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Researchers from the Department of History will be delivering a series of talks at Warwick Words History Festival. Now in its twentieth year, Warwick Words is a popular annual event, bringing internationally acclaimed historians to share stories from the past to venues around Warwick.

Since 2012, the University of Warwick has collaborated with the festival on a series titled Tea Time Talks, where academics from the Department of HistoryLink opens in a new window discuss their research. This year, topics are:

• History and the Russian Invasion of UkraineLink opens in a new window – Professor Christoph MickLink opens in a new window and Dr Claire ShawLink opens in a new window - Saturday 8 October
• Picking up the Pieces: Gender and Romantic Failure in late 20th Century BritainLink opens in a new window – Dr Zoe StrimpelLink opens in a new window - Saturday 22 October
• The Politics of Touch in the late 18th CenturyLink opens in a new window – Professor Mark PhilpLink opens in a new window - Saturday 26 November

The programme also includes a play written by PhD student David FletcherLink opens in a new window and performed by Loft Theatre company: Taking the WatersLink opens in a new window tells the story of a cholera epidemic that took place in Leamington Spa in 1849, and the medical and political conflicts that surrounded it.

Other speakers at the festival include Tracy Borman, Max Hastings, Dan Jones, Adam Rutherford, Charles Spencer and Alison Weir.

Tickets are available from Warwick Words’ website: https://warwickwords.co.uk/Link opens in a new window 

The HRC is pleased to announce that the new Director, Professor Alison Cooley, will take over in September 2022.

Alison is Professor of Classics and Ancient History and has been at Warwick since 2000.

We would like to thank the outgoing Director, Professor David Lambert, for his work and dedication to the HRC over the last three years.

Writing about web page https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/hrc/confs/flt/

In this final post, Cheng He and Camilo Uribe Botta reflect on their experience of organising the conference 'Following Living Things and Still Lifes in a Global World'.

Writing about web page https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/hrc/confs/supernatural/

The last blog post by Francesca and Imogen is slightly different, offering final reflections in the form of top tips for making both the planning and running of your own conference as smooth as possible. Of course no two conferences are the same, with different themes, disciplines, durations, funding bodies and institutions all shaping the final product but they hope you find these suggestions useful in some small way.