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Applications are now open for a Lectureship in International History
We are looking for a new Lecturer in International History, the role will focus on post-1945 history. The closing date for this role is the 1st March.
New job advertised for an Engagement Fellow in the School of History
Exciting and flexible post-doc position as an Engagement Fellow on ‘Living with Dying: Everyday Cultures of Dying within Family Life in Britain, c.1900s-1950s’ project. The closing date is the 7 March
Professor Simon Ball on Five Books
Professor Simon Ball explains his favourite books written about El Alamein and what makes them so interesting.
New sports facility named after Olympic-winning alumni
A new £5m University sports facility has been named after History graduate Jonny Brownlee and his brother Alistair, who won silver and gold respectively in the triathlon at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Kim Jong-un's half brother Kim Job-nam assassinated in Malaysia by 'female North Korean spies with poison needle' (The Telegraph, 14/02/17)
Dr Adam Cathcart comments on how hereditary succession is an integral part of the North Korean regime following reports that Kim Jong-un's half brother has been killed.