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New Project Launched Exploring the Business Operations of Lever Brothers 1900-1930New Project Launched Exploring the Business Operations of Lever Brothers 1900-1930

New Project Launched Exploring the Business Operations of Lever Brothers 1900-1930

The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences is pleased to welcome Dr Jo Tierney who will be leading a project exploring the business practices of of Lever Brothers from 1900-1930 in the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) and the Solomon Islands.

Posted on: 27 August 2021

Researcher in Focus: Hugo LamResearcher in Focus: Hugo Lam

Researcher in Focus: Hugo Lam

This month, we are pleased to introduce Dr Hugo Lam from the University of Liverpool Management School as our featured Researcher in Focus.

Posted on: 23 August 2021

Researcher in Focus: Sue JarvisResearcher in Focus: Sue Jarvis

Researcher in Focus: Sue Jarvis

Our featured researcher this month is Sue Jarvis, Co-Director of the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place. Find out more about her work at the Institute on improving local residents' access to policy making and her leading role in helping to shape Liverpool's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Posted on: 16 June 2021

Meet the University of Liverpool's Virtual Heritage FellowsMeet the University of Liverpool

Meet the University of Liverpool's Virtual Heritage Fellows

The University of Liverpool has, for the first time, created a Virtual Fellowship, offered to researchers at select partner universities, and specialising in the area of Heritage, one of the University's institutional research themes. Here, we are proud to introduce our first cohort of Virtual Fellows.

Posted on: 13 May 2021

Researcher in Focus: Dr Nicola BerminghamResearcher in Focus: Dr Nicola Bermingham

Researcher in Focus: Dr Nicola Bermingham

Our featured researcher this month is Dr Nicola Bermingham, Lecturer in Hispanic Studies. Nicola joined the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures in 2017. She is a specialist in Sociolinguistics; her research interests include education, migration, and minority languages.

Posted on: 20 April 2021

Researchers in Focus: Dr Michael Robinson and Dr Katherine RoscoeResearchers in Focus: Dr Michael Robinson and Dr Katherine Roscoe

Researchers in Focus: Dr Michael Robinson and Dr Katherine Roscoe

This month, we are pleased to feature two early career researchers from the Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty, Dr Michael Robinson and Dr Katherine Roscoe. Michael and Katherine are Co-Chairs of the Research Staff Association, and here they reflect on their research and their involvement in the University’s researcher community.

Posted on: 23 March 2021

Meet the HSS Faculty Impact TeamMeet the HSS Faculty Impact Team

Meet the HSS Faculty Impact Team

Helping our researchers identify, record and share the real-world impact of their work, meet the HSS Faculty impact team and find out more about who they are and what they do.

Posted on: 23 March 2021

Researcher in Focus: Dr Warren DonnellanResearcher in Focus: Dr Warren Donnellan

Researcher in Focus: Dr Warren Donnellan

This month’s Researcher in Focus is Dr Warren Donnellan, Lecturer in the Department of Psychology and Institutional Lead for Heritage and Wellbeing research.

Posted on: 23 February 2021

Researcher in Focus: Dr Elena MusiResearcher in Focus: Dr Elena Musi

Researcher in Focus: Dr Elena Musi

Meet this month's researcher in focus, Dr Elena Musi. Elena is a Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Communication at the Department Communication and Media. Her expertise lies at the interface between theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Communication Studies and Artificial Intelligence.

Posted on: 1 February 2021

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    New Project Launched Exploring the Business Operations of Lever Brothers 1900-1930New Project Launched Exploring the Business Operations of Lever Brothers 1900-1930

    New Project Launched Exploring the Business Operations of Lever Brothers 1900-1930

    The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences is pleased to welcome Dr Jo Tierney who will be leading a project exploring the business practices of of Lever Brothers from 1900-1930 in the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) and the Solomon Islands.

    Posted on: 27 August 2021