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‘Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction’ is among six books competing for the UK’s leading history writing prize

New research highlights combined dangers of extreme rainfall and poor transport accessibility for China’s farmland

Dr Danielle Child has published a new edited book, Art and Capitalism: A Contemporary Perspective, bringing together international scholarship to examine the complex and evolving relationship between art and capitalism.

Professor Michelle Phillips has now commenced her role as the new Director of Creative Â鶹Æƽâ°æ and Professor of Music. To find out more about Michelle, we sent her some questions.

The Â鶹Æƽâ°æ China Institute (MCI) at The University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ successfully hosted the Â鶹Æƽâ°æ International Arbitration Training Programme (MIATP) from 1 to 7 September 2026, bringing together more than 40 participants from leading …

The exact timeline of the recent Nepal flooding disaster is becoming clearer. 

#BeeWell today announces the appointment of two new National Co-Directors

Dr David Buil-Gil, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Criminology in the Department of Criminology, was recognised for his article, The Structure of Unstructured Time and Crime: A Spare Time Model, published in The British Journal of Criminology in …

‘grasp, grasp’ is a digital artwork which draws on the anonymised life stories of members of two different Buddhist communities, collected by University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ academics Erica Baffelli and Jane Caple.

New research suggests tackling the factors behind suspensions could help prevent repeated exclusions and support vulnerable pupils

Experts recognised for their significant contributions to social science and their work addressing major societal challenges

The Creative Â鶹Æƽâ°æ research platform has appointed Professor Ana Carden-Coyne as Academic Research Lead to oversee its new Activating Collections Research Theme.

New research suggests widespread use of generative AI creates new challenges for businesses seeking to stand out through their business communications

Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Literature Festival returns from 9-25 October, featuring a series of exciting partnership events from Creative Â鶹Æƽâ°æ and the Centre for New Writing.

New research calls for a rethink of ‘presenteeism’ as technology makes it possible to work while unwell from almost anywhere

China’s dominance of batteries, electric vehicles and solar power is helping drive global decarbonisation - but creating tensions with the UK and other Western economies

A new study has found that sexual role identities among men who have sex with men vary systematically by age and geographic region.

Government plans to make the UK a world leader in artificial intelligence could worsen existing problems around productivity

The Confucius Institute at The University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ was honoured to co-host the 23rd International Conference on Teaching and Learning Chinese in Higher Education with the British Chinese Language Teaching Society (BCLTS) and Beijing Normal …

Major new study says older people must have a greater say in shaping the future of their communities

The government’s Local Power Plan must go further in addressing energy poverty and upskilling communities, argues The University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ’s People, Place and Energy Research Centre (PPERC).

A group of student interns from the University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ worked in collaboration with SICK! Productions to create a short film exploring identity, belonging and what it means to make North Â鶹Æƽâ°æ home.

Study finds early childcare responsibility helps fathers become more confident carers, boosts mothers' careers and leads to more equal divisions of parenting and housework

A new study from The University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ has offered the most comprehensive look to date at how the UK coordinates its response to economic crime, identifying the structural challenges that make this difficult to do well.

Want to know more about the benefits the Humanities Fellowship Academy brings? Listen to a video interview featuring Harriet Lander, Events Lead, alongside Dr Ellen Smith and Dr Aleena Din, Simon Research Fellows in the School of Arts, Languages and …

Cristina Temenos, Professor of Human Geography in SEED, contributed as an academic expert on policy mobilities research to the OECD Toolkit for Adopting Ideas from Other Cities, supporting city governments to learn from, assess and adapt policy …

Children involved in private family law proceedings in England can experience serious harm to their mental and physical health because their voices are too often ignored or dismissed.

The University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ and artists and cultural organisations from across the city are playing an integral role in a new Europe-wide network which is advancing arts-based research in migration and heritage studies across the continent.

Jackie Stacey, Professor of Cultural Studies at The University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ, has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy, one of the highest honours awarded to scholars in the humanities and social sciences.

A range of regeneration projects are underway in North Â鶹Æƽâ°æ, with over £6bn to be spent over the next 15-20 years. As the area starts to be transformed, researchers from the University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ’s Urban Ageing Research Group have been …