Stuart Bowes talks about his experience of the transfer process at the end of his first year as a postgraduate researcher. Towards the end of the first year of a PhD, all doctoral aspirants face a major hurdle. The transition from being a provisional candidate – essentially a state of probation – to full doctoral…
The Royal Armouries, Leeds Museums and Galleries and the University of Leeds are offering a unique opportunity for an exceptional candidate interested in developing a career as a museum registrar.
The Bradford’s National Museum project came to an end in January with a final publication that drew out future directions for the National Science and Media Museum in and with Bradford. With the recent re-opening of the museum, visitors can now see two new exhibitions facilitated by project researchers -Belle Vue Studio and River of Tea: Let’s Chat.
In this article, LGBTQ+ cultural producer and alumni Sam Message writes about their journey from the University of Leeds to their current work stimulating Sweden’s queer and trans cultural scene.
MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies graduate Gina Figueira has recently been published in the International Journal of Heritage Studies, with her article entitled ‘That horse will never rise again’.
Visiting Research Fellow and alumna Dr Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth has launched a podcast dedicated to promoting the study of art & material culture, alongside three other early career art historians.
Transculturations and Transactions: from ‘curios’ to ‘specimens’, Colonialism, Empire and the role of the art market in the development of the collections of Henry S. Wellcome, 1880-1940 Applications are invited from prospective PhD candidates for a collaborative doctoral award, based in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies. This PhD studentship…
A collaborative research project looking at how the National Science and Media Museum can be locally rooted and open, engaged and collaborative has concluded with the launch of an exciting new publication.
We invite chapter proposals from artists, academics and heritage/museum practitioners that engage critically with the intersection of heritage and creative practice. Through this handbook we are seeking to provide a rich and comprehensive study of ways in which heritage and creative practice intersect, in research and in practice, in a transnational context. Routledge International Handbooks…
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has awarded £246,000 to alumna Dr Jade French to innovate new methods to support the professional development of learning disabled artists and curators.
