by Talking Humanities | Jun 20, 2017 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, Features, Graduate Study, Research & Resources, SAS Space Data Repository, Training and Research
Lisa Davies introduces Law PORT and its collection of online training resources. It is the latest addition to the School of Advanced Study’s platform for Postgraduate Online Research Training (PORT). Since its foundation in 1947 the librarians at the Institute of...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 6, 2017 | Features, Graduate Study, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law
Image: © Shutterstock A few days ago, the United Nations passed a Resolution on the role of professional translation in connecting nations and fostering peace, understanding and development. According to Belarus, the country that presented the draft, the Resolution is...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 11, 2017 | Features, Graduate Study, Philosophy, Projects, Research & Resources
Professor Manos Tsakiris, a world expert on psychology and cognitive neurosciences, introduces the interdisciplinary ‘Body and Image in Arts and Sciences (BIAS)’ project. Based at the Warburg Institute, part of the School of Advanced Study, University of London, it...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 6, 2017 | Features, Graduate Study, Interviews, Research & Resources, Researcher Series
Dr Daisy Fancourt (above), an early-career scientist, talks about her research which focuses on the effects of arts participation on health, the use of the arts within clinical settings, and the psychosocial impact of cultural engagement at an individual and public...
by Talking Humanities | Apr 4, 2017 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Events, Features, Graduate Study, History & Classics, Public Engagement
Image: IHR’s pop-up portrait exhibition of London women historians Despite two wide-ranging feminist movements, the position of women historians – both as subjects of historical study, and as modern-day researchers and teachers – still leaves much to be desired,...
by Talking Humanities | Mar 30, 2017 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, Features, Fellowships & Networks, From the Archives, Graduate Study, History & Classics, Public Engagement, Research & Resources
Dr Cynthia Johnston discusses the benefits of the ‘academic partnership’ between the Institute of English Studies and the Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, which she says has resulted in the rediscovery of a major research resource in the UK. In 2014, the Institute of...
