We are holding our first History Department Alumni careers event this Thursday - all welcome!

This November, free exhibition Injecting Hope: The race for a COVID-19 vaccine will open at the Science Museum to explore the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The History department’s Professor Roberta Bivins, Director of Centre for the History of Medicine, has been involved with this amazing exhibition as an advisor.

The Research Excellence Celebration Event, running on 14th December from 3pm until 8pm in The Slate, will feature Professor Roberta Bivins as a guest speaker. This event will celebrate the amazing achievements of our researchers and staff who support research from across the University.

The Faculty of Arts at the University of Warwick encourages outstanding postdoctoral scholars to apply to The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship scheme, for Fellowships hosted at Warwick starting in the 2023/24 academic year. Please note that initial applications need to be sent to Colette Kelly, Research Support Officer for the Faculty of Arts (colette.kelly@warwick.ac.uk) by 3pm on Friday 25th November 2022 containing the following information:

• A short description of their project (maximum 2 A4 pages)
• A copy of their CV (maximum 2 A4 pages)
• The name of their proposed mentor at the University of Warwick
• The name of three referees (please note that referees will not need to provide a statement for the internal selection round).

The studentship is funded through the Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training PartnershipLink opens in a new window and will start in October 2023. The Department of History has partnered with the Lord Leycester Hospital to offer a project on ‘Almshouse, Guild and Town Community: The Lord Leycester Hospital in its Urban Setting’. In addition to the PhD research the successful candidate will also gain experience and training in contributing to outreach and public engagement activities, including developing an exhibition.

Dr James Poskett on Radio 3 Show "British Academy Book Prize 2022" 18 October 2022. Available online now: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001cyvc

Dr Simon Peplow has written an article about the police and "institutional racism" for The Conversation, please see further details at: https://theconversation.com/the-police-wont-acknowledge-institutional-racism-in-their-race-action-plan-heres-why-that-matters-183853,

Professor Christoph Mick appears in an episode of the BBC's Who do you think you are? with personality Sue Perkins.