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Performing Arts at York placed =13th in the UK and top 100 in the world in the latest release of the QS World University Rankings by Subject (2025).

Recent graduates from the School of Arts and Creative Technologies win Best Student Film at the Mannheim Arts and Film Festival in Germany.

University of York students have been awarded the Best Factual (long form) Award at this year’s RTS Student Awards (Yorkshire Region) for their third year film project, HUNT.

Tom Cantrell, Professor of Theater, steps into role as Head of the School of Arts and Creative Technologies, succeeding Dr. Áine Sheil.

We have been ranked 54th in the world and 11th in the UK for the study of Arts and Humanities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by subject.

Christian Mason (BA Music 2003-2006, MA Composition 2006-2007) has won one of the world’s most prestigious international composition awards with his work invisible threads (2023).

A new research project will enable the highly accurate reconstruction of historic musical instruments that are currently too damaged to play.

York, renowned for its rich cultural heritage and vibrant creative industries, is celebrating adecade as the UK’s only UNESCO City of Media Arts.