Showcasing rediscovered Jewish music and theatre
A rediscovered play written in a Second World War ghetto is given a highly unusual setting later this month as part of a major project to highlight lost or forgotten Jewish music and theatre.
Arts & Culture News
New gallery showcases University treasures
A rich collection of rare manuscripts and books forms a special public display of treasures at the University of Leeds' new £1.9m gallery.
University stages double act with West Yorkshire Playhouse
A new theatre partnership between the University of Leeds and West Yorkshire Playhouse is putting learning centre stage.
Artistic Leeds partnership in the running for prestigious art prize
The University of Leeds has been shortlisted for one of the country's most valuable contemporary art awards.
Sir James Dyson pays tribute to his artistic mentor
Art student turned inventor and engineer Sir James Dyson has opened a new art exhibition at the University.
The national humanities festival - Being Human (12-22 November)
The University of Leeds is organising a series of free public events with cultural partners across Yorkshire as part of Being Human 2015, the UK’s only national festival of the humanities.
Learning the right lesson from Mendel's peas
Biologists arguing about whether the results of experiments by the man hailed as the father of modern genetics are "too good to be true" have been distracted from a more important debate.
Relative of nurse executed in the First World War to talk at rare film screening
A century after an execution that shocked Britain and her allies, a relative of the nurse shot by firing squad is to talk at rare screening of a film about her story.
Actor swaps mimicry for music as part of public concert series
Actor and comic Alistair McGowan aims to make a big impression when he returns to the region as part of a new series of public concerts organised by the University of Leeds.
Research project will shed light on overshadowed Shakespeare contemporary
A University of Leeds literary historian is embarking on a major project to shed light on an influential but neglected contemporary of Shakespeare.