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 8, 2017 | Archives & Libraries, Features, From the Archives, History & Classics, Projects, Public Engagement, Research & Resources
Image: © Saira Awan – family lives of residents on the Gascoigne Estate taken for London’s Open Estate Festival Want to see what your street was like 300 years ago, or discover the location of ancient remains in places you pass through every day? What...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 1, 2017 | Interviews, Philosophy, Research & Resources, The Human Mind Project
Dr Mattia Gallotti, manager of ‘The Human Mind Project’ at the School of Advanced Study, discusses the launch of the first Grand Challenges Public Consultation on the key questions in the study of the mind. Open to early-career and established researchers, and the...
by Talking Humanities | May 25, 2017 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Digital, Discipline, Features, History & Classics, Interviews, Ministry of Information Digital, Politics & Law, Research & Resources
Image: © Shutterstock The Second World War has been the subject of many books, documentaries and films, creating a large popular memory of wartime campaigns such as ‘Make do and mend’ and ‘Dig for victory’. Dr Christopher Bannister, a historian at the Institute of...
by Talking Humanities | May 18, 2017 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Digital, From the Archives, SAS Space Data Repository
Image: © Shutterstock Harry Raffal, a PhD candidate at the University of Hull, studies the online development of the Ministry of Defence and the British Army. Below, he discusses elements of this work, which will feature at a Web Archiving Week hosted by the School of...
by Talking Humanities | May 11, 2017 | Events, Fellowships & Networks, History & Classics, Interviews, The Social Scholar
The School of Advanced Study’s ‘social scholar’ lunchtime seminar returns on 17 May with Dr Peter Jones offering a fascinating discussion on converting research into a form that can be used for teaching school children. Below, Peter hints at what to expect. Could you...
