Category: Diversity

Motor Neuron Disease (MND) also known as Amyotrophic Latera Sclerosis (ALS) is a rare neurological condition that progressively damages parts of the nervous system. It … Read more

In February, we marked LGBT+ History Month. As part of our commemoration, postgraduate student Helen Howard takes a look back at the remarkable career of … Read more

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. To mark the occasion, School of History PhD student Ellis Spicer shares an illuminating find from her research on British … Read more

To mark the end of Disability History Month, Professor Juliette Pattinson tells the story of American amputee Virginia Hall, who overcame discrimination to become the … Read more

In today’s blog on Disability History Month, Dr Steven Taylor, Lecturer in History of Medicine, looks at the 2020 theme of ‘Access’ from a historical … Read more

For our next contribution on Disability History Month, MA by Research student Jonathan Burton examines the career of the Earl of Uxbridge as an interesting … Read more

18th November – 18th December 2020 is Disability History Month. Continuing our ongoing blog series celebrating diversity, we asked staff and students in the School … Read more

Continuing our celebration of Black History Month, MA by Research student Jonathan Burton discusses the intriguing and mysterious case of Yasuke, reputed to have been … Read more

In the latest instalment of our Black History Month celebrations, Dr Ellena Matthews, who recently completed a PhD in the School of History, looks back … Read more

Continuing the School of History’s celebration of Black History Month, PhD student Megan King writes today about the remarkable career and contribution of the poet … Read more