Latest news for the School of Humanities
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University of Hertfordshire to host ‘The Urban Weird’, a 2 day programme of events on the theme of supernatural cities
‘The Urban Weird’ will take place at the University of Hertfordshire on the 6 and 7 April. The event will explore supernatural and magical cities and examine the significance of the ‘urban weird’ in all its various manifestations.
26 March 2018
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University of Hertfordshire hosts ‘Beyond the Battlefields’ exhibition
Beyond the Battlefields presents a unique series of images made by photographer Käthe Buchler (1876-1930) in Germany before, during, and after World War One.
20 March 2018
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University of Hertfordshire’s Oral History project comes Full-Circle, collecting hundreds of stories of migrants to Perth
A four year major memories project entitled Full-Circle, which united the University of Hertfordshire (UK) and the University of Western Australia, has successfully gathered the stories of migrants who made the long journey to Perth as well as accounts from members of their family who remained in Britain.
15 March 2018
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Celebrating International Women's Day 2018
In March 2018, numerous events took place across the University of Hertfordshire in recognition of Women's History Month and International Women's Day.
13 March 2018
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University of Hertfordshire’s Oral History Team commended at prestigious Royal Historical Society Public History Awards evening
The University’s Oral History Team’s BBC R4 documentary Instant History has been highly commended at the 2018 Royal Historical Society Public History Awards.
2 February 2018
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University of Hertfordshire professor’s Electric Generations exhibition opens in the UK
An exciting new exhibition has moved from Dublin to Hertfordshire, showcasing the social impact of electricity across twentieth-century Ireland.
26 January 2018
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The Civic Awards 2018
The University of Hertfordshire is sponsoring the Civic Awards 2018. Make your nomination today.
16 January 2018
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Professor John Lippitt wins Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship
Hertfordshire Philosophy Professor awarded prestigious grant for research on the ethics of forgiveness.
8 January 2018
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Flare Ignite finalists 2017
This year saw a record number of Mass Communications graduates appear as finalists in the 2017 Flare Awards.
12 December 2017
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New study pinpoints arts, humanities and social science graduates’ skills
A new study has defined for the first time the skills that graduates at University of Hertfordshire develop by studying arts, humanities and social science (AHSS) degrees.
27 November 2017
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Dr Sam George to deliver keynote speech to commemorate the death of Sophie Lancaster
Dr Sam George, Senior Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, will deliver a keynote speech to commemorate the death of Sophie Lancaster (ten years after her murder) at the Gothic Manchester Festival on 28 Oct.
26 October 2017
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School of Humanities achieves an Athena SWAN Bronze award
Congratulations to the School of Humanities for achieving an Athena SWAN Bronze award!
11 October 2017
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Revival of two WW1 plays
On Saturday October 28, the World War One Theatre project will stage performances of two previously forgotten one-act plays dealing with business, corruption and fraud.
11 October 2017
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Being Human Festival 2017: Redeeming the Wolf
The School of Humanities is proud to be taking part in this year's Being Human Festival, hosting an event entitled 'Redeeming the Wolf: A Story of Persecution, Loss and Rediscovery' on Saturday 18th November.
3 October 2017
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New to Teaching event for early career historians
A New to Teaching event for early career historians took place on 12 September at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), London.
17 September 2017