From hot rodent men to golden retriever boyfriends
ARU symposium will examine the Internet Boyfriend phenomenon and what it signifies
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20 May 2026
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30 March 2026 
Introducing our Representation and Inclusion in Children's Book Illustration seminar series
In this blog post, Dr Katherina Manolessou introduces our new seminar series, Representation and Inclusion in Children’s Book Illustration: Research and Practice, and reflects on its first two lectures.
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3 December 2025 
Event aims to unpack chaos caused by AI slop
ARU hosts first academic symposium dedicated to AI content and brain rot
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19 November 2025 
MACT's Dr Sarah Gibson Yates releases new short film
Flow States explores the ways humans are entangled with water
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19 November 2025 MACT's Dr Harriet Fletcher publishes new book
New publication explores the provocative intersection of celebrity and the Gothic
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18 November 2025 
MACT's Dr Tina Kendall to launch new book
Centre of Media, Arts & Creative Technologies to host celebration