by Talking Humanities | Apr 12, 2016 | Fellowships & Networks, History & Classics, Research & Resources, Researcher Series, Training and Research
Image from St. Marcella’s church, Denbigh Sarah Ward scrutinises the history and culture of Wales, and challenges the popular image of Wales and the Welsh. Who is a Welshman? When you picture him in your mind, do you see a serious, chapel-going miner? When you...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 25, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, History & Classics, Projects, Training and Research
Image reproduced by kind permission of the Chapter of York The Reformation was a pivotal event in the history and heritage of England, Europe and the world. Professor Brian Cummings, one of the leaders of a three-year ‘Remembering the Reformation’ project funded by...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 11, 2016 | Fellowships & Networks, Graduate Study, Research & Resources, Training and Research
The London Arts and Humanities Partnership, which is funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC), encompasses the School of Advanced Study (SAS), King’s College London (King’s), and University College London (UCL). Dr Claire Thomson, who is currently...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 25, 2016 | Events, PotW, Training and Research
This session will explore funding options for research projects. Presentations will cover where to find information about funders, how to pitch your research project, how to write a research proposal and how to prepare a proposal budget. It will also consider the...
by Talking Humanities | Jan 12, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Digital, Politics & Law, Training and Research
James Parker, who is responsible for creating online training content in law for the School of Advanced Study’s PORT learning platform, summarises the findings from a survey of the research needs and confidence levels of postgraduate law research students. The...
by Talking Humanities | Dec 9, 2015 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, Events, Interviews, The Social Scholar, Training and Research
This month at the Social Scholar seminar we will be joined by Dr Nick Barratt, director of collections and engagement at Senate House Library. The medieval historian, who will be talking about personal heritage and the use and limitations of digital resources, has...