Humanities news
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University of Hertfordshire collaborates on new production of suffragette play
A forgotten 1913 play, Jane Clegg, which explores themes of female empowerment, gender politics and fraud will receive a new production from Tuesday 23 April at London’s Finborough Theatre in collaboration with Dr Andrew Maunder.
18 April 2019
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Researchers hunt for 17th century ‘witch bottles’
A team of archaeologists and historians from MOLA and the University of Hertfordshire are calling on people who may have discovered 17th century ‘witch bottles’ during restoration work or know of examples curated at their places of work, to come forward.
18 April 2019
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King Arthur rises in Britain’s hour of need as new folklore course launches
British myths, legends and magic are the subject of a new MA in Folklore Studies to be launched by the University of Hertfordshire this autumn, reawakening interest in the nation’s rich cultural heritage and customs.
16 April 2019
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Wayne Holloway-Smith wins the National Poetry Competition for ‘The posh mums are boxing in the square’
The winner of the 2018 National Poetry Competition has been announced as Wayne Holloway-Smith, lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire, with his poem ‘The posh mums are boxing in the square’.
1 April 2019
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Alumnus helps victims of tsunamis, earthquakes, flash floods and landslides across Indonesia
Khaled Hassan, BA (Hons) English Language & Communication with Journalism - 2007, has spent the past few months risking his life volunteering in natural disaster zones across Indonesia - delivering tents, food, bedding and medicine to desperate survivors of tsunamis, earthquakes, flash floods and landslides.
28 March 2019
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Polidori’s Bloodsucking Progeny: Scholars gather to celebrate 200 years of vampire fiction
To mark the bi-centenary of the publication of John Polidori’s gothic tale The Vampyre, academics from across the world are gathering at the Open Minds, Open Graves Symposium for the bicentenary of The Vampyre to celebrate how the novella founded the modern tradition of vampire fiction that continues to hold readers in thrall today.
26 March 2019
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Mass Communications student rises to challenge
Final year BA(Hons) Mass Communications student Naomi Nwaokoru got more than she bargained for when she contacted the Office of the Vice Chancellor (OVC) at the University of Hertfordshire.
12 March 2019
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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