Events
The School's extensive events programme is a critical component of its national mission to support and promote research in the humanities and social sciences.
The scale of the programme is unparalleled, offering a wide range of opportunities for early-career and established researchers and for collaborative research at the national and international level.
Each year more than 40,000 participants from around the world attend over 1,500 academic events - from seminars, lectures and workshops to major international conferences.
The majority of our events are free and open to all.
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| Time | Institute | Title | Venue |
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| 09:00 | Institute of Historical Research |
An Introduction to Oral History This course addresses theoretical and practical issues in oral history through workshop sessions and participants’ own interviewing work. It deals with the historiographical emergence and uses of oral history, with particular … |
| Time | Institute | Title | Venue |
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| 09:00 | Institute of Historical Research |
Intermediate Medieval and Renaissance Latin This course builds upon the basis of Medieval and Renaissance Latin I, deepening and extending understanding of the language. By the end of the course, students should feel confident to tackle … |
| Time | Institute | Title | Venue |
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| 14:00 | Institute of English Studies |
Palaeography and Diplomatic for Historians Term 2, Thursday afternoons, 2.00-4.00 for 10 weeks, commencing January 2012. This course is designed to introduce historians to the palaeographical study of a range of source materials, mostly in … |
Senate House |
| Time | Institute | Title | Venue |
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| 09:00 | Institute of Historical Research |
Visual Sources for Historians An introduction to the use of art, photography, film and other visual sources by historians (post-1500). Through lectures, discussion and visits the course will explore films, paintings, photographs, architecture and design … |
| Time | Institute | Title | Venue |
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| 12:30 | Institute of Philosophy |
IP Lunchtime Seminar: Mechanism and Human Action: Johannes De Raeys Cartesian Arguments against Naturalism in Early Modern Social Science |
Room 273 (Stewart House, Second floor) |
| 14:00 | Institute of Commonwealth Studies |
Discussing Commonwealth migration in 2012 Contact Jessica Smith for more information |
Room G22 (Senate House, Ground Floor) |
| 15:00 | Institute for the Study of the Americas |
The Global Century (Postgraduate Reading Group): China's Century New attendees are always welcome. Please see The Global Century for further details. |
Room 103 (Senate House, 1st Floor) |
| 16:00 | School of Advanced Study |
Research skills workshops: Teaching skills for the PhD student This session will explore the issues for the doctoral student engaged in teaching seminars or classes in their own department or external institution. It will examine the skills that are necessary, … |
Room G34 (Senate House, Ground Floor) |
| 17:00 | Warburg Institute |
German Reading Class. Thomas Mann: Joseph und seine Brüder This is a German Reading Class dedicated to Thomas Mann’s trilogy Joseph und seine Brüder. We meet weekly during term time on Thursday afternoon from 5-6 p.m. Together we read, … |
Warburg Institute |
| 17:00 | Institute of Musical Research |
Distressed surfaces: British musical expressionism since 2001 Free of charge. Open to the public. No advance booking required. |
Room G35 (Senate House, Ground Floor) |
| 17:00 | Institute of Historical Research |
Sunday preaching in the People's Park: Oxford House Heads and the Performance of Religious Masculinity in the East End of London, 1880-1900 |
Room G37 (Senate House, Ground Floor) |
| 17:30 | Institute of Historical Research |
The accusation of imposture in early modern witchcraft and possession cases |
Room 102 (Senate House, 1st Floor) |
| 17:30 | Institute of English Studies |
Medieval Manuscripts Seminar Ann Payne (ex-BL) and Linda Voigts (University of Missouri, Kansas City): 'Medicine for a Great Household: Berkeley Castle Muniments SB 89' |
Dr Seng T Lee Centre for Manuscript and Book Studies |
| 17:30 | Institute of Historical Research |
Nation Building: African American women's experiences and work in the Nation of Islam, 1960-1975
Chair: Emily West Room (G34), Senate House, ground floor |
Room G34 (Senate House, Ground Floor) |
| 17:30 | Human Rights Consortium |
‘New Challenges in Refugee Integration’ seminar series “Integration: global perspectives on the transition from being apart to being a part (of something)” To mark the 60th anniversary of the Refugee Council, this interdisciplinary series of six seminars on new thinking … |
Lecture Theatre, IALS |
| 17:30 | Institute of Commonwealth Studies |
New Challenges in Refugee Integration seminar series: Integration: Global perspectives on the transition from being apart to being a part (of something) |
IALS |
| 17:30 | Institute for the Study of the Americas |
Nation Building: African American women's experiences and work in the Nation of Islam, 1960-1975 This seminar is a joint initiative between ISA and the IHR |
Room G34 (Senate House, Ground Floor) |
| 17:30 | Institute of Historical Research |
West Germany in a World of Oil: Energy and Foreign Policy in the Oil Crisis 1973/74
Seminar Room, German Historical Institute, 17 Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2NJ
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German Historical Institute |
| 17:30 | Institute of Historical Research |
The nobility in the medieval Low Countries. A survey of the state of the art
Venue: Torrington Room (104) (please note: not Court Room), Senate House, South block, 1st floor |
The Court Room (Senate House, First Floor) |
| 18:00 | Warburg Institute |
New Testament Greek Reading Class The class meets at the Warburg Institute in the Droz Library. Participants should have a basic reading knowledge of Greek. If you wish to attend please contact the organiser: c.linde(at)ucl.ac.uk |
Warburg Institute |