“Philosophy is what you want to keep in a good world”
On 23rd of April 2010, Bill Gates gave a talk at MIT in which he asked: “are the brightest minds working on the most important problems?” By “the most important problems” he meant “improving the...
View ArticleKASPAR at The National Autistic Society’s (NAS) Professional Conference
KASPAR, the interactive humanoid robot designed by Dr Kerstin Dautenhahn and her team from the School of Computer Sciences, made its appearance at The National Autistic Society’s (NAS) Professional...
View ArticleDracula, the king of the vampires, and Bram Stoker’s ashes
Bram Stoker Centenary Symposium at Keats House On Friday 20th April 2012, members of the Stoker family joined scholars, novelists and critics to mark the centenary of the death of Dracula’s creator,...
View ArticleAbbas Kiarostami’s Filmmaking
Abbas Kiarostami, one of Iran’s leading film directors, is the focus of a Master’s by Research project by Luke Buckle from the University’s Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Research Institute...
View Article“People at their best” wins photography competition
Professor John Senior, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), presenting Colleen Addicott with her award Colleen Addicott’s photograph “People at their best” won the University’s Reflection on Research...
View ArticleInspiring the Next Generation of Researchers
How do we get young people interested in considering a career in research? What does research cover? What do they need to find out about? Well, year 11 pupils from several schools across...
View ArticleUniversity retains its HR Excellence in Research Award
The University is delighted to be one of twelve UK universities to have successfully retained its HR Excellence in Research Award from the European Commission – two years after initially gaining it....
View ArticleOld Bailey Online celebrates its tenth anniversary with a ‘Blogothon’
Today marks the tenth anniversary of The Old Bailey Online – a searchable archive of proceedings from the Old Bailey trials from 1674 to 1913, co-founded by researchers from the University of...
View ArticleOld brews in new ways at the London Coffee Festival
Jonathan Morris, Professor of History in the School of Humanities, is a world-leading specialist on the history of coffee. So much so, that when LaCimbali, the Italian espresso machine manufacturer,...
View ArticleSearching for honest and competent bankers during the Napoleonic Wars
Guest blog by Dr Anne Murphy, senior lecturer in early modern history What qualities are required of a competent and honest banker? We might be forgiven for thinking that this is a question that never...
View ArticleInternational expert advises South Korea on electricity sector
A recent spate of power supply shortages in South Korea has prompted its government to consider alternative policies and solutions in the country’s electric power industry by hosting an international...
View Article“GORDON’S ALIVE!” – Brian Blessed talking about Flash Gordon
Guest blog: Howard Berry, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research Institute When The Elstree Project launched in September 2010, I had no idea I would be sitting on stage three years later...
View ArticleUH Heritage Hub video launched at London Coffee festival
A video made by the UH Heritage Hub, in collaboration with Mulmar Foodservice Solutions, to celebrate the company’s 25 year heritage, was launched at the London Coffee Festival last week. Please click...
View ArticleDesigning Domesticity: Visual Techniques in Domestic Advice Books in Britain...
Guest blog by Dr Grace Lees-Maffei, Reader in Design History, School of Creative Arts As one of the successful applicants for the Arts & Humanities Research Council’s (AHRC’s) Image Gallery, my...
View ArticlePerceptions of Pregnancy: From Medieval to Modern
A guest blog by Dr Ciara Meehan, School of Humanities On 16 July, more than sixty delegates attended the three-day Perceptions of Pregnancy conference, organised by Dr Jennifer Evans and Dr Ciara...
View ArticleLove’s Passion: Philosophical Perspectives on Love
With the revival of interest in love, the Philosophy department at the University of Hertfordshire successfully hosted a two-day international workshop with twenty participants from ten countries. This...
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