News and events

Each year we host a series of free seminars and lectures which is open to graduates, students, staff and members of the public. Find out about our 2020-21 series on this page.

Due to Covid-19 all events take place online until further notice. For more information about events, contact Dr Prashant Kidambi. 

2020/21 Events

• Building Dogopolis: The Remaking of Human-Canine Bonds in Modern London, New York and Paris
  Date: TBC
  Speaker: Chris Pearson (University of Liverpool)
• Consumer Citizens? The Water Emergency in Hong Kong, c. 1963-64
  Date 23 October 2020
  Speaker: David Clayton, (University of York)
• The Silent City - Forgotten buildings, politicking, and apathy in post-truth Pietermaritzburg
  Date: 6 November 2020
  Speaker: Deborah Whelan (University of Lincoln)
• Irish Community Identity and Shaping the Nineteenth-Century City
  Date: 4 December 2020
  Speaker: Sophie Cooper (University of Leicester)