From tackling Oscar Wilde’s handwriting to delving into newspapers from the 1890s, there was plenty to keep UG researcher Hannah busy during her research scholarship!
Author: Jennifer Palmer
Public welfare, private charity: the archives of the Sisters of Mercy, Handsworth
Working on her UG Research project gave Eleanor Hammond (BA History) the chance to see major events of the late 19th and early 20th centuries through the lens of the entry register of a home for Catholic orphans.
Children Born of War – The Story Told: Developing a Website on Sino-Japanese Children Born of War (CBOW)
The research that Rose Parkinson (MA Global History) undertook working with the Children Born of War team took her all the way to Germany and helped her to develop and enhance a range of very useful skills.
At the Crossroads of Empires
There was much more to Benjamin’s research trip to Italy than the wonderfully preserved Church of Sant’Ambrogio – during the two and a half week project he also had the chance to explore chapels and churches at Salerno and Formis.
Postgraduate Placement Scheme: Investigating the Architecture of Iron Age Marsh Forts
Jess Stevens (MRes Archaeology) spent her summer working with Prof Henry Chapman and fellow Postgrad Theo Reeves to explore the architecture of Iron Age marsh-forts, and discovered that mapping their layout can sometimes lead to more questions.
Researching the Imperial Midlands: Legacies of Slavery
Asha (BA History/Political Science) and fellow student Tiana were given the daunting task of researching 24 properties and over 350 years’ worth of owners for a project run in partnership with the National Trust.
Judicial Directions – An Effective Safeguard?
What are judicial directions? Do they actually work? Or can they have a ‘backfire effect’? These are some of the questions Law student Helga had to tackle for her UG Research Scholarship.
Unhealthy addiction! Feminist liberation! …Or maybe just a cosy read? Mills & Boon and Mass Market Romance
A trip to the Mills & Boon archive offered English student Flora a rare glimpse into the life of one of their most successful writers, Violet Winspear.
CoCom and the Economics of the Second Cold War
Samuel Taylor (BA History) searches the archives for traces of CoCom, the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls, and its impact on the ‘Second Cold War’.
Mission Immersive: A Deep Dive into the Fantastical Worlds of Participatory Theatre
‘It was incredible to be working on an artistic movement that was so new’ – UG Researcher Ben Cammack delves into the world of immersive theatre.