History News
Dr Sarah Richardson on "Who Do You Think You Are?"
Dr Sarah Richardson appears on season 9 episode 6 of "Who Do You Think You Are?", focussing on actress Alex Kingston.
Prof Mark Knights on the Seven Years War
Professor Mark Knights has been quoted on the BBC's Magazine article Historical Misses: 10 major moments sometimes left out.
Dr Bronwen Everill Featured in AHA Today
Dr Bronwen Everill, Assistant Professor of Global History at Warwick University, is featured in AHA Today (American Historical Association) as part of their "AHA Member Spotlight" series.
The Venice Programme Highlighted by TopUniversities.com
TopUniversities.com highlights the Venice Programme of the Warwick University History Department in its latest article.
Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Research Students (WATEPGR)
Congratulations to Martin Moore, History PhD student, on receiving a commendation at the 2012 Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Research Students (WATEPGR).
Early Women Biochemists Website
The Early Women Biochemists website is now available:
www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/chm/research_teaching/research/early_women_biochem
Please note that some elements of the website are still under construction and will be made available in the near future.
Our thanks to Dr Stephen Soanes, Professor Robert Freedman and Professor Hilary Marland for all their efforts and continued support. Our thanks also to the Biochemical Society and the Warwick University Centre for the History of Medicine for their kind contributions.
Entente Cordiale Scholarship awarded to Matt Jackson
The Department wishes to congratulate Matthew Jackson (PhD student being supervised by Beat Kumin and Penny Roberts on the comparative drinking cultures of Bristol and Bordeaux) for the award of a prestigious Entente Cordiale scholarship by the French Embassy which pays for him to undertake an extended period of study in France during the academic year 2012-13. This is a great accomplishment in a very competitive field and involving a demanding interview in French at the Embassy, so well done Matt!
Orla Mulrooney - Arts Faculty Research Poster Winner
Congratulations to Orla Mulrooney (PhD Student in the Centre for the History of Medicine) on winning the Warwick Postgraduate Research Poster Competition (Arts Faculty) linked to her research topic, "History of Medical Tourism c1976-2012". Orla will now go through to the Midlands Hub Regional Final on 12 July 2012 and we wish her all the best of luck.