Just a reminder about this exciting event next Wednesday!

Next Wednesday we will welcome Sergey Radchenko to talk about his new book 'To Run the World'. Don't miss it! East European culinary treats served as usual after the talk😋

March Third Thursday Lecture "Meiji Printmaking: Decline, Revival, and Survival Strategies" with Dr Ryoko Matsuba, 20 March 2025, 6pm GMT, On Zoom and in-person at the Sainsbury Institute (email to secure your place). tr.ee/2pKZ3G

Saw a rainbow over the UEA campus on my way back from teaching today

Wonderful (despite it being wet) day yesterday exploring Great Yarmouth with our colleagues from Computing Sciences for an exciting Gloucester opportunity 🌊 🌧️ ⛵️

CEAS Spring Seminar Series 2025 Thurs, 20 March, 18:30 – Susan Maddock, ‘“It was pestylens tyme”: the impact of the Black Death in medieval Lynn’. Venue: Thomas Paine Study Centre 0.1 Free to attend. All welcome. Refreshments provided.

History postgraduates have been working with the Subcultures Research Network and the Museum of Youth Culture to organise an international conference at UEA on 10-11 April! Registration is free but book early (click below) as space is limited. uea.ac.uk/groups-and-cen…

Our 2025 Centre for Japanese Studies newsletter is out now! This includes reports on the last year of activities from CJS and its members - you can read the full issue here: japaninnorwich.org/wp-content/upl…

The episode with Ran is on YouTube (link in quoted tweet). It was an enjoyable conversation about research, Japan, xenophobia, football, and many other things.

The Modern History Research Seminar hosts another superb speaker tomorrow, Tuesday, 25 March at 5:00pm in Earlham Hall 0.02. Professor Jonathan Saha (Durham University): "What Would an Animal History of the British Empire Look Like?" Do join us!

This looks very interesting indeed!

If you're in London on May 6th, Professor David Milne is delivering a lecture at the German Historical Institute: "Sigrid Schultz, the Chicago Tribune, and the Third Reich." ghil.ac.uk/events/lecture…

Final year and recent HIS graduates: check out this fantastic scholarship opportunity below!

I thoroughly enjoyed writing this review essay on 'The End of Enlightenment' by Richard Whatmore: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Please give it a repost and/or drop me a line to let me know what you think! 😊 #Enlightenment #18thcentury

Another superb field trip with Landscape History and UEA History at UEA. This time we have gone medieval at Wayland Wood and Castle Acre.

Big news! The Ben Greenstone History Scholarship is available to a home applicant who has applied for a BA History place! In addition to funding, it comes with mentoring and an internship at a London Public Affairs agency. Click below! uea.ac.uk/study/fees-and…

The incredible story of how two British academics, including our very own Professor Nicholas Vincent, discovered that a 'copy' of the Magna Carta held by Harvard University was in fact genuine, making it 'one of the world's most valuable documents.' bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

'Pico was precocious – though, as a fabulously wealthy younger son of the princely house of Mirandola, near Modena, he could afford to be.' Oren Margolis on a Renaissance philosopher who rejected reason the-tls.co.uk/history/early-…

📢FAO UEA students We are pleased to offer a new studentship in Maritime History to study MA Early Modern History, MA Cultural Heritage & Museum Studies or MA Modern History in UEA History in 2025 Value £10k - if of interest, get in touch! uea.ac.uk/study/fees-and…

We're thrilled that Dr Emily Cockayne won the award for Outstanding Social or Cultural Impact at the recent Innovation and Impact Awards! The shortlist was stellar, and each project is showcased in this short video: youtube.com/watch?v=WMQpPA…