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‘Knowledge, Nostalgia and The Value of a University Education’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002f1d0/radical-with-amol-rajan

Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick are delighted to be partnering with the Pod on a new collaborative research project: ‘Using Film to Affect Change: Mental Health, Social Advocacy and the Moving Image’.

In December's Material Musings, Chris Parr discusses the origins and significance of certain Egyptian obelisks in Rome, in an article titled: 'Points in Time: The Long Shadow of the Montecitorio Obelisk'.

You can read it here.

Louisa Toxvaerd-Munch did an episode of RADICAL with Amol Rajan on BBC 4 on ‘Knowledge, Nostalgia and The Value of a University Education’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002f1d0/radical-with-amol-rajan

Stephen Gundle and Janna Wong announce 'DINO'S TOP TEN', a ten-episode podcast series about legendary film producer Dino De Laurentiis.

We are delighted to share that People without History are Dust, the new book by Dr Anna Hájková, Reader in Modern European Continental History, has been shortlisted for the National Jewish Book Award. The book is the first to examine queer Holocaust history, exploring same-sex desire and gender variance during the Shoah.

The National Jewish Book Awards are North America’s longest-running programme recognising outstanding work on Jewish history, culture, and ideas.

Find a full list of shortlisted titles and more about the awards on the Jewish Book Council website.

Autumn School for Postgraduate Students and Early Career Researchers

Venice, 30 September – 4 October 2024

Dr Bryony White, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of Warwick, is set to participate in a conversation on her new book, "Dirty Queers" at the Barbican Centre with journalist Amelia Abraham on November 30.

The evening event, scheduled for 4:30 pm, will seek to explore the differing uses and evolution of the term "queer," as well as its relationship to dirt and dirtiness.

More details on this event, alongside the ability to purchase tickets, can be found here

A member of the GSD teaching faculty has been awarded £5000 by the Research England Enhancing Research Culture Fund to develop a project exploring how Early Career Researchers (ECRs) navigate the transitional space of academia, focusing on the liminality of academic identities.

Click here to read more

Our Liberal Arts programme equips students with the essential skills valued by employers across diverse industries, as demonstrated by the wide range of careers our graduates pursue. Frances joined our first ever cohort of Liberal Arts students in 2016, and her final dissertation on improving sustainability in healthcare helped towards securing her role as a Net Zero Strategy Analyst for NHS England. We caught up with Frances to recount more of her experiences as an undergraduate, and how she believes a 2,000-year-old discipline like Liberal Arts is still relevant for helping students develop skills sought out by modern employers.

Click here to read Frances' story

Heidi Ashton and David Wright reflect on the Hodge Review of Arts Council England

The Centre for the Study of the Renaissance here at the University of Warwick, is absolutely thrilled to celebrate Dr. Eva Van Kemenade, who successfully defended her viva a couple of weeks ago! Eva’s commitment, perseverance and passion have led her to this incredible milestone, and we’re so proud to now call her Dr. Van Kemenade. Congratulations, Eva — what an achievement!

During a year of research leave, Prof. Beat Kümin has investigated the phenomenon of depositing chronicles and objects into tower spheres on top of prominent buildings like churches, town halls and fortifications. Documented from the Middle Ages to the present, seemingly only in and around territories of the erstwhile Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, the custom provides fascinating insights into how local societies saw themselves and what they wished to pass on to successive generations. The project, supported by the German Gerda Henkel Foundation, has so far identified over 1600 sites and thousands of separate deposits (at one Zurich church, there were no fewer than 20 between 1505 and 1996). The funder has just released a video series of six episodes (accessible in both English and German) documenting field work in Switzerland in autumn 2003.

[English Trailer] [Episodes] [Project Homepage]

Diversity in STEM is a set of GCSE Biology, Chemistry, and Physics resources that are designed to fit into existing lessons.

All the resources are curriculum-aligned and provide a simple, effective, and engaging way to highlight diversity in the STEM classroom.

There is an interactive website—Diversity in STEM: The Challenge—to get started: Diversity in STEM: The Challenge Interactive Website

As well as downloadable slides and lesson plans from both the website and the TES teachers’ resource portal: Diversity in STEM Slides and Lesson Plans

All resources are free to download, use and adapt. 

 They were developed by Dr James Poskett at the University of Warwick with funding from the History Department and the British Academy.

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Diversity in Data Visualization (Diverse CDT) is a pioneering, fully funded four-year PhD programme jointly delivered by City St George’s, University of London and the University of Warwick.

Applications for PhD studentships with Diverse CDT are now open for 2026 entry.

We have rolling deadlines across several months and the first deadline for submitting an application is 4pm, GMT on 30th January 2026.

Further details here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/cim/apply-to-study/phd-programmes/diverse-cdt/