This article uncovers the role of Facebook in the lives of two recently settled migrant communities in the United Kingdom: Bulgarians and Romanians. We use online observation and interaction analysis ...

New study suggests ancient campfires may have encouraged our ancestors to develop language.

"Women Politicians Online" published on 10 Sep 2026 by Bristol University Press.

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Cold War Toys investigates the toys produced and circulated across Argentina, Chile and Uruguay in the second half of the twentieth century. By examining these objects as cultural formations shaped th...

This paper considers media portrayals of the case of Virginia L. Giuffre v Prince Andrew as a means of exploring the hegemonising qualities of news discourse. Informed by theoretical accounts of he...

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Digital transformation has not only reshaped access to journalism but also increased inequalities in news use. This paper examines these divides through the len...

This chapter examines the coverage of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the mainstream press in

Whether news presents climate change as something happening now or in the future impacts public risk perceptions and climate action. A recent study shows that, in US news, the timing of anticipated cl...

Media coverage of political institutions can undermine the legitimacy they rely on.

Three novel projects awarded ERC Advanced Grant funding totalling almost €8.5M

In the summer of 2022, Twitter (now X) users took to their platform to highlight the “lad culture” and misogynistic actions of the men contestants on Season 8 of the reality show Love Island. In th...

Physicist and digital inclusion leader recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

Tickets are now available for Researching Music and Culture Spatialities: Methodological Challenges and Perspectives at Department of Music, University of Liverpool, Liverpool on Friday 26th June 2026...

Liverpool academics present their work at UNESCO World Press Freedom Day

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship application support.

“Take a picture, it’ll last longer.”

By Sean Graham This week, I’m joined by Jamie Jelinski, author of Needle Work: A History of Commercial Tatooing in Canada. We talk about Jamie’s interest in the history of tattoos, the …

An article from Ontario History, on Érudit.

La professeure Michelle Henning creuse l’autre côté du miroir de la prise d’images.

Liverpool academics present their work at UNESCO World Press Freedom Day

Rosalynd Southern, Niamh Cashell, Liam McLoughlin, Ploykamol Suwantawit

Society needs to reduce its consumption of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions-heavy resources to reduce its impact on the planet and climate. Thus, the Un…

Published in International Journal of Strategic Communication (Vol. 20, No. 2, 2026)