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The Centre

Ruskin’s 1882 drawing ‘Spiral Carving, Rouen Cathedral’, held in the Ruskin Library, Lancaster University. Welcome to the Ruskin Library and Research Centre. More»

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Stones of Venice Research Grants available

The Ruskin Library and Research Centre is pleased to announce small research grants available to students and early career researchers. More...

View 2012 Mikimoto Lecture

Dr Tristram Hunt, M.P.
Ruskin, Engels and the City

Recorded November 2012.

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John Ruskin

Ruskin was the greatest British art critic and social commentator of the Victorian Age. Did you know:

He influenced Gandhi, Tolstoy and Proust.
Many of the most successful and lasting social reforms can be traced to Ruskin's writing and thought.
He championed the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and J.M.W. Turner.

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Prospective Students

A research degree with us is suitable for those wishing to explore the multidisciplinary nature of the work of John Ruskin, with access to one of the world’s greatest collections of Ruskin material.

Postgraduate opportunities

Postgraduate Funding Information for 2013-14