In a time of austerity and uncertainty, collaborative working is crucial in delivering positive change at national and local levels. The Industrial Strategy, through its use of 5 foundations of productivity – ideas, people, infrastructure, business environment and places, aims to foster collaborations between business, academia, the public sector and civil society to deliver this transformational change across the UK.

The Matter of the Soul is a sound, sculpture and performance work, created by Kat Austen, Cultural Fellow in Art and Science at the University of Leeds’ Cultural Institute.

The symphony focusses on the difficult problem of emotional engagement with climate change, and aims to engender empathy in humans with the process of dispersal and transformation in the Arctic region. 

Leading scientists from the Priestley International Centre for Climate at the University of Leeds and other universities in the North of England and Scotland join forces for this Climate Question Time event, the culmination of a week of public engagement on climate change for Green Great Britain Week (15-19 October).

Attendees wishing to ask questions must submit them when they register to attend.

The North's most exciting literature festival returns with a programme with speakers ranging from England cricket star Moeen Ali to Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

As ever, Ilkey Literature Festival welcomes exciting names in literary fiction including Kate Mosse, Fiona Mozley and Nikesh Shukla, while poets reading their work include Imtiaz Dharker, Gillian Clarke and Andrew McMillan. This year also features several events on climate change - see News