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Cutting edge University of Leeds arts and humanities research displayed at LAHRI showcase

The University of Leeds has one of the broadest portfolios in the arts and humanities in the UK with a community spanning 15 Schools and 3 Faculties

The cover of Andrea Major's Reimagining Empire. A black and white portrait photograph of a man with the text 'Reimagining Empire in India' in yellow

Reimagining Empire in India: Professor Andrea Major on her new book

Reimagining Empire in India: George Thompson, Anti-Slavery Activism, and the Global Networks of British Colonial Reform, 1831-1858 is published by Bloomsbury (2025).

Leeds Language Week returns for a celebration of the city’s multilingualism and cultural diversity

A week of free activities in schools, the community and at the University of Leeds to embrace multilingualism, learn new languages, and connect with the rich cultural tapestry of the globe

A black and white cartoon showing women in old-fashioned clothes helping each other climb out of a dustbin. Text reads 'women have been retrieving each other from the Dustbin of History for several thousand years now'

Professor Kate Dossett's inaugural lecture now available to watch online

The School was pleased to celebrate Professor Kate Dossett's inaugural lecture, 'Changing the Script: Women as History Makers', in October 2024.

1920s women depicted using electricity to cook, vacuum, telephone and read at leisure

Faculty researchers celebrate 100 years of the Electrical Association for Women with centenary events

Founded on 12 November 1924, the EAW quickly became the UK’s leading organisation for empowering women to participate in modernising energy consumption