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Britain at Home and Abroad since 1800 Seminar

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Abstract. In the aftermath of Idi Amin’s expulsion of Uganda’s South Asians in 1972, some of those made technically stateless arrived in India unsupported

Join Mile End Institute to celebrate the publication of David Torrance's new history of the General Strike that shook Britain 100 years ago!

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The University of Exeter (UoE) alongside University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives (CULA) are pleased to announce a fully-funded Collaborative doctoral studentship, from 1 October 2026, under the...

This subtle and original work is the first focused analysis of those men and women who responded to the tensions created by large-scale immigration in the

Explore a PhD Studentship: Politics and Mythmaking: Disentangling Myth from Ideology. Apply today and discover more PhD opportunities at jobs.ac.uk.

This conference presents exciting new research on the role and nature of internationalism and international organisations in modern history.

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British Humanitarianism, Decolonisation and Development

With Prof Stephen Legg, Prof Elisabeth Leake, Prof Matthew Hilton and Prof Erez Manela

Co-hosted with the Raphael Samuel History Centre and the QMUL Centre for the Study of Race, Class and Empire

The Faculty of History wishes to recruit a Temporary Assistant Professor in Modern British History. This is a fixed term 24 month Temporary Assistant Professorship. To cover the academic leave of the

Histories exploring the Home Office and its immigration service

History and Archives in Practice is where historians and archivists come together to consider shared interests in archive collections.

British Humanitarianism, Decolonisation and Development

Abstract. In the aftermath of Idi Amin’s expulsion of Uganda’s South Asians in 1972, some of those made technically stateless arrived in India unsupported

British Humanitarianism, Decolonisation and Development

Labour's dismal performance in the polls has lead to Keir Starmer's leadership of the Labour Party being openly contested. But Colm Murphy argues that, while Starmer is a flawed politician, many of th...

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Leslie James in conversation with Musab Younis about her new book (reception to follow)

Cambridge Core - Global History - Charity After Empire