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Royal Academy artist débuts his work at Leeds
‘War or Peace?’ is the question posed by a new exhibition of works by internationally acclaimed British sculptor Michael Sandle, showing at the University Gallery from 9 July until 21 August.
Fresh ideas for complex world
A sense of fun, style, and lateral thinking came to the fore at a recent exhibition of work by
nearly 50 product design students about to graduate from Leeds with a bachelor’s in design (BDes) or a master’s in design (MDes).
Painful legacy of slavery laid bare
The social pressures and events that led up to Parliament’s 1807 Act to abolish the British slave trade, and the brutal system which attempted to dehumanise millions of Africans, is the subject of a new public exhibition at Westminster.
Harewood House plays host to African art
A moving exhibition of African art at
Harewood House commemorates the 200th
anniversary of the abolition of slavery.
More women reach top of career ladder
Women made up a third of the 30 new professors or other grade 10
roles in this year’s internal promotions, beginning the process of a new focus on equality of opportunity at Leeds.
Green is the word
The University received a ‘first’ rating for our environmental performance and was ranked eighth equal out of 120 UK universities in the recently published People & Planet Green League 2007.
Waiting for disaster to happen
The dramatic river of mud and debris unleashed in a volcanic lahar can now be
predicted with greater accuracy, reducing the risk of a major tragedy.
Well-being survey points way forward
Creating more time for academic work
and improving communication are two of
the priorities raised in this year’s staff wellbeing survey.
New era of education dawns in Eritrea
The birth of a literate people is taking place
in Eritrea, a troubled East African nation still
emerging from the shadow of warfare and
famine since its struggle for independence
from Ethiopia in 1993.
Life and how we live it
Lives and loves, friends and family, getting
together and breaking up will be explored in a £4.5 million study led by Dr Bren Neale in the School of Sociology and Social Policy.
In the eye of the beholder and the hands of the surgeon
Increasingly, more British women are trying to
achieve their perfect body through cosmetic
surgery, and they don’t care if feminists think they’re selling out, according to a new study at Leeds.
Leader column
Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Arthur talks about the work of Leeds ecologists, geographers, economists and anthropologists in terms of international and national projects and the benefits to the University.
Chairs
Chair and senior appointments within the University.
FAQs
Phil Steel talks about his work as head of alumni relations and annual giving.