Ulster Uni History

🎓 Get ready, Class of 2024 – it's nearly time for our Summer Graduation ceremonies! If you are graduating, please check double check your personalised itinerary & graduate newsletter. If you can’t attend, you can watch the livestream here: ulster.ac.uk/graduation #ProudOfUU

The @OralHist_ie Annual Conference is taking place @UlsterUni Magee campus today and tomorrow. With the theme of Identity there are some great workshops and papers lined up. @UUHistory #OHNI24 #oralhistory

🎵 On #WorldMusicDay we are delighted to say @BelfastTradF is back from 21-28 July! Join us at on our Belfast campus for music masterclasses. 🎟️ Staff & students: use ULSTERUNI10 for a 10% discount! 👉 See the full programme at belfasttradfest.com #WeAreUU

A new document display has been set up at PRONI to mark the Day of Reflection! 🌟 Promoted by Healing Through Remembering, today we reflect on the conflict in and about Northern Ireland.

The deadline for this year's WTM Riches Essay Prize is 31 July 2024. We welcome entries from undergraduates and students in the first year of taught Master's degree programmes. Entrants must be IAAS members and normally resident on the island of Ireland. More details on poster.

We’ve opened the call for @BritishAcademy_ Visiting Fellowships 2025! As part of our commitment to international engagement we will give up to £40k for academics to spend 3-6 months to be based at a UK higher education or other research institution thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/visiti…

The unicorn & shield, the mark of 15th century printer Christian Snellaert, here on the last page of Modus legendi abbreviaturas, printed in Delft 529 years ago #Incunables #Incunabula

Really enjoyed the couple of days I spent with @UlsterUni Irish Studies summer school, well done @AdrianoGranto and @Vic_McC for a your hard work

The Global Irish Studies Summer School took place @UlsterUni last week. Such a pleasure to spend time with deeply interested students learning about Irish culture, history, politics, art, music & more. To do it all in Derry & Donegal was a huge bonus. Details for 2025 coming soon

The Truth Recovery Independent Panel, co-chaired by @Leannemcck, has published its Interim Report on Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries, and Workhouses in NI. Read the report: bit.ly/4bd70Bk #WeAreUU

Looking forward to #oralhistory Network conference, Ulster University, Derry fri & sat, #OHNI24 #Donegal #Archives is delighted to be digitising some oral history collections @UUHistory See donegalcoco.ie/culture/archiv…

Great free event on 30 June 2024 at Great hall, @UlsterUni Magee campus, The Rise of Maqoma: a staged reading and Q&A Tickets here: events.humanitix.com/the-rise-of-ma…

Congratulations to Dr Rebecca Watterson, History in School of Arts & Humanities, who submitted her final thesis on ‘Psychosurgery in the UK 1940-86’. Congrats also to supervisors Dr Ian Miller & Dr Kyle Hughes @UUHistory @UlsterArts #PhDone @RebeccaWatter @Ianmillerhistor

I teach it on my witchcraft module but amazing to be in Orkney seeing the sites of the trials and where the accused were confined and executed. The project is looking at how we remember and commemorate witch trials in Scotland Norway & Ireland @UUHistory @UUResearchInnov

NI Truth Recovery Independent Panel on Mother and Baby, Magdalene, and Workhouse institutions has published its Interim Report — well worth reading for a detailed insight into its progress and procedures: independentpanel.truthrecoveryni.co.uk/publications/i…

Congrats to Dr Aideen Hunter&Dr Shauna McGill in securing £660,000 DfE funding for numeracy engagement in NI. This funding supports 3 key projects: Bring Your Grown Up, Men’s Maths Mentorship +Hypatia FE professional dev. in numeracy. @UUResearchInnov @StudyAtUlster @UUHistory

Henry George “Harry” Ferguson was a local pioneer in engineering. As part of Ferguson Tractor Day, we're celebrating Ferguson’s achievements in aviation by screening a series of short films on Saturday 29th June in the Picture House. Book now → bit.ly/3wKlJ8t

.@RoyalHistSoc is pleased to open calls for its Masters' Scholarships programme, 2024-25 bit.ly/4bJs8je This year the Society offers 8 Scholarships of £5,000 each to students from groups underrepresented in #History in UK HE. Closing date: 23 June #twitterstorians 1/2

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