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  • RU Making History

    By Georgina Shaw     The University of Reading offers hundreds of different societies, one of the fastest growing is the History Society. Over the past two years, the society has gone from 12 members, to over 45, and we… Continue reading

  • Spaces and Places of Childhood and Youth

    We conclude our Annual Research Theme for 2014-2015 with a one-day conference on Spaces and Places of Childhood and Youth The Cedars, Whiteknights, University of Reading Thursday 24th September, 2015   Special thanks to Dr Jeremy Burchardt for organising a… Continue reading

  • Dr Hannah Newton wins the Medical History Book Prize

    Dr Hannah Newton has been awarded the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health (EAHMH) 2015 Book Prize. The Prize is granted to the best medical history monograph published in the last two years, on any aspect or… Continue reading

  • History Department on Who Do You Think You Are!

    Former Head of History Dr Frank Tallett recently played a starring role in the BBC TV series Who Do You Think You Are. The programme featured Sir Derek Jacobi tracing his family history, and the BBC consulted Frank as an… Continue reading

  • Keep Calm and Carry on: Britain and the Bomb

    On 9th of February, 2015, our Department hosted a special event in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. Our Cold War experts, Dr Linda Risso, Dr Mara Oliva and Professor Patrick Major discussed the effects and the… Continue reading

  • THE FAILURE OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE

    On 9th of February, 2015, our Department hosted a special event in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. Our Cold War experts, Dr Linda Risso, Dr Mara Oliva and Professor Patrick Major discussed the effects and the… Continue reading

  • Spaces and places of childhood and youth

    Department of History, University of Reading, Thursday 24th September, 2015 Keynote speaker: Professor Melanie Tebbutt (Manchester Metropolitan University)     This one-day symposium marks the culmination of the Department’s 2014/15 annual research theme on childhood and youth history. Until recently,… Continue reading

  • THE ATOMIC BOMB AND PUBLIC OPINION

    On 9th of February, 2015, our Department hosted a special event in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. Our Cold War experts, Dr Linda Risso, Dr Mara Oliva and Professor Patrick Major discussed the effects and the… Continue reading

  • Reading History and Hiroshima

    Our second blog of our Hiroshima 1945-2015 feature is by Dr Jacqui Turner and Guy Baxter Dr Turner  also discussed the Department of History’s link with Hiroshima in an interview for BBC South. Click below for full video Dr Jacqui… Continue reading