School of Performance and Cultural Industries
Studying with us
We are looking for individuals who want to make things happen with a thirst for knowledge about the world around them. Our students are the makers, thinkers and creators of the future.
Undergraduate
During your time with as an undergraduate student you’ll develop the creativity of the artist, the insight of the cultural activist and the dynamism of the entrepreneur.
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Research degrees
During your PhD you can experience a supportive, stimulating and challenging research environment alongside academics who share your passion for your subject.
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Our research
Research in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries is firmly connected to the roles of arts and culture in society.
Our world-leading research, cuts across the fields of theatre, performance, scenography, somatic practice, new writing, creativity, entrepreneurship, audience research, participation, urbanism, cultural policy and more. We have a strong interdisciplinary ethos as we actively collaborate, with other schools in the University, to enhance our teaching and research, as well as with universities and industry around the world.
stage@leeds
stage@leeds is a public contemporary performance space, situated at the heart of the University of Leeds campus, dedicated to the supporting the work of new and emerging artists.
News and events
Research into women’s midlife clubbing experiences goes four-to-the-floor
Nine in ten respondents (91%) said clubbing contributes positively to their…
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Acclaimed Director Femi Elufowoju jr Visits University for Exclusive Q&A with PCI Students
As part of the 25th birthday celebrations of the School of Performance and…
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PCI researchers co-author landmark ACH Taxonomies Report
Arts, Culture, and Heritage have been fundamentally redefined for UK…
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Arts-based collaborative research project takes local voices to the National Theatres in Kenya and Uganda
An arts-based research project spanning across Kenya, Uganda and the UK has…
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