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PhD researcher receives coverage from BBC for academic article
The BBC recently covered PhD researcher Lloyd Belton’s academic article ‘‘A deep interest in your cause’: the inter-American sphere of black abolitionism and civil rights’.
Paid internship for new History MA students
In October 2021, the School of History will welcome applications from new MA students for a paid internship role focused on working with local archives to enhance the use of collections in the School’s teaching.
History MA student writes article for Tribune Magazine
History MA student Perry Blankson recently wrote an article for Tribune Magazine, commemorating the 49th anniversary of the death of Kwame Nkrumah.
Dr Alison Peirse nominated as finalist in the British Fantasy Awards
Dr Alison Peirse, Associate Professor in Film and Media, is a finalist in the Best Non-Fiction category of the British Fantasy Awards 2021 for her book ‘Women Make Horror’.
British Academy honours for Leeds
Three Leeds academics have been elected to the British Academy Fellowships, and Simon Armitage - Poet Laureate and Professor of Poetry - has been elected as an Honorary Fellow.