Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Promoting science & the arts and supporting the city of Leeds since 1819 Events Our People Our History Hidden in Plain Sight: The Secret Maps of a Forgotten Map Library Bronagh Daly – Awards Organiser, Leeds Literature Festival Cllr Stephen Holroyd – Leeds Lord Mayor Helen Stansfield – Senior Deputy Head, Grammar School at Leeds Overall Winner – by Aleena, Beeston Hill St Luke’s CoE Primary School Runners Up – by Keely, Blenheim primary school The Discovery of DNA – Dr Kersten Hall and Dr Ralf Dahm present their new book Joseph Priestley on his way to Leeds Runners Up – by Mabel, Whinmoor St Paul’s Runners Up – by Nikhil, Grammar School at Leeds – Primary Highly Commended – by Alex, Beeston Hill St Luke’s CoE Primary School Highly Commended – by Lilly, Grammar School at Leeds – Primary Highly Commended – by Spara, Grammar School at Leeds – Primary Overall Winner – by William, Benton Park High School Runners Up – by Aleezah, Grammar School at Leeds – Secondary Runners Up – by Erin, Oulton Academy High School Runners Up – by Isabella, Grammar School at Leeds – Secondary Highly Commended – by Isabella, Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Highly Commended – by Guy, Grammar School at Leeds – Secondary Highly Commended – by Esme, Abbey Grange CoE High School 2025 Annual Review Wars, witches, rebellions and reading A History of the Scientific Collections of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society’s Museum in the 19th Century What’s Leeds GOTH to do with it? Visions of Leeds City Council’s Chief Planning Officer Grant Applications Publications Needs, Spencer, Poverty Passion and Poetry, The Life of Eliza Craven Green, Seamstress, Actor and Poet Scientific Revolutionary The Travel Diary (1611-1612) of An English Catholic Sir Charles Somerset From Dark Satanic Mills to DNA: How Science in Leeds Changed the World The Building Stone Terms of Use A Potted History of the University of Leeds, Experimental Gardens From Dark Satanic Mills by Kersten Hall Members Founded on Purple Sponsor a Book Be Curious Good engines, bad statues The Legacy of James Hutton (1726–1797) Seeing the World through Failing Eyes A history of pigments from cave paintings to the present day SARS-CoV-2 variants: how do they arise & do we need to worry about them? The Priestley Lecture 2020. Edward Jenner: a man who changed the world Privacy Policy