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We're inviting expressions of interest from post-doctoral researchers considering making an application for the 2025/26 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship competition.
For more information on this opportunity please see the below:
qmul.ac.uk/history/research/…
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Book your place at 'New Research on Late Medieval England', an event showcasing innovative work from our scholars in the field of medieval studies. We will also celebrate our very own Virginia Davis for her outstanding academic contributions.
Book now:
qmul.ac.uk/history/news-and-…
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Join us on the 25th April for a symposium to celebrate the new book by Quentin Skinner, Liberty as Independence: The Making and Unmaking of a Political Ideal. 💭
Register your place here: lnkd.in/eXf82kVe
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Join us on Tuesday, 8th April, from 17:00 – 19:00 for the public lecture 'In a Strange Land: Sex, the Political, and Black Domesticity' delivered by Professor Herman L. Bennett, Global Professorial Fellow in History.
Register here: bit.ly/44cOEQW
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27 Mar 2025
Come and help the School develop supportive visuals for new arrivals. We are looking for current students willing to share their experience of experiencing university for the first time, and what information they needed and did not directly find.
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Department of History at Queen Mary retweeted
11 Mar 2025
Over the coming month, the @MileEndInst will be holding FIVE different events.
We have something for everyone, ranging from electoral reform and the recent #germanelectionsto democratic decline and the political economy of Starmer's Labour.
Find out more and book your place⬇️
ALT Photo of the TfL map of the area around Mile End, taken on the corner of the crossroads near Queen Mary University of London on the Mile End Road.
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Department of History at Queen Mary retweeted
17 Mar 2025
Just a few tickets left for History East on 28 March @QMUL @MileEndInst @QMHistory celebrating our distinguished history of outreach with Sarah Waters, Robert Harris, Phillipa Gregory @Natasha_Walter & more. eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-e…
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Department of History at Queen Mary retweeted
26 Feb 2025
Great to see legendary @QMUL historian James Ellison talking about the 'Special Relationship' on @BBCNEWS this lunchtime ahead of the Prime Minister's trip to Washington.
One for @QMHistory and @QMUL_HSS's scrapbooks!
ALT Lucy Hockings and Dr James Ellison on BBC News Now on 26 February 2025.
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Department of History at Queen Mary retweeted
5 Mar 2025
Join us tomorrow!
‘Decolonization’s Discontents: Unfinished Revolutions in the Age of Independence’
6 March 2025, London E1
With Dr Elisabeth Leake, Lee E Dirks Chair at Tufts’ Fletcher School of Diplomacy
Book here DecolonizationsDiscontents.e…
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Department of History at Queen Mary retweeted
20 Feb 2025
The first eight months of Labour government have been tumultuous. Nowhere more than in the politics of economics.
In our next webinar, @j0ne_s_, @Samfr, @KAlexanderShaw, @theobertram and @QMPoliticsIR Colm Murphy will explore what we've learned about Labour's economic policies.
ALT The next MEI webinar: The Political Economy of Starmer's Labour. Thursday 13 March, 12-1.15pm.
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Join us in discussing the historical and contemporary political aspects of whether the UK Left still has a blind spot with regard to Ukraine.
📅 Monday, 10 Feb 2025, 18:00 - 20:30 GMT
📍 Queen Mary University of London
Register your spot here: lnkd.in/eJ7YMZC8
#CEREES
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Department of History at Queen Mary retweeted
6 Feb 2025
On Tuesday, we were delighted to welcome @SayeedaWarsi to @QMUL for the third in our new series of distinguished 'Hennessy Lectures'.
Baroness Warsi reflected on her life and career as a Muslim woman born in Yorkshire, and offered "the anatomy of a prejudice" in Britain today.
ALT Baroness Warsi at the Mile End Institute on Tuesday 4 February. Credit: Gary Schwartz.
ALT Baroness Warsi at the Mile End Institute on Tuesday 4 February. Credit: Gary Schwartz.
ALT Baroness Warsi in conversation with Professor Martin Coward at the Mile End Institute on Tuesday 4 February. Credit: Gary Schwartz.
ALT Baroness Warsi taking a selfie with Professor Martin Coward at the Mile End Institute on Tuesday 4 February. Credit: Gary Schwartz.
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Department of History at Queen Mary retweeted
Liberty as Independence by Quentin Skinner (@QMHistory) is released today. To learn more register for our book launch on 11 March, 18:00pm
eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-laun…
@cambridge_cpt @CUP_PoliSci
ALT Window display for Liberty as Independence with the Senate House and part of Kings College Chapel reflected in the glass
ALT A copy of the book held up to camera
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Department of History at Queen Mary retweeted
4 Feb 2025
Tonight is the third in our new series of lectures celebrating Peter Hennessy’s life and work.
We’re delighted to welcome @SayeedaWarsi to @QMUL for a lively discussion of Islam and Islamophobia in modern Britain. Thank you to everyone who has joined us!
ALT Baroness Warsi at Queen Mary on 4 February 2025. Credit: Gary Schwartz
ALT Baroness Warsi at Queen Mary on 4 February 2025. Credit: Gary Schwartz
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Department of History at Queen Mary retweeted
13 Jan 2025
📅Tuesday 4 February at 6.30pm📅
In the next Hennessy Lecture, we are delighted to be welcoming @SayeedaWarsi to @QMUL! Baroness Warsi is a distinguished lawyer and businesswoman and became Britain's first Muslim Cabinet minister in 2010.
🔗qmul.ac.uk/mei/events/mei-ev…
ALT Promotional photo of Baroness Warsi, taken from her personal website.
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Department of History at Queen Mary retweeted
12 Dec 2024
The fabulous @oliviawyatt1999 -- @QMHistory should be so very proud! And glad to see her incredible work recognised! 🤩
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Department of History at Queen Mary retweeted
11 Dec 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, we're proud to celebrate some of the highlights that made this year truly special, reaching new heights of academic achievement and producing research breakthroughs that changed the world.
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Department of History at Queen Mary retweeted
5 Dec 2024
Thank you @QMULHistSoc for asking me to speak about Now or Never! - my forthcoming @BloomsburyAcad book on the 1979 referendum.
As a @QMHistory alumnus, it was a real treat and @QMUL is lucky to have such enthusiastic students. I hope you’ll have me back when the book comes out!
4 Dec 2024
Many thanks @TomChidwick from @MileEndInst for his guest lecture on Scottish devolution in the 1970s. Big thanks to everyone who came along!
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Department of History at Queen Mary retweeted
3 Dec 2024
Tomorrow afternoon, I'll be speaking at @QMULHistSoc about Scotland’s first devolution referendum and the country’s social and political culture in the 1970s. It starts at 4pm on @QMUL's Mile End campus and is free to attend so do join us!
eventbrite.com/e/old-songs-l…
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Dr Andrew Smith @smidbob, Historian of Modern France & Director of Liberal Arts, spoke on France24 this morning about the high-tension politics surrounding the French budget. Will Barnier's government stand or fall?
Listen here: france24.com/en/video/202412…
#FrenchBudget
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