By the Seaside: The Beach 1700-2000
As part of the Being Human Programme for 2016 Allan Brodie and John Cattell (Historic England) draw on the results from a survey conducted on the English beach discussing the fascinating elements of change in relation to class, leisure, trade and economy, architecture and even geography of the British beach. The lecture will also be accompanied by an exhibition and display exploring the sights, sounds and smells of the beach.
Monday 21 November- 6pm Wolfson Conference Suite.
Past & Present Fellowships 2017 – early deadline and competition dates
The competition for 2017-19 Past & Present Fellowships will open and close earlier this year than it has done in previous years.
The online application system will be open for submissions from 1 November 2016; the competition closes on 2 January 2017.
The IHR will close at 1pm on Tuesday 22nd November due to the University’s Foundation Day event. Alternative arrangements have been made for seminars and meetings. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
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