – Fine Art Festival of Art 2026
Our second year Fine Art students are showcasing their work in April and May, through a series of projects and exhibitions in a range of venues on campus and across Leeds.
Enfolded Journeys – Doncaster edition
Enfolded Journeys is an open call touring exhibition of 28 new artists’ books made in response to themes suggested by the title.
Colour4CRAFTS Exhibition
Please note: this exhibition will run from 5-29 May 2026 on weekdays only.
Media Frontiers: What Next for Public Service Media? BBC Charter Review, Regulation and the Future of the UK Production Ecology
A panel on the future of UK public service media following the BBC Charter Review, exploring regulation, policy, and the changing production ecology.
‘Realist practices of portraiture’: methodology and theory within contemporary art history
Join us for a work in progress seminar with speaker Owen Atkinson, Postgraduate Researcher in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies.
De- and/or Re-classifying Art History?
Join us for a work in progress seminar with speaker Dr Rebecca Starr, a Lecturer in History of Art in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies.
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.
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
Professor Jeffrey Alexander to deliver the 2026 Annual Jay Blumler Public Lecture
Donald Trump and the Future of American Democracy
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.
HOLD – BA Fine Art Degree Show 2026
HOLD brings together 34 undergraduate Fine Art students graduating from the University of Leeds this summer.
EPOD 2026 Conference - Beyond the Classroom: The Power of Podcasts in Shaping the Future of Learning and Media
Education through Podcasting (EPOD) is a conference and book series where experts share research and practice on learning through recorded audio, media, and podcasting in educational contexts
LITAC Research Symposium: 18 - 19 June 2026
This flagship interdisciplinary event brings together researchers and students from across the university to showcase research excellence and foster collaboration.
A heavy load: reading domestic work in Ghana through contemporary art and infrastructural critique
Join us for a seminar hosted by the Feminisms Research Group, with speaker Dr Gill Park (Lecturer in Curating and Contemporary Art in the School of Fine Art History of Art and Cultural Studies).
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