Arts & Culture News

Lucy Illingworth plays a grand piano in the Clothworkers Hall, sat next to her teacher Daniel Bath

Summer Music Festival uncovers untold stories

Published
Friday 23rd June, 2023
Categories
Arts & Culture

Internationally renowned acts, rising stars and homegrown talent will be performing at the University of Leeds for this year’s International Concert Series Summer Music Festival.

The Lord Mayor of Leeds Al Garthwaite and others look at bright pink and yellow sculptures, as a student explains the work

Art graduates ask the art world: Can you let us in?

Published
Thursday 8th June, 2023
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University
Arts & Culture

Talented emerging artists who have persevered through the turbulent years of Covid are bursting onto the art scene with a plea to “let us in”, as the Lord Mayor of Leeds opens their degree show.

Illustration of a deepfake being made - a woman's face is shown being swapped with another face.

Deepfakes: has the camera always lied?

Published
Friday 31st March, 2023
Categories
Arts & Culture
Technology
Society & Politics
Research

Fake footage is a centuries-old problem that began long before digital technology, according to a Leeds academic.

Kimberly Campanello performs poetry to an audience with a red backdrop (left) and looks at the camera for a portrait shot (right).

Poet speaks out about young onset Parkinson’s

Published
Friday 31st March, 2023
Categories
Health
Arts & Culture

A moving poem about living with young onset Parkinson's has been penned by an academic at the University of Leeds to mark World Parkinson’s Day.

A young skateboarder does tricks on a board as a group of friends look on

Designing parks to help women feel safe

Published
Tuesday 7th March, 2023
Categories
Arts & Culture
Society & Politics

A unique piece of audio artwork designed to encourage people into skateboarding has been created by a University of Leeds researcher.