News

We’re thrilled to celebrate a new publication by #ACT academics Federico Pendenza, Marianna Cortesi, and Elizabeth Haddon in the journal Music and Arts in Action!

To celebrate The Art of Directing: Making Magic in Film and Television by Tim Leandro, a stellar panel of film and TV creatives shared behind-the-scenes insights and career moments — giving students a rare glimpse into the magic of directing for screen.

Daniel Hogan has made it to the finals of the competition which will take place in December 2025.

The results of the 2025 National Student Survey have revealed the strengths of the School of Arts and Creative Technologies for the study of drama and media studies.

A recent development enabling musicians to improvise live music with AI-generated sound could be the biggest innovation since the advent of sampling, or perhaps even the invention of recorded sound, according to a researcher at York.

‘We want to build an event which conveys real science in an effective way to a general audience, and is also fun and engaging’

York is ranked 5th in the UK for Drama, Dance and Cinematics in the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2026).

Arts in Motion, a collaborative event between the Arts Barge and the University of York’s School of Art and Creative Technologies, successfully took place on 20 May on the peaceful waters of York’s River Ouse.