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Suffregette: ‘Film and Fact’
This Thursday Reaing Film Theatre are showing the film Suffregette (2015), 8-10pm Palmer Building. To mark the screening we are reposting Dr Jacqui Turner‘s excellent blog post from October ‘Suffregette…but what happened next?’ – enjoy! *please note small editorial changes… Continue reading
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Seminar in Global History
10th February 2016, 5pm, Henley Business School S G15 In February Dr Miles Larmer (University of Oxford) will be speaking on ‘Localising Africa’s Cold War: The Katangese Gendarmes and Conflict in Central Africa, 1960-1978’. Miles’ research focuses on political and… Continue reading
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Insight Day for Part 1 students interested in Careers in Law
The end of the first term of your degree course is not too soon to start exploring graduate career options! Here is a special opportunity: Macfarlanes are offering an insight day for first year students of any three year undergraduate… Continue reading
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Dr Simon Lee ‘Delacroix’s ‘Liberty Leading the People’: an Accidental Icon?’
7.30pm, 4th December 2015, Reading School. Are you interested in nineteenth-century French history and free this Friday evening at 7.30 pm? If so, do come along to the local branch of the Historical Association at Reading School to hear Dr… Continue reading
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American Politics Group Annual Conference
7th-9th January 2016, University of Reading The Programme is now out for next year’s American Politics Group [APG] conference. January’s conference will not only be held at the University of Reading but has also been organised by Dr Mara Oliva,… Continue reading
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Science Museum Lates: Unloved Collections
This post has been written by Harriet Evans. The ‘Who Cares’ AHRC research project began in late August, with the intention to recreate interest in the Science Museum’s Locks. The unloved collections included the Iron Bridge National Slag Collection and… Continue reading
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The War within: finance and morality in Europe, 1630-1815
3rd-4th December 2015, University of Reading Organised by Anne Dubet (Université Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand) and Joel Felix (University of Reading)Since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, a series of scandals have shaken public confidence in the world of banking and… Continue reading
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Part 3 News: Latest news for Initial Teacher Training in History for 2016-17
This is just to let you know that the recruitment window for History PGCEs based in Higher Education Institutions has been very tight indeed this year, despite the increase in the overall number of places available. Although applications opened only… Continue reading
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NEW: Careers News
Welcome to our new ‘careers news’ section on the student pages of the blog. We, the Reading’s History Department social media team, will be working in conjunction with Dr Elizabeth Matthew (the Department’s Employabiltiy Convenor) to keep you informed about… Continue reading
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Upcoming Event – ‘ ‘Islamic State’: Where From, Where To?’ A Roundtable Discussion
One of our new colleagues, Dr Dina Rezk, will be speaking at ‘ ‘Islamic State’: Where From, Where To?’ at the University of Warwickon Thursday 26th November. This is a roundtable event taking place at Warwick. The event is open… Continue reading
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