New Resource Alert! You now have access to Subculture Archives. A resource full of primary sources representing 100 years of youth culture through scenes, styles and sounds From Punk to Rave to Rockabilly to Grime bit.ly/3S7Tg4P Leeds School of Arts Beckett Sociology leedsbecketthistory

We are in London! A group of final year and MA students are here to visit the Foreign Office!

I’m giving a public talk about bins! And not just one bin. Oh no, it’s a history of Leeds in five bins - from the Victorian ash pit to these wheelies. It’s on 11 April at 1pm at Leeds Central Library. You can book using the link here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/dr-henry-irv…

In the first of our #LBUPolicyWeek24 blog series, Henry Irving shares his fascinating work with WRAP 🔗 bit.ly/4aV2lnM Henry is applying his research into #recycling schemes in the Second World War to show how we can improve policies today. #LBUresearch

Do you remember when Leeds had a life-sized owl giving out recycling advice?🦉💚Here's a bin-tastic story about how Leeds got its first green bins ♻️🗑️in the 1990s, courtesy of a Leeds Libraries blog about a talk from Leeds Beckett 's Henry Irving secretlibraryleeds.net/2024/04/22/lee…

🗞️Prof Shane Ewen leedsbecketthistory is working with Space2 to celebrate the stories of female #firefighters in Leeds. 🔗bit.ly/3KMRQrA 🚒The team held a family event last weekend all about West Yorkshire's first ever female firefighter, Penny Rowntree. #LBUresearch

Road to ruins: Peter Mitchell's crumbling Leeds - in pictures theguardian.com/artanddesign/g… Peter's exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery is on until 6 October and is free to visit 😊

We’re recruiting Leeds Museums & Galleries for a part-time, job share Natural Science Curator. More here: jobs.leeds.gov.uk/jobs/curator-n… 🐚🍄🌿🦛🪲🦋🐝🐦

We’ve just published this article by Andrew McTominey Pennine Heritage University of Huddersfield leedsbecketthistory which draws on a workshop on Environmental Humanities hosted by History & Policy in March to discuss how historians can respond to the #ClimateCrisis. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-articl…

We hope everyone graduating this week has had a fabulous time celebrating! Congratulations to the Class of 2024 from Library and Student Services✨🎓

Join us on 1 August, 4:30-5:30 PM for an EXCLUSIVE Clearing Q&A! Our students will answer your questions on Clearing, accommodation, Leeds life, budgeting, and commuting. Sign up for your Priority Pass to join! 🎟️ 🎟️ leedsbeckett.ac.uk/clearing/prior…

I’m really excited be playing a part in supporting the extension of glass recycling in Leeds. This film shows what happens to the glass - and features a few historical clips for good measure. Bonus marks for anyone who knows where they were shot!

We love showing how history can be useful. And fun! Here’s a nice example of our Henry Irving working with Leeds Recycles ♻️ to promote the extension of glass recycling in Leeds!!

It's A-Level Results Day today, we hope you got the grades that you wanted but remember, no matter what happens today, there are always options. We have lots of resources and support available for you. You've got this! 💪✨ #resultsday #alevels #alevelresults

Congratulations to all the students receiving their A-Level results today! We can’t wait to welcome all our new students to campus this September

Interested in studying History? Come and join us here at leedsbecketthistory ! #clearing #history #leedsbeckett

Leeds Beckett provides teaching and research on the issues that matter, from cybercrime to dementia and it makes sure its students get plenty of real-world experience. Could LBU have the Clearing course for you? 👉 bit.ly/3M4A1Vs #clearing2024

Got your results and heading to LBU? Congrats, early bird! 🐦 Check out Erik’s blog for the top 10 essentials you need to bring to uni. Get ready with confidence! 🙌🧳✨ leedsbeckett.ac.uk/blogs/student-…