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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Last month we celebrated the release of Instrumental Music Education with Bloomsbury — a groundbreaking new book created by our own staff and students at the University of York.
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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!
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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.
Events
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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. The contributors come from across the fields of history, english, historical martial arts,
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Enjoy a cultural performance, delicious hot food, and treat yourself to a variety of traditional Chinese snacks. There’ll also be interactive activities to get everyone involved to experience the joy and traditions of the Lunar New Year.
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Join us for this weeks ACT Research Seminar
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Off the back of a sold-out London run and critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe, Sami Abu Wardeh’s hit show blends resistance, identity, and 'defiantly goofy' comedy (★★★★ The Guardian)
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In 1986, another student vocal group gave its first concert. Forty years on, Monteverdi has remained a constant and Robert Hollingworth and I Fagiolini have gone on to rethink exactly what a vocal group does.
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Following a sold-out concert in 2025, University Chamber Orchestra returns with one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever composed, Beethoven's epic Fifth Symphony!
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Fenella Humphreys is admired by audiences the world over for the grace and intensity of her playing. She is joined by the renowned British pianist Joseph Tong in a programme featuring a selection of the best-loved pieces in the violin repertoire.
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Join Ensemble Hesperi for a celebration of eighteenth-century horticultural gift-giving through the music of the Baroque composer Telemann and his friends.
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