People
School of Arts and Creative Technologies
Inspiring the artists, practitioners and creative industry leaders of tomorrow.
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Our subjects
We are a thriving interdisciplinary community defined by five creative subject areas. Explore how our unique combination of courses, pioneering research and community engagement will shape your creative journey.
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Research and practice
Groundbreaking research and practice to enhance culture, society and the arts in the UK and throughout the world.
Our multidisciplinary school opens up new and exciting fields in research between performance, creativity and technology.
External engagement
Working with communities, heritage and commercial organisations for the public good.
Our engagement activities include weekly concerts, industry masterclasses with renowned artists and practitioners, as well as support for commercial feature films, TV projects and games.
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Where creativity meets innovation
The School of Arts and Creative Technologies is where inspired storytelling, innovative creative practice and cutting-edge technologies intersect.
Our approach to music, theatre, film and television, games and immersive interactive experiences, and creative industries management integrates theory, practice, academic excellence, vocational relevance and technological innovation. We aspire to be at the forefront, nationally and internationally, of teaching, research and external engagement across this wide range of artistic and technological domains.
Watch our video to learn more about who we are.
News
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Three student projects from the School of Arts and Creative Technologies have been nominated for the 2026 RTS Yorkshire Student Awards.
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We are immensely proud to celebrate Dr Lesley Schatzberger, a long-standing clarinet tutor within the School of Arts and Creative Technologies at the University of York, who has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire).
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We are delighted to celebrate Kate Pearson, visiting lecturer on our MA Community Music programme, who has recently been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM).
Events
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In this weeks Contemporary Music Research Seminar, we are joined by Fin O’Hare and Danny Saleeb
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Join us for our next ACT Talks with Kane Cunningham and John Oxley
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Ever wondered what happens when a VR horror film can sense your fear, and change how the story is told in real time? Join us for a live talk and demo!
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Embodying Histories is a series of online seminars exploring cross-disciplinary perspectives on embodied knowledge, research and practice in historical fields.
YorkConcerts
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Offering a powerful depiction of Christ's passion, the Passio Secundum Johannem may well be Bach's most inherently dramatic setting of the story. Yorkshire Baroque Soloists bring this to life with vivid, colourful playing.
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So often, we find ourselves struck by musical echoes between pieces separated by history, style or instrumentation. Explore the unexpected ways in which works by Bach, Monteverdi and Charpentier resonate with songs by Schubert, Viardot and Semple.
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University Jazz Band returns to perform the music of the pioneering bandleader, composer and performer Sun Ra. Join them for what promises to be an unforgettable night of music, celebrating one of the most innovative figures in the history of jazz!
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Following their thrilling collaboration last season on Bach's B minor Mass, The 24 again unite with dynamic period ensemble Manchester Baroque for a resplendent all-Handel programme, including the Coronation Anthems and Music for the Royal Fireworks.
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