Events
Part of the Furniture: The Library of John Bedford
This new exhibition of rare and beautiful books on furniture history celebrates a transformational gift to the University’s Special Collections.
The Writers' Room: open day
Ushering in The Writers’ Room, a new residency space with The Wild Pansy Press at the Florence Trust’s recently converted Holy Trinity Church in Islington, London.
Visiting Artist’s Talk – Oliver Getley
For this week's Visiting Artist's Talk we welcome Oliver Getley, an interdisciplinary artist based in Leeds.
Institute for Medieval Studies seminar: Charles Roe
Part of the 2023-24 Institute for Medieval Studies events series.
Introduction to textile technology
The benefits of the course will ensure delegates understand the textiles they are dealing with, be it fabric production, garments, accessories or interior textiles.
Media Industries and Cultural Production Research Group Event with Dr Nur Kareelawati Abd Karim and Dr Sami Hajjaj
This event comprises of two talks from Dr Nur Kareelawati Abd Karim and Dr Sami Hajjaj
Research Seminar: 'Living with the Dead'
Dr Laura King presents a paper entitled 'Living with the Dead: The Meanings of Graves and Sites of Remembrance Practices in 20th Century Britain.'
Race, sexuality and popular culture: Joni Mitchell and Elvis Presley
Ann Powers examines the 1970s moment when Joni Mitchell created her blackface character Art Nouveau; Eric Weisbard explores the whiteness of Elvis Presley’s wail on “Hound Dog.”
Working Class Network
The Working Class Network is a new group organised to foster a sense of community and belonging for working class staff and students from all programmes and years of study in our school.
Postgraduate research — mini conference
This hybrid mini conference is a chance for our Postgraduate Researchers to share their projects with each other and colleagues in the school.
Temporal and Eternal Goods: C.S. Lewis and the Idea of a Theistic Spirituality
'Temporal and Eternal Goods: C.S. Lewis and the Idea of a Theistic Spirituality' with Mark Wynn, University of Oxford
Supporting creativity and creative thinking in the music classroom: towards a model of enhancing student engagement - Music Research Colloquia
A presentation by Dimitra Kokotsaki, Goldsmiths, Durham University.
Visiting Artist’s Talk – Mohammad Barrangi
For this week's Visiting Artist's Talk we welcome Mohammad Barrangi, a multidisciplinary artist born in Rasht, Iran and based in Leeds.
Writing the Now: Conjuncture
The Writing the Now collective is pleased to be joined by four fantastic UK writers for the latest event in our Sadler Seminar Series.
Quilting Points Symposium: Racial Capitalism and Cultural Resistance
Quilting Points are pleased to announce a symposium on the theme of ‘Racial Capitalism and Cultural Resistance’, inspired by our year-long consideration of the work of Cedric Robinson.
Research Methods & Ethics: Connecting UK Heritage Data
Dr Arran Rees is a speaker at this webinar exploring how action research and value frameworks may lead to better practices when connecting digital heritage collections.
Research Seminar: Dr Kit Heyam
Dr Kit Heyam presents a seminar entitled: 'Gendering the Royal Armouries: Collaboration and Queer Community Engagement'.
Annual Lecture of the Centre for World Literatures
The annual lecture of the Centre for World Literature will be delivered by Dr Özen Nergis Dolce
Institute for Medieval Studies seminar and White Rose Medievalists seminar: Dilnoza Dururaeva
Part of the Institute for Medieval Studies 2023-24 events programme, and co-organised with the White Rose Medievalists seminar.
2024 Jay Blumler Lecture with Professor Stephen Coleman
When Terrible Things are Happening and the Country's Falling Apart: Democratic Hope in an Age of Anxiety
Research Seminar: Non-State Support for Ukraine's War Effort
Dr Taras Fedirko presents a seminar entitled 'Non-state support for Ukraine's war effort (2014-2023) and its consequences for Ukrainian politics'.
Professor Kimberly Campanello's Inaugural Lecture: 'Words Change States: The Public Poet'
The School of English, the University of Leeds Poetry Centre, and the National Poetry Centre are pleased to present this inaugural lecture-performance.
Thackray Museum of Medicine Insights Lecture Series: Dr Iona McCleery
Join Dr Iona McCleery from the School of History as she presents 'Feast and Famine' at the Thackray Museum of Medicine together with Dr Jonny Geber from the University of Edinburgh.
Annual Institute for Medieval Studies and Classics research seminar: Marylinn R. Desmond
Part of the 2023-24 Institute for Medieval Studies events series.
Visiting Artist’s Talk – Victoria Lucas
For this week's Visiting Artist's Talk we welcome Victoria Lucas, an artist based in Sheffield.
Research Seminar: ‘From 'Unruly' to 'Fastidious': The Evolution of Female Authorship in UK Television Comedy’
This paper explores how female authors in UK television comedy, from 2010 to 2020, balance ‘unruly’ subversiveness with ‘fastidious’ crafts(wo)manship
Working Class Network
The Working Class Network is a new group organised to foster a sense of community and belonging for working class staff and students from all programmes and years of study in our school.
Find out about Masters study - drop-in session
On Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 May 4 – 5pm, speak to tutors about Masters study at the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies.
The Cross and the Status of Suffering and Death in Christian Theology
'The Cross and the Status of Suffering and Death in Christian Theology' with Karen Kilby, Durham University
Distant Streaming - Music Research Colloquia
A presentation by Eric Drott, University of Texas at Austin.
Find out about Masters study - drop-in session
On Thursday 9 May 4 – 5pm, speak to tutors about Masters study at the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science
Part of the Furniture: Curators' Talk
Go behind the scenes of the ‘Part of the Furniture’ exhibition, with curators Mark Westgarth, Rachel Eckersley and Rhiannon Lawrence-Francis.
Research Seminar: ‘Fashion as Creative Economy? Gender, Livelihoods and Location’
The lecture explores three elements key to understanding the dynamics of independent fashion design as urban creative economy.
CHIA Book Launch: Alba Martínez
PRESENTACIÓN DEL LIBRO: Alba Martínez Martínez, Nosotras, las refugiadas. Género, identidades y experiencias de las españolas refugiadas en Francia (1939–1978) (Granada: Comares, 2024)
The Mangoletsi-Potts Lectures 2024: Still Me - the Experience of Self in Time, Personal Identity, and the Depth of a Human Life
The 2024 Mangoletsi-Potts lectures will be given by Professor Marya Schechtman, Professor of Philosophy
Sustainability - Textiles & Fashion
This course is designed for anyone involved in fashion, textiles, retail and buying who wishes to develop a clearer understanding of sustainability for the industry.
Researching Media Production in the Global South
This conference explores the particularities involved in researching media production in non-Western sites of production
Make your Masters a reality with funding
Join our live online event to receive expert advice on how to make your Masters a reality with funding and invest in your future.
Research Seminar: Love After Love - Towards a Postromantic Society
This event is part of the School of Media and Communication research seminar series
Research Seminar: Dr Katie Carpenter
Dr Katie Carpenter presents an interactive seminar entitled 'The Searchlight: A Public Engagement Project on Girls in the History of Science'
CHIA Seminar: Sara J Brenneis
A research seminar paper by Sara J Brenneis (Amherst College).
Symposium: What is Furniture History?
This symposium at the University of Leeds explores furniture history as a subject and reflects on what furniture history of the future might look like.
Conference: Military Welfare History Network, 2024
The theme of the third annual international conference of the Military Welfare History Network (MWHN) will be 'Economies of Military Welfare: Conversations between Past and Present'.
Seminar: Waste/Wastage: The Danger of Single Men in Heteropatriarchal Africa
Gibson Ncube considers what it means to be a single man in heteropatriarchal societies like Southern Africa, the stigmatisation and marginalisation of men who choose to be single and non-conformist
Workshop: Waterloo Study Day - Officers of the British Army, 1790-1820
Join us at The National Archives for a study day diving into the careers of British Army officers from 1790 to 1820 on the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.
BASR Annual Conference 2024
Reckoning with the Past
11th EST Congress: The Changing Faces of Translation and Interpreting Studies
The 11th European Society for Translation Studies (EST) Congress will take place at the University of Leeds in 2025.
- One day event
- Reoccuring events