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
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Student blogs for Disability History Month – Madalyn Mann
Post-Concussion Syndrome is the persistence of concussion symptoms beyond the normal course of recovery. The majority of concussion patients make a full recovery within about … Read more
International Women’s Day: Historical Perspectives
To celebrate International Women’s Day, members of the School of History present some of the astounding women from their research. They represent femininity, bravery, foresight … Read more
Holocaust Memorial Day 2021
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
Standing together
Dr Juliette Pattinson, Head of the School of History, shares an important message in relation to current conversations about the Black Lives Matter movement and … Read more
What date would you add to the celebration of Black History Month?
As 2019’s Black History Month comes to an end, historians at Kent have been thinking about what dates could be added to those which are … Read more
Athena SWAN Bronze Award
The School of History is delighted to announce that we have received an Athena SWAN Bronze Award in the April 2018 round! Received in recognition … Read more
Women, Work and Health: The Match-Girls Strike of 1888
On 5th July 1888, approximately 1400 female workers walked out of Bryant and May’s match making factory in Bow, East London, in protest over low … Read more
The ‘Women’s War’, 1929
In the closing months of 1929 the women of Nigeria rose up against British colonialism in a coordinated effort that has subsequently become known as … Read more
International Women’s Day
In 2018 International Women’s Day (8th March) has arrived in the midst of the Universities and College Union’s industrial action in defence of your lecturers’ … Read more