#PotW: Dickens Day: Dickens, Readers and Reading, 10 Oct.
Reading is a powerful thing in Dickens’s novels. David Copperfield says of his childhood that ‘reading was my only and my constant comfort’. He goes on, ‘when I think of it the picture always rises in...
View Article#PotW: English and German cultural encounters: A.S. Byatt in conversation
World renowned English novelist Dame Antonia Byatt, will be joined by Martin Swales (University College London) and Godela Weiss-Sussex (Institute of Modern Languages Research) to explore the...
View Article#PotW: SAS at Bloomsbury Festival, 23–24 October
The Bloomsbury Festival is back! After taking a year off in 2014, the festival returns from 22–25 October with a programme of performance, arts, music and heritage events exploring the theme of Light....
View Article#PotW: ‘A Good Death?’, 28 Oct.
A collaboration between the Institute of Classical Studies and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Supported by the John Coffin Memorial Trust. Speakers: Prof. Andrew Cooper (Tavistock and...
View Article#PotW: 20th Anniversary of the MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights,...
The MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights was established in 1995 in collaboration with staff at Amnesty International. The original aim of the programme was to provide formalised training for...
View Article#PotW: Being Human festival launch day, 12 November
This year’s festival, led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, will launch with an afternoon and evening of interactive workshops and activities in the University of London’s iconic...
View Article#PotW: History Libraries & Research open day, 27 November
It is time again for the annual History Libraries & Research open day this week! This third History Day will include an open history fair showcasing libraries, archives and organisations from...
View Article#PotW: Universal human rights: protections across the UK, Europe and beyond
This event coincides with Human Rights Day which commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The 2015 theme of “Our...
View Article#PotW: MacroCognition in humans and insects – The Human Mind Project Seminar...
Should explanations in cognitive science always begin from individualist assumptions? Animals must process sources of information that help them to eat, drink, and reproduce. And natural selection...
View Article#PotW: Centre for Postcolonial Studies inaugural workshop, 18 Jan
This workshop is intended to bring together heads of Postcolonial Studies research centres from across the UK and beyond in order to discuss potential collaboration. It aims to determine what sorts of...
View ArticleApplying for research funding, 28 Jan
This session will explore funding options for research projects. Presentations will cover where to find information about funders, how to pitch your research project, how to write a research proposal...
View Article#PotW: Muse of Modernity? Remembering, Mediating and Modernising Popular Dance
This event is free, but please register in advance here. When: 16/04/2016 – 09:00 – 18:45 Who: Institute of Modern Languages Research Where: The Court Room, First Floor, Senate House, Malet Street,...
View Article#PotW: From Thucydides to Twitter: Towards a History of the Soundbite
When: 22/04/2016 – 23/04/2016 Who: Institute of Classical Studies Where: Room 349, Third Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU The conference aims to to explore the nature and history of...
View Article#PotW: Justice in Action: Burden of Peace
When: Wednesday, 27 April 2016 from 17:30 to 21:00. Who: The Human Rights Consortium. Where: Room 349 (3rd Floor), Senate House – Malet Street, London, WC1E. This Human Rights Film Festival features...
View Article#PotW: Living Literature: The Great Gatsby
When: Thursday 5 May 2016, 19:30-22:00 Who: Living Literature Where: Senate House – Malet Street, London, WC1E. Travel back in time with us to 1922, and explore the tastes, sights, smells and sounds...
View Article#PotW: Paid to do a Hobby: A Map Dealer’s Reflections on the Last Forty-five...
When: 12/05/2016 – 17:00 – 18:30. Who: Warburg Institute. Where: Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB. With Jonathan Potter of Jonathan Potter Ltd. Lectures in the history of cartography...
View Article#PotW: Brexit – Then and Now
When: 24th May 2016 – 10:00 – 17:00. Who: Institute of Commonwealth Studies. Where: The Senate Room, First Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. Fees: Standard: £25.00....
View Article#PotW: Leonardo in Britain: Collections and Reception
When: 27 May 2016, 10:30 – 17:30 (third day of a three-day event) Who: Warburg Institute Where: Warburg Institute Programme This is a three-day conference, with each day held at a different partner...
View Article#PotW: Summer visit to Shardeloes House, Amersham, Buckinghamshire
When: 04/06/2016 – 15:00 – 17:30. Who: Institute of Historical Research. Where: HP7 0RL – Amersham, HP7 0RL. Work to build the present Palladian house at Shardeloes, for William Drake, began in 1758...
View Article#PotW: Work Stories: Documenting, Narrating and Representing the French...
Work has become a critical site for apprehending broad changes in France’s society, culture and economy and their imprint on individual and collective life. At once localised and enclosed, the...
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