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IHR research guides give hands-on support to students and researchers

IHR research guides give hands-on support to students and researchers

by Talking Humanities | Jul 23, 2015 | Fellowships & Networks, Graduate Study, History & Classics, Publications, Research & Resources

The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) has just published Using Film as a Source, the first in a new series of research guides designed to equip students and new researchers with the information they need to tackle a particular field. Written by Sian Barber a...
The political screen: unpicking film and television studies

The political screen: unpicking film and television studies

by Talking Humanities | Jul 16, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Digital, Events, Features, Fellowships & Networks, Graduate Study

The complex processes and consequences of the political economy of screen media were at the core of The Political Screen conference organised for the Screen Studies Group by University College London (UCL) and London School of Economics (LSE), with support from SAS....
Master’s students’ SOUPed-up route to human rights dissertations

Master’s students’ SOUPed-up route to human rights dissertations

by aseifert | Jun 24, 2015 | Fellowships & Networks, Graduate Study, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Training and Research

Soup. It’s had a bad name lately. With the growth of soup kitchens and food banks, there are negative connotations. But the Human Rights Consortium (HRC) at the School of Advanced Study (SAS), University of London, has taken an innovative Detroit idea,...
Celebrating great garden designers

Celebrating great garden designers

by aseifert | Jun 13, 2014 | Graduate Study, History & Classics, Training and Research

  This autumn sees the launch of the new MA Garden and Landscape History at the Institute of Historical Research. We asked course tutor Barbara Simms to share with us her thoughts about the relevance of garden and landscape history and to suggest why you might...
Why is training so important for professionals working in the legislative environment?

Why is training so important for professionals working in the legislative environment?

by aseifert | Apr 24, 2014 | Features, Graduate Study, Politics & Law, Training and Research

The LLM is a course in International Corporate Governance, Financial Regulation and Economic Law, which offers a unique opportunity for academic and professional legal training for candidates who are already working in the financial markets or wishing to pursue a...
Are MOOC’s the future or a dead end?

Are MOOC’s the future or a dead end?

by aseifert | Apr 15, 2014 | Digital, Features, Graduate Study, Training and Research

Are MOOC’s the answer to the problems facing Higher Education or are they a threat that will damage learning at degree level? In this blog post we take a quick look at some of the prevailing issues. Massive Open Online courses (MOOC’s) have major issues to overcome. ...
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