History News
Midlands4Cities Funding Competition Open for 2021/2022 Applications!
Looking for PhD funding in 2021? Midlands4Cities are recruiting their next cohort of arts and humanities doctoral researchers to join the vibrant community in the Midlands. The AHRC-funded M4C Doctoral Training Partnership is a collaboration between the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City University, University of Warwick, Coventry University, University of Leicester, De Montfort University, Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham.
M4C is awarding up to 89 doctoral studentships for UK and International applicants for 2021 entry through an open competition and 21 Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA) through a linked competition with a range of partner organisations in the cultural, creative and heritage sector.
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Professor Maxine Berg - series of digital concerts - Time and Truth
Pofessor Maxine Berg has organised a series of digital concerts in collaboration with an Oxford orchestra called "Instruments of Time and Truth", funded by the Humanities Research Fund. The concerts begin on Tuesday 4 August at 7 pm and further details can be found at:
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/ghcc/event/itt/
New book edited by Professor David Lambert
David Lambert and Peter Merriman had edited a new book called "Empire and Mobility in the long 19th century" and details can be found at:
Congratulations to Professor Rebecca Earle
We are pleased to announce that Professor Rebecca Earle has been elected as a Fellow to the British Academy, please see details at:
Global History and Culture Centre blog on pandemics
Dr Guido van Meersbergen has published a GHCC blog on pandemics at: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/ghcc/blog/
One piece features Amy Evans, our GHCC secretary at: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/ghcc/blog/amy_and_the .
Professor David Lambert writes about the "The fall of Edward Colston"
David's piece about the toppling of the bronze statue of Edward Colston can be read at:
https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/expertcomment/the_fall_of
Professor Tim Lockley talks to Sky news about the recent unrest in the USA
Interview with Sky news can be seen five minutes into the recording at:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wbfzxwqgqd0onc8/REC-1124-200530.mp4?dl=0