Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute

How can we protect public service media? As the review of the BBC’s governance kicks off, a Leeds researcher argues that values of universality, diversity and independence must be kept at the heart of reforms.

Happy New Year folks! We hope you all had a festive and restful break. Not to say we imbibed too much tv this holidays but thoughts have turned in a future facing fashion to 2026 and how we can hold on to content we can trust: luckily researchers at Leeds are on it www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Commercialisation Manager - Social Science, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy (SHAPE) Interviews are expected to be held on the 15 January 2025This role will be based on the university campus. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.Are you keen to work in a fast paced,...

We’re recruiting for a SHAPE Commercialisation Manager (0.8fte) at @universityofleeds.bsky.social. This exciting new role will support early-stage enterprise and commercialisation in Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy. Deadline 4.1.26 jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Arts and Humanities research is always somehow ‘engaged’ and very often connected to cultural and technological industries - music being a pretty major one!. Ellis Jones in our School of Music examines the realities and mechanisms of the music industry, as it is today: howsongsmakemoney.podbean.com

Recognising Hidden Roles in Research (Episode 80) Recognising Hidden Roles in Research (Episode 80) - Sarah reports from the 2025 Festival of Hidden REF

Who is hidden in research? Professional staff in our Library, Research Culture, Faculty of Arts Humanities and Cultures and LAHRI (among other movers and shakers) were interviewed for the Research Adjacent podcast at the Festival of Hidden REF - have a listen!

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Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition 3 The third of five programmes in our prestigious international competition for short films, with selections from Turkey, Colombia, Russia, Peru, and Philippines.

The End of the World - a participatory film co-led by Prof Rebecca Jarman - was shortlisted for the Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition. See it Thursday at the Everyman: Exploring the Yungay landslide disaster in 1970, community and commemoration

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Music and Me (Karen Burland Clark)

Contemplating the dusty clarinet in the corner- what happens in adolescence to make us carry on or stop playing music (or certain kinds of music) - check out the work of Karen Burland in the School of Music who explores musical identities Music and Me: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

The Festival of Hidden Ref - The Hidden REF A festival for everyone involved in research The Festival of Hidden REF The Festival of Hidden REF takes place on 7 and 8 October 2025 at […]

One of us is off to Birmingham to attend the Festival of the Hidden REF - exploring diverse research outputs and celebrating the hidden roles that make research happen! Looking forward to making some cross-institutional connections hidden-ref.org/the-festival...

This month we welcome eight new Postdoctoral Visiting Fellows who have recently completed their PhD in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. You can find out about the fascinating projects they'll be pursuing over the next twelve months on our website: lahri.leeds.ac.uk/visiting-fel...

Driving Innovation in Colour Science: Professor Xiao's collaboration with TECNO - PACE Dr. Xiao partners with TECNO to revolutionise smartphone cameras with a Multi-Skin Tone Colour Card, improving skin tone accuracy.

The breadth of research across our disciplines can be a bit mind boggling: learn how colour technology research from Dr Kaida Xiao has been used to improve inclusivity of facial recognition software: www.pacenterprise.co.uk/news-insight...

Short-term post-doc for arts/humanities researchers! Do you love rare books, manuscripts, archives, art and/or objects? Would you like to explore one of our amazing Cultural Collections @universityofleeds.bsky.social for c. 6 weeks (longer part-time)? Find out more lahri.leeds.ac.uk/brotherton-f...

Applications close 29 September. Find out what previous Fellows have gotten up to, and full details on how to apply, at the links above ^^

@lahri.bsky.social @openresleeds.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @researchleeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social

Furniture history! Are you a postdoctoral researcher who'd like to explore and showcase an outstanding collection of 17th-20thC furniture history @universityofleeds.bsky.social by spending approx. 6 weeks (or longer part-time) in our Libraries? Find out more lahri.leeds.ac.uk/bedford-fell...

Dementia Support - Inspire North We offer comprehensive dementia services across Leeds, Calderdale, Bradford, and Kirklees.

In 2024 we allocated internal IAA funding to the brilliant Catherine Stones for her project exploring how objects can rebuild memory and connection for people with dementia. Such important work - Learn more /download the booklet (available in Urdu and Punjabi) www.inspirenorth.co.uk/our-services...

A Rare Early Modern Cheese Manuscript with Alex Bamji

Our director Alex Bamji spoke with Neil Buttery on The British Food History Podcast about a 400-year-old English book on cheese, now held by Cultural Collections at Leeds. The podcast explores cheese, health, regional varieties, and cheese haters!
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/1We5...

Applications now open for 4 short-term postdoctoral fellowships working with materials in Cultural Collections and Galleries @universityofleeds.bsky.social. Deadline 29 September 2025. Find out more about the Brotherton and Bedford Fellowships and how to apply here: lahri.leeds.ac.uk/opportunities/

We're delighted to share that applications to our internal funding schemes for 2025-26 are now open, including LAHRI Network Grants, LAHRI Research Boost and The Sapling Fund. Find out more on our Sharepoint leeds365.sharepoint.com/sites/LAHRI/...

Mind blown by words for hedgehog we in LAHRI hadn’t heard: hedgelet, hedgeling, haggy, urchin! A brilliant detail within wider work of the Dialect and Heritage project - key recent work funded by the internal Impact Accelerator Account for arts and humanities disciplines: dialectandheritage.org.uk

3D Printing Cultural Heritage for Outreach and Dissemination Dive into the world of 3D printing and cultural heritage - discover the magic behind the scenes!

Curious about the possibilities of 3D scanning and modelling in terms of communicating research? Do check out this cool event at our Digital Creativity and Cultures Hub here at UoLeeds

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Day three of the #imc2025! We have a really exciting set of sessions coming up this afternoon - supported by LAHRI Boost - exploring Medieval Studies in Action: impact and arts and humanities, collaboration with heritage professionals, relevance and the media, 15th century impact, impact literacy:

Oh my - International Medieval Congress 2025: day 2 is here! #IMC2025

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One of us attended The Future of Practice Research symposium at Manchester Metropolitan University yesterday - deep diving into how or whether we should ‘capture’ practice research - and who for. It was great to meet the brilliant academics, librarians, research enablers helping forge slow change.

Have you been listening to the Global Health Histories Podcast? This series, led by Professors Shane Doyle and Sanjoy Bhattacharya, provides the historical context behind today's health challenges. If you've yet to listen, you can catch up on the first three episodes.
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Sarah Roberts: SICK Enter into an artistic exploration of environments of care in two parts by Leeds-based artist Sarah Roberts.

Highly recommend Sarah Roberts' exhibition SICK at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery: University of Leeds campus - a multi-sensory exploration of the artist's experiences as a young carer. Here until 19th July
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Our colleagues on Project Create are running an online webinar on 10 June, 12-1pm, showcasing the social action campaign, Not so alone. lahri.leeds.ac.uk/events/proje...

What does family history mean to you? Why not take a look at @lauracking.bsky.social 'Loose Ends' project? It might inspire you to start a family history project of your own.
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One of our number was lucky enough to participate last week in a thought provoking session on emotion and archives - part of the Developing Healthy Engagement project. Met brilliant artists, archivists, playwrights - must remember to post back the journal!

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What are your relationships with rivers? Why not read about the Sapling funded project, Riverkin led by @envleeds.bsky.social 's Josh Cohen, funded by LAHRI and the Cultural Institute to find out more.
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1.8 - Physical Sciences with Graeme The Science of 1875 · Episode

This Friday, why not listen to @kingtekkers.bsky.social talking with @graemegooday.bsky.social about Physical Sciences on The Science of 1875 podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/5Dln...

This was a superb day to be part of! Thanks for having us.