Leeds Arts & Humanities Research Institute (LAHRI): initiating incubating cutting-edge interdisciplinary research across and beyond the arts and humanities

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Cutting edge art and humanities research went on display at the University of Leeds this week at a showcase organised by @LeedsAHRI to celebrate the diversity and impact of the University’s AHRC-supported projects ahc.leeds.ac.uk/news/article…
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1 Nov 2024
The Library of John Bedford exhibition is available until 21.12.2024. If you haven't yet seen this wonderful exhibition of rare and beautiful books on furniture history, you've still got a little time. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/arts-humanit…
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22 Oct 2024
Wow! Congratulations to Ross Cole in our brilliant School of Music has been awarded a highly prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize - one of five recipients in the Visual and Performing Arts category: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/music/news/a…
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18 Oct 2024
Amazing impact updates from School of History: international breadth, work with museums and archives, surfacing historical black theatre makers, post-natal maternal health. Highlights the importance of history to so many facets of life @LeedsUniHistory ahc.leeds.ac.uk/homepage/448…
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17 Oct 2024
We're really looking forward to @kmdossett 's inaugural lecture 'Changing the Script: Women as History Makers', next Wednesday 23 October. It's free to attend online or in person. You can register via Eventbrite. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/history/even…
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11 Oct 2024
Really great to see the blue plaque in unveiled at Lyddon Hall commemorating Leeds based abolitionists: read more on the bbc news website #BlackHistoryMonth2024 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly6…
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11 Oct 2024
A really fascinating new book, Listening Without Borders by Magdalena Kubanyiova (multilingual-matters.com) is now available for anyone interested in ethical encounters across disciplines and practices. The book offers a framework for conversation, inviting the reader to join in.
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11 Oct 2024
Listening Without Borders brings together over 40 contributors from across different geographies, disciplines, art forms & practices. It is based on the AHRC funded Ether network ETHER - Ethics and Aesthetics for Encountering the Other (leeds.ac.uk) @Education_Leeds
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26 Sep 2024
Really thought-provoking perspectives on the importance and value of interdisciplinary collaborations, especially in relation to communication, in this short film from imagining technologies for Disability futures @itdfproject based at @LeedsUniAHC. youtube.com/watch?v=UvA5MK1C…
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26 Sep 2024
Find out more about this @wellcometrust funded project here itdfproject.org/itdf-film/

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We recently bid a Fond Farewell to some of our LAHRI Postdoctoral Visiting Fellows and wish them well as they move onto pastures new. lahri.leeds.ac.uk/news/a-fon…

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Catastrophically buried, but not forgotten. #GlobalResearch @rsejarman's powerful use of arts helps communities process trauma and rebuild, following catastrophic landslides. Showcased today in her @mountsmoving conference and symposium. 📄Her case study: leeds.ac.uk/global/dir-recor…
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Prof Gregory Radick kicks off the New York History of Science lecture series at @NYUGallatin, @nyuniversity. He discusses his work on 'Disputed Inheritance', examining how the Mendelian narrative that “heredity is destiny” took hold. Read his case study: leeds.ac.uk/global/dir-recor…
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17 Sep 2024
We added a couple of wee updates to the Impact and Engagement part of our website: check out summaries of our first three funded projects for our internal ‘Arts and Humanities’ Impact Accelerator. Staff can find our evolving impact resources too: lahri.leeds.ac.uk/impact/

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10 Sep 2024
Nestled in a common walking route on campus - especially if you’re headed to the School of Music or the Edward Boyle Library is this sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi based on a drawing by William Blake of Isaac Newton: arts and science together in one object estates.leeds.ac.uk/news/est…
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3 Sep 2024
Did you know the Aspect network (stands for a SHAPE platform for entrepreneurship, commercialisation and transformation) and the ARC accelerator have some free training for researchers in the arts, humanities and social sciences? Check out ‘discover’ here: arcaccelerator.io/arc-discov…
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