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Researcher in Focus: Dr Craig HaslopResearcher in Focus: Dr Craig Haslop

Researcher in Focus: Dr Craig Haslop

This month’s researcher in focus is Dr Craig Haslop, Lecturer in Media in the Department of Communication and Media. Read on to learn more about his current research projects at the University addressing concerns about harassment on social media.

Posted on: 29 May 2018

Illustrating Futures 2018 at Tate LiverpoolIllustrating Futures 2018 at Tate Liverpool

Illustrating Futures 2018 at Tate Liverpool

Congratulations to Dr David Hering, Lecturer in English, on his successful proposal for the ‘Illustrating Futures 2018’ project, which will take place at Tate Liverpool in October 2018.

Posted on: 16 May 2018

What do your eyebrows say about you? Brews & Brows investigatesWhat do your eyebrows say about you? Brews & Brows investigates

What do your eyebrows say about you? Brews & Brows investigates

We pluck them, thread them, shave them and sometimes even raise them quizzically. Your eyebrows and how your groom them are shaped by many stories, attitudes, and changing tastes.\n\nThese stories are what Researchers at the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), Edge Hill University and Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) aimed to investigate at their Brews & Brows event at FACT in Liverpool in April.

Posted on: 10 May 2018

Career Challenges in the Medical HumanitiesCareer Challenges in the Medical Humanities

Career Challenges in the Medical Humanities

This seminar, run by Jane Macnaughton, Professor of Medical Humanities at Durham University and Director of the University’s Centre for Medical Humanities (CMH), will look at the challenges and opportunities of working in the medical humanities for PGRs and ECRs.

Posted on: 8 May 2018

Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research Call for Papers - Medical Humanities: FuturesNorthern Network for Medical Humanities Research Call for Papers - Medical Humanities: Futures

Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research Call for Papers - Medical Humanities: Futures

The Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research (NNMHR) is holding its second annual Congress at Weetwood Hall, the University of Leeds, on 20-21 September 2018. They have issued a call for papers on the topic of ‘medical humanities: futures’.

Posted on: 3 May 2018

Researcher in Focus: Professor Mark Boyle of the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and PlaceResearcher in Focus: Professor Mark Boyle of the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place

Researcher in Focus: Professor Mark Boyle of the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place

Meet Professor Mark Boyle and learn more about the University of Liverpool's Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place.

Posted on: 30 April 2018

Call for National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) StudentshipsCall for National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) Studentships

Call for National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) Studentships

The AHRC NWCDTP has been given funding for four studentships to start in October 2018 under the National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF).

Posted on: 27 April 2018

Call for National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) StudentshipsCall for National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) Studentships

Call for National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) Studentships

The AHRC NWCDTP has been given funding for four studentships to start in October 2018 under the National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF).

Posted on: 27 April 2018

Help Eighteenth-Century Worlds Celebrate Their Tenth AnniversaryHelp Eighteenth-Century Worlds Celebrate Their Tenth Anniversary

Help Eighteenth-Century Worlds Celebrate Their Tenth Anniversary

Eighteenth-Century Worlds is celebrating its tenth anniversary and invites you to come along for afternoon tea on 16 May and to get involved in their fascinating work.

Posted on: 24 April 2018

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    Researcher in Focus: Dr Craig HaslopResearcher in Focus: Dr Craig Haslop

    Researcher in Focus: Dr Craig Haslop

    This month’s researcher in focus is Dr Craig Haslop, Lecturer in Media in the Department of Communication and Media. Read on to learn more about his current research projects at the University addressing concerns about harassment on social media.

    Posted on: 29 May 2018