News in History and Cultures Professor Andrew Barker DescriptionWe are saddened to learn of the death of Professor Andrew Barker, Professor Emeritus of Classics, last week at the age of 78.Date:Monday 26 July 2021 Matt Hancock, camera carnage and wider public civil liberties DescriptionDr Steve Hewitt writes for the Birmingham PerspectiveDate:Wednesday 7 July 2021 University of Birmingham inspires at Hay Festival Digital DescriptionEllen Addis, Midlands 4 Cities PhD student, watched top researchers from the University of Birmingham's as they took to the screen in this year's Hay Festival to lead talks and debates showcasing their research.Date:Thursday 24 June 2021 Why the archaeology of peatlands matters as we look to COP26 DescriptionPeat and peatlands have received considerable coverage in the media in recent months and remain in focus due to the positive contributions they make to climate change challenges at the heart of COP26.Date:Thursday 24 June 2021 Lessons from History and the Future of Belarus DescriptionKlaus richter writes for the Birmingham Perspective.Date:Monday 21 June 2021 Birmingham researcher wins prestigious Ralf Dahrendorf Prize for Children Born of War project DescriptionProfessor Sabine Lee's project Children Born of War (CHIBOW) has been awarded this year's Ralf Dahrendorf Prize for European research by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).Date:Thursday 17 June 2021 Streets ahead - for now DescriptionMatt Cole on the re-election of Andy Street for the Birmingham PerspectiveDate:Monday 14 June 2021 Church of the Holy Sepulchre's mysterious 'graffiti' crosses may not be what they seem DescriptionWilliam Purkiss spoke to Live Science about how the Church of the Holy Sepulchre's mysterious 'graffiti' crosses may not be what they seem.Date:Monday 14 June 2021 Displaying 1 to 8 of 519 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next