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Student essay competition

Student essay competition

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Joanne Krawec (MA West Midlands) was the PG winner.
Date:
18/04/2013
The lady's not returning: but for many she never left

The lady's not returning: but for many she never left

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Margaret Thatcher's place in modern British history is important, no doubt about that, and historians will be arguing over it for the foreseeable future. PhD student Daisy Payling offers some thoughts on how Baroness Thatcher's death is likely to affect her research.
Date:
18/04/2013
The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain

The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain

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New book By Professor Mathew Hilton, Professor Nicholas Crowson, Dr James McKay and Jean-Francois Mouhot
Date:
17/04/2013
Gary Sheffield at the Virginia Military Institute

Gary Sheffield at the Virginia Military Institute

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Professor Gary Sheffield gave a seminar "Coalitions Compared: A Perspective on Alliance Warfare in World War I and World War II" to the VMA
Date:
10/04/2013
Reunion of the 2010 Cadbury Fellows

Reunion of the 2010 Cadbury Fellows

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The 2010 Cadbury Fellows have formed a research network on African media and popular culture
Date:
29/03/2013
Sadiah Qureshi: Recovering the past to improve humanity's future

Sadiah Qureshi: Recovering the past to improve humanity's future

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Sadiah Qureshi features in the latest Birmingham Heroes campaign.
Date:
26/03/2013
Gay marriage in Britain: a history

Gay marriage in Britain: a history

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History student Hannah Whitton uses paper dolls and mime to illustrate the history of gay marriage in The Guardian student film competition finalist video.
Date:
25/03/2013
New MA in Global History

New MA in Global History

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New MA available for 2013 entry
Date:
25/03/2013
Department of African Studies and Anthropology

Department of African Studies and Anthropology

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2013 sees the incorporation of the Centre of West African Studies (CWAS) into a larger Department of African Studies and Anthropology (DASA).
Date:
15/03/2013
Comic Relief 25 years on: why charitable giving is no laughing matter

Comic Relief 25 years on: why charitable giving is no laughing matter

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Professor Matthew Hilton presents the latest Birmingham Brief
Date:
15/03/2013
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