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University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ ranked within top 100 universities in QS World University Rankings

The University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ has been ranked within the top 100 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2026, reaffirming its place as a leading global university for teaching and research excellence.
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Launch of ‘Muses Mind Machine’, a new Centre of Excellence

The interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence ‘Muses Mind Machine’, has now officially been launched.
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Explore the Peak District's hidden history and more as Being Human Festival returns

The Being Human Festival is an annual celebration of the humanities, taking place across the UK. This year, the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is joining in the festivities with a range of exciting events.
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ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Black Humanities Series - New Events

Introducing two upcoming events that are part of the new ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Black Humanities Series in collaboration with the Centre for Poetry and Poetics.
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Funny Girl: How Barbra Streisand turned the once ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ production into a classic Broadway hit

A study, led by Dominic Broomfield-McHugh, Professor of Musicology, reveals the creative process Streisand, aged just 21, went through to transform the first ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ production into one of the biggest landmarks in Broadway history.
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Consumers angry at retail industry for producing plastic waste, study finds

University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ linguists contribute to a study which is the first to look at how language used by retailers, manufacturers and local councils can influence the public’s thoughts and behaviour towards plastics reuse and recycling.
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Munich Crisis 85 years on - historian reveals how appeasement of Hitler affected British public

Britain’s appeasement of Hitler caused mental health problems for people throughout the country, including a spate of suicides, according to research from a historian at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.
Self Esteem singer Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Self Esteem singer Rebecca Lucy Taylor to be awarded honorary degree from University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ

Chart-topping Rebecca Lucy Taylor, better known by her stage name Self Esteem, will be made an honorary Doctor of Music at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ today (Monday 17 July 2023).
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Transforming and Activating Places (TAP) wins a Yorkshire Universities Audience Impact Award

We're delighted to share that Transforming and Activating Places (TAP), an Arts and Humanities led student knowledge exchange programme at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, has won a Yorkshire Universities Audience Impact Award.