by aseifert | May 26, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, History & Classics, Magna Carta 800, Research & Resources
On 15 May 1679, the supporters of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, introduced the Exclusion Bill in the Commons. The intention was to exclude James from the succession to the throne. Professor Michael Braddick tells us more about the Exclusion Crisis...
by aseifert | May 21, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Events, Magna Carta 800
Faversham’s 1300 Magna Carta is about to make a rare public appearance as the centrepiece of an exhibition, which opens in the town on 23 May. The project’s curator, Laura Samuels explains what visitors can expect from the historic market town’s commemoration of Magna...
by aseifert | May 13, 2015 | CenSes, Interviews, Philosophy, Research & Resources
Dr Ophelia Deroy, associate director of the Institute of Philosophy and researcher at the Centre for the Study of the Senses, talks about her research around people’s reluctance to eat insects, which she has been working on in association with food visionary, Ben...
by aseifert | May 12, 2015 | Digital, The Social Scholar, Training and Research
The final Social Scholar seminar this academic year focuses on Twitter, and in particular offers an introduction for anyone who has had only limited experience or feels that they only have a basic knowledge of using Twitter for work purposes. Matt Phillpott (SAS) will...
by aseifert | May 7, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Being Human festival, Public Engagement
To mark the launch of our first SAS/Senate House Library ‘Public Engagement Innovators Scheme. We asked some staff from across the School about their experiences of public engagement and how it has influenced their research and professional practice. In this fifth...