London, Southwark. The second month of winter. St Paul’s Cathedral basking in the sea of sunbeams, and just opposite, on the south bank of … Read more
Jessica Andrews wins Portico Prize
Jessica Andrews won the £10,000 literary prize for the book that “best evokes the spirit of the north of England” on 23rd January. She began … Read more
Postcolonial Seminar Series
The Lady’s Magazine at 250
This two-day event will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Lady’s Magazine (1770-1832). Part symposium, part study day, part celebration of the … Read more
School of English PhD Student awarded travel award to prestigious feminist theory conference
Holly May Treadwell, a PhD candidate with the School of English, has been awarded one of five Feminist Theory Workshop International Travel awards, allowing her … Read more
Simon Smith to appear on Radio 4’s ‘In Our Time’
Dr Simon Smith will appear as a guest on Radio 4’s In Our Time, the successful discussion series exploring the history of ideas presented by … Read more
Ruth Rendell Short Story Competition 2020
Rory Loughnane wins the prestigious Hoffman Prize
Dr Rory Loughnane has won the 2019 The Calvin & Rose G Hoffman Prize for distinguished scholarly work on Christopher Marlowe. This is the thirtieth … Read more
The Medical Humanities Reading Group
The Medical Humanities Reading Group is a fortnightly reading group that will meet to discuss questions and other ideas related to the growing interdisciplinary field of the medical humanities. Topics … Read more
English Teach-In
This is an event organised by the UCU Representatives at the School of English aimed at explaining the reasons for the strike and why it’s … Read more









