Humanities news
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Alumni inspire Humanities students
On Wednesday 13 February we were delighted to welcome five alumni back on campus to take part in the 2019 Humanities Conference.
14 February 2019
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Class of 2018 brave the snow at London reunion
Thursday 31 January saw the first ever ‘Class of 2018 reunion’ at the Kanaloa club in London.
5 February 2019
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Philosophy lecturer awarded prestigious fellowship
Dr Sam Coleman, Reader in UH’s Philosophy Department, has been awarded a prestigious Major Research Fellowship by the Leverhulme Trust.
19 December 2018
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We host a Supernatural St Albans Halloween Tour
The University of Hertfordshire is inviting members of the public to join its Supernatural St Albans Halloween Tour on 31 October to explore the magical and spectral history of the county’s finest uncanny city.
25 October 2018
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Creative Writing graduates shortlisted for Cinnamon Press Debut Fiction Prize
MA Creative Writing graduates have novels shortlisted for prestigious prize.
17 October 2018
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Philosophy Professor takes up visiting research fellowship in the USA
Professor John Lippitt has taken up a visiting research fellowship in the USA as part of this Major Research Project.
17 October 2018
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We are building new relationships with Carleton University in Canada
School of Humanities, and Adam J Barker, Lecturer, Human Geography, School of Life and Medical Sciences, have been appointed to the prestigious positions of Adjunct Research Professors with the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
18 September 2018
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We're helping to promote gender diversity in Parliament
To celebrate the centenary of some women being given the right to become members of Parliament (Qualification of Women Act), the University of Hertfordshire is taking part in a major international conference - A Century of Women MPs 1918 – 2018 from 5-7 September in London.
4 September 2018
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We're helping to keep audiences spellbound at history of magic exhibition
The University of Hertfordshire is participating in one of the biggest exhibitions on the history of magic - the Inner Lives Spellbound exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
21 August 2018
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Dracula vs Frankenstein - The Night of the Literary Living Dead, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Does every age get the monster it deserves? The creature of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was born 200 years ago and Dracula emerged from the crypt some fifty years later in the 1890s – but which is the better novel today?
20 August 2018
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School of Humanities partners with “Absolutely Fabulous” star for new literary award
The University of Hertfordshire School of Humanities has partnered with actress and stand-up comedian Helen Lederer for a new literary award.
16 August 2018
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We've collaborated on the world premiere of Robert Graves play
A First World War play - But It Still Goes On - by poet and novelist Robert Graves, received its long-overdue world première on Tuesday 10 July, Finborough Theatre, London, produced by Dr Andrew Maunder, Head of English and Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire.
11 July 2018
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School of Humanities partners with local cinema
University of Hertfordshire School of Humanities partners with local cinema to promote the film specialism in community.
27 June 2018
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First Sri Lankan alumni event a great success
We were delighted to hold our first Alumni Event in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday 25 June 2018.
26 June 2018
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School of Humanities History lecturer awarded grant for writing workshop in Colombia
University of Hertfordshire History lecturer, Mr Adam Crymble, has been awarded a £17k grant to put on a 3-day writing workshop in Bogota, Colombia.
22 June 2018