'Scale 1:43. Toys, History and Material Culture' exhibition opens in Argentina
Jordana Blejmar and Erika Teichert share exciting news from Argentina about the opening of an exhibition as part of their AHRC-funded project 'Cold War Toys: Material Cultures of Childhood in Argentina'.
Posted on: 1 September 2022
Researcher in Focus: Dr William Ashworth
This month's researcher in focus is Dr William Ashworth, Reader in the Department of History. William is textiles lead for a major project called Congruence Engine, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council under the “Towards a National Collection” funding stream, linking the nation’s collections held by a multiplicity of organisations.
Posted on: 19 August 2022
Watch 'Creating a Wondrous Place', the 2022 Heritage Keynote Lecture with National Museums Liverpool
In June 2022, the University of Liverpool was honoured to welcome Karen O'Rourke, Curator of Urban and Community History at National Museums Liverpool, as she presented the annual Heritage Keynote Lecture. Watch the lecture online here.
Posted on: 6 July 2022
Royal African Society publishes report by Dr Jo Tierney into Lever Brothers DCR & Solomon Island Plantations
Dr Jo Tierney, a post-doctoral research associate at the School of Histories, Languages and Cultures, has been working with Unilever to explore the business practices of Lever Brothers from 1900-1930 in the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) and the Solomon Islands. Her scoping report has now been published by the Royal African Society.
Posted on: 16 June 2022
Researcher in Focus: Dr Niamh Thornton
Our featured researcher this month is Dr Niamh Thornton, a Latin Americanist with a particular focus on Mexican film and literature.
Posted on: 9 June 2022
REF2021: Great results across Humanities & Social Science
We are delighted to share an outstanding set of REF results from across the Faculty.
Posted on: 12 May 2022
REF2021 at the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences – by the numbers
With the results of REF2021 released last week (12 May), the Faculty of Humanities of Social Sciences was pleased to see an outstanding set of results from across all the Units of Assessment (UoAs) we submitted. But what does that look like in terms of inputs and rewards?
Posted on: 12 May 2022
Researcher in Focus: Professor Diana Cullell
Our featured researcher of the month is Diana Cullell, Professor of Hispanic Studies in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Film. Diana works on contemporary Spanish and Catalan literature, with a specific emphasis on performance poetry. Find out more about her research here.
Posted on: 7 April 2022
Researcher in Focus: Dr Christina Malathouni
Our featured researcher of the month is Dr Christina Malathouni, who is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture. Christina is an architect and architectural historian with extensive experience in the heritage sector, specialising in 20th-century architectural heritage.
Posted on: 7 March 2022
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'Scale 1:43. Toys, History and Material Culture' exhibition opens in Argentina
Jordana Blejmar and Erika Teichert share exciting news from Argentina about the opening of an exhibition as part of their AHRC-funded project 'Cold War Toys: Material Cultures of Childhood in Argentina'.
Posted on: 1 September 2022