News
London's Triumph - Merchant Adventurers and the Tudor City by Stephen Alford - review (Guardian, 20/04/17)
Professor Stephen Alford’s newest book, which is about travel, trade deals and the rise of London as a global metropolis, is given a glowing review, the book is due for release on the 27th April.
Why We Need Black Studies: Breaking the Barriers between the university and community
The annual Race and Resistance Lecture which this year is co-sponsored by the School of History and the Conversations in Black History Series will be held on the 3rd May and given by Kehinde Andrews
New Lecturer in International History
The School of History is delighted to welcome Sean Fear to the department, who will be taking up the position of Lecturer in International History, joining the School in January 2018.
Radio: BBC Radio Scotland (09/04/17, 9.33am)
Professor Edward Spiers (English – Arts) discusses global stocks of chemical weapons and the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Trump and Xi Jinping are at an impasse on how to deal with North Korea (South China Morning Post, 08/04/17)
Dr Adam Cathcart (History – Arts) discusses how the United States might seek to push Chinese sanctions, enforcement and trade with North Korea.