PM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him ‘clear answer’ that Russia meddled Andy Burnham has said it is clear Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, after seeking answers on the Kremlin’s involvement in the 2016 vote when he entered Downing Street. Burnham said he had asked whether Moscow had attempted to influence the referendum and received a confirmation that it had. Continue reading...

Leonard Peltier was imprisoned for 49 years before his sentence was commuted. A new Netflix documentary exposes the ‘corrupt’ system that allowed it to happen

Congratulations to Ms Stenzel on being awarded one of the Freer Fellowships for 2026-27 offered by the Royal Institution of London! This will support the final year of her PhD studies on the history of wool science, with extensive opportunities for public engagement activity in partnership with the Royal Institution. Well done Monica! Another great prize for HPS Leeds. Full details of this year's two R.I. Freer awards are available here. The screenshot below gives you an idea of Monica's highly original PhD project:

Para muchas personas, los libros que leyeron en el colegio son los únicos que leerán en la vida. La lectura no es inofensiva. Los libros son dispositivos capaces de moldear la relación del lector con ...

Felix Ngole was rejected for a job after his potential employer discovered his views on homosexuality.

La carta argumenta que la omisión de actos oficiales durante el primer 11 de septiembre en la administración Kast genera un daño.

New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis

Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’ On her first day as an expert author on the world’s most important climate reports, Prof Julia Steinberger knew nobody else, so she sat down at a stranger’s table for breakfast. “Hi, I’m Julia. I’m from the University of Lausanne,” she said. The man across the table replied: “I’m Mustafa Babiker. I work with Saudi Aramco.” Continue reading...

The Society is pleased to launch a new programme for researchers, in partnership with The Social History Archive, published by DC Thomson. The Social History Archive is a comprehensive online archive ...

The study of history at UK universities appears to be under existential threat. Should anyone care?

Join CEMS to celebrate the launch of Dr. Joan Redmond’s first monograph, Religion, Rebellion and Violence in Ireland, c. 1603-1649 .

A joint call from more than 1,250 academics, including Judith Butler, Noura Erakat, Slavoj Žižek, Susan Stryker, Jasbir Puar, Elizabeth Anderson, Etienne Balibar and Peter Hallward.

Author and documentary-maker best known for her 1999 book about CIA-funded cultural espionage Who Paid the Piper?

Grace Yee Shuen Cheng, PhD student in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, has won this year’s Paragraph Prize for Best Article.